Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Act Confrontation Movement (Brisbane, Qld.)
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Other form(s) of name
- ACM
- A.C.M.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1971-1975
History
The Act Confrontation Movement (ACM) was formed around 1971, in response to Queensland government legislation: The Aborigines Act 1971 and the Torres Strait Islanders Act 1971. This legislation gave the Queensland government the powers such as where Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples could live, how long they could live there, how much they could eat, where they could travel, and what they could wear. The Act Confrontation Movement was able to make headway on the reserves during 1973 and 1974. The Brisbane Three, Denis Walker, Lionel Fogarty (Lionel Lacey) and Juan Jose (John) Garcia, were involved in the Act Confrontation Movement and when the charges against them were dropped in 1975, it is likely the ACM folded.
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Status
Revised
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised, Linda Justo, 23-Apr-2025.
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Sources
'Drop the charges!' (1975, October 22). Tharunka (Kensington, NSW : 1953 - 2010), p. 19 accessed online via Trove on 23-Apr-2025.