Day One In Melbourne for the Melbourne Writers Festival and WrICE 2017

Whether it's difficult or easy to be a writer in these times, depends on the kind of writer you are or want to be. I thought it poetic to be in Melbourne for #mwf2017 same week a massive equality rally is happening, while in Manila it's the burial of #Kian, latest victim of police impunity and brutality. Always interesting to see place and compare notes with writers and locals who are also politically, historically inclined. Privileged to walk around parts of Melbourne yesterday with Christos, and then to walk right smack into the middle of the massive marriage equality rally. Later, in a balcony bar, we were joined by some people from the rally. They couldn't believe that there's no divorce in the Philippines. They were curious to know if people are interested in marriage equality, or in getting married, if that's the case. And they asked about the killings. I told them everything they've read in the news is true, and more. Our journalists have been doing a good job of bearing witness and keeping faithful to events. #photodumping#mwf2017 #wrice2017


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