There is No Price on Culture
VIDEOS and PHOTOS:It was an inspiring experience to film and photograph one of the largest and most united Aboriginal protests I have ever being a part of. Over 2,000 people marched to through Perth to parliament house as part of a national day of action on March 19 against the closure of remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.You can read my article on the protest in GreenLeft here: https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/58542Here is a video I made of the protest (excused the rushed nature of the edit - it was done in a few hours) and a collection of photos.https://youtu.be/i9T3m03kihI 
Thousands of people gather in Forest Chase to being the rally.
Tammy Solonec - an Aboriginal woman and human rights lawyer from Amnesty International - speaks out strongly against the closures.
Close the Gap - Not the Communities is one of the most prominent messages in the rally. In recent years the gap has being widening and closing communities will only make it worse.
The March takes over the street as it moves towards parliament house.
A young woman holds up what I think is the most pertinent placard of the rally 'there is no price on culture'
Marching up the hill to parliament house.
The rally fills parliament house - lots of chants of "always was, always will be Aboriginal land"
Placard reads "racism is a lifestyle choice" - in reference to Prime Minister Abbott coming out and saying that indigenous people living on land they have lived on for over 40,000 years is a lifestyle choice.
The two most yelled chants of the protest.
People start to turn their backs when Premier Barnett comes out and speaks. Claiming he understands the Aboriginal struggle since white colonialism - whilst only a few days earlier the Western Australian police invaded Matagarup Island, a place with cultural significance and sought to dismantle the Tent Embassy and place of refuge for people being forced out of their communities.The Protest was full of passionate and articulate young people.