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Day of Mourning (Australia), annual protest of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians held on Australia Day, 26 January; National Day of Mourning (United States protest), an American Indian protest held on the fourth Thursday of November
On the national day of mourning, the federal government will be closed, as will the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. All governmental flags will be lowered to half-staff for 30 days following.
National mourning from 12 to 14 March. The flags were lowered half-mast. Television and radio stations canceled entertainment programs. Many public events were canceled as a sign of respect for the victims of the bombings. 130 Spanish citizens were among those killed [112] Costa Rica: 2 [52] Poland: National mourning on March 12 and 13.
The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet and the British colonisation of Australia. It was held to draw attention to the poor treatment of Aboriginal people and entrenched racial discrimination.
John Thomas Patten (27 March 1905 – 12 October 1957) was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights activist and journalist. He was a co-founder of the Aborigines Progressive Association and led some of the first organised Aboriginal protests, including the Day of Mourning in 1938 and the Cummeragunja walk-off of 1939.
The National Day of Mourning is an annual demonstration, held on the fourth Thursday in November, that aims to educate the public about Native Americans in the United States, notably the Wampanoag and other tribes of the Eastern United States; dispel myths surrounding the Thanksgiving story in the United States; and raise awareness toward historical and ongoing struggles facing Native American ...
STORY: With the day declared a national holiday, a memorial ceremony attended by 600 dignitaries was held at Parliament House in Canberra for Queen Elizabeth, who died on Sept. 8 after 70 years on ...
The Australian Hall is a heritage-listed community building located at 150–152 Elizabeth Street, in the Sydney central business district, in New South Wales, Australia.. It was the site of the Day of Mourning protests by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 19