tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168642337118984144.post6712579299564078848..comments2023-02-18T08:25:15.911+00:00Comments on Paul de Gregorio: One of my earliest political memories…PDGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12109124655364662541noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168642337118984144.post-65901500160210504322016-07-17T22:49:05.273+01:002016-07-17T22:49:05.273+01:00Thanks for commenting Howard. Maybe I was an early...Thanks for commenting Howard. Maybe I was an early Slacktivist :)PDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109124655364662541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168642337118984144.post-80251185727135179412016-07-17T22:41:12.894+01:002016-07-17T22:41:12.894+01:00Good on you. 'Cry Freedom', 'A World A...Good on you. 'Cry Freedom', 'A World Apart', 'The Killing Fields' - I too was inspired to work for the likes of Amnesty and Oxfam by those films. They made me think, feel and determine to do something. I didn't quite know what, but I knew there were groups of people doing something, and I knew I wanted to help them if I could.<br /><br />I don't remember groups outside the cinemas at the time, but kudos to those who did turn up, seeing it as an opportunity. Let's not forget that, though you could learn about those injustices, they were not so widely reported on as today.<br /><br />Yes, starting - donating, joining, letter-writing, asking - is the first essential step.<br />Howard Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228834713370171396noreply@blogger.com