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’
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
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
A Free Speech Issue Thursday night Politics in Full Sentences hosted Ani O’Brien from Speak Up for Women. Speak Up for Women was formed by feminists worried about an amendment to the Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Bill that would allow a person to change their legal gender by
David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition On Monday we announced that the Free Speech Coalition intends to appeal the High Court’s decision rejecting our application for judicial review of Regional Facilities Auckland’s de-platforming of two Canadian speakers that ‘Auckland Peace Action’ was going to protest and Phil
Do we need hate speech laws to stop racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other discriminatory speech? There is only one party within government in New Zealand who is not only opposed to the incoming hate speech laws, but is proposing to abolish laws we already have. That is the Act Party
“Every joke is a tiny revolution,” said George Orwell. Because jokes upset the established order. Whatever “brings down the mighty from their seats, preferably with a bump, is funny”. Which is why “comedy” today is so mind-numbingly un-funny. Contemporary “comedians” are not bringing down the high-and-mighty,
Otago University professor James Flynn has told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that one of the best things about free speech is that “you often learn from your opponents”.
A Campaign Director of CitizenGo, which is “a community of active citizens that seeks to promote the participation of society in politics,” and mother of five young children Caroline Farrow, is currently facing the threat of prison, for daring to express her opinion. An opinion moreover that most of us
There has been close to universal condemnation of last week’s decision by the High Court to reject the Free Speech Coalition’s application for a judicial review of the decision of Regional Facilities Auckland last year to de-platform two Canadian speakers who Mayor Phil Goff didn’t like.
Under the universal declaration of human rights, everyone has the right to hold opinions and the right to express them, including in writing – so we are informed by Jeremy Wells on Seven Sharp. It is a little hypocritical for TVNZ to tell us this as TVNZ “free speech” does not
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