Silence & censorship ... freedom of speech? - 12-08-2008 09:51
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Excert from article by Peter Lalor, The Australian, 11 August 2008:
"But nothing has sucked the air from the lungs as much as Seven's decision to drop an advertisement by Get Up from either side of the opening ceremony.
The simple but compelling ad urges Prime Minister Kevin Rudd not to remain silent on the issue of the repression of the Tibetan people while in China.
In a democracy, where freedom of speech is a given, Seven's craven self-censoring efforts represent a gold-medal act of moral cowardice."
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To be of use .. .. - 10-08-2008 07:28
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Power of Hope - 07-08-2008 07:54
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Seeking and concentrating on the positive in a given situation and in life in general, isn't just about being positive for the sake of it ... for me, it's the belief in this hope, (the hope that things will work out and that everything happens for a reason), that is the only thing that keeps me going, hanging on, believing and not giving up or in to the temptation that is the darkness of defeatism.
This Leunig masterpiece is a constant reminder to me of this:
.. And when the 'bright side' is no where to be found - make it up, create it.
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Inaction = Complacency - 14-07-2008 09:10
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“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral." - Paulo Freire, educator
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Little acts, great potential for positive impact - 30-05-2008 07:13
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"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
-Leo Buscaglia
Dedicated to the respectful man who so willingly and without any hesitation what so ever stood on the packed train so that the lady with her two young children could sit close together during peak hour travelling. See there is good in the world and in people, we just have to search it out and replicate it.
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True Happiness?? - 21-05-2008 08:35
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Inner Compass - 21-05-2008 08:34
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Values & Dollar$: Rich nations cutting aid and increasing defence spending - 04-05-2008 02:59
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Read an article recently in the smh about global contributions to aid to the developing world .. some shocking and dissapointing yet not suprising trends:
"Although the United States made the largest donation ($US21.75 billion), it contributed the lowest percentage of national income, coming bottom of the charts at 0.16 per cent. The US spends the equivalent of $US73 for each American each year on aid, but $US1763 a person on defence" (Blanchflower, 6/04/08, SMH, "Rich Nations cut aid").
Will be interesting to see if these trends change after the upcoming elections and new government.
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simple powerful truthful - 06-04-2008 04:56
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Change how you think, change the world. - 27-03-2008 09:52
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has” -
Margaret MeadUS anthropologist & popularizer of anthropology (1901 - 1978)
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