{"id":141787,"date":"2023-09-19T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=141787"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:31:44","slug":"thousands-gather-in-melbourne-cbd-for-walk-for-yes-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/world-news\/thousands-gather-in-melbourne-cbd-for-walk-for-yes-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands gather in Melbourne CBD for Walk for Yes rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Save articles for later<\/h3>\n<p>Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people carrying placards and wearing T-shirts supporting an Indigenous Voice to parliament have flooded the front lawns of Melbourne\u2019s State Library on Sunday while John Farnham\u2019s anthem, <em>You\u2019re the Voice<\/em>, blasts from a PA system.<\/p>\n<p>As the Walk for Yes rallies kick off around the country, Indigenous leaders and senior ministers will address the Melbourne crowd before the procession heads down Swanston Street to Federation Square and the Yarra River.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.244%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9ec1a997ebb2d91c18f7a95e8fcd60a3f6766deb\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Former AFL star Eddie Betts (left) and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney at the Walk for Yes rally in Melbourne on Sunday.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Chris Hopkins\/The Age<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney will be joined by First Peoples\u2019 Assembly of Victoria co-chair Reuben Berg, Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) CEO Aunty Jill Gallagher, and Uluru Dialogue member Marcus Stewart.<\/p>\n<p>Musicians supporting the Yes campaign will also descend on Federation Square later, with performances by former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett, rock band Spiderbait, Marlon Motlop and Mia Wray.<\/p>\n<p>The rallies follow the launch of a $20 million advertising blitz on Saturday across all media formats. The advertisement features a young Indigenous boy who asks if he will \u201cgrow up in a country that hears my voice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.244%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5622a0a65d6bdb002a894bde3497bec16de4fa0a\" height=\"390\" width=\"584\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Supporters of an Indigenous Voice to parliament show their support in Melbourne.<\/span><cite class=\"ojLwA\"><span>Credit: <\/span>Chris Hopkins<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>The launch of the ad marks the beginning of a month-long blitz aiming to turn around polls before the nation heads to the referendum vote on October 14.<\/p>\n<p>The referendum asks Australians if they approve changing the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an advisory committee to be known as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Our Breaking News Alert <\/i><\/b><b><i>will <\/i><\/b><b><i>notify you<\/i><\/b><b><i> of significant breaking news when it happens. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Get it here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Most Viewed in National<\/h2>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theage.com.au\/national\/victoria\/thousands-gather-in-melbourne-cbd-for-walk-for-yes-rally-20230917-p5e593.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 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