UN and UDHR
Australian Rights & Change
Early Activism and Government Policy
US Civil Rights Movement
People and Reconciliation
100

This international organisation was created in 1945 following World War II.

The United Nations

100

This 1967 vote changed the Australian Constitution regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Referendum

100

This 1938 protest was held on the 150th anniversary of European settlement.

Day of Mourning

100

Who gave the famous I Have A Dream Speech?

Martin Luther King Jr.

100

Who led the Wave Hill Walk Off?

Vincent Lingiari

200

Adopted in 1948, this document sets out fundamental rights and freedoms for all people.

The UDHR

200

This 1992 High Court decision recognised that Australia was not legally terra nullius.

Mabo Decision

200

This film follows three Aboriginal girls who escape from a settlement and travel thousands of kilometres home along the rabbit-proof fence.

Rabbit-Proof Fence

200

These activists travelled by bus through the American South in 1961 to challenge segregation in interstate travel.

Freedom Rides

200

This report documented the experiences and impacts of the Stolen Generations

Bringing Them Home

300

The UDHR was created partly in response to the atrocities committed during this global conflict.

World War 2

300

This 1996 report recommended a range of actions to address the effects of the Stolen Generations.

Bringing them Home Report

300

The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families became known by this term.

Stolen Generations

300

What does the KKK stand for

Ku Klux Klan

300

He was the lead plaintiff in the Mabo case that challenged terra nullius

Eddie Mabo

400

This country hosted the conference where countries met to establish the UN

United States

400

This Prime Minister gave the famous National Apology Speech in 2008

Kevin Rudd

400

This policy aimed to force Aboriginal people to adopt European culture and eventually become part of white Australian society.

Assimilation

400

This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery in 1955.

Rosa Parks

400

This term describes the process of building a respectful relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians

Reconciliation

500

How many articles are in the UDHR?

30

500

These university students travelled through regional NSW in 1965 to expose racial discrimination.

NSW Freedom Riders
500

This government policy attempted to control Aboriginal peoples while supposedly protecting them from exploitation.

Protection

500

These laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalised racial segregation

Jim Crow Laws

500

This Prime Minister poured dirt into Vincent Lingiari's hands

Gough Whitlam