I am happy to have lived through the sixties. It was a time of great social change. I am proud that I was a part of it. It was not, however, all flower power and free love.

I think the availability of the birth control pill can be said to account for the so-called 'free love'. This new freedom created a struggle for a new morality. Some people rose to the challenge, some chose to ignore the emotional implications of sexual freedom.

We had no guides. Our mothers could not equate our reality with the moral guidelines of their generation. Dependency on the monogamous relationship was no longer necessary.

Yes, many children were born "out of wedlock". So what? Marriage is no longer the only option. Thank goodness being a 'bastard' cannot be seen as a justification for excluding someone from society.

The sixties was a time of inclusion. Many people who had previously been marginalized because of sex, colour and religion were brought into the mainstream. We re-examined our political and social beliefs. We had the courage to question authority.

It was a wonderful time to be an idealistic youth. As a generation, we had the power to create real change. Where there is a will, there is a way and we experienced this collectively. There is nothing like the sweet smell of success.

Our numbers alone, made us powerful. We still have the power because of this. We also have the experience and financial means to use that power in ways that were not available to us as youth.

Why don't we do it in the road?