Cisco and Surveillance of Citizens as Repression is this Right?
I recall working at a university in an office where Cisco phones were evident. I noticed the camera recorded me every 30 minutes. I turned the screen away from me. I realised later that the reason film was taken was to prove the person at the computer was identified. This was probably done… Continue reading
GET UP! SPEAK UP and Support Political Transparency and Democracy
I have no issue with any activist group getting funding. The issue I see as problematic for society is when large multinational corporations have political influence through donations that impact on how tax payers funds are spent. GET UP is not run by the public, it is run on donations, that is… Continue reading
GetUp off the Couch: The Danger of Community Advocacy
I love this. Maybe democracy might actually happen in response to government suppression. The only thing I’d say to GETUP! in the interests of democracy is try to avoid words like ‘attack’, these are not attacks it is coming from fear as there are other plays involved. It is about problem solving with… Continue reading
Gagging Laws – Sit Down, Shut Up or GetUP!!
My awareness has been raised significantly around this topic. I interviewed GetUp years ago in Sydney when they first started. It is interesting to see how Government is changing from when I was a child. I was around during the time of Gough Whitlam (Prime Minister), discussions were robust and there was… Continue reading
Rosa Parks
Thank God for Rosa.
I note she was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the background
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Recy Taylor mentioned by Oprah Whinfrey
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Recy Taylor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRecy Taylor 
Mrs. Recy Taylor in 1944Born December 31, 1919
Abbeville, Alabama, U.S.Died December 28, 2017 (aged 97)
Abbeville, Alabama, U.S.Occupation Sharecropper[1] Recy Taylor (December 31, 1919 – December 28, 2017)[2]:297 was an African American woman from Abbeville in Henry… Continue reading
