All are welcome to join this event free via Zoom link." The official Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade has historically been held on the first weekend of March. 'He punched me in the head all the way around the wall 'til the other wall and I collapsed and by the end my body was convulsing.'. Posted June 18, 2018 13:11:17 53 people were arrested during the 1978 protest, which grew into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Police arrest a protester during a gay rights demonstration, which would become known as the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, June 1978. The violence, unrest and resistance of the Sydney Mardi Gras of 1978 has clear parallels to Stonewall. On this day in 1978, more than 100 gay rights activists were arrested in Sydney. Gay rights activists who were beaten during Sydney’s inaugural Mardi Gras in 1978 have received a formal apology in the New South Wales parliament. The original 1978 Mardi Gras marchers share their stories via Zoom as part of the 2021 Mardi Gras Festival. Posted April 14, 2019 10:09:19 Fifty-three people were arrested during the 1978 protest which grew into the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. Gay rights activists who were beaten during Sydney's inaugural Mardi Gras in 1978 have received a formal apology in the New South Wales parliament. Tastiest way to beat diabetes: Nine out of ten of all Covid deaths are in the world's most obese countries -... Matt Hancock praises 'flat out' work of Test and Trace despite it taking SIX DAYS to find missing Brazil... Boris Johnson's roadmap out of lockdown encourages employees to return to the office with 39% of Brits now... £3million Lily Pad: Downton star Lily James, 31, buys her first home as American rocker boyfriend Michael... BEL MOONEY: How can he leave me now over my weight? Photo: A total of 53 people were arrested during the 1978 protest. Updated 04/03/2016 NSW Police has apologised for the pain and hurt caused by their actions during the 1978 Sydney Mardi Gras protest march. Video, Three surprising things you can make with mushrooms, The pizza place with sign language on the menu. A crowd of around 500 Sydney demonstrators reportedly swelled to around 1500 as equal rights activists marched along Oxford Street chanting "ho-ho-homosexual". Filmed on my crummy £5 Super 8 camera by myself, Stuart Round. Prince Philip leaves St Bart's: Duke, 99, is taken in ambulance from specialist cardiac centre two days... Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney defends actress amid 'pressure and politics' ahead of bombshell... Welsh Guards sergeant shot dead in firing range accident is named as decorated Iraq and Afghanistan veteran... Britain 'plans to slash foreign aid to war-torn countries including Syria and Libya by up to two thirds' in... Back they go! Gay rights activists who were beaten during Sydney's inaugural Mardi Gras in 1978 have received a formal apology in the New South Wales parliament. Le 5 janvier il visite les plages du débarquement allié en Normandie et l'hôtel de ville de Bayeux, avant de rentrer en train pour un dîner à Versailles et un dernier entretien avec Valéry Giscard d'Estaing à l'Élysée, le matin du 6 janvier [4]. Mark Gillespie was one of them. he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Read about our approach to external linking. The first Mardi Gras marchers from 1978 at the 30th march in Sydney, Saturday in 2008. When scores of marchers at the 1978 Mardi Gras were arrested and bashed by the cops of the NSW Wran Labor government, we fought for united-front working-class-centred defence of those busted. Author provided Some 53 men and women were arrested, all of whom – unhelpfully – had their names and occupations subsequently published in The Sydney Morning Herald. “Mardi Gras falls right in line with that. my new fiancé... Sound too good to be true? The 78ers were amongst those who participated in the Mardi Gras and the protest at Darlinghurst and Central Police Stations on 25 June 1978, the protest at Central Court Sydney on 26 June 1978 where 300 protested outside the closed court in Liverpool Street and seven were arrested, the gay rights march from Martin Place to Darlinghurst Police Station on 15 July 1978 where 2,000 protested and 14 were … (Photo: Fairfax media) Related Story: First generation Sydney Mardi Gras bashing victims get government apology *SATURDAY 24 JUNE 1978* Sydney's newly-formed Gay Solidarity Group developed a day of events culminating in the first Mardi Gras street festival. 4-6 janvier: visite officielle de Jimmy Carter en France. By 1979, the Mardi Gras parade took place with no incident. No charges were even laid against the protesters but many of them lost their jobs and family ties after The Sydney Morning Herald published their names and addresses. Since then, thousands have flocked to Oxford Street each year. Image: Mark Gillespie. Sydney Saturday 24 June 1978. In 1997 a small group of people who were part of the 1978 events contributed to planning the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Mardi Gras parade in 1998. Gay rights activists who were beaten during Sydney's inaugural But it was met with unexpected police violence, mass arrests and public shaming. Drawing on Pride History’s interviews with 42 ‘78er and the Police Charge Sheets, Gavin Harris & John Witte asked: why did the police arrest 53 people on that cold winter night, in June 1978? By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia, Published: 02:44 GMT, 5 March 2018 | Updated: 03:10 GMT, 5 March 2018. What happens to your body in extreme heat? Many others attended in support of our fight against oppression and discrimination. Pope and cleric discuss safety of Iraqi Christians1, John McAfee charged with fraud over cryptocurrency2, Dictionary urged to change definition of 'woman'3, Why is Harry and Meghan's interview controversial?4, World's 'oldest wild bird' has chick at age of 705, 'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast6, 'I would never have bought my flat if I knew'8, US and EU suspend tariffs in Boeing Airbus row9. Cheers rang out at the parliament following the apology in Sydney. "I hope it's not too late that you can accept an apology but also we want to recognise that for all of that pain that you went through, you brought about fundamental change in this society and fundamental change for the many gay and lesbian people like myself, who can be open and relaxed about ourselves," member for Sydney suburb Coogee, Bruce Notley-Smith, said. Local media says the rally is expected pump almost $40 million into the NSW economy. NSW Police has apologised for arrests at the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978, as the LGBTI community prepares to celebrate the 38th parade.