Return to the Sacred Feminine

By Chris Van Ingen

In 2013, women are strong, intelligent, creative, caring and beautiful. So how insane is our world if we need to have a night dedicated to stopping violence against people that have these qualities and much more to offer the world?

Growing up with a disability was tough. When my guy friends were doing things I couldn’t do, I would’ve been very lonely if the girls didn’t let me join their circle.

I’ve known since the age of ten how amazing women are and I truly believe they deserve to worshipped; not just sexually!

It horrifies me to know that 1 in 3 women experience violence at the hands of ones who say they love them the most: their partners.

When the majority of these partners are men, it’s enough to make me want to disown my sex in protest.   

When I heard an excerpt from a speech by Police Commissioner Ken Lay which says “if one person a week was murdered at a train station there would be community outrage yet one woman per week is murdered and there’s barely a whisper.” What the f**k?

In the ten years I’ve been with the beautiful Jodi Watts now Van Ingen, I felt no need to use my porn collection because the artificial degrading world could never compare to her beautiful reality.

Women have always liked the way I respected them but from today I intend my respect to multiply by the power of ten.

I intend to make sure that all my interactions and communication with women are done in a spirit of equality and respect.

I intend to sign the G21 Accord to Prevent and End Violence Against Women and I encourage all men if they are “real men!” to do the same.

It is time for women to reclaim more than the night; it is time for women to reclaim their possession as the sacred feminine. 

Demolition Man

By Chris Van Ingen

In the short time our new Prime Minister has been in power, although whether or not he has lived up to honour of that title is up to you...

 He has scraped the Carbon Tax, got rid of the Ministers for Disability, Aged Care,  Youth, Climate Change  and Multicultural Affairs lumping them all in one, like he’s saying here is the reject pile.

During the election, people with disabilities were happy that both parties committed to the NDIS which is the biggest investment in disability in thirty years but how committed is Mr Abbott if he takes away the minister when those with disabilities need one most?

Mr Abbott a “devout Catholic!” is now attacking refuges and asylum seekers who are doing nothing wrong or illegal!

Time for a refresher, Australia signed a UN contract agreeing to take refugees and asylum seekers so coming here by boat is not against the law.

The ignorance and fear Abbott’s government is trading on brings to mind a Zen quote: “labelling as like or don’t like is a disease of the mind”.

People arriving by boat have committed no crime yet they are imprisoned when all they asking is place to be safe.

A blogger recently pointed out that our national anthem boasts “we have land for all to share.” Or the Bible says “what you do to the least of them you do to me.” Statements the government have forgotten based on current events.

Statically most refugees and asylum seekers return home once the danger has passed yet the new government has put laws in place to make it difficult for them to do just that.

Just when you think things are safe, in recent days, reports have surfaced that they are looking into the feasibility of privatising the NDIS effectively making it more arduous for people to access the scheme before it even starts.

Governments are supposed to represent their community with humanity and compassion but how much is going to be left after four years under a demolition man?