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Official Yabun 2007 poster.

Yabun - Celebrating Indigenous Culture

When?

Survival And Invasion Day

10am-6pm

Where?

Victoria Park, Broadway

Why?

Celebrating the survival of indigenous people. Celebrating the beauty of aboriginal culture.

What does Yabun mean?

"Song with a Beat” in the Eora language.

Sydney is lucky to have a LadyMayoress lacking the insidious mind that the Australian Prime Minister harbours.

Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP urged Sydneysiders to
celebrate the survival of Indigenous people and
culture at the Yabun Festival in Victoria Park on 26
January.

“The City’s proud to again sponsor this fantastic
festival which brings together some of the very best
indigenous artists, performers and writers,” Ms Moore
said.
Lifted from the Yabun posting on Active Sydney.

If you're in Sydney come and join the happy people in Victoria Park. There will be music, food, art, craft, and games for the little ones. All located in the heart of Sydney, next to the University of Sydney.

Some Background

January the 26'th is marked officially as Australia Day, an insult to the original inhabitants of the lands forcefully deposed of and appropriated by the British Empire - relabelled to Day of Morning by indigenous activists back in 1938.

A more positive brand Survival Day has emerged in the past couple of years, to mark the strength of the original inhabitants of the island turned nation. Invasion Day is another term chosen to signify the true historic background, which led to the establishment of another Crown colony.

While there has been some improvement for indigenous Australians, they are still being attacked by official institutions and their representatives. The struggle for land rights, and the need to fight back any further attacks by the current government can not be ignored by us happy to live in complacence. Hence the importance of all Australians remembering Invasion Day.