Welcome to all people, all races, all cultures!

Im going to start this blog by saying, Im really not much of a blogger but I've created this to show fellow Newtownians and like-minded friends that not all people in Newtown are racist idiots.

You may have heard or read about a "Say no to Burqas" mural in Newtown. In fact, it's in the news often since the creator is, by my reckoning, a sad man screaming for attention with issues of self-expression. His name is Sergio Redegalli.

Why do I care you ask? I walk by this mural daily and thought I would give an appropriate forum for the regular changes and responses from the community. The reason WHY this is important is because the Serge repaints this mural (often before Sunrise) every time it is "vandalised" by people who feel that perhaps this message does not reflect their own feelings or politics.

Can you blame them? Burqas and broader issues aside, I personally resent the fact that a middle-aged man is saying what women should and shouldn't wear in such a public manner. This mural has brought nothing but drama and unnecessary attention to an otherwise quite neighbourhood and it's time we saw the other side of the mural. Sometimes funny, often poignant and always defiant, I honour those that despite the numerous CTV cameras and regular late night guards, have achieved what I only can dream of.

So here we go...