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On Invasion Day, our calls for justice will not be silenced

I am a 33-year-old Aboriginal woman, I live in Melbourne and for the past five years I have organised Indigenous rights rallies, including Invasion Day.

I’m also a university student who enjoys drinking soy lattes and eating avocado on sourdough toast with vegan feta.

  • Meriki Onus
  • The Sydney Morning Herald

Most people at this point in the article would readily dismiss my voice as they have been told for many years now that mine is a voice that is not worth listening to.

That my voice is not a ‘real’ Indigenous perspective.

While this may be a convenient view, it is not reality.

My voice matters, as do all Indigenous voices…

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