Jon Atkins of the Blue Mountains Peace Collective and Deb Smith in a thought provoking interview discuss how we can protect ANZAC Day as a day of reflection and mourning and prevent it from being a political tool of manipulation or as a justification for future bloodbaths? The nation of Australia was not born in a military tragedy at Gallipoli but in the Federation of Australia in peacetime in 1901. The Blue Mountains Peace Collective hosted an ANZAC Day of Reflection at 2pm on 25th April 2025 in the Peace Park opposite Blue Mountains City Council in Katoomba.This episode was first broadcast on ⁠Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM⁠ on 18th April 2025.Disclaimer: We seek a range of perspectives but that means that views expressed in these podcasts are not necessarily endorsed by the ⁠Blue Mountains Unions Council Inc⁠.⁠Apply to be a guest on our show⁠. Join a union - 1300 486 466 or ⁠join online⁠.

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