peace rally....

met up with maddie, jasmine, pooja and crystal for "choc by the bald man"... yes, that's melbournian slang for max brenner's... and i got souffle which was awesome yet again and never ceases to amaze me with the rich texture....

then as we were walking out, there was this peace rally thing for palestinians, israelis and nuclear power... something like that.... and maddie, being the human rights activist out of all of us, stooped to talk to some of the people and we ended up staying at the rally infront of the state... it was really hyped up, i must say... speakers from diff levels of society and there was even more people milling about distributing flyers, talking to people and selling buttons and newsletters and books.... the whole enchilada... so many people passionate about something is really something to see and experience... and this was my 1st time at a peace rally....

but then again, i was thinking and jasmine was saying something along the lines of this: "so what if we organise a peace rally in melb when the suffering is happening in israel or palestine or whatever??" i mean would the politicians really care about what a group of people with placards and microphones are chanting?? would they really change their minds about policies and decisions?? would war stop just because we are chanting "stop the war!! no justice, no peace!!"??? or is it about the emotional support that the demonstrators are showing??? or to garner more attention from the media??? but can the media really influence what the top people are thinking and doing??

i guess i'm much too under informed and young to know how rallies work... but i must say that i have to admire their passion, courage and determination for doing what they are doing....they do it oh-so-tirelessly and without losing steam.... for going up to random people and talking about topics taht are sensitive to some....

well, i guess people do what they believe is right and they do all that they can to live life to the fullest. if they think that doing this peace rally thing is their thing, then go ahead.. after all, tehy aren't hurting anybody... it's a PEACE RALLY.... and it IS a free world.... anyone is free to express their beliefs and opinions and passions...

if they don't cross the boundaries that is....

souvenirs from the rally.... and yes, pooja, i'm a green person.. i can recycle all these flyers....hehe
i got all these from the millions of people who came up and talked to me about the war.... women for palestine... i love the flower emblem on the flyer.... it's so pure and... so fragile...