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We held a Federal Election Forum at Hamilton Uniting Church building 7pm Wednesday 4th May as host to participation in our community, to be in the public square fostering questions and answers so the community could have informed participation in our democratic processes, regardless of being a 'safe' Labor Seat with just over 13% margin in 2019!
My function was that of Organiser/Facilitator/Moderator, giving each Candidate 2mins for Introduction, then over the audience for Question each would have opportunity to answer as they chose. I accept spent some fourth dimension processing my observations of the evening, enlightened it'southward tricky to unpack and comment, having worked hard to give all equal time!
I tin study, similar two previous Forums in the Seat of Hunter, it is difficult to straight contact Candidates locally beyond the sitting Member, who has a staff, though it can be a week before response, which you haev more confidence in receiving.
Candidates via Balloter Commission at close of nominations
one. Sharon Claydon ALP replied, attended, participated
2. Charlotte McCabe GREENS replied, attended, participated
3. Emily Brollo ANIMAL JUSTICE replied, attended, participated
4. Garth Pywell INDEPENDENT replied, attended, participated once I found direct contact
5. Mark Watson PAULINE HANSON'Southward ONE NATION replied, attended, participated
6. William Hussey INFORMED MEDICAL OPTIONS PARTY replied tardily in the afternoon, attended, participated
7. Katrina Wark LIBERAL never replied, rang the twenty-four hour period after to explicate absence - piece of work project deadlines
viii. Amanda Cook UNITED Commonwealth of australia Party never replied
I offered an Acknowledgement of Country and a few Opening Remarks, mostly to values gear up and lay out the process to best allow a constructive conversation, answering the why are we hosting question on the way...
Tonight, we admit the custodians of the land and waterways, holders of wisdom, story and culture where we get together - the Awabakal and Worimi people. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Here we value opportunities like the Ngramma Vigil at King Edward Park, to sit down and listen to truth telling AND the Gimbay Gatigaan (or Friendly Mud Crab) story sharing at Throsby Creek, Carrington Parklands (even with the pelting) hither we are enlightened of our neighbours, Awabakal Medical Services and local Pre School.
A Few Remarks to "Set the Scene" Why is Hamilton Uniting Church building hosting the Forum?
We try to engage in our community. It includes Hamilton HIVE Community Hub side by side door AND "Bill's Identify" Op Store & Tea Rooms, here -$7 cuppa and block, five days a week, so nosotros hear people's stories - hurts and hopes across the community.
Flyn (for this story) came here experiencing homelessness, rough sleeping, not asking for money but looking for something of value to contribute, asking but a shower, help getting his clothes washed. Buckets of pebbles to stop weeds in our gardens and trimmed hedges, coffee and cake, Care in a shoebox package of toiletries and food in which we partner in with Hunter Homeless Connect, Wesley Mission and City of Newcastle after Flyn was grateful but we received more than than we gave.
Ane of our Mob donated a bike for united states to sell and utilise the money for others. It sold for $100 on Market place in about xv mins earlier Christmas. 5 minutes afterward Liz messaged, was information technology still available? She had a cycle stolen which meant no rides to the beach with her girl in the school holidays. We bought another bike with the proceeds to drib off, to their domicile in Hamilton South public housing
Stories of the pressures of living with a shared public dimension, which nosotros can't genuinely encounter without collaborators or bringing together organisations or people with resources and the power to alter things.
Lastly, A working definition of POLITICS is 'work' or ethics done in public. It's what emerges in the interactions between people and is not inherently corrupt, partisan or solely about compromise - those are all choices.
On a range of issues from First Peoples Phonation, Treaty and Truth – action on climatic change – to prophylactic for refugees and people seeking asylum – economic participation for all, the Uniting Church nationally advocates flourishing life for all people and the surroundings, in a more than just Australia.
We participate in the public square because also as the authorisation of the economy and shrinking function of regime, there is civil social club or work done in public, for the common good.
Tonight is about respectfully listening, ideas, policy, questions and answers...
Questions and Answers Context, non speeches or simply comments
Invite general or item Respectful listening Microphone, so everyone tin can hear you and participate + chairs...
Reflections
I've run three Forums in notional rubber Labor Seats and either had no contact and/or no participation by a Coalition Candidate. The Greens take been articulate, articulate and know their Policies, with good local connections and participate confidently.
Charlotte MCabe was committed to what the science of climate alter requires of united states in response to global warming, brought journalistic experience to commentary on wider issues and was able to respond to the few more testy interjections from the One Nation and Medical Options Candidates.
Emily Brollo had seen Candidates elected from a wholistic philosophy around just agriculture and experimentation, consumption and diet as they relate to the handling of animals. Her values were clear and consequent and I was greatful she felt the values setting and Introduction created a safe space for dialogue. The ane change I would make to the process was to take the mid session break and change the speaking gild in role ii.
Garth Pywell's key motivation emerged as community appointment and consultation in democracy, town hall meetings on issues and 'modify' as a motif vs 'more than of the same.
Marker Watson is 'having a real cleft' for Pauline Hanson's One Nation. A couple of personal interjections went a little too far and enthusiastic supporters exercise non legitimise a policy opinion congenital on racism, jingoism, and macho nationalistic feelings misplaced as to arraign or solutions, Marking's advocacy for small business concern, mining and miners gives phonation to many peoples concerns in a 21st C economy needing to have a/c of CO2 levels. At the same fourth dimension, in response to questions around 'Uluru Argument from the Middle,' Ane Woman a week in Australia dying from domestic violence and the flaws in the Family Court System ... a platform, value or outlook of "equality for everyone" fails to accost existing inequalities, ignoring them in favour of meaningless statements.
Bill Hussey from "informed Medical Options' basically stands against 'no jab, no job' asking questions about the efficacy of the vaccine, profits for big pharma and Inquiries into the whol pandemic response in relation to those who've missed out on support or the creation of 1 rule for some. Every bit former military and a Solicitor, Neb's answer on the Family unit Court was a helful response, as was Charlotte's proffer of an Independent Torso who drive the processes. Questions near who did and didn't receive economic support and whether vaccines are delivering what we hoped are valid questions. I couldn't help feel despite this, the driver of interest around personal freedom above community responsibility carries underpinning values effectually "fairness" based in selective selfishness.
But that'south just my intuitive response.
Sharon Claydon is an agile articulate local Labor member who took opportunity to outline key policies, to talk point of difference with others without doing so adversarily and worked with the equal time principle admirably. Target of a couple of unhelpful comments, Sharon stuck to the issues and ideas. On Refugees, Labor are wedged by the issues while calorie-free years ahead of LNP in empathy and compassion. On the Climate, likewise, however not at levels the science asks.
This is where Politics is the art of the possible or compromise, revealing a office of the weakenss or our adversarial system. In all I believe a wide range of problems were canvassed and those in attendance had opportunity to hear exactly what each Candidate was offering and although we ran out of fourth dimension for a final one or two questions we striking 8.33pm and then wrapped upwards, offered thanks and headed into some informal chit chat and headed home!
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