[Oe List ...] Jim Bishop’s 93rd Birthday, October1,’22. Australia.

[Diann McCabe]

A real reminder of the change made in our lifetimes. Thank you for sharing,
and happy birthday, Jim!
Diann McCabe
San Marcos, TX

On Wed, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:59 AM Isobel and Jim via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> Coming to you from Leichhardt, an inner west suburb of Sydney.
> My technical skills are poor.
> However,  we send over to you our colleagues and dear friends, these few
> photos of a great occasion in our family.
> Photo one : Rebecca, Pete, me and grandson Thomas Bishop.
> Photo two: Jim his sister Sheila, our daughter Cathy, and a great niece,
> Nicky.
> Photo three: similar to two, including Pete.
> In Jim’s speech he focussed on the positive changes he has witnessed
> during his lifetime.
> 1. The role of women- as a Science student at University in the very early
> 50’s,  there were no women studying Physics, how that has changed-  with
> women now in every field of science.
> 2. Multiculturalism. Australia is a country thoroughly multicultural, and
> what a gift other cultures coming here have been - especially after WW2,
> and the Vietnam and Afghanistan  Wars. We are no longer ‘white ‘
> thankfully. Ditto embodied in every sphere  of civil society.
> 3. The affirmation of gender diversity- the Marriage Equality  Act has
> radically changed and enabled gender diversity to be embraced. World Pride
> will be held in Sydney in Feb ‘23.
> 4. Our First Nations are now preparing for a Voice to Parliament. A long
> way still for their justice through health, housing, education and justice
> in the courts . However a sense of ‘no turning back ‘ is accepted in our
> community. Our First   Nations share their culture and have made us wake up
> to their gifts and we have started to listen ( at last, though much further
> for us to travel….)
> Those are Jim’s thoughts.
> Another issue where positive change has occurred is in the acknowledgement
> for the need to remove the stigma surrounding mental health.
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> Greetings and peace with love,
> Isobel for the family
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> Isobel Bishop
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