FDS Insight Magazine Aug - Oct 2022

40 families must be given a venue both inside and outside the country to express their grief and amplify their rage. At the document art show in Kassel, Germany’s renowned international exhibition of modern art held every five years, Filipino activists and human rights defenders held up a giant banner emblazoned with ‘Stop the Killings,’ spelled out in thousands of small black plates. In Philippine culture, pinning a small black plate on one’s clothing is a sign of mourning. Similar demonstrations with the ‘Stop the Killings’ banner have been held in the United States and across Europe. ‘We expect a similar drug war under the Marcos-Duterte administration. But this will not affect our resolve to call for greater solidarity so that this issue will not be forgotten,’ visual artist and one of the demonstrators Kiri Dalena said, adding: ‘Solidarity and opposition will have to come from all over, not only the Philippines.’ A.P. Santos, dw.com (19/7/22) Memorial Corner Remembering people who have lost their lives to drugs and alcohol during the months of August to October For inclusion on this list, please call the office on (02) 4782 9222 First Name Surname Date of Birth Date of Death Age Peter Anderson 03/02/1969 12/08/1999 30 Paris Avenell 20/07/1994 20/10/2012 18 Darren Paul Baird 01/12/1973 08/10/2020 46 Melanie Rae Barasso 21/02/1975 23/09/1993 18 Martin John Barret 26/04/1980 01/10/2017 37 Linda Bartell 23/05/1982 17/08/2000 18 Dean Leslie Berg 03/04/1976 10/09/1997 21 Shay Louise Bressington 20/12/1975 27/08/1998 22 Gena Brown 11/08/1965 13/10/2000 35 Natalie Jayne Brown 10/01/1983 02/09/2016 33 Natasha Burridge 04/03/1967 08/09/2000 33 Jennifer Louise Burton 26/07/1979 06/08/1998 19 Justin Joseph Byrne 07/08/1954 08/09/1998 44