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Speakers address the assembled protesters at Fowlds Park
John MercerSeptember 12, 1981
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Black and white photograph of a crowd of anti-Springbok tour protesters assembling before the march. Protesters are holding a banner reading "Garden of Eden?". The crowd is watching a man delivering a speech.
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- Title: Speakers address the assembled protesters at Fowlds Park
- Creator: John Mercer
- Creator Lifespan: b. 1949
- Creator Nationality: New Zealander
- Creator Birth Place: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date Created: September 12, 1981
- Location: Mount Albert (Auckland, N.Z.)
- Physical Dimensions: 35 mm frame
- Subject Keywords: New Zealand Police--History, Springboks (Rugby team), New Zealand Police, Rugby football--Political aspects--New Zealand, Racism
- Type: Negative
- Rights: All rights reserved
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Support: Polyester
- Wikipedia: Auckland Museum on Wikipedia
- Process: Gelatin silver
- Notes: Note provided by John Mercer June-July 2021:;"Like all such events organisers and protest leaders spoke to a crowd of anticipatory protesters about why we were there, the history and political contexts that had led to this day of protest action and about the history that was about to made this day. Along with drier matters such as how to comport ourselves, the importance of behaving well (and honourably) in the face of provocation from rugby fans, police containment and broad housekeeping stuff – medical teams, observers, etc, etc. And, of course in retrospect, at a deeper level group leaders and marshals, the squads (Biko, Green, Patu) had been training and preparing for their particular roles and actions (locations, times, etc) so as to create the most opportunities for a breakthrough of the police cordons."
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