Occupy Sydney Protest Pt 4 (A Peace Offering)by Andrew Kalpage
I am always reminded when peoples civil rights are eroded, the famous quote by Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group. The text of the quotation is usually presented roughly as follows:
First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Sometimes it takes a few brave people to question the world we live in and to dream. Sometimes we all need to take courage and step up and support those that dare dream as they dream for us.
Thanks Graeme…the guys name is Patrick, he is homeless and lives in Hyde Park, he has been to the previous Occupy Sydney Rallies, however on this night he was arrested :-(
magnificient work – almost the equivalent of a hippy girl putting a daisy in the barrel of a national guardsman’s gun (dont know that it ever happened, but I seem to have such an image in my mind). And the expressions – the policeman on the right looks almost serene while the other one is hiding behind his sunnies, on the ready to dispense justice.
Hi Geoff, I think I remember the photo of the hippy girl. The guy handing out the lollies was a homeless guy called Patrick he was homeless. He did get arrested at the end of the night. He was an amazing orator, funny and a personality…he had me laughing when he started rhyming a song, while a Palestian drummer was drumming….would love to know what his story is :-)
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Very, very good !
Thanks Graeme…the guys name is Patrick, he is homeless and lives in Hyde Park, he has been to the previous Occupy Sydney Rallies, however on this night he was arrested :-(
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The expressions (face and body language) you’ve captured here Andrew are VIVID!
… superb image!!! :-))
Thanks Ell, Patrick was the guy offering the sweets to the police, he was a character….
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Fantastic Andrew!
Thanks Berns :-)
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Wonderful capture Andrew. I also really like the humanity showing on the policemen’s faces. Too often they are painted to be the enemy.
thanks Maree, there were some nice police there that I spoke to, but quite a few who abused their power and intimidated the protestors
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An excellent series of photographs here, a very necessary documentation of an important world wide movement :-))
Thank you…I will be interested to see how all this develops…
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magnificient work – almost the equivalent of a hippy girl putting a daisy in the barrel of a national guardsman’s gun (dont know that it ever happened, but I seem to have such an image in my mind). And the expressions – the policeman on the right looks almost serene while the other one is hiding behind his sunnies, on the ready to dispense justice.
Hi Geoff, I think I remember the photo of the hippy girl. The guy handing out the lollies was a homeless guy called Patrick he was homeless. He did get arrested at the end of the night. He was an amazing orator, funny and a personality…he had me laughing when he started rhyming a song, while a Palestian drummer was drumming….would love to know what his story is :-)
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This one is my favorite of this series
Thanks Andrew, really appreciate the feature…. :-)
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Wonderful shot with lovely tones
Thanks mate :-)
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Excellent photography and notes!
thank you :-)
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