He was considered a joke, but who’s laughing now?
- September 27, 2016
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From the day he announced he was to stand as candidate for leadership of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn was ridiculed politically publically, and personally. From his socialist principles to his lack of style and polish, this was a man that could not be taken seriously; too old, too naive, too reckless, and too much to the left.
Corbyn appeared to have accidentally stumbled into a leadership boxing match, with blows from every direction. Perceived by many as a highly unlikely choice, this 66 year old stalwart leftist was met with...
His name was Aylan Kurdi
- September 09, 2015
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A 3 year old boy is washed up on a Turkish shore and Europe has suddenly found its voice for humanity…or has it?
Images of the limp and lifeless body of a child fleeing with his family from a Syria ravaged by war, evoked global outpouring of shock, grief and sympathy. Immediately, the subject of immigration shifted from a political and economic burden to a more humane and conciliatory conversation; straddling the media, the corridors of parliament, and the general public. The usually predictable British stance on immigration was transcended by...
Our Peace
- July 07, 2014
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Under skies of exploding fire and sound
We pray as grieving stars look down
Weep until rivers of blood run clean
Resist until no more we shall breathe
Lay sleeping angels to eternal peace
We follow His light through deep despair
Hold each other until we are not there
And when we all lay beneath this land
The world may finally understand
That freedom was never theirs to give
Palestine was never theirs to take
Our souls were never occupied
Our peace awaits…
on the other side
Photo by Cole Keister on Unsplash
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Not who you think I am
- April 10, 2011
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I am not your prognosis; your diagnosis, nor your pills
I am not your medication; your persuasion to keep me still
I am not your categorisation of a man that could kill
I am not your choice to keep me ‘mentally ill’
I am loyal son and father
I am lover, and friend
I am not done living
Didn’t get to the end!
I have hopes, I have dreams,
I have God…I believe
So won’t you please…
Quit labeling, disabling and fearing the man
The colours in my mind are not who I...
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