{"id":37955,"date":"2015-04-04T20:10:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-04T10:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=37955"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:04:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T12:04:06","slug":"reclaimaustralia-melbourne-aftermath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=37955","title":{"rendered":"#ReclaimAustralia #Melbourne : Aftermath …"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Briefly: police quarantined maybe 100-150 Reclaim Australia (RA) supporters on the concourse above the square. They were then surrounded on both sides by police. Anti-racists formed picket lines around this assembly and prevented many (but not all) other Reclaimers from joining their racist brethren above (police did manage to force a way thru the picket on the Flinders St side to allow several dozen Reclaimers thru). There was then a stand-off with occasional unsuccessful attempts by Reclaimers to break the picket and a small amount of argy-bargy. After an hour or two of this the Reclaimers above moved to stand in front of Chocolate Buddha — again surrounded by a large number of police. Some time later, police decided to move the Reclaimers out of the square by way of the steps to the Yarra. The hundred or more racists then milled about alongside the Yarra and slow progress (with police escort) was then made to Flinders St station where things basically came to a halt and most dispersed.<\/p>\n

Initial verdict: a partial victory for anti-racists, with the racist RA supporters outnumbered, isolated and unable to control the square — and eventually forced to leave. Otherwise: RA attracted many more supporters than the last time (2011<\/a>) racists tried to rally at Fed Square — a warning signal to the left, I guess, that hatred of Muslims has significant support among the wider population and wrapping this phobia in the Australian flag (one example of which was burnt at the rally by Indigenous activists) will likely draw some small degree of support … but also attract, at least in Melbourne, significant opposition (even without the support of the unions).<\/p>\n

And oh yeah: the Reclaim Australia Twitter account was hacked … LOL.<\/p>\n

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I may write a more complete account and some analysis later. In the meantime:<\/p>\n

\u2022 ‘Aboriginals Are Dickheads’: Reclaiming Australia, One Racist Video Rant At A Time<\/a>, New Matilda, April 4, 2015
\n\u2022 Reclaim Australia rallies: protesters clash in Melbourne and Sydney<\/a>, Michael Safi, The Guardian<\/em>, April 4, 2015
\n\u2022 So this is Easter: Melbourne faces off at anti-Islam rally as police on horseback hold factions apart<\/a>, John Elder, The Age<\/em>, April 4, 2015
\n\u2022 Reclaim Australia clashes with opposing groups at rallies around the country over extremism and tolerance<\/a>, ABC, April 4, 2015
\n\u2022 Reclaim Australia Twitter account hacked as rallies staged around Australia<\/a>, The Sydney Morning Herald<\/em>, April 4, 2015
\n\u2022 Reclaim Australia and No Room for Racism rallies clash across Australia<\/a>, news.com.au, April 4, 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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