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  • “Nazi-Free Zone” : Anti-Semitism in the 99%

    Ian Anderson Many readers will have heard about the fascist vandalism at Symonds Street Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Auckland. Swastikas, 88 signs, and the slogan Fuck Israel[1] were scrawled across the gravestones of people who died before Israel was founded as a state. This was not the first time fascists in this country have vandalised Read more

  • Digital Rollout spells end of an era in NZ cinemas

    Adapted from Unite News With the announcement of Fox Studios that they will stop the distribution of 35mm films, the Digital Rollout in Aotearoa has speeded up in both Hoyts and Events cinemas. By the end of this year, the share of movies being distributed on 35mm film will decline to 37 per cent of Read more

  • Teachers get warning about ‘Disaster Capitalism’

    Adapted from a PPTA media release The keynote speech at The Post-Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) conference earlier this month was given by American education activist Karran Harper Royal. Royal is a native of New Orleans and the founding member of advocate group Parents Across America. Her speech was entitled, ‘From New Orleans to New Zealand Read more

  • Gender and Video Games

    Kassie Hartendorp Earlier this year, feminist media critic, Anita Sarkeesian created a Kickstarter project to raise funds in order to explore tropes of women within popular video games. The project raised a backlash from the male gaming communities who launched a vicious online attack against Sarkeesian. This included abusive emails, blog posts, and social networking Read more

  • Nationalism, Ethnicity and Gender in the Olympics

    Ben Ritchie The London Olympics have now been and gone, and by most accounts it was a pretty successful one for the New Zealand team, winning six gold medals. It was a successful one for casual sports observers such as myself, too – the competition itself was fascinating – a truly amazing range of physiques Read more

  • Same-sex mirages: Beyond the marriage debate

    By Anne Russell Originally published on scoop.co.nz A thousand people marched to Parliament in support of Louisa Wall’s same-sex marriage billon the 29th of August. As a conscience vote, the bill drew support from almost all parties, with the exception of New Zealand First, and passed its first reading with 80-40 votes. Such widespread support Read more