March in March

[just_me_karen]

Who is marching in March? I will be.

"March in March Australia 2014 will be three days of peaceful assemblies, non-partisan citizens' marches and rallies at Federal Parliament and around Australia to protest against government decisions that are against the common good of our nation"

There's just so much to protest about, but I think the thing that riles me the most is our governments dehumanising cruelty to refugees.

Or maybe the 800 million payment to Murdoch

Or the nepotism.

Or plain incompetency.

Anyway, I need ideas for my placard. Can anyone help?

I'll have to travel hundreds of kilometres to get to my nearest march, so I want to make it worthwhile.

[just_me_karen]

I think I saw an anti-quarry sign at the march today 😄 or it might have been anti coal mining.

I'm not sure if this link will work, but it's a video of the byron march today. You can hear the bongos lol

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uno6wKkgnhg

If not, search
March In March Byron Bay - 4000 people - Sunday March 16


They really really love bongos in byron.

Good on you, pct! I saw some pics on twitter re the Hobart march...great to see after that sad election result. There was a lot of talk today about Tassie, people couldn't work out why they'd vote them in and the destruction that'll be coming your way. I suppose there must be a reason.

[debra9275]

Good on you PCT:)

[donnashuggy]

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@just_me_karen wrote:
I think I saw an anti-quarry sign at the march today 😄 or it might have been anti coal mining.

I'm not sure if this link will work, but it's a video of the byron march today. You can hear the bongos lol

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uno6wKkgnhg

If not, search
March In March Byron Bay - 4000 people - Sunday March 16


They really really love bongos in byron.

Good on you, pct! I saw some pics on twitter re the Hobart march...great to see after that sad election result. There was a lot of talk today about Tassie, people couldn't work out why they'd vote them in and the destruction that'll be coming your way. I suppose there must be a reason.

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They started with drums here, it must have been a theme.

Don't worry about Tassie, I'm looking forward to seeing the employment figures rise ha ha!

[kennedia_nigricans]

did tony say he would create 5 million jobs? i read something like that somewhere but can't remember where.

if so, we must have misunderstood him because what he really meant was to destroy them.

aaahhh destroy - create easy to be mixed up words.

[just_me_karen]

No, like tony said, you have to listen to what he ACTUALLY said, not what you think he said. He said he'd create 5 million jobs. But he didn't say they'd be for Australians lol

And so far, he's created 60,000 jobs in other countries. Qantas, manufacturing, science, clean energy.... All moved offshore thanks to his fantabulous policies. Way to go, tony! Soon he'll be creating 50,000 jobs for other country people to come here on his magic $2.00 ph work visa. Gina will be thrilled.

That deserves another march 😄

[freakiness]

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@just_me_karen wrote:

Good on you, pct! I saw some pics on twitter re the Hobart march...great to see after that sad election result. There was a lot of talk today about Tassie, people couldn't work out why they'd vote them in and the destruction that'll be coming your way. I suppose there must be a reason.

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I think it's because of the reurn to some 1950s utopia that was promised by the Libs.

They've been running the minority govt is bad, greens are evil, Labor is bad line for the past 4 years.  

[debra9275]

[izabsmiling]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott told reporters he thought the only large rally being held in Sydney was to do with St Patrick's Day.

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/03/17/thousands-gather-march-march-across-australia

Nice tweets by  Warren Mundeen...NOT

I wonder what his view of the No Confidence Rallies and our now PM's involvement with them are ?

Not that I think he'd have what it takes to answer that question should it be put to him at the moment.

[izabsmiling]

[debra9275]

a lot of indigenous people were pretty upset by those comments from  Mundine

their attitudes show that they are  just not prepared to listen