Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition It was standing room only today at the back of the court for day one of our proceedings against Auckland Council and the Mayor for their de-platforming of two controversial speakers from Council-owned venues last year. Thank you to all of those members
If New Zealanders want to get an idea of how the COL’s gun control and “hate speech” laws will end up working in practice, then they only need to look at the similarly “progressive” US state of Oregon. The home of Bernie Sanders and Portlandia has the second-highest costs
At 10am today the Moncrief-Spittle & Cumin v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd & Ors will begin at the Auckland High Court before Justice Jagose. The Free Speech Coalition has received a lot of questions about the proceedings so they have provided the following detail for those who are following the
Israel Folau has emerged as the unlikely champion of freedom of expression in Australia’s culture wars. Unlike too many spineless cowards in the public sphere, Folau is not only standing his ground he’s also taking the fight right up to the wokescolds. Israel Folau has broadened his case
Izzy Folau is getting a run for his money as the most unlikely, yet most necessary, champion of free speech in the culture wars in Australia. Alan Jones is a divisive figure, not just for the lefties who hate him with a passion, but even for many on the centre
Free Speech Coalition Press Release: The Free Speech Coalition urges the University of Canterbury to resist bullying calls to suppress student freedom of speech. As an arm of the state, Canterbury is bound to uphold the freedom of speech assured by the NZ Bill of Rights Act. As a university
The Morrison government has finally released the draft of its long-awaited religious freedom bill. While it will obviously take some time – and someone with more than a bush lawyer’s understanding – to sort through the bill, there are some initial grounds for encouragement. The government has, it says, tried to
Today we took Google to court in Seattle’s Ninth Circuit for restricting over 200 PragerU videos. Governor Pete Wilson, attorney Peter Obstler, CMO Craig Strazzeri, and Will Witt give a press conference after oral arguments. It’s time to stand up as lovers of freedom and fight back against
National party Press Release: A leaked copy of the government’s Arms Legislation Bill reveals law-abiding firearms owners and gun clubs will be hit hardest, rather than gangs and genuine criminals, National’s Police spokesperson Brett Hudson says. “I’m worried about the path this government is going down on
New Zealand’s new Race Relations Commissioner is spouting the same dangerous rhetoric as the old Race Relations Commissioner. The face may have changed but the anti-free speech sentiment is still there in spades. To mangle an utterance attributed to Henry II of England, Will no one rid me of
Free Speech Coalition: A year ago the Free Speech Coalition was launched as a result of Auckland Mayor Phil Goff’s announcement that he was ‘banning’ two controversial Canadian speakers from the Council-owned Bruce Mason Centre. New Zealanders like you and I said “no” to Mr Goff, and donated time
Last week I wrote about how Wokeness has infected Miss Universe New Zealand. It seems that the Ms America pageant is not immune either. Katie Williams is disappointed that just days before the Ms. America pageant she was stripped of her Ms. Nevada State 2019 title and denied the chance
Sky News host Andrew Bolt says “the new bullying on the left” is shutting down not just debates but also comedy acts. If you have a great Youtube or Vimeo video to share send it to videos@thebfd.co.nz
Free Speech Coalition’s Dr David Cumin interviews British journalist and editor of Spiked! Online, Brendan O’Neill. David and Brendan discuss the similarities between New Zealand and Britain regarding free speech, censorship culture and the current climate surrounding political correctness. Brendan gives his views on the scope of free
Snopes is at it again. This time they have targeted the Satirical site the Babylon Bee. If you haven’t heard of them before this is how the site describes itself. The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write
