Nominated

So, someone nominated me for Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ’s Human Rights Defender Award, The full list of nominees is:

• Imrana Jalal, Fijian human rights lawyer;
• Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh, Contemporary artist;
• Chee Soon Juan, Singapore opposition leader;
• Tony Ellis, New Zealand civil liberties lawyer;
• Idiot/Savant, No Right Turn blogger;
• Michael Knowles, Defence lawyer for the ‘Waihopai three’;
• Maire Leadbetter of the Indonesian Human Rights Committee;
• Janet McIntyre, TVNZ Sunday correspondent;
• Naing Ko Ko, Burmese activist and refugee;
• Alyn Ware, peace and disarmament campaigner;
• Yan Christian Warinussy, West Papuan activist;
• Dolores Flynn-Edge, AINZ activist; and
• Elena Wrelton, AINZ activist.

While I'm flattered, its clear from the list that I do not belong on it. The other nominees are doing real work which changes the world for the better. All I do is mouth off on the internet.

The award will be announced on Human Rights Day, 10 December. I look forward to finding out who the winner is.