Stand with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people this Invasion Day

Fight for what's right

26 January is not a date to celebrate. Please stand with us this Invasion Day.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have resisted the injustice of colonisation for well over 200 years. The Aboriginal Legal Service is part of that proud history and we're still building a better future. We're a strong Aboriginal community-controlled organisation and the primary legal service for our people in NSW and the ACT.

Each year, we provide free legal help for over 20,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults and children. We fight to keep our people free from prison, to defend our kids' rights, to keep women and children safe from violence, and to stop Blak deaths in custody.

Our mob have been leading with courage and conviction for so many years. Aboriginal people even set up Australia's first free legal service! But we can't continue the fight alone. Our supporters know how to be a good ally – by backing Aboriginal people as we lead the way towards justice.

Let's not just change the date – let's change the country. Please donate today.

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A proud history of resisting invasion and injustice

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strong, smart and resilient. We have always resisted invasion and injustice.

From the first warriors who stood tall against invading ships; to the protestors who organised the first Day of Mourning on 26 January 1938; to the 1960s Freedom Riders who shone a light on Australian segregation; to the defenders of Country in the land rights movement; to the Tent Embassy activists who set up one of the world's longest-running protests; to the establishment of the ALS as Australia's first community legal centre in 1970; to more recent protests against removal of children and for the Black Lives Matter movement.