Suffragette

Last night I watched the movie, Suffragette, about the brave young women who fought to acquire the vote for women in early twentieth century Britain. This movie really opened my eyes to the hardships which these women endured in order to bring about a better way of life for all future generations of women. Prior to watching the movie, although I had a vague knowledge of the Suffragette movement, I

By |2017-02-11T17:08:41+10:00February 11th, 2017|Society, Women|

Remembrance Day

There are two issues which come to mind today. One is the pink elephant in the room – the new president of the United States of America.  The other is the fact that the day I am writing this is the 11th day of the 11th month, and at 11.00 this morning, in the middle of our choir practice, we had 2 minutes silence to remember those fallen in the

By |2016-11-11T18:34:08+10:00November 11th, 2016|Peace, Politics, Society|

Vote

If you live in Queensland, you will be aware that there is a local council election and referendum, relating to the state government’s term, coming up on March 19th.  Even though I don’t understand the system there, I know that the USA is currently in the midst of presidential primary elections and they will elect their president later in the year.  The Australian Federal election is predicted to be sometime

By |2016-03-11T18:00:24+10:00March 11th, 2016|Children, Mother Earth, Politics|

Freedom

During my studies of other religions, particularly Islam, I have been reading about the history of nations and societies.  In the process, I have come to consider the freedoms which we sometimes take for granted in this country, Australia, and without which life could be less than fulfilling, or perhaps even miserable. As I considered all of our freedoms, I wondered firstly how much do we really appreciate

By |2014-02-22T08:13:01+10:00February 22nd, 2014|Animals, God, Islam, Love, Women|

Amazing Grace

On 19th May 2013, I sent the following document to every Australian MP and every Australian senator.  Below, you will find their responses and my conclusions: "I recently saw the movie “Amazing Grace” about William Wilberforce and his campaign to end the slave trade. When viewing the cramped and putrid conditions in which slaves were transported on the sea, I was reminded of the way we now transport our live

By |2013-08-23T17:04:07+10:00August 24th, 2013|Animals, Australian Federal Election, Politics|