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Fair warning, some of these are pretty old. I basically went through my FB 'saved links' and pulled out (and read) quite a lot of stuff. Not everything, though.
Sydney Morning Herald: if Australia Day must be 26th Jan, let us lament before rejoicing
This piece is by John Dickson, one of the Christian commentators at the Centre for Public Christianity. (The Centre for Public Christianity recently did a series called For The Love Of God (How The Church Is BETTER+WORSE Than You Ever Imagined) which looks at the influence of the church on our modern society - both for good and for bad.
Currently, in Australia, there's a discussion going on around Australia Day in much the same way there tends to be one around Thanksgiving in the USA. Our present PM is a Christian who, if he hasn't actually swallowed the White Supremacy pill, is certainly taking great chunks out of the How To White Fragility handbook. He's insisted on naturalisation ceremonies being on Australia Day, and Australia Day being celebrated, to the point of threatening to withdraw resources from councils or organisations that decide, no, they're not going to do these things on Australia Day.
It's interesting to note that, in the Anglican church (generally a pretty conservative bunch in the Sydney diocese) it's not lately unknown for there to be a 'respect and apology' for the indigenous Australians in the bulletins/notices or up on the overhead screen. It's a mixed bag. (The church is better and worse than you ever imagined, after all.)
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The Atlantic: the case for getting rid of borders completely
Haven't read this, but I'm intrigued.
Also, a lot of articles are from the Atlantic, because I was following them on FB. (I've taken a break for a month. The Covington Catholic backpedalling was getting on my nerves.)
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The Atlantic: The Exceptions To The Rulers: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how the conservatives just can't seem to stop talking about her. (It seems to be either her or Nancy Pelosi.)
The Guardian: CEOs don't understand just how angry workers are about executive pay.
SBS News: A Sydney Train: is apparently better than the trains in many other western countries... But it's just a train! (Says the Sydneysider.)
The Atlantic: Ballpoint Pens: a lesson in the history of writing, hand cramps, and the thickness of ink: a fascinating delve into a bit of history.
FB Post - personal experience: Thinking about diversity and culture as a two-way street: this was really good - something for white people who have immigrant friends to think about and take action towards.
The Atlantic: Black Panther: not just a superhero movie, but a story of origins and perspectives. Talks a lot about the differing positions of T'Challa and Killmonger, and the whole 'where is this country going' question that the movie raised.
Washington Post: How A Restaurant Successfully Dealt With Harassment From Customers The (female) head chef of a restaurant line worked out a way for her female workers not to have to relive their experiences and be judged by their (male) supervisors.
SBS News: What Would It Take To Abolish Poverty In Australia?
Sydney Morning Herald: if Australia Day must be 26th Jan, let us lament before rejoicing
This piece is by John Dickson, one of the Christian commentators at the Centre for Public Christianity. (The Centre for Public Christianity recently did a series called For The Love Of God (How The Church Is BETTER+WORSE Than You Ever Imagined) which looks at the influence of the church on our modern society - both for good and for bad.
Currently, in Australia, there's a discussion going on around Australia Day in much the same way there tends to be one around Thanksgiving in the USA. Our present PM is a Christian who, if he hasn't actually swallowed the White Supremacy pill, is certainly taking great chunks out of the How To White Fragility handbook. He's insisted on naturalisation ceremonies being on Australia Day, and Australia Day being celebrated, to the point of threatening to withdraw resources from councils or organisations that decide, no, they're not going to do these things on Australia Day.
It's interesting to note that, in the Anglican church (generally a pretty conservative bunch in the Sydney diocese) it's not lately unknown for there to be a 'respect and apology' for the indigenous Australians in the bulletins/notices or up on the overhead screen. It's a mixed bag. (The church is better and worse than you ever imagined, after all.)
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The Atlantic: the case for getting rid of borders completely
Haven't read this, but I'm intrigued.
Also, a lot of articles are from the Atlantic, because I was following them on FB. (I've taken a break for a month. The Covington Catholic backpedalling was getting on my nerves.)
--
The Atlantic: The Exceptions To The Rulers: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and how the conservatives just can't seem to stop talking about her. (It seems to be either her or Nancy Pelosi.)
The Guardian: CEOs don't understand just how angry workers are about executive pay.
SBS News: A Sydney Train: is apparently better than the trains in many other western countries... But it's just a train! (Says the Sydneysider.)
The Atlantic: Ballpoint Pens: a lesson in the history of writing, hand cramps, and the thickness of ink: a fascinating delve into a bit of history.
FB Post - personal experience: Thinking about diversity and culture as a two-way street: this was really good - something for white people who have immigrant friends to think about and take action towards.
The Atlantic: Black Panther: not just a superhero movie, but a story of origins and perspectives. Talks a lot about the differing positions of T'Challa and Killmonger, and the whole 'where is this country going' question that the movie raised.
Washington Post: How A Restaurant Successfully Dealt With Harassment From Customers The (female) head chef of a restaurant line worked out a way for her female workers not to have to relive their experiences and be judged by their (male) supervisors.
SBS News: What Would It Take To Abolish Poverty In Australia?
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It's all double decker, and has REVERSIBLE SEATS! What the FRELL! That was awesome!!!
Seriously, I thought that German trains were as good as it got - but that is epic.
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I was talking to my husband the other day about changing the date, and he was saying that the problem was that there were no other convenient days to move it to (Federation Day, for instance, being on New Year's). I countered by saying that we could do something new on a new date, and start celebrating that.
Our thought: a lot of people want an Indigenous Treaty. We could have a treaty signed into law on January 27th, and then January 26th would become the mournful precursor to our celebration of Treaty Day on the 27th. (I am, personally, a big fan of the way the Christian calendar pairs up darknesses with dawns ala Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter, and Halloween/All Soul's.)
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Ooh, I do like that idea! A real Day for (all) Australia.
A pity the major parties would never, if only because it'd be 'giving in' to hippies and so forth.