Freedom of speech missing at GSA crossposted from linkedin I have been a member of the Geological Society of Australia since the mid 1990s but I resigned today after the Society's leadership once again censored a letter I had sent to the society's newsletter ( The Australian Geologist - TAG) . This dealt with the pending ban on public access to the summit of Mt Warning in northern NSW, perhaps the largest well-preserved ancient volcanic caldera in the southern hemisphere. The quarterly newsletter is the main avenue members can share geologically relevant issues. The editorial policy of TAG at the time I sent the letter read as follows: TAG ed policy I gather the policy and TAG itself is currently under review, apparently: "The review will be managed by eminent (well respected) independent scientists, led by a high-profile member (e.g. one who is a fellow of the AAS)" . I would have thought someone with an open mind and a desire to uphold free speech and scientifi...
Our mountains belong to all of us. The Right to Climb them and bask in their views that inspire awe and wonder is as old as the human genome. This long-established cultural tradition is under threat by a small group of bureaucrats determined to impose their way on the rest of the world. It is right to Climb because we have the Right to climb. If you don’t exercise your rights you lose them. Don't let petty nanny state bureaucrats take them away.