Bellowing from the rooftops

Abstract

It's a topsy turvy ole world isn’t it? One moment we’re not allowing certain plays to be staged, the next there are journalists being locked up in a room in Castille, and before we know it, Donald Trump is banging on social media’s door asking to be let back in. But before we consider lifting that MAGA-shaped latch, let’s talk awhile about freedom of speech and the right to speak up. Before we were all tucked into our own homes to keep us safe from each other and The Killer Virus Which Changed Our Lives, we witnessed mass protests on our little island. Thousands of us took to the streets to combat corruption and fight for environmental issues. For some of us, it was the first time we’d seen demonstrations on such a scale in Malta. For some of us, it was the first time that we realised we had the right and duty to speak up for what we believe in. The right and duty? I hear you ask. [excerpt]