Day 275 - 08 Jul 96 - Page 10
1 Mr. Morris had sworn for the purposes of other litigation
2 he was involved in. And then behind that, I have put the
3 photocopy which you gave me of the postcard dated 18th June
4 1990 from Barra?
5 A. I think that is everything.
6
7 Q. If you want any guidance when you are giving evidence ask
8 for it. As you know, I am reluctant to give you legal
9 advice, but if you want guidance as to any procedural
10 matter, ask. If at any stage you think you are getting too
11 tired to do yourself justice say so and we will, not, I
12 hope adjourn for the day, but we will have a break?
13 A. Right.
14
15 Q. Yes?
16 A. Well, I will start with my statement made on 12th July
17 1993.
18
19 "Since about 1982 I have been involved in various
20 activities and campaigns to change society so that people
21 an animals and the planet we live on are not seen just as
22 the means for a majority to make their profits. I have
23 campaigned on a wide range of issues which concern me.
24 Things like housing, antinuclear strike support, animal
25 rights and obviously other environmental issues."
26
27 Is it okay if I sit down?
28
29 Q. Yes. Do keep your voice up even when you are reading. Try
30 not to go too fast?
31 A. Right. Should I just read the statement or?
32
33 Q. I think it would probably be better. What I suggest you do
34 is if something occurs to you I suggest you make some kind
35 of mark in the margin and then come back to them
36 altogether?
37 A. Yes, okay. Actually, if I just say that as well as
38 having been campaigning on various issues since 1982, my
39 interest in environmental matters and animal welfare goes
40 back further than that. Actually, when I was about 12 or
41 13 I did sponsored walks for the World Wildlife Fund and
42 Help The Aged. I did carol singing for Greenpeace
43 International. That was throughout the time I was at
44 secondary school, so that was from about age 12 to 16. But
45 it was not until I left school that I really got involved
46 in campaigning.
47
48 "During 1989 and 1990 I attended a number of meetings
49 of London Greenpeace and took part in some of the
50 activities or events organised or discussed by the group.
51 I actually started regularly attending the meetings in
52 1988. I did attend some meetings in 1987. I think my
53 first involvement with the group with London Greenpeace was
54 at the time of the reenactment of the first fleet sailing
55 to Australia and there were demonstrations in support of
56 the Aboriginal land rights and there were people who were
57 involved in that who were going to London Greenpeace, and
58 some of the activities around that were planned at London
59 Greenpeace meetings, and that was my particular interest
60 and why I started getting involved in the group. I also
