Australia marked the anniversary of British colonization on January 26th with widespread protests, as thousands of people took to the streets calling for Australia Day to be moved and for a day of mourning to be recognized instead. This date has long been a source of contention for Indigenous Australians, who refer to it as 'Invasion Day.'
On January 26, 1788, 11 British ships carrying convicts arrived at Port Jackson, now modern-day Sydney, marking the beginning of British colonization in Australia. However, for many Indigenous activists, this date symbolizes the start of a dark period characterized by discrimination and the forced displacement of Indigenous people from their ancestral lands without any formal agreement or treaty.
