Standing up for women's rights gets you called "racist and inflammatory" these days, and Leftist fascists and Islamic supremacist thugs will do all they can to silence you. "Sculptor Sergio Redegalli defies 'bullies' and refuses to take down anti-burka mural," from The Australian, January 19 (thanks to Darcy):
A SYDNEY artist whose anti-burka mural has infuriated left-wing and Islamic activists is vowing that the provocative artwork will stay in place despite death threats, abuse, a string of vandalism attacks, a violent weekend protest and a police request to remove it.Newtown glass sculptor Sergio Redegalli has this week restored the mural painted outside his studio for more than the 40th time after dozens of graffiti and paint-bomb attacks by protesters who say it is racist and inflammatory.
In the latest incident last Sunday, a crowd of 50 activists hurled paint at the mural and then turned on police who had to call in reinforcements to restore order.
Seven men were arrested and charged with offences including resisting police, assaulting police and destroying or damaging property.
The charges will be heard in Newtown Local Court next month. Redegalli blames local left-wing groups, rather than Muslim activists, for the incident.
The sculptor, who is a well-known figure in inner-suburban Newtown, says he has since been visited by local police who asked him to take down the mural after learning of a threat to fire-bomb it.
He refuses to do so in the interests of free speech and public debate.
"I'm not going to let the bullies win," Redegalli told The Australian yesterday.
"I'm not doing it for pride (but because) I don't believe bullies have the right to stand over people and deny us our freedoms."
Redegalli painted the mural and slogan "Say no to burqas" on an exterior wall of his glassworks last September, after a local fashion designer received death threats over a plan to feature models wearing the traditional Islamic garment in a fashion parade.
The artist says his objective is to promote debate about the Islamic face veil, which he sees as a symbol of repression and violent extremism....
It is, of course, a disgraceful way for people to behave. Fire-bombing, death threats and so on, are not the the stuff of a genuine world religion.
However, there are hundreds of thousands of people who who will hear and read this news from all over the world and know exactly what kind of so-called Islam is.
And for the Muslim trolls that visit this site to try and defend Islam, it really is a lost cause.
And well done, Sergio Redegalli! Good man.
Three cheers for Sergio Redegalli.
The burka is an abomination.
We live in a strange world where leftists use intellectual gymnastics to justify the most obvious sign of female discrimination on the face of the earth today.
Read about Islamic fear - the force that drives Islam at http://islamsfatalflaw.blogspot.com/ .
Good man indeed. Interesting too how yet again the Left is associated with Muslims. They're made for each other---they both entertain a lot of stupid ideas and they act like children when they don't get their way.
On display here are two important Western values. The right of private property. The right for free expression.
This artist is coming down on the correct side of both values, and is willing to defend them.
Bravo to Sergio Redegalli!
This is a man willing to stand for freedom, freedom from government telling him what to do, freedom from totalitarians (always leftwing) telling him what his place ought to be. He is to be favorably contrasted against the MSM-approved "brave artists" willing to "take on" Christianity, knowing full well that no personal price will ever need to be ponied up for their phony bravery. You know the so-called artists to whom I refer: the ones who scurry away like coachroches from light when challenged to take on the ludicrous farce of Islam.
Another great artist, Pierre Perret, and his soft, beautiful anti-burqa song. (English translation provided)
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/11/quand-la-femme-est-grillagee-pierre.html
Cheers for Sergio Redegalli!
It is no wonder that Christopher Hitchens abandoned the Left.
"I'm not going to let the bullies win," Redegalli told The Australian yesterday."
You mean the MUSLIM bullies.
Bravo Sergio Redegalli!
Why are there Muslims in Australia? Un-effing believable.
So let's see. If you are against burkas you are a racist (against what race is it anyway?). If you are showing burkas, you are also a racist. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
The sculptor, who is a well-known figure in inner-suburban Newtown, says he has since been visited by local police who asked him to take down the mural after learning of a threat to fire-bomb it.
He refuses to do so in the interests of free speech and public debate.
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Once again, we see police—in the interests of expediency—taking the side of vicious Jihadists and in effect playing the dhimmi.
Bravo to Redegalli for standing up against Jihadists, leftist thugs and *even the police*.
More:
Redegalli painted the mural and slogan "Say no to burqas" on an exterior wall of his glassworks last September, after a local fashion designer received death threats over a plan to feature models wearing the traditional Islamic garment in a fashion parade.
The artist says his objective is to promote debate about the Islamic face veil, which he sees as a symbol of repression and violent extremism....
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Note that—just like cartoonist Molly Norris—Redegalli initially acted because *others* were being threatened by Jihadists for exercising the right of free speech.
Redegalli has stuck to his guns. I have the *greatest respect* for this man.
His glass work includes everything from huge fountains and public sculpture to vases and small art pieces. If his work is to your taste and in your budget, why not consider patronizing his work? Especially if you are Australian—but I bet he'll ship his work anywhere in the world.
Here are just a couple of his fine smaller pieces:
http://www.vitriagallery.com/artwork/17/Sergio%20Redegalli%20Urban%20Patchworked%20Cleo.jpg
http://www.glassartistsgallery.com.au/images/artists/sergioredegalli/sergio_redigalli_tower_2009.jpg
Hero.
Great man.
Three cheers for Sergio Redegalli!
I wonder how long it will be before we learn he has gone into hiding?
OO-Rah!! So well said, FScarn. I second everything you said and repeat:
Bravo to Sergio Redegalli!!!!
Bravo!
"the Islamic face veil, which he sees as a symbol of repression and violent extremism...."
And the Islamic face veil could be seen in what other light?
"And the Islamic face veil could be seen in what other light?"
I believe the post-feminist Naomi Wolf has called it "liberating."
I applaud this artist, Sergio Redegalli, for his courage and perseverance.
He'll inspire others. Very gutsy.
And he says it's the leftists. They are the advance guard for the jihadists.
I understand that he attended the rally in Martin Place on behalf of the Copts.
And I also understand he is pro-Israel.
He's a good guy. I've corresponded with him.
Italo-Australian (born in Italy; not sure when he migrated to Australia, whether it was as a child brought by migrating parents, or as an adult).
So he's upholding the honor both of his birthplace and of the country where he is now a citizen.
Oriana Fallaci would have been tremendously proud to hail Sergio as kin; she who ripped off the chador and threw it on the floor right in front of the Ayatollah Khomeini himself.
Everybody here who approves of what he's doing: do please drop him a line
and let him know.
This is the website of his glass studio. If you look around carefully you will find out how to contact him.
http://www.cydoniaglass.com.au/
(BTW Gravenimage - his company has a branch in San Francisco).
He is copping enormous amounts of flak, not only from a horde of deluded Islamophiles (every dozy bint in Sydney, it seems, and then some), but from the local council, Marrickville Council, who are headed by a total dhimmi, one Sam Iskandar. And a Muslim woman is playing the 'Racist!' card against him:
"Redegalli is also the subject of a complaint to the NSW Anti-Discrimination Board by a Muslim woman resident of nearby Erskineville, who claims his mural is racially vilifying."
(from 'The Australian', 19.1.2011).
As well as writing to Mr Redegalli to offer moral support, please write and put a flea in the ear of Marrickville Council, who would dearly like to force him to remove his mural, but can't, because he painted it on his own private property.
MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL ADDRESS – POSTAL
Please address any letters to:
The General Manager
Marrickville Council
PO Box 14
Petersham NSW Australia 2049
DX 3910 Annandale NSW
Citizens' Service Centre
2-14 Fisher Street, Petersham NSW 2049
Hours: 8:30am - 5pm | Monday - Friday
Phone: (02) 9335 2222
Fax: (02) 9335 2029
e-mail: council@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
You can sign a petition in support of him, here:
http://www.australianislamistmonitor.org/index.php?option=cosm_content&view=article&id=4025:aim-collection-of-signatures-in-support-of-sergio-redegalli&catid=302:in-support
There is nothing wrong with Mr. Redegalli's opinion or with the way that he expresses it. Thank you for the links DDA. I have sent words of support to Mr. Redegalli, and will write to the Marrickville Council as well. I'm sure the Council ignores messages from the States, but I'll send one nevertheless.
Muslims will have to learn to live with the rigors of free speech, in Australia, Canada, the Unites States, Britain and Europe, Latin America, and India too. If they can't stand it, they can live elsewhere. When I look at the map, Saudi Arabia seems big enough.
All the best to you.
Go Sergio! Finally, someone with courage to stand up to the bullies.
I just want to say - On ya Sergio!
Yeah, this guy is hero, what a contrast to Westergaard. It is this stubborn activism that is is needed to push back the dhimmi Left and the muzzie lizards aiming for islamic supremacy.
I e-mailed my thoughts to the Council with the addy you provided above.
I urge everyone to do the same.
Brave man, Redegalli.
Actually, in this case, leftist bullies, not Muslim bullies. Let´s be clear about who the enemies are, in each and every case. Redegalli show courage as well as cool, rational thinking.
Thank you for providing the link. I have signed the petition in support of Rudegalli.
Way to go mate - we're standing with you!! Those leftist might be singing a new tune if the Islamic's ever took over in Australia as "there type" would be the first to go...
Good, a brave man appears on the scene much like Gert Wilders, someone whom will stand up, someone who has testicles, it appears many here in the US have been politically casterated, Is everyone so blind or fearful they cannot see the horrors of Islam, everytime someone has a different opinion they want to kill them, Oh, I almost forgot for a moment, isn't this what their Prophet taught them,, uummm, isn't this what satan led people to do to Jesus when Jesus only did good and taught about the evil of satan, this Islamic religion shows it is not of God but is of satan everytime they threaten to kill someone with a different opinion..
A word of advice Sergio, should it be needed. Arm yourself! Should you not be aware of what you're up against, these people, Muslims, moderate or otherwise, feel obligated to inflict death when any aspect of their "religion" is criticized. It is authorized, encouraged and applauded when successful. If you are aware of all that then kudos for your courage in the face of this threat. Stay alert and protect yourself.
The future of civilization as we know it will endure when a majority recognize the existential nature of the threat inherent in Islam, stop succumbing to the threats and violence perpetuated in its name and take the defiant, militant stance that will be necessary to crush it. Appeasement, accommodation and introspection, the current strategy to gain the respect and admiration of Islamists has already led us a long way down the path of defeat; reversion (we were all born Muslims don't you know), submission and payment of the jizyah, or death; freedom of religion, of conscience, of speech, the rule of law, political correctness, multiculturalism, women's rights will all become unmentionable anachronisms. The penalty for apostasy, adultery, homosexuality and family "dishonor" will be a painful death, executions exalted by the Imams as an act of justice according to Sharia, the unalterable laws governing every aspect of human activity as established by Allah, the Muslim interpretation of God.
People like you who stand defiantly in opposition to these threats, whether you do so intentionally or not, are worthy of the respect and admiration of all your freedom loving countrymen and fellow freedom loving citizens around the world. On behalf of all I wish you the best.
"Actually, in this case, leftist bullies, not Muslim bullies. Let´s be clear about who the enemies are, in each and every case."
How do you know that each and every one of the "50 activists" in this latest protest were not Muslims? Please identify each and every one of the "50 activists."
Thanks.
Dumbledore's Army wrote:
(BTW Gravenimage - his company has a branch in San Francisco).
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Thank you so much for the information, DDA—I know the area where Cydonia studio is very well. According to one of the reviews on Yelp, the studio also hosts a regular fund raiser for dog rescue.
My kind of people all around!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cydonia-the-glass-studio-san-francisco
If/when contacting Marrickville Town Council, you should be aware of who you are dealing with: fair, balanced and respectful of others' viewpoints (not):
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/46406
There is a petition at
http://www.islammonitor.org/
If Sergio can keep going as he has begun, I think Australia might be in with a chance to take home the 'anti-dhimmi internationale' award, come November/ December 2011.
Sergio, you are a role model for protecting free speech in our country. I applaud your determination and stance.
Your views are the views of many AUstralians who wish to preserve OUR way of life.
David
As we all know, courage nearly always comes from the bottom upwards. It rarely comes from the top down. Look at those who resist Islamization and all other evil threats to mankind. They're nearly always those at the bottom. Those who have excused and facilitated evil have nearly always been our elites at the top, who think thats the sophisticated thing to do, because they no longer want to recognise evil when it is there, and haven't got the courage to stand up to it when threatened by it.