The park, a place for hanging out and relaxing, can now be a stage to speak out and stand for one’s own truth, as well as re-establish community ties, according to one advocacy group.
The ‘A Stand In The Park’ group, which now has 100,000 members across 20 countries, was the brainchild of Brady Gunn, who, after coming face to face with the harsh government reactions during the strict lockdowns and vaccine mandates in Australia in 2020-21, decided there must be another way for people to register their voices other than violent or aggressive protests.
Gunn went to an anti-lockdown and vaccine mandate protest in the Olympic Park in Sydney and was shocked by the whole scenario….