Entry tags:
State Election 2014, Philosophy and Interstate Training
Well, as everyone knows we've had a change in government in Victoria, with no less than a card-carrying member (we don't really have cards) of the Socialist Left leading the Labor Party to a modest victory that included some really impressive grassroots campaigning. I worked myself pretty hard on the final week of the campaign (arguably too hard and completely exhausted myself on one day - I'm not twenty anymore). I have ventured some opinions and personal experiences of the campaign in a 'blog post on Isocracy.
Nevertheless the fallout and counting from the Victorian state election continues. The Greens have successfully replaced a progressive woman in the seat Melbourne with a progressive woman whilst their vote overall has declined and they have fallen short of knocking off a Tory MP in a nearby seat - and yet still many consider this to a "victory". As convener, I have reviewed the Victorian Secular Lobby election 2014 campaign, and am looking forward to seeing on what issues the new government can take a positive direction (e.g., chaplains, religious instruction in public schools, equal opportunity, and voluntary euthanasia). A couple of days ago had dinner with old comrade Bill Bowe of The Pollbludger who was visiting for said event, which included a visit to the Abbotsford Convent and of course a quick view of our old Kew Asylum.
Preparing myself for this Sunday's meeting of The Philosophy Forum where I take on the question of The Philosophy of Music, looking at definitions, history, technology, and aesthetics. Next week it also seems that I'll be visiting Sydney for a couple of days, specifically to Macquarie University's Australan Institute of Health Innovation to provide training to researchers on Linux command line, PBSPro job submission, Postgresql, and OpenMPI programming.
Nevertheless the fallout and counting from the Victorian state election continues. The Greens have successfully replaced a progressive woman in the seat Melbourne with a progressive woman whilst their vote overall has declined and they have fallen short of knocking off a Tory MP in a nearby seat - and yet still many consider this to a "victory". As convener, I have reviewed the Victorian Secular Lobby election 2014 campaign, and am looking forward to seeing on what issues the new government can take a positive direction (e.g., chaplains, religious instruction in public schools, equal opportunity, and voluntary euthanasia). A couple of days ago had dinner with old comrade Bill Bowe of The Pollbludger who was visiting for said event, which included a visit to the Abbotsford Convent and of course a quick view of our old Kew Asylum.
Preparing myself for this Sunday's meeting of The Philosophy Forum where I take on the question of The Philosophy of Music, looking at definitions, history, technology, and aesthetics. Next week it also seems that I'll be visiting Sydney for a couple of days, specifically to Macquarie University's Australan Institute of Health Innovation to provide training to researchers on Linux command line, PBSPro job submission, Postgresql, and OpenMPI programming.