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Ep13 - The Communist Party of Australia's 1931 Program for Aboriginal Liberation
unAustralian Marxism: history and theory
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Ep13 - The Communist Party of Australia's 1931 Program for Aboriginal Liberation
In September 1931, the Communist Party of Australia printed an extraordinary program for Aboriginal liberation. Written by CPA leader Herbert Moxon, the program condemned continuing genocide in Australia and called for the abolition of the Protection regime controlling Aboriginal lives, respect for self-determination and return of stolen lands. In this talk, Paddy explains how the party moved beyond earlier ignorant and racist attitudes towards Aboriginal people to produce this important document. The influence of an all Black organisation, the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association, was critical. You can read the full program here.
This is a recording of a talk given to the Labour History Conference in Brisbane, September 24, 2017.
A fuller, updated analysis of the program is provided in chapter 4 of Paddy's PhD thesis you can read here.