Attacks in two of my home cities (Paris and Sydney) in recent weeks affecting people I am closely connected to. It is truly heartbreaking. It makes me very prou

Attacks in two of my home cities (Paris and Sydney) in recent weeks affecting people I am closely connected to. It is truly heartbreaking. It makes me very proud that in both cities, people refuse to accept these actions as anything but the actions of inexcusable murderers; and in both cases people have made use of the internet to share a positive message of hope and solidarity (Je Suis Charlie / IllRideWithYou). When I grew up in London during the IRA bombings, no such channel existed and the message was a very negative one issued by the government and echoed by the broadcast media. What a difference it makes that the general population now have a channel to direct the way these actions are viewed, communicated and reflected back to the perpetrators. Yes, now we ARE all Charlie.