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  • Historic photo of protesters at a women's rights demonstration.
  • A photo of large group of people protesting for Aboriginal land rights.
11 May - 31 Jul

Protest Melbourne

  • Free
  • Exhibition

Public protest has a long history in Victoria.

From as early as the 1840s Melburnians took to the streets to express their views on a wide range of issues, from the right to vote to workers’ rights. Some citizen protest movements helped to change the law. In the 1970s the moratorium movement influenced the Australian government to withdraw from the Vietnam conflict. Large rallies by First Nations people and their supporters also helped to bring about the abolition of discriminatory laws. More recently rallies in support of Climate action, or protesting continuing harassment of women, have demanded government action.

The right to protest is protected in Victoria under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act but it is never absolute, as the recent COVID emergency showed.

How important is the right to protest in a democracy? This exhibition explores past and present protest in an attempt to find out.

Dates and times

Date Times
Fri 20 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 22 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 23 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 24 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 25 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 26 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 27 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 29 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 30 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 31 May
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 1 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 2 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 3 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 5 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 6 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 7 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 8 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 9 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 10 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 12 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 13 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 14 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 15 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 16 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 17 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 19 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 20 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 21 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 22 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 23 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 24 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 26 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 27 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 28 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 29 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 30 Jun
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 1 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 3 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 4 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 5 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 6 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 7 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 8 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 10 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 11 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 12 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 13 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 14 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 15 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 17 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 18 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 19 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 20 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 21 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 22 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 24 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mon 25 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 26 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Wed 27 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Thu 28 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Fri 29 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Sun 31 Jul
  • 10am - 12pm 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

Old Treasury Building
20 Spring St
East Melbourne 3002

Open in maps location for Old Treasury Building

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9651 2233
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