I'm joining with Sami and others for Monday Mural.
In a lane off Gertrude Street, Fitzroy.
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ReplyDeleteSimply described EC.
DeleteLove these two murals on Gertrude Street. I did not spot them when I was last there few weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteHarsh words in my last photo Roentare but the murals are good.
DeleteDoes the local council have to approve of a mural in a public space?
ReplyDeleteA good question Hels. I would imagine if there was a heritage overlay, perhaps. But it is the wall of a private property so I think not. Murals deter graffitists.
Deleteyou would be surprised what kind of murals were approved in Brussels.
DeleteHaha Klara. Not much surprises me now.
DeleteTucked away in a lane like that there won’t be many passer-by to see their ‘message’. As hels mentioned - do councils vet murals and their content? Just a thought - Do you think the writing was part of the original or has it been added later?
ReplyDeleteCathy, definitely added later and the writing in the last sentence was added by another person again.
DeleteAnd this is why it is so hard to get a united Australia.
ReplyDeleteCaro, it rather hard to know if you don't know which discontented race or or group wrote it. But yes, with strong words like these, will there ever be a united Australia.
DeleteLovely mural.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on, and stay safe.
Thanks Dora.
DeleteA very unkind message. I admit wrong was done in the past, but it WAS in the past and not done by the current people. I don't like being lumped into the same basket as those of 200 years ago. Although there are still wrongs being done even now, with Aboriginal Communities not getting the same benefits and considerations as the big cities. But that's the Governments, focussing only on where profits can be made.
ReplyDeleteRiver, I am not convinced the last writing is by Aborigines. We do only have to go back to our childhoods to see extreme racism towards Aborigines, but that is not our generation. Through our taxes, we have paid and paid without ever seeing much improvement in their situations.
DeleteI agree, probably not written by aborigines.
DeleteThe mural itself is very nice.
ReplyDeleteI guess I didn't get the gist of the mural. Thank you River for your comment, which made things clearer to me. There is a banned book here: 'The Absolutely True Story of a Part Time Indian'. Since it was banned, I bought it for my grandson. It was an eye opening reading about the disparity. Sherman Alexie did a good job of not only showing the unfairness of the white world, but also the self destructive life choices of far too many Indians. We have robbed our indigenous population of their culture, but the blame game is not going to solve it. As River said, the past is the past. If we are going to change the future, the focus needs to not be on blaming, but on repairing the damage done.
ReplyDeleteDebbie, who was the last dictator to ban books he did not agree with. Why many in your country would want to ban accurate histories of its early white settlement, I do not know. People here may not talk about past injustices, but everyone knows about them and it sits in most people's minds when Aboriginal matters arise.
DeleteI will never understand it either, but I make sure that my grandson has access to them. We read them together and we discuss why people are uncomfortable with them.
DeleteI've been wanting to read that, I'll see if I can find a copy.
DeleteOh goodness me. I am with River Andrew.
ReplyDeleteSo am I Margaret. People our age can't wear the blame but must recognise the past.
DeleteFascinating mural but I do wish people would stop banging the drum of past injustices and start working towards unity. Too much to hope for?
ReplyDeleteJB, I hope we are working towards unity but it does seem distant. Generally Australians are not at all proud about how our country was settled at the expense of Aborigines, but that was the past, not now. It is the future we all need to focus on.
DeleteColonialism did a lot of damage, around the world,
ReplyDeleteIt did TP and we need to deal with the history and repercussions.
DeleteI like the background colours and shapes, but also agree with River about the words. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals (I've added your mural to the link).
ReplyDeleteSami, the words are not nice, but not everything in the world is nice. Thanks for adding me, I think.
DeleteIt's a shame that that mural appears to be tucked away in a back street where fewer people will see it. I read "The Fatal Impact" by Alan Moorehead years ago now and it moved me to tears but we can't go back.
ReplyDeleteSo many are tucked away like that YP, which is why you have to walk to find at times. No, we can't go back but here at least we could do better in the future.
DeleteI like the rainbow colors of the mural itself. It is beautiful. However, as a person who lives in the states, I found the last photo offensive, as I feel you did, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks B&L. It is offensive to 99% of those who would read it, and it is meant to be. But we won't put blinkers on and ignore that hopefully only a tiny number of people feel like this.
DeleteWell, I understand the anger, just as I understand the anger of Native Americans in the states. All we can do now is make it right as best we can moving forward.
ReplyDeleteSteve, yes look to what can be done in the future.
DeleteNice ones!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pradeep.
DeleteHaving lived as a part time Kiwi in New Zealand for 10 years I can appreciate the sentiments although Maori appear to have fared better than Aboriginals. Worldwide we we must do better to accept each other.
ReplyDeleteIndeed Graham, the Maori have done better and I think always have from very early white settlement. Acceptance is important and repairing past damage.
Deletewere the words part of the mural, or were they graffitied afterwards?
ReplyDeleteKlara, it is fairly clear to me that the words were added later.
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