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Left not Woke

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woke , adj., alert to, and concerned about, social injustice and discrimination woke , adj., actively aware of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially those relating to civil and human rights woke , adj., a non-bigot Contents Introduction Waking up to woke DEI dilema Left is not woke References --------------- 1. Introduction Woke is a problem. It is a problem for the Left. It has generated violent activities directed towards peaceful protestors; it has broken relationships, including long-standing friendships; it has been manipulated by the media and organisations across the political spectrum; and government has used it in adoption of misinformation and disinformation programs, whereby they are the perpetrators rather than the police. Woke contains elements which have proven problematic, and the Left has gone missing in critiquing the phenomenon and ensuring that what it sought to achieve through woke actually remained true to long-held Left...
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Beatson Park, Wollongong

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Google street view The Spreading Figtree, Beatson Park, 5 May 2011. Photo: Neil Whitfield. Why, and what for? During November 2024 the writer was contacted regarding the history of Beatson Park, Wollongong. This small public reserve is located on the northern side of Crown Street, the main arterial road through the city. It contains a magnificent Moreton Bay figtree and is surrounded on three sides by buildings, with a busy road on the fourth, to the south. The correspondent had spent some time there with a child and was interested in the site's historical background - when was it set aside? What was it set aside for? Who was Beatson? And what of the magnificent figtree located at its very heart? Some of these questions will be answered below. According to information provided by Wollongong City Council , J.A. Beatson Park is a Crown Reserve and Public Park, located between 370 and 372 Crown Street, Wollongong. Within the reserve there is a picnic table, a park sign, fencing,...
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Philippe Mora - artist, film maker and Australian expat

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The following are archived transcripts of some published interviews with, and articles by, Australian-born and United States resident Philippe Mora. Refer to the associated links to the complete, illustrated articles and to the reference section for additional material. Philippe Mora, Culture Shock: Australians in London in the sixties , 2003. [Article] Marc Mohan, Inside the "Mind of Mora": Director Philippe Mora visits Portland for his first-ever American retrospective ,  October 2023. [Interview] Chris Donner,  This bizarrely captivating 35-year-old sci-fi film is based on an unbelievably true story , November 2024. [Article] --------------------- Articles * Philippe Mora, Culture Shock: Australians in London in the sixties, Art Monthly Australia , 156, December 2002 - February 2003, 2003. It’s an old canard that if you remember the sixties, you weren’t there. I do remember. My sixties, as for many others, drifted into the early seventies. Some cultural commentat...
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