77. A Stand in the Park (for freedom and fairness) – Brady Gunn & Sophia Rose
The online revolution has worked wonders to connect people, but we need to meet in the physical to really exchange energy and love and to find our inner power. That was one of the insights Brady Gunn brought with him when he began standing in a park in Australia every Sunday between 10 and 11 am to simply silently manifest his truth and freedom. ”We’re all one, we're all drops in the same ocean”, Brady says. The lockdown policies was the catalyst, but the peaceful standing manifestation grew to something wider. It is about celebrating ”freedom, diversity and fairness for all”, as it says on the subsequently created website for the fast growing movement, which got the name A Stand in the Park. For three months Brady stood there alone. Then people started joining. After a few months, the movement migrated to the UK with the help of Brady’s friend Sophia (Fifi) Rose. There it took off quickly. The movement today encompasses more than 1,000 parks in 30 countries, whereof more than 700 in the UK alone. ”The mandatory covid passports has been a wake up call for many”, says Sophia. Many of the ”park standers” have taken their jabs but feel the authorities are going too far now. The police have largely left the movement alone, despite its formal violation of lockdown rules. It is difficult to mass arrest old ladies with pets and all kinds of other ordinary people who are not doing anything, just standing there. However, Brady is strictly forbidden to promote the movement publicly. Other covid policy protesters have been treated a lot worse by the police. ”They have done some irreparable damage. I don't think the Australian people will easily forgive them”, says Brady. When it comes to what the measures that have been taken against the pandemic will eventually entail, including the jabs, Brady seems to have a gloomier outlook than Sophia. ”Things are a lot worse than in your worst nightmare”, he says and adds that he is skeptical towards what he sees as blind optimism. Sophia has more sympathy for positive thinking, at least to the extent that it means shedding fear. Because fear is what is fuelling the top-down control of people. Neither of the founders of A Stand in the Park are impressed with how the mainstream media is covering either their movement or any other current protest activities. And there are many. On November 20th hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated against lockdowns and mandates in dozens of countries. ”If they actually reported on it, people would be so empowered”, says Sophia. They both think there is a spiritual battle going on ”This is why they want to stop us from coming together”, says Sophia. ”Our society is founded on fear; fear of the other, fear of what could happen, it's relentless. Ultimately, what's driving us is fear of death, which is an absolutely crazy avoidance.” Is this a crucial time in history? Yes, says Brady: ”This is a massive spiritual war. It is an awakening.” This linktree will guide you to A Stand in the Park’s website and social media handles as well as some other interviews with Brady and Fifi.