Tens of thousands rallied across Australia on Saturday for the Sovereignty Never Ceded National Day of Action.
Rallies organised by The Blak Caucus were held in major cities nationwide.
The actions stood in solidarity with Camp Sovereignty in defiance of the violent attack the camp faced from neo-Nazis, and firmly against fascism and racism.
In Naarm, Ky-ya Nicholson Ward told the crowd of several thousand people that "culture is resistance".
"All immigrants are welcome on my Country. Not racists and not fascists," she said.
"Hate never was and never will have a place on this land."
She expressed support for peoples around the face facing violent repression and colonialism, including in Palestine and West Papua.
Uncle Claude Douglas stressed the importance of our common humanity.
"We're from everywhere; we're one," he said.
"We're all in our home."
Uncle Claude noted that the wars around the world "are bringing up our wounds here".
