Fifteen years on and still no mine at Jabiluka

"In sympathy and solidarity with the people of Japan change your social media profile image to this logo, which reads "Ganbare, Nihon. Ganbare, Tohoku. (Courage, Japan. Courage, Tohoku)."

The 'Jabiluka hand symbol' was designed in 1996 by artist Kathleen McCann and quickly became the dominant icon representing the peaceful blockade of the Jabiluka mine site.

The design evolved through consultation with the Mirarr and utilised, with permission, the colours of Harold Thomas's 1971 Aboriginal flag. The 'open hand' is a common motif in Aboriginal rock art, and also symbolises 'stop' in many cultures around the world."

"Bininj culture really strong. You have to look after country. For your grandfather country, like mother country, take care." Yvonne Margarula, Mirarr Senior Traditional Owner.

In 1977, Aboriginal opposition to the Ranger Uranium proposal was overridden with the words "their opposition shall not be allowed to prevail". Bininj people were told that the rest of Australia wanted uranium mining in the Alligator Rivers Region, within what would become Kakadu National Park. Almost three decades later, the voices of Mirarr continue to be ignored or marginalised by the mining industry and all levels of government.