davpope

davpope, 4 months ago to drawing

Work in progress: greetings from the Burley Griffin (National Arboretum, Canberra).

Exactly the weather here this afternoon.

Although it's getting darker now and that rain is turning into hail.

#drawing #Canberra #CBR #mastoart

davpope, 5 months ago to Canberra

Work in progress, "returning home"
#Canberra #drawing

davpope, 8 months ago to auspol

A great turnout for #WalkForYes in Canberra. The public address system at either end suggested the organisers were expecting around 2,000 people, not the 4 or 5,000 of us that turned up.

Wanted to hear some pointers on how to volunteer - take these leaflets, text this number, register at this website, etc, but the contributions from the six indigenous speakers were galvanising.

Bonus content: Josh Pyke sang us a couple of songs. Would've loved to have heard him cover Paul Kelly's "If Not Now"

Edited to add hashtags doh [#Yes23 #auspol]

davpope, 9 months ago to auspol

Here's a statement from me and Cathy Wilcox about fossil fuel sponsorship, that we are sending to the Walkleys Foundation.

We are calling on the Walkley Foundation and its Board to commit to divesting its fossil fuel sponsorship, by signing the Fossil Fuel Free Sponsorship Pledge and adopting the voluntary Code recently launched by the Climate Council, in partnership with 350.org and other environmental organisations:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/call-time-fossil-fuel-sponsorship/

#Walkleys #auspol #climate #journalism

davpope, 9 months ago to auspol

Here's a link to a considered, cautious but hopeful "Yes, and..." statement on #TheVoice from the Indigenous leaders and non-Indigenous members of the Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, and what it might mean for Indigenous rangers and the remote communities of Arnhem Land:

https://mcusercontent.com/e3f89ab8d64e8ad8c27e9c4e5/files/79a9e9f5-f53a-22f7-3e5d-905675b61545/KKT_Statement_on_Voice_to_Parliament_Public.pdf

"Most Bininj (Aboriginal people of West and Central Arnhem Land) who we speak with are reckoning with a deep mistrust of government and a lack of faith in political processes. This is to be expected after decades of damaging and dysfunctional policies. We have heard from people who no longer vote because they never see improvements."

"Bininj have many hopes, many dreams and many fears. The Voice may not be the complete solution, but we know how much can be achieved by simply creating the space to listen. This is the rare opportunity for change in front of us today..."

#auspol

davpope, 9 months ago to afl

Excellent #4Corners on the ongoing failure of the #AFL to confront homophobia. A prompt to club members, to contact our clubs: what's my club doing, is my club taking an active role in a Pride round?
#TheSilence

davpope, 9 months ago to auspol

One of my cartoons from the Canberra Times this week. Trees old enough to remember the time before:
https://theconversation.com/giant-old-trees-are-still-being-logged-in-tasmanian-forests-we-must-find-ways-of-better-protecting-them-211670

#auspol #environment #forests #cartoon

davpope, 1 year ago to random

Hello Mastodon. Drawing my first toot on this new aus/social instance. Good luck to the new admins wrangling the herd.