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Nov. 13th, 2005 11:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Ten Points to this kid:
It started as a protest - but 5000 WorkChoices booklets later, a feisty teenager has exposed a humiliating flaw in the Government's expensive industrial relations education campaign.
A few weeks ago year 9 student Andrew O'Connor, who lives in Wingham, near Taree in regional NSW, wanted to brush up on his knowledge of the Government's industrial relations reforms, known as WorkChoices, for a debating championship.
He visited the WorkChoices website to order one of the glossy 16-page booklets - and discovered he could order up to 99. He promptly received his 99, couriered to his home free of charge.
Not being a fan of the booklet, or the Government, he hit on a unique political protest: order multiple copies, have them delivered to creative fictional characters around the district, and destroy them.
Within weeks, Andrew and other like-minded mates angry at the reforms which he said would have "a huge impact on the average Australian's life" had couriers working around the clock delivering thousands of booklets to addresses in their small town.
They were sent to the most unlikely people and organisations: Sheik Abdul Apu Nahasapenatenalou, at the Curry Lovers' Society; the Wingham Deer Hunting Foundation; the Kilabarch Hamster Loving Society; the Firefly Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Indonesian Pandas; the Porn Lovers' Guide to Australia.
To date, Andrew and his mates have received around 5000 booklets.
It started as a protest - but 5000 WorkChoices booklets later, a feisty teenager has exposed a humiliating flaw in the Government's expensive industrial relations education campaign.
A few weeks ago year 9 student Andrew O'Connor, who lives in Wingham, near Taree in regional NSW, wanted to brush up on his knowledge of the Government's industrial relations reforms, known as WorkChoices, for a debating championship.
He visited the WorkChoices website to order one of the glossy 16-page booklets - and discovered he could order up to 99. He promptly received his 99, couriered to his home free of charge.
Not being a fan of the booklet, or the Government, he hit on a unique political protest: order multiple copies, have them delivered to creative fictional characters around the district, and destroy them.
Within weeks, Andrew and other like-minded mates angry at the reforms which he said would have "a huge impact on the average Australian's life" had couriers working around the clock delivering thousands of booklets to addresses in their small town.
They were sent to the most unlikely people and organisations: Sheik Abdul Apu Nahasapenatenalou, at the Curry Lovers' Society; the Wingham Deer Hunting Foundation; the Kilabarch Hamster Loving Society; the Firefly Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Indonesian Pandas; the Porn Lovers' Guide to Australia.
To date, Andrew and his mates have received around 5000 booklets.
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Date: 2005-11-13 01:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-11-13 03:05 am (UTC)What issue am I protesting, again?
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Date: 2005-11-13 03:07 am (UTC)besides, you'll see when it gets to you :P