Happy International Lefthanders Day (13 August). Yes, another day, another cause and this day is in recognition of the 10 per cent of us who navigate the daily inconveniences faced by lefties in a right-handed world.
As a leftie born in the 70s, I had a bit of giggle to think that challenges faced with opening cans, peeling vegetables, the smudge of ink across a page or a whiteboard were worthy of an international awareness campaign by the founder of the Left-Handers Club.
Not because the struggle wasn’t real, but because while some of us were working on solving the problem of spiral notebooks others were fighting far weightier challenges in 1976.
Our mothers were fighting against workplace inequality, where marriage was a career ending event and equal pay but a pipe dream. Our First Nations cousins might have celebrated the recognition of traditional owners for the first time with the passing of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act but the fight against apathy and systemic racism continues. And in 1976 Australia’s multicultural future was just beginning to take shape, and yet we’ve woken to news that some Australians will march for an end to mass immigration on 31 August. Oh the hypocrisy.
So here’s to the left-handers, the change-makers, and everyone still pushing for a fairer, more inclusive Australia. I hope you are having a good day, and I assure you I am here standing with you in the continued fight for equality, equity, land, rights, and recognition.
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