Mark Richardson's brand of entertainment is dangerous if it promotes a particular stereotype about vulnerable groups. While his job may be to entertain, that entertainment should not be at the expense of others, not should it contribute to the structural ...
Interesting, I understood that the issue with the transitional youth facility in Dunedin was around an initial claim that the neighbours had been consulted, they hadn't been, which is why it became an issue. I believe the concern was around the type of ...
Written By: koreropono - Date published: 11:58 am, May 25th, 2018 - 46 comments
Categories: capitalism, class war, housing, uncategorized
Tags: hate speech, Mark Richardson, state housing, structural violence
Mark Richardson is a self-confessed NIMBY, so it is little wonder that he has spoken out about a social housing development in Epsom. He does not want any social housing developments in his little piece of suburbia and he's not shy about declaring his 'me …
That may be so, and I look forward to these announcements but as pointed out in the rest of the article. The budget not go far enough to make things better for those most affected by poverty. The upcoming announcements are unlikely to make much difference ...
"My thoughts are that this government is at least trying to heal the rift that sees two NZ’s at each others throats" Meanwhile they're succumbing to the negative 70A narrative (mainly aimed at women of breeding age), thus perpetuating the rift between the ...
Which is why we shouldn't give a toss about what they think.
+1000
+1000. I'm disappointed that the Government is sticking to the status quo and denying so many opportunities. Opportunities to things like healthy food, stable homes, accessible educational opportunities, relief from depression. Never fear though homeless ...
You didn't answer the first question, nor the second...reviewing something that Labour signaled they'd do away with in their first 6 months is not doing away with it. In reference to your blunt that "gets passed around from the left every very single ...
"That evidence shows that in political terms, he got it right" So getting it 'right' in political terms is more important than seriously addressing issues like poverty? If the people at CPAG say that "none of [the measures in this budget] will transform ...
I disagree, people choosing to feed their kids today because they're hungry is far more important than having to worry about the power account that's due next week. Your suggestion that WINZ assist with sufficient access to food banks as a remedy is stupid...
Budgeting courses are not going to make lives better, they're not going to miraculously make it easier for anyone on a benefit to live when people don't get enough money (canterbury law research shows this). The benefits were designed to be at least 20% ...
Hmmm not sure what you're implying but I kind of get the feeling you think anyone can do social work without a qualification? There is a vast difference between having experience in 'special education' and understanding the multiple and compounding impacts...
What it takes to be a 'real' social worker, four years minimum university study, learning and understanding various methods to support change at systemic and individual levels, understanding how to navigate various systems, in numerous fields, mental ...
Fantastic post Amy and mostly, and aptly, describes the challenges social workers face now that government has refused to protect our scope of practice. This means a continuation of the free for all space , where client needs are secondary to ...
There's this petition if anyone's interested in signing, https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/reject-the-social-work-legislation-bill?source=twitter-share-button
Not only is the answer yes, anyone can be employed to do what were traditionally social work roles, this has been happening for many years! This piece of legislation was supposed to stop that from happening. After working in the social service sector for ...
I think it is very telling that despite the Chief District Court Judge noting that the judge's comments were inappropriate, the National Standards Committee of the Law Society still feel it appropriate to undertake a disciplinary 'investigation' against ...
I don't dispute that bullying is a type of violence, but I do dispute that it is "just as bad" in this context as DV or IPV. There is a vast difference between engaging in mutual antagonism (or what you term bullying) online, where you at least have the ...
And while you're putting down others, you are minimising violence, you're making a mockery of the horrendous IPV/DV and its impact in Aotearoa. It seems like you are attributing positive traits to abusers when you go about using someone's inability to ...
Bewildered, I love how those who lean heavily to the right like to attribute RWNJ traits to the left (not that Labour is really 'left' by any stretch of the imagination). Right wing politics in and of itself is divisive and violent on a systemic level, but...
+1@ D T B
It is just as well Maori have a document called te Tiriti o Waitangi that shows that Maori are distinct from the crown (or what ever else interpretation you want to put on it) and that document shows that Maori did not cede their sovereignty (like many ...
Interesting thinking, so do you think that the partnership aspect of te Tiriti, should be removed, because according to te Tiriti, the crown and Maori are two distinct entities. Yet, if the partnership guarantee in te Tiriti is breached by the crown, what ...
Corrupt PM, the questions 1 through to 7 are aimed at finding fault with individuals, rather than looking at the systemic causes of homelessness (and all the factors that led to homelessness). Having worked in the transitional housing field and based on my...
This is a great reminder that it is OUR responsibility to do what we can to minimise the catastrophe that's coming, instead thinking it's not our problem and leaving it to our offspring to deal with it, shame!
What?
JohnSelway that's kind of a cop out and it is a "kind of bit stupid" to ignore accidental racism and say it is kind of okay cause it was kind of accidental cause we are kind of a bit stupid, but hey that's my experience thus far.
Red-blooded, thanks for your information. However, when you say "Either English or Māori is compulsory until the end of Y11" I assume you mean Māori is compulsory in full immersion kura kaupapa schools? I am not sure which of your comments are aimed at me ...
Kia ora chuck, yes te reo is important to me and many others, and I agree like most things in life what's important to someone may not be to another...you know like English, which is compulsory in schools, clearly some people view English as more important...
Here you choose https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/fuck
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