Anti-racism rally in Sydney  From Wikinews, the free news source
you can write! Jump to: navigation, search  Monday, December 19,
2005  A peaceful anti-racism rally was held outside Sydney Town
Hall on Sunday 18 December 2005  A number of rallies were held
in Sydney on Sunday to protest against what they describe as
racism in the community. The National Union of Students
organised an event at Town Hall, and the Ted Noffs Foundation
held an event in Belmore Park later in the day. About 2,000
people marched through Sydney, and there were also gatherings in
Newcastle, Brisbane, and Melbourne.  Lebanese Australian student
Chadi Sankary rejected alcohol as an excuse for racist and
violent behaviour. "People are not willing to admit that this is
about racism," he said. "You can't be under the influence of
alcohol and paint your massive banners with racial slogans on
them or you can't make t-shirts while you're drunk so it can't
be accepted as an excuse."  Matt Noffs, of the Ted Noffs
Foundation, said that the solut