Comments on: Sydney LGBT Museum: Rough Justice Survivors Speak Out About Darlo Jail /news/sydney-lgbt-museum-rough-justice-survivors-speak-out-about-darlo-jail/224202 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Rebbell Barnes /news/sydney-lgbt-museum-rough-justice-survivors-speak-out-about-darlo-jail/224202#comment-654106 Sun, 18 Jun 2023 03:55:16 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=224202#comment-654106 My name is Mr Rebbell Barnes I’m standing next Peter in photograph.
I’m a 78ers and was voted in by 1st 78ers as a 78er & Mardi Gras committee member.
I was 16.4month old when joined to March at Hyde Park before we marched up William Street.
I was also forced into the Police Station on the night with straight school friend.
Underaged my mother and we’re rung to come get 3 hours later.
I have problem the location of the museum.
I think its appropriate.
It’s like I feel getting back at. the police. Not a nice thing to say as I respect today what Police need to do in their daily job. I certainly would not be a Police person.
We have had the apology from the Police in the actions taken on the day and I happy with that.
I have just retired from Local Government after 44years public libraries, Customer service and Records management.
I was asked by City Archivist Janet Villata and Lord a Mayor Clover Moore if I would like the position working for City of Sydney 3 days a week working as Coordinator LGBTIQA + Collections, Archives.
So yes we do need this museum and yes I believe the location is right one.
ManybThanjs Reb Barnes

]]> By: Michael /news/sydney-lgbt-museum-rough-justice-survivors-speak-out-about-darlo-jail/224202#comment-654033 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:32:56 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=224202#comment-654033 I’m not dismissing the pain expressed in the article but the quote below seems to be saying that this location should be a museum -which is what the funding is for. What is the practical, real difference between the museum being proposed and the museum the writer is asking for?

‘This police station should be treated as a living legacy of bad history and be set up as a place of reverence where school kids can learn hard truths, in the same way as War and Holocaust museums are preserved.’

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