Australia a Refuge for Democracy or Cruelty in Compliance?
This article was sent to me entitled ‘Immigration Deception And Cruelty: Young Women Challenge the System’ (see below).
I certainly do not vote for detention that removes the rights of people fleeing persecution. I recently met an Afghan man who decided to sit with me. He told me of his own persecution… Continue reading
Syria: Are Innocent Civilians the Enemy
I recall when I was on the Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program in Thailand. I asked our teacher, an intelligence officer ‘are the people the enemy?’. This was after I had learned about Muslims protesting about a person incarcerated. They separated the men from the women and they tied their wrists and… Continue reading
Why Do People Abuse?
TO ABUSE OR NOT TO ABUSE, THIS IS THE REAL QUESTION
What is love?
What is not?
What is healthy?
What is toxic?
What ushers in peace?
Where are we are war?
It is important to be clear,
Conflict is about differences,
Abuse is control,
Why do we need to control?
Because we are not… Continue reading
Systems of Abuse is the New Normal
SYSTEMIC ABUSE IS THE NEW NORMAL
What is abuse?
It is when a person gets used,
To poor treatment,
It is normalised,
It is rationalised,
But seldom is it felt.
Can you feel for another person when they are in pain?
Do you turn away?
Do you refrain?
From giving comfort?
Or do… Continue reading
Raping Innocent Girls as Punishment for Brother – An Eye for an Eye Makes the Whole World Blind
I thought of Gandhi when I read this article ‘an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind’ came into my heart. This is a truism. How is it just to inflict a crime on 2 people because one person has decided to elope with a married woman. So how does punishing… Continue reading
UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT: THE RIGHT TO BE HUMAN IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
I watched a film tonight called Omar. I barely read the title when I borrowed it, had a vague idea it was about Israel and Palestine. It brought up issues of the escalation of hatred through cruel psychological power games between Israeli security forces and Palestinian youths. It covered love, jealousy, attempts… Continue reading