Newsletter 14 SEPT 06
STUFF HAPPENING AT JUST FOCUS
Our JF volunteer, Lena, is off to the South Island for a visit and is set to go and support the Save Happy Valley occupation! She says: “Not sure what lays ahead but my pack is filled to the brim with everything from first aid kits to chocolate bars, so I’ll be ready for anything life throws my way.” If you want to learn more about the campaign check out their site and read Hannah Newport’s article. Lena will be writing up about her stay when she comes back to the office…
RECENT NEWS AND EVENTS
So the world has been in mourning about the death of Steve Irwin– the crocodile hunter. While some are singing his praises, Germaine Greer had a few criticisms to make about the fulla…
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR YOU TO BE PART OF
If you live in or near Palmy, check out the Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival happening this week and weekend – for more info check out this link.
And remember to keep an eye on the Events page.
NEW STUFF ON THE JUST FOCUS WEBSITE
“Our law currently states that it is illegal for an individual to inflict an electrical shock on another person. However, recently police throughout NZ have been given taser guns which do exactly that. It is obvious in this instance, that the law doesn’t apply to those whose job it is to uphold it….”
Read more about this issue in the rest of Aleyna Martinez’s article on “Taser Danger”
Lena recently attended a conference put on by the Ministry of Youth Development surrounding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCROC). UNCROC is a document created and recognized by the United Nations outlining children’s and young people’s rights. Read what she discovered in her article “Children and Youth Rights: Where does NZ Stand?”
LINKS TO OTHER INTERESTING STUFF
Axis of Justice is non-profit organization formed by Tom Morello of Audioslave and Serj Tankian of System of a Down. Its purpose is to bring together musicians, fans of music, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice. Check out this site using this link.
And finally a video clip that gives a “logical” explanation about why bush does what he does…
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?
On August 3, the US Senate ratified the Convention on Cybercrime. In theory, “This treaty provides important tools in the battles against terrorism”. However, “the treaty requires that the U.S. government help enforce other countries’ “cybercrime” laws - even if the act being prosecuted is not illegal in the United States… That means that countries that have laws limiting free speech on the Net could oblige the FBI to uncover the identities of anonymous U.S. critics, or monitor their communications on behalf of foreign governments.”
What do you think about this? Join the forum discussion.
NEW STUFF FOR YOU
“The Future of Food” is a film that presents food in the 21st century: the way we grow it, the way we mess with it and the current corruption, deceit, and dangers that exist. It also gives an even dimmer outlook of our planet’s future related to food…” Read the rest of the review here. This film – and heaps of other great films - is available to borrow FREE from the Global Education Centre. Email info@justfocus.org.nz for info on how to borrow them.
GOT SOMETHING GOING ON?
Want to add stuff to the next newsletter, the Events Page or to write an Article or take a photo for the Just Focus website?, Email info@justfocus.org.nz, it’s great to hear from you.
