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{{Short description|Landscaped park in Perth, Western Australia}} |
{{Short description|Landscaped park in Perth, Western Australia}} |
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| location = Perth, Western Australia |
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1997}} |
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| manager = UnionsWA |
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| website = {{URL|https://www.unionswa.com.au/about-us/solidarity-park-memorial-day/|UnionsWA}}. |
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| designation1 = State Register of Heritage Places |
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| designation1_date = 20 Apr 2004 |
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'''Solidarity Park''' is located opposite [[Parliament House, Perth|Parliament House]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. In 1997 a "Workers Embassy" was set up on some vacant land opposite the Parliament House during union protests of the [[Richard Court|Court Governments]] "third wave" legislation for industrial relations. What began with a caravan and portable barbecue soon transformed into a landscaped shelter with a monument to the trade union workers who have died during their work. Special mention was made to Mark Allen, a young [[Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union|CFMEU]] organiser who was killed on a building site while attempting to get workers down from an unsafe roof. |
'''Solidarity Park''' is located opposite [[Parliament House, Perth|Parliament House]] in [[Perth, Western Australia]]. In 1997 a "Workers Embassy" was set up on some vacant land opposite the Parliament House during union protests of the [[Richard Court|Court Governments]] "third wave" legislation for industrial relations. What began with a caravan and portable barbecue soon transformed into a landscaped shelter with a monument to the trade union workers who have died during their work. Special mention was made to Mark Allen, a young [[Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union|CFMEU]] organiser who was killed on a building site while attempting to get workers down from an unsafe roof. |
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On May 1, 1997, Mike Mitchell, an organiser from the [[Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia|Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing, and Allied Services Union]] (CEPU), marked out a 510-square-meter site under the Mining Act using a prospector’s license.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES - ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Admin/api/file/3e0ae59b-4318-d145-ab3e-1c558d6e08eb |website=Heritage Council of Western Australia}}</ref> Unions occupied the site 24 hours a day for 6 months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solidarity Park {{!}} Monument Australia |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/government/dissent/display/61233-solidarity-park- |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=monumentaustralia.org.au}}</ref> In July, 1997 the Workers Embassy was renamed Solidarity Park.<ref name=":0" /> Over that July and August, multiple structures were established on the site including the Mark Allen Memorial, which features a triple 8 to symbolise the labour movement's historic struggle for the [[Eight-hour day|8-hour day]], The People’s Wall to replace the original sandbag wall around the site, the Fountain for Youth, and the Commemorative Rock.<ref name=":0" /> As a result, Solidarity Park is the location of the highest concentration of labour monuments in Western Australia.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Heritage Council of WA - Places Database |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/8b40654a-f7c9-45de-954c-bf0e0be87730 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au}}</ref> |
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The 'third wave' legislation was overturned following the election of the [[Geoff Gallop|Gallop Government]] in 2001<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-29 |title=Passions still high 20 years after WA's massive 'third wave' IR fight |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-29/anniversary-of-third-wave-industrial-relations-union-march-perth/8481984 |access-date=2024-06-01 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> and Solidarity Park was permanently listed on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2004.<ref name=":1" /> |
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An [[Workers' Memorial Day|International Workers Memorial Day]] event is held at Solidarity Park every year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solidarity Park/Memorial Day |url=https://www.unionswa.com.au/about-us/solidarity-park-memorial-day/ |website=UnionsWA}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[UnionsWA]] |
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* [[Kevin Reynolds (unionist)|Kevin Reynolds]] |
* [[Kevin Reynolds (unionist)|Kevin Reynolds]] |
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Revision as of 02:18, 1 June 2024
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| Location | Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′6.02″S 115°50′46.43″E / 31.9516722°S 115.8462306°E |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Managed by | UnionsWA |
| Website | UnionsWA. |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 20 Apr 2004 |
| Reference no. | 15850 |
Solidarity Park is located opposite Parliament House in Perth, Western Australia. In 1997 a "Workers Embassy" was set up on some vacant land opposite the Parliament House during union protests of the Court Governments "third wave" legislation for industrial relations. What began with a caravan and portable barbecue soon transformed into a landscaped shelter with a monument to the trade union workers who have died during their work. Special mention was made to Mark Allen, a young CFMEU organiser who was killed on a building site while attempting to get workers down from an unsafe roof.
On May 1, 1997, Mike Mitchell, an organiser from the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing, and Allied Services Union (CEPU), marked out a 510-square-meter site under the Mining Act using a prospector’s license.[1] Unions occupied the site 24 hours a day for 6 months.[2] In July, 1997 the Workers Embassy was renamed Solidarity Park.[1] Over that July and August, multiple structures were established on the site including the Mark Allen Memorial, which features a triple 8 to symbolise the labour movement's historic struggle for the 8-hour day, The People’s Wall to replace the original sandbag wall around the site, the Fountain for Youth, and the Commemorative Rock.[1] As a result, Solidarity Park is the location of the highest concentration of labour monuments in Western Australia.[3]
The 'third wave' legislation was overturned following the election of the Gallop Government in 2001[4] and Solidarity Park was permanently listed on the State Register of Heritage Places in 2004.[3]
An International Workers Memorial Day event is held at Solidarity Park every year.[5]
See also
References
- Nearly a year and Embassy still stands .W.A. construction worker, Autumn 1998, p. 37, – referring to both the – Solidarity Park (Perth, W.A.) and the Workers' Embassy (Perth, W.A.)
- The Workers Embassy Scrapbook. Papers in labour history, No. 20 (Aug. 1998), entire issue devoted to issue.
31°57′06″S 115°50′47″E / 31.9516°S 115.8463°E
- ^ a b c "REGISTER OF HERITAGE PLACES - ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION". Heritage Council of Western Australia.
- ^ "Solidarity Park | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Heritage Council of WA - Places Database". inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Passions still high 20 years after WA's massive 'third wave' IR fight". ABC News. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Solidarity Park/Memorial Day". UnionsWA.