Summary

Sticker with the slogan 'Nationalism: Solidarity or Division' produced by Australians Against Racism and Discrimination in Sydney in 2009. The sticker was produced to counteract racism in Australian society, and was sold through the social networking sites of MySpace and Facebook in 2009, and from 2009 at the website ozstickers.com. The slogan questions the use of racist arguments in the interests of nationalism, suggesting that they divide and weaken the nation rather than unify and strengthen it.

Physical Description

White sticker on white backing paper. On the right hand side is a black map of Australia with the stars of the southern cross in white. Next to this in black print is the slogan "Nationalism: Solidarity or Division". Top right hand corner in red shows: ozstraya.com

Significance

These stickers and T-shirts are representative of the group 'Australians Against Racism and Discrimination' efforts to counteract racism and discrimination in Australian society through the social networking site Facebook. Many of the slogans on these stickers and t-shirts were created to counteract racist slogans developed and used recently, especially since the Cronulla riots of 2005. The slogans and imagery on the stickers and t-shirts are also an attempt to counteract the 'hijacking' of the Australian flag and southern cross for nationalist 'Aussie Pride' protests.

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