29 September 2004

Harmony In Society

At its recent Conference, the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) affirmed its abhorrence of all forms of racism. "We are experiencing overt demonstrations of racism in New Zealand," said incoming President Christine Low "that do not provide for harmony in New Zealand society."

"Everyone should be able to express their individual cultural and religious beliefs and have the understanding of fellow New Zealanders."

"The foundation of society is the collective values that people hold. Living in harmony comes from working well with one another and understanding each others values and beliefs," continued Christine Low. "Insulting or attacking any one sector of society is not acceptable behaviour," she concluded.

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>