Wednesday, April 8, 2015

This One Photo Is Being Used By Australians To Fight Racism

A man stood up to a neo-Nazi at a Melbourne right-wing rally last weekend.


The striking image has been used repeatedly over the last week to unite Australia against ugly clashes at Melbourne's "Reclaim Australia" protest last weekend.


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The Melbourne rally got out of control when left-wing counter-protestors clashed with far-right groups on the edge of Federation Square.


The Melbourne rally got out of control when left-wing counter-protestors clashed with far-right groups on the edge of Federation Square.


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Reclaim Australia claims to be a group concerned about what it calls the "Islamisation" of Australia. It focuses its energy protesting against halal certification (which it calls the "halal tax") and Sharia Law.


Reclaim Australia claims to be a group concerned about what it calls the "Islamisation" of Australia. It focuses its energy protesting against halal certification (which it calls the "halal tax") and Sharia Law.


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And despite repeated assurances the group were peaceful and definitely didn't hold extreme racist views, some men bearing neo-Nazi symbols showed up in Melbourne.


And despite repeated assurances the group were peaceful and definitely didn't hold extreme racist views, some men bearing neo-Nazi symbols showed up in Melbourne.


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