A voice from Manus Island: Sydney Rally 18 November 2017

Welcome to country

Young Labor speaker impassioned

Events have moved on boot I can recommend the article below by Richard Flanagan talking aboot the role of the writer. This is all taking place behind an attempt by government to withhold information from oos. It has niver been more important to be informed and not accept that Dutton and his friends know better than oos what is good for Australia. These are people being subjected to immense emotional cruelty and our government believes this is humane and the right thing to do. I were not able to go to the Thursday night rally in Sydney. It is sad, unnecessary and as Mr Flanagan says, it is an act of evil being carried out in our name. We should be concerned and we should protest!
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/nov/24/the-shame-of-the-evil-being-done-on-manus-will-outlive-us-all

James Donovan MUA

We'll aye l'll be a dogs bollix...i would niver have guessed

 

 

 

Abbott and Pell in Newtown: Painting over freedom of expression

It were a grand morning in Sydenham when I stepped out fer me walk 

Now if yer read me blog on George Pell yer would know I am not a fan of the man. Likewise the holy warrior Abbott. When I read aboot this mural showing the Abbott with his hand down Pell's budgie smugglers and this were just as the "Yes" vote won a resounding victory, I thought this were a cruel satirical statement. One as yon Pell is still ter have his day in court and I hope the booger gets what he deserves! No doubt he will fight with the might and deep pockets of of the catholic church and the holy warrior in his corner. No doubt he will have memory fades and he will abdicate his responsibility in the cover-up of child sexual abuse under his watch and in his church. Boot we know Cardinal Pell would not have made cardinal if he did not know what was going on on his turf. We also know the catholic church prefers to cover up and spend big brass doing so and try to ridicule and intimidate those who challenge its might. Those brave people who have raised allegations which the Royal Commission said were credible. The catholic church and other institutions were not.

So, I were not a fan of the mural boot it was satire and caricature. Tasteless, boot no one died from the painting of it. Whereas plenty of folk died as a consequence of childhood sexual abuse. Boot seeing this response made me gander go ploomb red and wobbly with outrage. This same mob, supporting the no vote 'whined' on and on aboot freedom of speech, of religious bollocks and why they should have the right to be as prejudiced as they like...and this is their response!

Hypocrisy and a revealing truth aboot what religious nutters hold moost dear aboot their creed. To be small minded biggots telling' the rest of folk what ter believe. Their other world view which I see as being on same level of the tooth fairy. Believe wot yer like, its yer right to do so, boot don't preach freedom of expression then empty a can of paint over a mural you don't like. Do yer own of Pell and Abbott ascending her heaven hand-in-hand if that's what yer believe. 

Potty mouthed boot I oonderstand

Me I'm off her Hyde Park to hang out with folk with other freedoms on their mind.

Then a few days later there were attack on George Michael mural. More black paint ter remove a queer icon. The graffitied response were people power. Some un even put oop a slogan on wall of nearby train station "Jesus is a biscuit" with a smiley face. Me neither, Tim Tam or ginger nut?  Boot harmless. Then predictably, agin, the Jesus word is painted out in big black daubs. Ah weel, afta two thousand odd years the man's followers still can't lighten oop. Religious freedom anyone?

Newtown in case...

And fer those liking to read how yon Lord Fairfax covered this:

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/scott-marshs-provocative-newtown-mural-of-tony-abbott-and-george-pell-sparks-backlash-20171115-gzmfc0.html

Then there were this:

 I know Wham were teeny bopper trite and George Michael a Motown wannabe. Boot if yer don't like his music, no need ter paint him black like!

Aye and this says Jesus wins. Moost have been against the Toon, were not doing so grand at moment.