In a stunning show of support for Adam Goodes, the Saturday editions of Fairfax newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have run covers dedicated to the embattled Sydney Swans player.
“We take it as self-evident that vilifying any person on the grounds of race is a dreadful and harmful act that not only reflects terribly on the perpetrator, but is corrosive of our very community. The attacks on Goodes in recent times have reached such a level that they are reflecting poorly on our entire nation. We all have a duty to help end this travesty – and prevent repeats – by having the courage and decency to call out such behaviour as a racist disgrace. It certainly has no place in a nation that would pride itself on being diverse, multicultural and, above all, fair.”
JOIN US: show your support for Adam #Goodes with @theage in the #IStandWithAdam campaign http://t.co/nlH5Z2cfdO pic.twitter.com/PJGbL1z0l2
— The Age (@theage) July 31, 2015
“The Herald calls on readers to take a stand and make it stop,” SMH editor Darren Goodsir said. “Take our game day poster to the SCG on Saturday and show your support.”
“I believe Australia cannot be truly reconciled without recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders at the forefront of this country’s public life.”