Sad news this morning, the death of Aboriginal musician and songwriter Archie Roach at 66.

RIP Archie.

One of Archie's best;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL_DBNkkcSE

Paul,

Exactly the same as I feel about the rainbow ones. Whoever thinks these things up is probably selling the indigenous ones online, too. Do you have one of each?

Commercial - or emotional - promotion does not lead to acceptance or inclusion. Gays and Aboriginals are already included in sport. Nobody refuses to play with them. Spectators don't refuse to pay to watch them.

Very sad news indeed.

Gunditjmara (Kirrae Whurrong/Djab Wurrung), Bunjalung Senior
Elder, songman and storyteller, Archie Roach aged 66, passed
away surrounded by family after a long illness at the
Warrnambool Base Hospital in Victoria last night 30/07/2022.

The singer survived a stroke in 2010 and was diagnosed with
lung cancer in 2011. He took to the stage at the St Kilda Festival
in February this year wearing a breathing aide.

It's a shame that he did not get to see the Referendum of the
Voice to Parliament being passed. Which I'm sure it will be.
Archie worked so hard for his people - telling the truth of
their pain.

Still we have an opportunity to set the record straight.
Which any decent Australian will do. As our Prime Minister stated -
in his Opening Speech to Parliament -
we have "an opportunity that must be seized."

He reminded the politicians :

"You're not here for that long," "And when you're sitting on the
porch, thinking about what you did, you can either have a sense
of pride, or a source of regret. There's no middle path."

The same goes for all of us when it comes to our vote in the
Referendum.

Rest In Peace AR.
You shall be greatly missed by your countrymen.
You fought a brave fight

Dear Paul,

Thanks for the link.

"Took The Children Away," is such a powerful song.
It still gives me goosebumps. The words are so
emotive - especially the words of them coming back
still puts a lump in my throat. Roach was a member of the
Stolen Generation.

Why is Monkey Pox being renamed Pride Pox?

Mhaze

I haven't seen it so described but, like HIV, it has been associated with homosexual activities. Not something to be proud of.