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THREAD: I don't know how to ask for help. For most of my adult life I've been trapped at the intersection of toxic masculinity and neoliberalist rugged individualism, so the idea of needing help, let alone asking for help, is anathema to my sense of self.
I hate it, but I don't know how to address it because that would involve asking for help. It's why I tried suicide before I tried therapy, because I'd learnt that needing therapy was weakness.
My point is, I need help and I don't know where to start.
My point is, I need help and I don't know where to start.
In January, at the height of the bushfires, I went to Scott Morrison's private home address in Sutherland Shire, to draw attention to his failure as PM and the media's failure to hold anyone in power to account.
It was a combination of larrikin memery and political activism.
It was a combination of larrikin memery and political activism.
A Chaser-esque stunt that was intended to make multiple points about where our society was headed and why this year was only going to get worse.
I was arrested and charged with trespass and incitement to the commission of a crime (namely trespass).
I was arrested and charged with trespass and incitement to the commission of a crime (namely trespass).
It went to court, I plead guilty, and after the first wave COVID lockdown ended I was sentenced to 4 months in gaol.
The magistrate declared I had shown no remorse, despite a lengthy and detailed apology before the court, in which I accepted responsibility for my actions.
The magistrate declared I had shown no remorse, despite a lengthy and detailed apology before the court, in which I accepted responsibility for my actions.
I also explained how being arrested had sent me on a path of community work and engagement with community needs. The sentence floored me.
By some stroke of luck I was bailed pending sentencing appeal.
So now to the point, I haven't found a lawyer for this appeal.
By some stroke of luck I was bailed pending sentencing appeal.
So now to the point, I haven't found a lawyer for this appeal.
I don't even know where to start because I know I can't afford a lawyer. I haven't tried Legal Aid because there are people who need their services more than I do for a dumb protest in January, and so I would feel like I'm wasting their time.
I'm not even asking for some pro bono stuff or donations to cover the cost. But if anyone knows of a reputable legal firm that does payment plans in advance, and can provide a full costing ahead of the fact, as I've been stung by a lawyer's hidden fees before.
So yeah, that's where I am, it's why my mental health has cratered in the last few weeks, and it's why I've thrown myself into union work, to ensure the Wollongong branch doesn't need me to be present to still fight back against this government's cruelty.
If anyone can help me with this, I'd appreciate it. I've tried googling but all I get is flashy ads and various confusing statements.
