We’re always happy to hear about another peaceful opportunity for the Differently Animated to get out there and meet their Living fellow-citizens in a fun and festive atmosphere, so naturally the ZRC was pleased to learn about an annual Zombie Walk in Hobart, Tasmania from our Australian correspondent @H0110wPeTaL on Twitter.

However, even though the event seems to be largely agreeable, albeit mostly Living people showing Zombie Solidarity by dressing up, there are also troubling signs that Tasmania needs some serious work on Living-Zombie relations:

HOBART’S annual Zombie March attracted about 200 blood-dripping characters yesterday.

Unsuspecting families at Princes Park and patrons at Salamanca Market were the first to encounter the marchers before the “living dead” continued to the CBD.

Spectators and marchers said it put “life” into an otherwise dreary winter day.

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“It’s really fun being scary,” he said. “Hiding behind a character, you can pretend to be someone else.”

Another participant said perhaps Tasmania Police could conduct regular “zombie patrols” to keep our streets safe.

‘Being scary’? ‘zombie patrols’! This is NOT the proper attitude to have regarding Zombies, especially at an event in their honor!

Naturally, we need to redouble our efforts, and as soon as some wealthy angel investor drops a six or seven figure check on the ZRC we will look into establishing an Embassy in Australia to cover the greater Oceania region.

Which obviously requires some additional attention and outreach.

Tags: Social Justice, Zombie Public Event

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