Open Letter to the citizens of Nelson re The Jerusalem Quartet
We, the undersigned, object to the presence of The Jerusalem Quartet, comprised of four Israeli citizens, at the forthcoming Adam Chamber Music Festival, in Nelson.
The Liberal Agenda
Commentary examining neoliberalism, economic inequality, and the political forces shaping modern New Zealand society.
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The Liberal Agenda – The Internet’s Own Boy
A must watch documentary on the life of Aaron Swartz and a core issue of our time – access to public documents and the public right to know.
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The Liberal Agenda – Waihopai Spy Base Protest Saturday January 26th
People from all around New Zealand will be converging on the super-secret Waihopai satellite interception spybase, in Marlborough, on Saturday January 26th.
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The Liberal Agenda – Bryan Bruce’s New Zealand Public Television
I spoke with Liz Gunn on RadioLive yesterday
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‘Navigators & Naturalists’ – the book
Navigators & Naturalists – French exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas 1769-1824 weaves together geographic, natural and human history. It sets the scientific exploration of New Zealand and the Pacific in the context of the French Enlightenment with its veneration of science and philosophy and the quest to map the whole world – and everything in it – minerals, plants, animals and peoples, that fuelled the Age of Discovery.
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The Liberal Agenda – Mainland Poultry mega farm railroaded into small town by Waikato District Council
What: Protest & petition hand-in to stop Mainland Poultry egg farm application
When: Tuesday 18 December, 12-1pm
Where: Waikato District Council, 15 Galileo Street, Ngaruawahia 3720
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The Liberal Agenda – RIP Geoff Murphy – you taught me everything about being a Pakeha New Zealander
With Goodbye Pork Pie, Sleeping Dogs, Utu & The Quiet Earth, Geoff Murphy taught me what it was to be a Pakeha New Zealander.
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The Liberal Agenda – PROTECT OUR WATER RALLY
WHAT: Water Protest
WHERE: Cathedral Square, Christchurch
WHEN: Saturday at 12 PM – 2 PM
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The Liberal Agenda: Fahrenheit 11/9 review – 5 stars
Michael Moore is one of our generations great American documentary makers. Academy Award winning Fahrenheit 9/11 remains one of the top grossing docos of all time so when one of the first pundits to predict Trump would win makes a new documentary on why Trump won, it becomes necessary viewing for anyone who cares about American politics.
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The Liberal Agenda: Pop-Up Globe Shakespeare – Richard III – 5 stars
I was waiting for Actors Equity to condemn Pop Up Globe as heteronormative patriarchal sexual symbolism and demand the entire franchise be renamed Shakespeare Strap-On.