November 15, 2005
Rally-ho!
Social action. You've gotta love it. I know I do.
I loved it this morning,
when 150-odd thousand turned up in Melbourne to stand united against JHo's industrial relations changes that threaten to set workplace relations back a hundred years.
And I loved it a few years ago, when an elite band of clandestine revolutionaries spread a top secret missive to the residents and guests of the Cohuna Caravan Park, urging them to meet at the toilet block to oppose the "Boss's" decision to ban fires (for insurance reasons - money-grabbing scum), thus depriving them of the social glue that held their little tent village together.
It's not about sending a message to whoever's decision you're trying to change. That's important, but for me it's about knowing that whatever the fight may be, I'm not alone. That there are people out there who feel the same way, who have the same problems, who will stand alongside me. Some of them are my mates, others I may never talk to (probably because of their terrifying handlebar moustache). But I know that in the dark moments when I think it's too difficult, they're with me.
Strength in unity, comrades.
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Comments
I really must get your mobile number. The Tiny Man and I were on the steps of St Pauls. When he saw it on the news last night he said "Mamma? Remember when we where theeeeerrrrrreeeeee? Last weeeeeeeeeeek?"
I think he was dumbing it down right back at me.
Posted by: fluffy at November 16, 2005 07:14 AM
It was just awesome.
Not only was there 150,000 plus, but it was after one of the filthiest nights in Melbourne for a looong time and jesus it was cold in that wind - and yet. Imagine if it had been sunny. 200,000 or more?
You know what else I loved, Bob Brown getting one of the biggest cheers of the morning, bless his woolen socks.
You're right Kevin Andrews, you smarmy git - it was predictable - because surprisingly enough, people don't like being treated like shit.
Good on Melbourne for showing the rest of the country how to demonstrate a bit of solidarity.
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