Spiritual leader Ustad Zara speaks to the crowd during the rally in King George Square Members of the Queensland Tajik Community Association organised a rally in Brisbane's King George Square in support of those persecuted by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Topics covered by speakers included the disintegration of women's rights in the country since the Taliban took complete control in August of 2021, the many victims of violence including the Tajik people and what can be done by the Australian government to better support refugees.
Participants parade through the streets of Brisbane's West End during the Kurilpa Derby on 4 September 2022. The Kurilpa Derby is organised as a community celebration of Brisbane’s vibrant and multicultural West End, with activities and a parade through the streets, always favouring non motor vehicle transport like bicycles, scooters, carts and skateboards. The event was returned to its original format after having been cancelled in 2020 and radically restructured in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Joshua Prieto/Sipa USA)
A man pushes a woman in a wheelchair alongside the adorned chariot during the Festival of Chariots Parade in Brisbane on 1 October 2022. Originating in Jagannatha Puri, India around 2000 years ago, the Festival Of Chariots or Ratha Yatra is a spiritual celebration of love involving the pulling of hand-drawn carts by the community. (Photo by Joshua Prieto/Sipa USA)
