Of Priests, Anarchists and Social Events
Jul. 29th, 2010 07:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tcpipAs part of the Victorian Secular Network the post-work evenings have been spent trying to get in contact with various clergy who support same-sex marriage on the grounds that existing laws are a form of religious discrimination. The completion of the statement survey happily coincides with the National Day of Action for the same. If you know any clerical individuals who would like to add their name to the list, please tell me!
Melbourne's most well known anarchist, and public officer of the Isocracy Network, Dr. Joe Toscano, is leading a ticket for "radical independents" for the Senate. His platform argues against corporate welfare, a public bank, mutualist economics, a climate and population plan based on scientific research, a treaty with the indigenous population and other very good policies.
Social events have, not surprisingly, had a typical SF/fantasy flavour to them of late. A "bad movie" night at the home of Brendan E., saw The Giant Claw, a classic 50s SF b-movies, and the delightfully silly Bubba Hotep, which features a black JFK and an Elvis impersonator at a nursing home for the delusionary insane. Following this a visit to Jacqui and Damien's witnessed another game of Britannia (previously linked), and along the same tangent, recent sessions of RuneQuest with the Haunted Ruins supplement and HeroQuest scenario High Pressure Front.
Melbourne's most well known anarchist, and public officer of the Isocracy Network, Dr. Joe Toscano, is leading a ticket for "radical independents" for the Senate. His platform argues against corporate welfare, a public bank, mutualist economics, a climate and population plan based on scientific research, a treaty with the indigenous population and other very good policies.
Social events have, not surprisingly, had a typical SF/fantasy flavour to them of late. A "bad movie" night at the home of Brendan E., saw The Giant Claw, a classic 50s SF b-movies, and the delightfully silly Bubba Hotep, which features a black JFK and an Elvis impersonator at a nursing home for the delusionary insane. Following this a visit to Jacqui and Damien's witnessed another game of Britannia (previously linked), and along the same tangent, recent sessions of RuneQuest with the Haunted Ruins supplement and HeroQuest scenario High Pressure Front.
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Date: 2010-07-28 10:06 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-07-28 10:11 pm (UTC)Otherwise I'm very surprised you'd be advocating him!
Bubba Hotep was a unexpected find for me. It's been a few years now, but I appreciated it for having aged characters without being overly maudlin or sentimental - and where being old and a 'character' was not the whole point of the film.
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Date: 2010-07-28 10:43 pm (UTC)Your analysis of the film character is indeed quite accurate. Their aged state (physically and emotionally) is important, but the focus is on the threat. It's quite an adventure, and I thought the conclusion was particularly neat.
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Date: 2010-07-28 11:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-29 12:57 am (UTC)That would make an excellent Call of Cthulhu adventure too :)
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Date: 2010-07-29 07:49 am (UTC)no subject
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