LETTER TO A FRIEND


To Tom and friends,

You’re on fire Tom! I enjoy your and Shaa’s Facebook posts about environmental sustainability, divestment from fossil fuels, and activism. You’re so young and passionate! How will you channel all of your energy? I urge you to think about the following questions (but of course you already have):

Are the reforms to the education system proposed by Gonski just a good idea – or is social justice in education a basic human right?

Similarly, is marriage equality for LGBTIQ people a good cause – or is it a basic human right too?

If we all know that fracking, mining, and logging destroy the natural wealth of our environment – then why is it allowed to continue lawfully?

If we know that major corporations exploit workers, the environment, and the economic system – why do we as a society allow them to exist? Corporate charters can be legally revoked.

Why is socialism a dirty word? The political party Socialist Alliance Hobart has only half a dozen active members (sorry comrades, but it is true). Ecological socialism is a great idea – but it would be an even better reality.

Should we let a conservative Government dictate what our human rights will be? Or should we make it a crime to violate the human rights of Australians? Rights which include access to education, marriage equality, access to meaningful employment, clean air and water. And I will add to this the right to live in a just society and have a sustainable future.

I leave these questions in your hands. You are the current generation of young activists and the answers you find to these questions will shape the future of Australia. We are all watching you grow, and we like what we see. I look forward to big things from you in the present and the future.

All the best,

from Felix.


PS – Are the seven billion people of Earth enslaved by an oligarchy of the richest 1%? Or can the 99% take some of their power back? I say this because I recently spoke to a young person at Uni who did not know #OccupyWallStreet happened. It would be a shame to let that monumental protest be forgotten.

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