The goal of ARCSA is to bring together an extensive repository of images covering social justice movements and activism into one place.
This initiative is at an early stage. The first step is to collate images from actions, events and protests. The next step will be to find and collate promotional and other material for these actions. The ultimate aim is for an extensive library and data bank documenting the history of social struggles in so-called Australia.
In order to really build this out and make this as comprehensive as possible, we'll soon open to contributions from other photographers.
The search function is pretty bare bones at the moment and the aim is to improve its functionality as time goes on. You can support this project by donating here.
What this project doesn't cover
This project covers human rights across the board. This project won't platform anything of a harmful or discriminatory nature.
"Can I use this image?"
Third party use of images by media or other purposes is always on terms of the contributing photographer. Their name and contact details will always be listed on the page where their images are displayed, and you should always reach out to them if you're seeking to use their work.
For cases where there are no photographer details listed on the page you're viewing, you should contact us.