EPISODE · Apr 4, 2025 · 41 MIN
The Freedom Ride 60 years on: fighting Australian apartheid
from The Sound of Solidarity · host solidarity.net.au
In February 1965, University of Sydney students held a “freedom ride” through northwestern NSW, exposing rampant racism against Indigenous people and putting Indigenous rights on the agenda. Hall Greenland (Freedom Ride participant), Paul Silva (Indigenous activist) and Paddy Gibson (Jumbunna Institute and Solidarity) discuss its impact and relevance today. Read about the Freedom Ride. Find out more about Solidarity.
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In February 1965, University of Sydney students held a “freedom ride” through northwestern NSW, exposing rampant racism against Indigenous people and putting Indigenous rights on the agenda. Hall Greenland (Freedom Ride participant), Paul Silva (Indigenous activist) and Paddy Gibson (Jumbunna Institute and Solidarity) discuss its impact and relevance today. Read about the Freedom Ride. Find out more about Solidarity.
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