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FEBRUARY 24 2012 ISSUE 76
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Rudd resigns: But local MP won t comment
Mural guy is back But Marrickville Council isn t impressed with message
The dramas surrounding the Labor Party escalated this page 3 week. Details inside.
BY LOUISE BOURKE
T New appreciation: Joy of organ recipient RPA Hospital celebrates its 10th annual Gift of Life page 8 ceremony
Every Breath: World premiere of new play Critically acclaimed director opens explosive play at page 18 Belvoir.
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he man behind the ‘Say No To Burqas’ mural is back, but this time he’s got a new mural and message. Sergio Redegalli’s original mural sparked heated protest last year, which resulted in seven people being arrested, but now the controversial artist is spreading a new message on why he thinks the burqa should be banned. The Newtown artist and shop owner is fi lming a documentary, for which he donned the garment to drive a car. “Since wearing the burqa, I can very, very clearly say it’s dangerous to drive in,” he said. “You do not have visibility in terms of peripheral vision.” Mr Redegalli said other factors, like maneuverability and the heat, also proved an impediment to driving. No stranger to controversy, Mr Redegalli was surprised the mural, which was painted last week, had not been vandalised when the Weekender visited the site. He has repainted the wall 65 times since September 2010. But Marrickville Council isn’t impressed, saying it doesn’t endorse any activity that jeopardises the “inclusiveness and respect for cultural diversity”. What’s your view? Email louise. bourke@innercity weekender.com. au.
No stranger to controversy, local artist Sergio Redegalli has created a new mural about his views on the burqa.