#Day of Mourning

[dontforgetukraine]

September 5, 2024 is declared a Day of Mourning in Lviv. Russian missile attack on the city on September 4, 2024 killed 7 people: Bazylevych Emilia – 7 years old; Bazylevych Daryna – 18 years old; Bazylevych Yaryna – 21 years old; Bazylevych Yevheniia – 43 years old; Demydova Iryna – 52 years old; Pohoretskyi Oleksandr – 54 years old; Arabskyi Yurii – 55 years old. According to Mayor Andriy Sadovyi, the city will announce the funeral and farewell to the dead later.

Source: Denys from Kharkiv

[queerasfact]

On January 26 1788, the First Fleet transporting convicts from Britian arrived on the lands of the Eora Nation and the establishment of a British colony in Australia began.

In 1938, First Nations activists declared this date a Day of Mourning. Gathering at a thousands-strong protest in Sydney they passed a resolution that:

"This being the 150th Anniversary of the Whiteman's seizure of our country, [we] HEREBY MAKE PROTEST against the callous treatment of our people by the whitemen during the past 150 years, AND WE APPEAL to the Australian nation of today to make new laws for the education and care of Aborigines, we ask for a new policy which will raise our people TO FULL CITIZEN STATUS and EQUALITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY."

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Although the day is now official observed as Australia Day, Victorian community organisers call it “an annual reminder of invasion, occupation, genocide and the ongoing impacts of colonisation that continue to destroy our land and waters”.

As Australians ourselves, living on the stolen lands of the Kulin Nation, we encourage you to spend the day doing what you can to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Black Rainbow and BlaQ Aboriginal Corporation are two organisations working to support queer First Nations people, that you in turn can support.

[Image: 1938 photograph of First Nations adults and children protesting with signs reading ‘Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights’ in front of black-board which read ‘Aborigines Conference Day of Mourning’]

[houseofpurplestars]

My partner and I held a vigil tonight for some of Florida's missing Indigenous women. We drew their portraits based on their missing persons photos.

[darlingjmiller]

always was, always will be ❤️💛🖤

[cathyrossphoto]

some personal favs from Invasion Day rallies in Meanjin over the years (2019-2021)

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

Well . . . it could be true.

[aphantomslibrary]

🖤🤘🏻 Vibes 🤘🏻🖤

[madintersexmermaid]

Today is November 28th, 2024. For the settler world, this day is called Thanksgiving. But for Native/Indigenous Americans, it's a Day of Mourning, as this day was built off of colonialist genocide of Indigenous people, namely the Wampanoags. Don't fall for that revisionist tale of this day being a friendly dinner party between the Natives and the pilgrims--this day was not a friendly dinner party. This day was a day of genocide.

Am I demonizing anybody that's celebrating Thanksgiving and spending time with their families? No. Not by any means.

However, I am calling out and criticizing the American education system and mainstream culture for repeatedly pushing a false revisionist tale that paints this day as some friendly feast when it isn't. And I am stating that it's important that each and everyone of us educate ourselves and make ourselves aware of the true history of this day, honor, acknowledge and respect the memories of Indigenous people that were genocided and honor, acknowledge and respect Indigenous people-- elders and descendants--that are still here, that are still alive and paved the way for us to survive, thrive, build and maintain our culture and work towards honesty, reconciliation and healing for the present and the future. And this is especially important for me to speak this from the heart as an Afro-Indigenous individual (with Wampanoags being one of my tribes and my people).

I am the descendant of a proud, strong, beautiful and resilient Indigenous people that colonialist settlers couldn't kill.

And that on its own is enough reason to celebrate and have thankfulness and gratitude.

[bad-time-blues-art]

We stole their land and celebrate yearly, rubbing it in their faces. Openly parading around in joy about a time when mass genocide was committed, all while white washing the real history. Appalling.

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔊𝔯𝔞𝔳𝔢 - 𝔇𝔞𝔶 𝔬𝔣 𝔐𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔫𝔦𝔫𝔤

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

October 26 Int’l Day of OFMD Mourning

I’m feeling for everyone.

I’ve been through HUGH disappointments with shows, even recently.

I’ve rage quit more than one thing.

massive hugs to all who are having a tough day.

I just can’t focus on what I’m supposed to be doing.

A little disappointed but happy about many developments in the show.

[kalos-news-network-official]

On this sad day, Kalos News Network would like to take a moment of silence for all those who perished in Geosenge when the Ultimate Weapon was fired.

[A video, its a list of named scrolling past the screen while sad stock music is playing in the background. Before the video, an unskippable ad plays.]

[twinchampionsofkalos]

You know, I was hoping I'd be able to just spend a day with my sister completely offline but apparently not.

Attention, everyone: please do not try to hop the fences in Geosenge. They are there for your safety. There is no secret treasure, there is only radiation poisoning.

[totallyshattered]

So, today is a very special and sad day for me.

Two of my absolute best friends have their birthday today, but both passed on in the last year. One was my ex, who I dated for 4 years and who was the godmother of my youngest daughter.

They would have been 38.

I want all of you to remember your loved ones and cherish them. It can all go away so fast.

[wastelandslug]

Brilliant article about the history of January 26. Something every white Australian should read imo

List of First Nations orgs to consider supporting this Invasion Day

Another list