Banning of manifesto a step too far – Free Speech Coalition
The Free Speech Coalition says the Censor’s banning of the Christchurch terrorist attacker’s manifesto is wrong, unconstitutional, and counterproductive. “This…
The Free Speech Coalition says the Censor’s banning of the Christchurch terrorist attacker’s manifesto is wrong, unconstitutional, and counterproductive. “This…
Now is the hour for us all to briefly look at the facts before us concerning our choices as a democracy when it comes to leadership and even the intentions behind policy.
NZME had barely finished their frantic efforts to find and hide their own racist, Islamaphobic, or nasty race based content, before they were busy sounding alarms about the dangers of the Blame Game!!!
Amy Goodman host of Democracy Now! holds a very informative interview with Christian Picciolini, the founder of Free Radicals Project, a nonprofit helping people disengage from hate and violent extremism.
50 people murdered and 42 injured in a few short minutes in our peaceful country…. just awful.
But today, as I watched on TV the thousands upon thousands of Kiwis who gathered to observe a 2 minutes silence in remembrance of the victims ( with so many women wearing headscarves in a display of solidarity with their Moslem sisters) I felt incredibly proud of our little nation.
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If there is any solace to be found following the atrocities in Christchurch, it is in the loving expressions of shared humanity that followed them. With that outpouring of grief and understanding, racism was defeated, its hateful message repudiated – not in our name! That will ring around the world. The future of humanity on this fragile planet depends upon the recognition of our oneness in diversity. Firm and uncompromising support for the UN in strengthening respect for, and observance of, international humanitarian law has become desperately urgent. Never surrender our independence.
Some may balk at these suggestions. I make no apology for making them.
In the Harry Potter books/films/ iconography, the Wizarding community avoided naming the evil Voldemort out of fear, as if the very name would bring evil upon them. Only Harry Potter, unsaddled by age and prior knowledge and with an over-confident courage, systematically names the fear from which everyone else resiles.
The Pacific Media Centre has featured the Christchurch mosque terror attacks and the fallout in a series of articles, image galleries, videos and podcasts.