Psychologists concerned about Defence Industry Forum in Wellington
The New Zealand Psychological Society (NZPsS) is concerned that the Defence Industry and National Security Forum is to take place in Wellington this month. This event sponsored by Lockheed Martin, currently the world’s largest arms manufacturer, focuses on the buying, selling and marketing of war weapons.
Dr John Fitzgerald, President Elect of the NZPsS says the New Zealand Psychological Society supports the stance taken by Wellington’s mayor Justin Lester to prevent the forum taking place in council-controlled venues. He says that promoting the sale of weapons in a city that declared itself nuclear-free in 1982 contradicts the message that Wellington is a place that promotes peaceful not violent solutions to conflict.
Dr Fitzgerald notes that one of the keynote speakers at the Forum is Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister, and expresses the hope that Sir Peter will use this opportunity to promote ways in which science can assist in avoiding armed conflict.
Dr Fitzgerald says that applying science to the management of climate change and alleviation of poverty and inequality is essential in preventing human conflict.
gluckman is a paediatrician.
What he is doing representing the scientific community is a mystery but as a puppet he has been steadfast to NACT, not the scientific community and environmental movement.
A boycott and protest at this obscene meeting would be a minimum response of any morally cognisant Scientist or citizen.
english and other vermin who support wholesale slaughter of innocent public globally, have allowed this bunch of criminals to plan another crimefest of collusion and strategising of more global terror.
Kiwis will be arrested for legitimate protest about this awful insult to the intelligence of NZ and bullshit will be used by officialdom to justify ludicrous anachronism which defies our morality towards life and human rights.