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Founder of Reignite Democracy Australia, Monica Smit, became a well-known activist during the COVID era. She spoke out against the government’s handling of the pandemic and her political stance and human rights advocacy saw her arrested and imprisoned in solitary confinement for 22 days.
But Monica wasn’t always a strong, outspoken activist. In fact, it was only through a long journey of shameful mistakes and personal suffering that she became a woman of conviction, and a person who dared stand up and fight for justice.
Monica’s tell-all expose is a real, raw, and courageous account of how a former party girl became a political prisoner during the world’s longest and harshest lockdowns and what she learnt about life and humanity along the way.
But Monica wasn’t always a strong, outspoken activist. In fact, it was only through a long journey of shameful mistakes and personal suffering that she became a woman of conviction, and a person who dared stand up and fight for justice.
Monica’s tell-all expose is a real, raw, and courageous account of how a former party girl became a political prisoner during the world’s longest and harshest lockdowns and what she learnt about life and humanity along the way.
251 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2023
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May 19, 2024
I admit I was a fan of Monica’s before reading her book.
I read the book to find out more about how it all unfolded and to see who she was before becoming the accidental public poster girl dissenter against all things restrictive during the madness of Melbournes lockdowns under the covid era. I wanted to hear Monica’s account of her days locked up, in isolation, in A Melbourne correctional facility over her stance. I admired her courage in refusing bail conditions to set a precedence, and being the right person at the right time. Anyone looking at those conditions closely should be shocked and appalled at what the gov tried to do, regardless of you agree or disagree with her reasons. Yet this is more than a lockdown story,and wrongful imprisonment, She writes too about her life before these times, hoping to inspire young girls to overcome trauma, sexual abuse and low self esteem as she did. I’d urge people to actually read the book before they dismiss her as some kind of radical because she didn’t support lockdowns and was vocal in protesting it. The book is a lesson in having the balls to stand up for what you believe in even when everyone is against you.
A lot of thought went into every detail - Monica self published, using local family run printing firm, had the book distributed by a mother and daughter team in need of work, in a way to support local businesses and community. The book can be ordered from her website by searching her name online
I read the book to find out more about how it all unfolded and to see who she was before becoming the accidental public poster girl dissenter against all things restrictive during the madness of Melbournes lockdowns under the covid era. I wanted to hear Monica’s account of her days locked up, in isolation, in A Melbourne correctional facility over her stance. I admired her courage in refusing bail conditions to set a precedence, and being the right person at the right time. Anyone looking at those conditions closely should be shocked and appalled at what the gov tried to do, regardless of you agree or disagree with her reasons. Yet this is more than a lockdown story,and wrongful imprisonment, She writes too about her life before these times, hoping to inspire young girls to overcome trauma, sexual abuse and low self esteem as she did. I’d urge people to actually read the book before they dismiss her as some kind of radical because she didn’t support lockdowns and was vocal in protesting it. The book is a lesson in having the balls to stand up for what you believe in even when everyone is against you.
A lot of thought went into every detail - Monica self published, using local family run printing firm, had the book distributed by a mother and daughter team in need of work, in a way to support local businesses and community. The book can be ordered from her website by searching her name online
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