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THREAD: I don& #39;t know how to ask for help. For most of my adult life I& #39;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& #39;t know how to address it because that would involve asking for help. It& #39;s why I tried suicide before I tried therapy, because I& #39;d learnt that needing therapy was weakness.
My point is, I need help and I don& #39;t know where to start.
My point is, I need help and I don& #39;t know where to start.
In January, at the height of the bushfires, I went to Scott Morrison& #39;s private home address in Sutherland Shire, to draw attention to his failure as PM and the media& #39;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& #39;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& #39;t found a lawyer for this appeal.
I don& #39;t even know where to start because I know I can& #39;t afford a lawyer. I haven& #39;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& #39;m wasting their time.
I& #39;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& #39;ve been stung by a lawyer& #39;s hidden fees before.
