Individual or Group Submission
22 November 2024

Philip McKeon 2

From August 1977 to April 1980, Philip McKeon was a voluntary worker at an entertainment centre in St Kilda, recording proceedings at an Australian Constitutional Convention and providing a safe space for the Blak community. Despite police raids and personal assaults, they continued their activism, eventually seeking political asylum in Sweden due to police violence in custody. After returning to Australia, they resumed their engagement with the Blak community and exhibited their artwork in 1984.