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"They came in the chill of winter to hear their speaker, a man known to most
only as a name.
“Thank you,” Mohammad Ibrahim told the people of Apollo Bay. “Today I am proud
to call Australia my home.”
Here, assembled before him in the Mechanics Hall, was the town that made that
happen. A town that raised money so he could eat and his children could be
clothed, raised hell with members of parliament, ministers, bureaucrats,
journalists – anyone who would listen, and many who wouldn’t – to see that
Australia upheld its obligation to him.
Four years of pressure on behalf of a family they’d never met.
“Never underestimate the power of kindness,” he said. “Because what may seem
like a small action to you can become the difference between hope and despair
for someone else.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
