Resistance provokes outrage

Wednesday, January 27, 1999 - 11:00

Last year Resistance led the high school walkouts against racism. Here
is what our opponents said about the rallies:

 

Shaun Nelson (Queensland One Nation MP): “Putting children into the
line of fire ... is child abuse ... these communists should have to answer
for their actions”.

Bill Feldman (Queensland One Nation leader): The Resistance walkout
is “a very dangerous practice. I think it should be stamped out.”

Piers Akerman (columnist Daily Telegraph): “The thoroughly repugnant
and manipulative socialist youth organisation Resistance will again attempt
to excite guileless students with another trumped up demonstration against
racism”.

Padraic McGuinness (columnist Sydney Morning Herald): “Perhaps
this is one of the times when [ASIO] ought to be keeping close tabs on
extremists”.

Pauline Hanson: “What protest?” when confronted by 3000 high school
students outside the Queensland parliament.

From GLW issue 346