Greens candidate for Chatsworth by-election = me
I am running for the seat of Chatsworth in the state by-election to be held on August 20. Below is my candidate statement. Please do feel free to post me a messageRead More…
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World Refugee Day celebrations and demonstrations
This morning a whole stack of Brisbane folk converged outside the Liberal Party headquarters to protest against Howard government’s inhumane and shameful policy of mandatory detention of asylum seekers. A bunch ofRead More…
World Refugee Day fundraiser at The Zoo
Tonight’s fundraiser at The Zoo was an incredible success with an amazing turn-out. I was so impressed. Proceeds go to Refugee Action Collective’s campaign to close Baxter Detention Centre, so it wasRead More…
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Leadership Workshop
Today I attended a Leadership Workshop held by Howard Nielsen. It was a great afternoon and discussed the concept of Servant Leadership which I really appreciated and could relate to. We talkedRead More…
Brisbane mother and son set to lose husband and father to deportation
Received a heartbreaking e-mail in my inbox today. All it’s done so far is make one of the local papers, so to push things along I sent the story to Brisbane Extra,Read More…
Am I a fighter or a healer?
Tonight I attended a fundraiser at The Zoo to raise money towards the court costs of those Brisbane folk who were arrested while at Baxter 05. Enjoyed groovy music, caught up withRead More…
How to Get Inside An Activist Mind
I went to a seminar this morning put on by Ross Irvine, a Canadian-based public relations consultant. I dressed all nice and respectable and donned my “activist” badges for a neat contrast.Read More…
The real story behind Baxter ‘05
This evening I attended an open discussion forum for Baxter 05 which was designed for anyone who was interested in learning more about what happened at the Baxter convergence. There was aRead More…
Thank you Baxter donors
This week I wrote and today I sent off thank you letters to all those who donated funds to Refugee Action Collective for the Baxter 05 Convergence. This generous financial support helpedRead More…
Lucky at home
My dear friend Luke humoured me today, taking me to the park to fly my kite. I wasn’t able to fly it at Baxter because I didn’t want to get arrested, soRead More…
Baxter Day 5
Arriving home was wonderful, but very unfair. We got to come home. The innocent remain in prison. I passed on the invitation to go to the pub and jumped in a cab.Read More…
Baxter Day 4
On the final day I wandered down to the Centre for the final hurrah. On the way there, I watched as police charged on a group of protesters who were holding upRead More…
Baxter Day 3
It was a long day on Friday. Didn’t have enough energy or enough daylight to write. When we arrived at Port August we made contact with the Perth bus. I was textingRead More…
Baxter Day 2
Almost at Port Augusta. Most people are sleeping. It’s an easy thing to do on a bus. Helen, who is documenting the trip for The Greens, hasn’t filmed any of the journeyRead More…
Baxter Day 1
I wrote this on the bus to Baxter: Journey begins… I couldn’t fit the marquee in the car to bring along. This will be sorely missed. Shade will be scarce in theRead More…
Students union folk are feared
Oh gawd it took all the energy I could muster to get to the Baxter meeting tonight, but once I was there it was really good. Got lots done as per usual.Read More…
Letter to Inspector John Fox of the Queensland Police’s Cultural Advisory Unit
Dear Mr Fox, While doing some research on police and cultural sensitivities I came across your name and occupation. I read a transcript on ‘Policing Diversity In Queensland’ in which your colleagueRead More…
An activist’s birthday
Being that today is my birthday I tried my hardest to find something else to do besides go to the RAC video screening of Woomera 2002. However, with my family all busy,Read More…
Bayside Greens funds seat on Baxter bus
Had a Greens branch meeting tonight. I had a shocking migraine, but managed to successfully deny its existence and carry on as best I could. Tonight my branch decided it would fundRead More…