i can't get my head around Fusion sending a bunch of people to Athens. it's costing so much money. wouldn't it be better to spend that money on recruting more Fusionites in Australia? or spending it on better spaces for the 'young people' to hang out after school in a safe environment? if i was donating money to Fusion i'd be pretty pissed off if it went towards giving someone a free trip to Athens....
i know that most people on the blogfeed probably support Fusions work - and that's cool, i used to as well... but with an outside perspective i see these things and just wonder....
back in the faithful days i thought Fusion were alright, i mean they do great things for young people, running festivals and the like but lets face it, they pretty exclusive in their ways as much as they think they aren't.
i had a friend that was doing work experience with Fusion in hornsby and as part of that she worked at the cafe some afternoons. it was all good until after she had finished and they found out she was gay. then they had the opinion that because she was gay she probably shouldn't have been in the cafe with the 'youth'. now that's just fucked up. just because someone is gay doesn't mean they are going to corrupt anyone, or that they have some sort of negative effect on things.
i could go on but i don't think most of you would really value my opinion that much... i mean i'm a dirty homosexual after all.
Crikey - that's a bleak post! I confess to thinking similar thoughts from time to time, but I guess that if you support the ethos of an organisation you trust they will use their resources wisely. And if they don't, well you can always support some other project or cause ...
Posted by: lesley at August 10, 2004 09:00 PMAn organisation needs to have integrity. Clearly some people will disagree with the demonstration of its values, but that's always going to happen. That's the flip side of integrity. Surely an organisation has to be true to its values and beliefs, just as an individual does ...
Posted by: lesley at August 10, 2004 09:07 PMCould it be that they have decided that investing into the people that are going is as worthwhile as the work that they will end up doing?
Posted by: Me'shell at August 19, 2004 12:36 AMif i'm thinking of the same person, i don't think the organisation even knows she is gay. she left of her own accord without fully explaining the reasons.
and i must say i love her to bits. she has been treated pretty poorly by some people because of her choices, including some involved in the organisation, but i don't think it was the organisation treating her like that. just some people with their own opinions and insensitive ways. thats my opinion and most might not value that.
jen - that's another person. there has been two.
Posted by: erin at October 24, 2004 09:19 AM