Sam Watson (political activist)
Samuel William "Sam" Watson (16 November 1952 – 27 November 2019) was an Aboriginal Australian activist and a socialist politician. He was known for his works with the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
Sam Watson | |
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 Sam Watson, 2007 | |
| Born | November 16, 1952 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | November 27, 2019 (aged 67) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer, filmmaker, political activist |
| Political party | Socialist Alliance |
| Children | Samuel Wagan Watson, Nicole Watson |
In December 2009, Watson was appointed a deputy director at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland and taught two courses in Black Australian Literature.[1]
He was also a writer and a filmmaker. He received honours for his 1990 novel The Kadaitcha Sung.
Watson died of a short illness at a Brisbane hospital on 27 November 2019 at the age of 67.[2]
References
- ↑ Unit Staff Archived 26 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland
- ↑ Queensland's Indigenous leader and trailblazer Sam Watson passes away
Other websites
- "Indigenous activist's long struggle for justice" by Tim Stewart, Green Left Weekly issue 599, 17 November 1993
- "Sam Watson: a life-long fighter against racism" by Karen Fletcher, Green Left Weekly issue 465, 19 September 2001
- "Sign up for Sam Watson", Green Left Weekly issue 681, 17 November 1993