My main memories of Gaye was behind the loud hailer at ANZCCART 1999, or trying to help the tent city occupiers at the lifting of the mortoriam without getting herself in trouble (she was working for parliment at the time). Gaye is sorley missed, she had so much more to offer. My last memory of Gaye was her in the freedom shop fixing things up and us having a bitch about the bypass..

Somebody at the service mentioned that she had no children, but they were wrong. During Animal Rights operations her code name was "Mum", she was making sure there was food or organizing people to get some and soy milk always. She was a tough Matriarchal leader in the AR movement and the vivisectors should be sighing in relif from her passing... But shes left us a legeacy in her show of leadership, spirit and practically in her thesis on philosphy.

For those of you that couldn't make it to Levin on Thursday heres some details from her service...

Gaye Dyson (Master of Philosophy)
5th September 1961 - 13 September 2004

"Woman of Peace, Stroppy not soppy"

Service to Celebrate the life of Gaye
Entrance Music "Lend me your wings" By Tenzin

Wally Dyson, Jonathan Boyes, Metiria Turei and others spoke tributes. "the Flying Fishwives" (of which Gaye was a founding memeber) sang a tribute.

"what is the purpose of one's own life?
Helping others no matter, how small,
that is the purpose of one's own survival,
Certainly our life, our existence on this planet
is not for creating pains for others
If you can help others do it.
If you can't, at least restrain from harming one another,
Thats my fundamental belif, as a Buddist
or even as a non-buddist or a non-believer.
I think if you remain a warm hearted person
with a purposeful life, then your life
becomes something more meaningful.
His Holiness
The Dalal Lama