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Podcast: Red Flag Radio
Episode: Mardi Gras was a riot! - with '78er Diane Fieldes
Description: For this special episode we interviewed one of our favourite return guests Diane Fieldes. Diane is a socialist activist and writer who participated in the campaign against police repression after the first Sydney Mardi Gras in 1978. She talks about the homophobia of those years, the violence of the police, and the triumph of the Gay Liberation activists who fought for their rights - including the right to protest.Â
Further reading:
- https://redflag.org.au/article/mardi-gras-was-riot
https://redflag.org.au/node/6233