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"Perhaps instead of superficial nods to the bravery and honour of those who died in NZ’s past wars at this year’s service, it would be far wiser for all of us reflect on the enlistment of neo-nazis in the NZ Defence Force, the rise of white supremacist nationalism and threats to the “national security” of the country."

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An excellent piece by anti-fascist activist Valerie Morse on the current state of the NZ Defence Force and its neo-nazi problem.

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"There is no question that IWCNZ and its membership are disappointed with the withdrawal of the proposed amendment to protect religious communities. While we acknowledge the proposal was not expansive enough nor sufficient to prevent all types of inciteful and dangerous speech, we saw it as a first step in addressing the hatred that has taken and continues to take a disproportionate toll on our community. The withdrawal is a backward movement. IWCNZ has been advocating for nearly two decades now for the modification and expansion of harmful speech legislation. Throughout that period Muslim women and children have faced an onslaught of hatred. This is not a new issue; however, it is definitely a growing risk that needs to be tackled quickly. “How many more people need to suffer from hate and for how long before our legislators will have the courage to do what is right?” asks the National Coordinator of IWCNZ Aliya Danzeisen"

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Very cool how the coming of that one British TERF has began to unravel the hard fought for rights for trans people in NewZealand.

The Ministry of Health removed information on puberty blockers as a form of gender affirmation for children last month, then putting it back up with the claim of puberty blockers being “safe & reversible” removed from the page. Causing right wing orgs like the Christian fundamentalist Family First org to celebrate.

And today, the government has gone back on its promise of creating an official document for gender recognition for transgender people born outside NewZealand to go alongside the BDMRR bill of 2021 which allows citizens to legally change their gender on birth certificates via statutory declaration.

We need to mobilise now, we need to fight now to stop this. We will not become the US or UK on this.

Trans rights ARE human rights.

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Kia Ora, and welcome to my politics blog

this about is a work in progress!

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I don't see many Aotearoa focused politics blogs so I wanted to make my own. I am an anarchist, activist, and staunchly anti-fascist.

I am Pākehā (White New Zealander).

My activism is built on a Te Tiriti based framework centered around decolonisation and anti-fascism.

Not sure where this blog is headed, so stick around for the ride :)

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