Agnes Pelton (American, b. Germany, 1881-1961)
The Voice, 1930. Oil on canvas
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Theodore Roethke, Words for the Wind; from ‘The Voice’
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Aussie Update
Hello dear friends,
For those of you who don't know, Australia had a historic referendum today for "The Voice to Parliament." This referendum was needed to change the Australian constitution so that an advisory body could give the federal government their opinion on matters affecting Indigenous Australians.
For the voice to pass, we need 51% of the country and 4 out of six states, and it's important to know that most referendums fail. The counting started at 6:00PM in every state, with one to go due to daylight savings. However, it has already failed.
This is not the outcome I wanted, but it is the outcome I expected. This referendum failure points to what POC have always known, we have a problem with racism in this country. We also have a huge problem with apathy and ignorance, the main slogan of the no side was "If you don't know, vote no," and people didn't take the time to educate themselves. I had many conversations with people who had no idea about The Voice or what it meant and all their fears were unfounded because of the missinfo campaign.
This didn't happen in a vacuum, the cost of living is insane, rent is unaffordable, and investors are buying up all our houses. This horrible outcome is just another log in a pile that disproportionately affects Indigenous Australians.
All we can do now is acknowledge the hard work and efforts of the Yes campaigners and thank them for what they did for the country. Hug your friends, give some a call if you think they're having a hard time.
13yarn 13 92 76 the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander crisis support line.
13 11 14 lifeline.
These services may be very busy right now but there are people who are there for you. If someone is at immediate risk, please call 000.
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Voting as an Aussie and not getting the option to buy a democracy sausage at your polling place is just… upsetting
This post was made by a YES voter. “No” voters can fuckoff.
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advisory bodies are not new or even rare in the Australian political context. Whitlam had an incredibly effective women’s advisory body, for example. the only difference with the Voice is that it’s a constitutionally recognised body that conservatives can’t get rid of when they feel like being racist
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“Temptation guided me to a flame and revealed his miracles”
Concept art of my au :p
when ur ex bf (who’s a figment of your imagination) won’t stop tormenting you 😭!
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