The Daily Blog Open Mic – Friday 5th August 2016
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Most Recent Blogs
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Why you must protest the greed of The Block
There is something deeply morally wrong about a small minority in our society making huge profits from non productive speculation, setting the economy up for a crash, whilst hard working people struggle to keep up with rack renting…
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Hung rape jury, Rugby bloke misogyny and hating strippers – not a good week for NZ
After dropping my beloved daughter off at school, I walk home via Krd in Auckland. The coffee is good, the people are my kind of people and the bustle of the day carries a momentum with it that puts a skip in ones step.
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MUST READ: Land and Shelter: Unpacking the Crisis
Shelter is a human right, not a privilege. Private ownership of land is a privilege, not a human right. The debate is framed about getting ‘first-home buyers’ on the ‘property ladder’. Framing this as a right makes no more sense than having a debate about how to get people onto the ‘sharemarket ladder’.
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Film fundraiser evening: A New Camera For ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Director
Film fundraiser evening: A New Camera For ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Director
Sun, August 21, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
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Best and Worst Bus Stop Campaign Launch – Public Transport Users Association
A new ‘Best and Worst Bus Stop’ campaign launched by the Public Transport Users Association seeks out the…
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GUEST BLOG: Ben Peterson – Protest at “The Block” Open home
In recent weeks the nightly TV news has had story after story about the affordability of housing. But the moment the TV news finishes at 7:30 pm, it’s like the problem goes away. For TV they go straight into their latest reality TV hit- The Block. The Block is a celebration of property speculation. Contestants are given a house, renovate and flip it in less than six months, winners claiming any profit they get along the way.
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GUEST BLOG: Kieran Kelly – It is Not Ridiculous to Reject Hillary; It is Not Undemocratic to Disrupt the DNC
In a post on The Daily Blog, Chris Trotter has taken “Bernie’s die-hard supporters” to task for being “ridiculous”, but he seems to be ignorant of some of the reasons behind the behaviour of the people he criticises. Not only is their response valid, the circumstances that lead them to it have a significance even broader than this US general election.
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Using open source to improve how business and Government work at 2nd annual Open Source Open Society
Openness and transparency are changing the world – including business, government, and democracy – and New Zealanders have the…
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Malcolm Evans – Justice for Bain
Malcolm Evans – Justice for Bain