Rejoice, rejoice! The solstice is past.
Here comes the sun.
One response to “Peter Tatchell coming to St Mary’s”
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From thousands of kilometres away I am impressed with PT (though not always in agreement). His refusal to be petty, and to name-call, which is so often a temptation for all of us…and yet also to not allow himself and the issues we all find so important to be summarily dismissed by the powerful is commendable.
Wish I could be there but will be being commissioned at St Mary Magdalene’s, Adelaide (http://stmarymags125.blogspot.com.au/) on 21/7 so it may cut it a bit fine!
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