poor little fker. I do feel sorry for it but fk that is worded well :rof:
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poor little fker. I do feel sorry for it but fk that is worded well :rof:
I never got a reply back. It's been a month, so I assume he'll never write back :(Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
I did see this in The Herald, although it doesn't mention my local member in any way:
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Labor's rainbow vision for city - a colourful crossing, 'safe places' for LGBT community
By JASON GORDON July 23, 2015, 10:30 p.m
NEWCASTLE’S Labor councillors have tabled a plan to back same-sex marriage, provide more ‘‘safe spaces’’ for gay and lesbian people and create a permanent ‘‘rainbow pedestrian crossing’’ in a Newcastle street or park.
While the intention has attracted support, the plan has also drawn criticism from others who say the council has more important issues to deal with, and was being tokenistic on issues that have nothing to do with local government.
The plan is being led by Cr Declan Clausen and comes two years after after the Greens failed in their attempt to have the former Jeff McCloy-led council formally back marriage equality.
Earlier that month, in April 2013, the former lord mayor called police to remove people who were chalking rainbow crossings and slogans onto the footpaths outside City Hall.
Titled ‘‘Equality for Novocastrians’’, Cr Clausen’s move contains six key components which he said aimed to promote the city as a welcoming, all-inclusive and tolerant place committed to human rights and equality.
It includes a call for the council to ‘‘support marriage equality’’ and orders council staff to identify a suitable site for a rainbow crossing and prepare a report on what it would cost.
The crossing might be placed in a park, he said, although he’d prefer to see it on a local road in a place that is meaningful to the region’s gay and lesbian community, such as Beaumont Street at Hamilton.
A similar rainbow crossing created a storm in Sydney, where lord mayor Clover Moore spent $75,000 installing one on Oxford Street during the Mardi Gras festival. It was later removed amid controversy and bureaucratic red tape.
The most recent census figures show Newcastle has the second-highest number of same-sex couples in the state, Cr Clausen said.
It was ‘‘absolutely essential’’ that the council provided support ‘‘even in a symbolic way,’’ he said.
There would ‘‘undoubtedly’’ be critics, he said, ‘‘but council can actually walk and chew gum at the same time’’.
‘‘No one is ignoring the big issues. We’re dealing with any number of things at the same time and they’re all important.’’
Liberal councillor Brad Luke said he has ‘‘no issue’’ with same-sex marriage.
‘‘But I do have an issue with putting rates up 46.9 per cent and then spending money and huge amounts of staff time on issues which have absolutely nothing to do with council,’’ he said.
Greens councillor Michael Osborne said such comments ‘‘dumb down’’ the debate.
‘‘It’s great that this is coming to council and that we can have a policy position that stands up and says we value diversity in our city,’’ he said.
‘‘It’s about us standing up for basic human rights, and not just recognising it, but celebrating it.’’
Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the council should ‘‘celebrate all aspects of our community’’.
‘‘We have multicultural charters and we have monuments which recognise other sectors of our community,’’ she said. ‘‘I fully support something that recognises and supports the LGBTIQ community on what is also a very important social justice issue.
‘‘As far as a rainbow crossing goes, I think it’s a fantastic way of symbolising that support and the diversity of our city.’’
Cr Clausen’s move is co-signed by Cr Nelmes and other Labor colleagues.
It further calls on the council to expand the ‘‘Safe Space Charter’’, which has traditionally provided safe and welcoming places for gay and lesbian people.
It also asks the council to formally back marriage equality and ‘‘encourage support for marriage equality bills before the Commonwealth parliament’’.
The matter will be debated at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Yawn
Firstly why exactly are the council thinking that of all the things that are ****ed in Newy this is an important project to be embracing??
Secondly these Safe Places old mate talks about. Maybe I live on a different planet but where are the incessant reports of Adam and Steve getting abused harassed assaulted for being Adma and Steve that show us a need that downtown Newy is a war zone for Adam and Steve's???
Is Newy that dangerous a place that we need a spot where these Adam and Steve can go to hang out with Adam and Steve's ?? Are they not allowed to mix in with society like they already do??
Thirdly this stuff about recognising other sectors of the community.
Where the **** is the Griff the Redeemer statue then???
Fans of the Griff not important enough??
Newy Council dealing with First World Problems.
Thank **** I fit into Lake Macquarie where the councillors are never seen or heard
Shouldn't the goal be to make the whole city a safe place for everyone?
(Except Gypos who somehow get over the border, **** those people).
Newcastle is without a doubt the nastiest place in Australia I have lived once the sun goes down. In my experience it is safer to walk about Cabramatta, Kings Cross, Parramatta, or Bankstown area at night.
The paranoia / xenophobia in Newcastle is something I have never experienced anywhere else. Great place and people during the day but once the sun goes down and the alcohol starts flowing look out.
Doesn't matter if you are gay or straight. Newcastle simply isn't a friendly city after dark.
Council playing the Gay and lesbian card on this issue simply shows how out of touch they are with the reality.
Back onto Politics - Bill Shorten is without a doubt the most piss weak leader of a major party for the last 40 years. He hates workers, hates unions, hates small business, and hates multinationals. Where the **** does he think the votes are going to come from ?
Hearing him talking about Emissions trading schemes was a combination of laughable and downright alarming that someone this stupid could ever be considered to lead the country.
The only way to control emissions / pollution is a system of fines for those that break the rules. Not taxes, not another secondary derivatives market like an ETS - just big ass fines for anyone that breaks the rules.
It's that ****ing simple.
Is the ETS Carbon Tax whatever the **** you want to call it in your opinion about Carbon and the Environment or is it more so to do with the government wanting to raise tax levels and looking for a scape goat.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
To me it is all taxation and the reincarnate of the super mining profits tax just in a different outfit
Neither. It is a secondary derivatives market for the bond traders and other oxygen thieves to speculate and accumulate wealth amongst themselves without actually creating anything useful that benefits society as a whole.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
These government dopes are swallowing the bullshit these khunts feed them hook line and sinker.
Never looked at it from that angle. Yep will defo happen. The traders out there ain't gonna pass up a gift horse like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Government though stands to gain by getting taxation revenue increase. They need to raise taxes as they can't continue down the same path or we as a nation are ****ed and ain't clever enough to sort their shit out.
Make no mistake about it they want the extra money and are putting through an extra tax measure to get it. Problem is the dumb ****s between the Libs and Labour keep using the tax in whatever guise as a political football to point score with the voters instead of working together to get the tax accepted
I can not like this post enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
Seriously, I tried, but it's still not enough.
pandering instead of getting important sh1t in order welcome to newyQuote:
Originally Posted by The Dunster
I wasn't sure where to put this..
But figured since it is a bit on the crazy-snake side of things to chuck it in this thread..
Should make tonights FFA Cup game interesting for the Heidelberg GK..
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/artic...ld-be-deported
griffin is a ****ing idiot.
I like Kevin Airs' request that he remove all mention of 442 from his bio.
Going to boo him all night.
racist, according to the socialist hippies anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackmac79
Interestingly as much as we hated hutch we didnt bother booing for too long. booooring
I love the fact that all these people on Twitter think they are so good at it yet every one of them breaks the very first rule of Twitter.
Which is what?Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
First rule of Twitter: don't tweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
The behaviour toward Adam Goodes is an absolute disgrace regardless of anyones political leanings.Quote:
Originally Posted by hawk
If not tolerating racial slurs towards a good person like Adam Goodes makes someone a socialist then I would hope that by that definition everyone is a socialist hippie.