Jan 26 is a Day of Mourning
Organised by the Aborigines Progressive Association and led by Jack Patten and William Ferguson, in 1938 Aboriginal people declared 26 January a Day of Mourning.
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JAN 26 MERCH
Originally designed for January 26, this tee also applies to many other colonial dates throughout our calendar and moments in time when Truth-telling is not being centred. This tee recognises Australia’s violent past and all dates that First Nations people consider a day of mourning. This is a solidarity statement paying respects to the resistance and survival of First Nations people and highlights truth telling.
Read More
Read more: Poll reveals majority of Australians want long weekend not January 26 holiday (January 22–23, 2026). Retrieved from news.com.au.
Read more: Majority of Australians support Changing the Date, national poll finds (January 23, 2026). Retrieved from NIT.com.au.
Read more: Not a date to celebrate Invasion Day (January 2026). Retrieved from Junkee.
Read more: ‘Not a date to celebrate’: Clothing The Gaps’ fight to change January 26 (January 2026). Retrieved from SBS NITV.
