And though change will certainly be hard-fought, the protesters' regular marches, "die-ins" and events continue – and their demands are being heard.
When he returned from England, he started to campaign against discrimination and organised marches.
The Department of Veterans Affairss gave the ABC special funding to be the official host broadcaster and it provided live coverage of all the dawn services and marches across the country, as well as the dawn service at Gallipoli, which was watched by 1m people.
In Northern Ireland, sectarian tensions were high in the run-up to today's Orange Order marches.
But the vexed questions of flying flags and controversial, often banned, marches have in effect been shelved with the creation of a special commission that will investigate individual localised issues such as a parade in North Belfast that has resulted in serious sectarian disorder.
It also prompted the Parades Commission - the body that adjudicates on disputed Orange Order and other loyalist marches - to impose new restrictions on future marches passing St Patrick's.
How many marches did we have before Saturday, before Monday?
The peace and friendship marches that are being held throughout the country embody the South Africa we know and the South Africa we are proud of.
They will say only that most of the band members met at the small protests held by Russia's once-feebled opposition, from monthly illegal demonstrations calling for the right to assembly to banned gay pride marches.
The body that adjudicates on controversial marches, be they nationalist-republican or unionist-loyalist, does not have the power to completely ban the parade and thus it will go ahead next weekend.
Then the bulk of the population will soon be foaming with outrage and hatred, and the homeless can all be chased away, and sent off on long marches, perhaps to Beachy Head, where they can consider their options.
