"Speaking openly against a prejudice that has thrived in silence is part of the process that dispels the silence." // In England, you will sometimes find judges saying emphatically that Parliament must look again at a particular issue. Our judges don’t do that. But neither is Parliament the place where social change is initiated. It is the place where social change is ratified. Social change occurs in the community. When a question arrives on the floor of Parliament, it has already been progressed outside. A small number of non-government MPs does not change the legal framework but rather responds to public sentiment outside which, to be sure, is the task of politicians but, more importantly, of social activists, to shape. My post was rather tongue-in-cheek but it made an important point: that one should attend Pink Dot if one is, like me, committed to the equal rights of all people. Speaking openly against a prejudice that has thrived in silence is part of the process that dispels the silence. // --- Vincent Wijeysingha in an exclusive interview with The Independent, Singapore
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 10:22:32 +0000
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