@Barry_Newstead

Global citizen. he/him/his Welcome Refugees. Respect Animals. No Planet B. Be Compassionate. Black Lives Matter.

 Melbourne, Australia
Joined April 2009
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Seneca: “we are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.”
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Big week on the bike coming up!
#FireChristianPorter if he won't resign. No rule of law fig leaf. His pattern of behaviour should never be acceptable - we need standards of conduct with teeth. We need an independent inquiry to give the victim her posthumous opportunity for justice #auspol #BelieveWomen
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During these COVID and politically disturbing times, we've found joy in the simple pleasure of hunting wild orchids here on the Victorian Surf Coast medium.com/@BarryNewstead/or…
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“It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal.” - MLK Jr. #IHaveADream
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Beautiful humanity.
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We need to do better. And we will. Vote. March. Thank you @DocRivers
Yamiche Alcindor
@Yamiche26 Aug 2020
Powerful statement by Doc Rivers tonight: "All you hear is Donald Trump & all of them talking about fear. We're the ones getting killed. We're the ones getting shot. ... It's amazing why we keep loving this country & this country does not love us back."
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Wow! So beautiful.
2024 Democratic National Convention@DemConvention21 Aug 2020
“I’m just a regular kid, and in a short amount of time, Joe Biden made me more confident about something that’s bothered me my whole life. Joe Biden cared.” – Brayden Harrington #DemConvention
Really appreciate having @MIFFofficial to stream during this time. The global filmmaking is just so good. Thanks! #suppportthearts
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Looks great and good to see the curve heading down!
Melbourne, Australia@Melbourne13 Aug 2020
A twinkling Melbourne skyline and an epic winter sunset ✨📸 captured via IG/donaldhyip
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Agree. The Known World is a brilliant work. I treasure it and Edward P. Jones.
Dolen@Dolen11 Aug 2020
Surprising that Edward P. Jones is featured in this series on “overlooked” writers in NYT. I certainly haven’t overlooked him. He may be the greatest living American writer in my opinion. nytimes.com/2020/08/11/books…

Edward P. Jones’s Carefully Quantified Literary World (Published 2020)

In the second installment of "The Americans," his series on overlooked or under-read writers, A.O. Scott considers the scrupulously documented, meticulously observed fiction of Edward P. Jones.

nytimes.com
The measure of wealth in a civilized nation is not the currency accumulated by the lucky few, but rather the strength and resonance of social relations and the bonds of reciprocity that connect all people in common purpose. rollingstone.com/politics/po…
So shocked and saddened to see the #BeirutExplosion . If you are looking to donate, @SBS has recommendations. FWIW We have to humanappeal.org.au/campaign/…
“So I say to you, walk the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide.” John Lewis nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opini…
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Important and powerful speech end to end. @RepAOC is helping to build a better country...and she is on #therightsideofhistory
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John Lewis
@repjohnlewis19 Jul 2015
Even though I was arrested, I smiled bc I was on the right side of history. Find a way to get in the way #goodtrouble
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RIP C.T. Vivian. What a life and a reminder that nonviolent civil disobedience is brutally hard, but creates incredible change nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/ct…

C.T. Vivian, Martin Luther King’s Field General, Dies at 95 (Published 2020)

A disciplined advocate of nonviolence, he was on the front lines in the 1960s movement for racial justice.

nytimes.com
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RIP John Lewis. What an inspiration...let’s get in the “good trouble” he did! nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/jo…

John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 (Published 2020)

Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the Congress.

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This is an important piece of journalism we all need to watch. Thanks to Stan Grant and all involved. #BlackLivesMatterAustralia
ABC Indigenous@ABCIndigenous13 Jul 2020
If you missed tonight’s powerful episode of #4Corners, presented by Stan Grant - “‘I Can't Breathe’: Why George Floyd’s death tells the story of many black lives”, it’s now available here on iview: iview.abc.net.au/show/four-c… via @4corners
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Amazing accomplishment @simongriffiths and @WhoGivesACrapTP
Simon Griffiths@simongriffiths9 Jul 2020
I’m incredibly proud of @WhoGivesACrapTP ‘s donation of $5.85 million AUD this year 8 years after our crowdfunding launch, this is a huge milestone at a much needed time. Hygiene and sanitation has never been more important. Thank you to *everyone* that‘s made this possible!
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It is a difficult situation for many and truly hope the government provides more support to the most vulnerable, but @DanielAndrewsMP made the right call today. We need to do the hard things as a community now to avoid a calamity.
Dan Andrews@DanielAndrewsMP7 Jul 2020
Statement from the Premier on Stay at Home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire.
An accessible version of this statement will be available shortly from https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/

ALT An accessible version of this statement will be available shortly from https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/

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