Dear colleagues;

Our colleague Greg Wallace at the Western Australian Museum passed the
attached message to me earlier today. I think you should read it. From the
Executive Director of the Western Australian Museum to his staff and to the
museums of W.A., it has meaning for all of us and, for those of you in the
USA, it is a small indication of how your colleagues elsewhere share your
sorrow.

Harry

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> >The events of the last 24 hours are being suggested by some pundits as
> >likely to change the world as we know it. They may well be right, and we
can
> >be confident it won't be for the better.
> >
> >I do not normally comment on current affairs in a public forum. And some
may
> >question why I would do so for the cataclysm that has unfolded in New
York,
> >when matters close to home such as treatment of refugees could also
warrant
> >discussion.
> >
> >I do so because I am fundamentally shocked by the New York events, and I
am
> >almost surprised that I find myself so affected. We are surely all immune
to
> >the disasters of this world. Via the media, we have seen some of the
horrors
> >of Rwanda, the Balkans and the ongoing panoply of 'minor' wars and
> >starvation that continue to blight the planet. We see the environmental
> >destruction of a magnitude that entire ecosystems are at risk.
> >
> >I think the shock stems from something we often choose to ignore or
reject.
> >That the USA is indeed very similar to Australia, at a larger and more
> >extreme level true, but very similar nonetheless. Seeing the graphic
footage
> >of the collapse of arguably the world's most famous icon to capitalism
was
> >unnerving. Knowing the human carnage that was concurrent with the fires,
> >explosion and falling concrete was disturbing in the extreme. And
watching
> >the passenger plane fly into the side of the tower will live with me
> >forever.
> >
> >Is this the power of the media? In part yes. But it also the recognition
of
> >a horror that could be transported to Australia. Because looking at the
> >streets of New York was like looking at the streets of Sydney or even
Perth.
> >
> >I'd convey my condolences to any of you have been affected or who know
> >anyone affected by this event. There will be many people in Australia and
> >Perth who will have been so affected.
> >
> >And to compound the evil we have already witnessed, this terrible thing
will
> >have ramifications of further horrors and human suffering as vengeance is
> >sought. Yes, I think the world has become a very definitely worse place
> >overnight.
> >
> >Gary Morgan
> >Executive Director
> >Western Australian Museum
> >Francis Street
> >Perth WA 6000
> >Phone: (08)9427 2701
> >Fax:   (08)9427 2884
>
> ____________________________________
> Greg Wallace
> Manager Museum Assistance Program
> Western Australian Museum
> Perth Cultural Center
> Francis St
> Perth WA 6000
>
> International: +61 8 9427 2774
> Australia:
> Direct line: 08 9427 2774
> Toll Free:   1800 023 333
> Switchboard:    9427 2700
> FAX:            9427 2882
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> www.museum.wa.gov.au/map/map.htm
>
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> *****   Fifth National Remote & Regional Museums Conference   *****
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> *****                   Kalgoorlie 26-29 October
> 2001                        *****
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> *** Any views or opinions presented are solely those of
>      the author and do not necessarily represent those
>      of the Western Australian Museum***
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