Free Speech Coalition Patrick Corish interviews Melissa Derby Support the show Patrick sits down with Dr Melissa Derby, a lecturer of history at Auckland University of Technology. On 16 October Massey University cancelled a Feminism 2020 event that Melissa was invited to speak at. Her speech was going to be
Magic.co.nz They want to turn what should be a battle of ideas into a battle of force. Jim Flynn In this audio Sean Plunket interviews University of Otago emeritus professor Jim Flynn about his book, ‘In Defense of Free Speech: The University as Censor’. Ironically the professor’s
Today’s face of the day Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo is a very strange Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, as she doesn’t support equal access to free speech. In fact, she supports feminists being de-platformed from Massey University describing it as a “Good call.”
Today’s tweet of the day puts into context why the Free Speech Coalition defended views that many disliked. It is easy to defend freedom of speech for those whose views we support but we can only keep free speech if we defend the speech of those whose views we
John Edmundson at the Redline Blog has explained why Karl Marx would not have supported Trans Activism if he were alive today. He would have supported Trans rights, he explains, but not at the expense of biological women’s rights. Marx’s most fundamental guiding principle throughout his life’s
This week Sean Plunket brought three people onto his Magic talkback show to discuss the various issues surrounding Massey University’s disgraceful decision to kowtow to bullies and stomp all over the free speech rights of its students. He interviewed Rachel Stewart who quit writing for the NZ Herald when
Melissa Derby Free Speech Coalition Spokesperson Wednesday night, Massey University cancelled the “Feminism 2020” event, at which I was due to speak. The event was organised by Speak Up for Women (an organisation that has featured on our podcast) and was to host a wide array of speakers on various
Not PC …promoting capitalist acts between consenting adults. So “legal advice” about protestors threatening unspecified violence has managed to give Massey University a “Health and Safety” reason to shut down a planned Feminism 2020 Conference at the University — hosting which despite the threats against it had previously given some of
NZ Herald writer resigns in defence of free speech magic.co.nz/home/news/2019/10/nz-herald-writer-resigns-in-defence-of-free-speech. https://thebfd.co.nz/2019/10/the-article-the-nz-herald-were-too-scared-to-publish/
I have always liked Rachel Stewart’s work and Cam has always rated her highly. We might not agree with everything she writes but she is a skilled journalist and she owns a falcon which is really cool no matter which side of the political spectrum you sit on. It
Today’s face of the day, Massey University Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas, should be ashamed of herself. HOW DARE SHE claim that her university upholds the values of free speech and freedom of expression! Below is a press release from the Free Speech Coalition in response to Massey University’s
Massey University is a craven example of an organisation whose commitment to freedom of speech is paper-thin. They have caved at the very first hint of opposition and have used the Thug’s Veto as an excuse for their abject cowardice. Response to ‘Feminism 2020’ event 16 October 2019 Massey
Free Speech Coalition This is “Part 1” of a two part episode. Stephen and Patrick interview the former president of the American Civil Liberties Union and professor at the New York Law School, Nadine Strossen.Professor Strossen shares her insight as an expert on the First Amendment and her experience
Press Release ACT Party Derek Cheng shows on two paragraphs why people lose faith in the media. He states: Likewise, expect Seymour to continue to carve out his own electoral niche as the sole opposition to gun law reforms and the champion of widening free speech laws, a stance that
But first he defines free speech and its significance. “Freedom of speech is important because it is a contest of ideas,” he explains. “When you forbid certain ideas, the only way you can be effective is by being more powerful. So it becomes a contest of strength. “If you shut
