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September 22, 2021 Free Speech Union Newsletter

Free Speech Union Newsletter

Dear Supporter,Welcome to this week's free speech update.NZME receives over 1000 emails re Speak Up For Women advertisementsMore than a thousand of our supporters took the time to write to NZME regard...

September 22, 2021 Letter to South Wairarapa District Council

Letter to South Wairarapa District Council

13 September, 2021Alex BeijenDistrict Council MayorSouth Wairarapa District CouncilHarry WilsonChief ExecuCve OfficerSouth Wairarapa District CouncilMel MaynardCommunity Board Chair MarCnborough Commu...

September 13, 2021 Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong

Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong

13 September 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Name suppression for Wanaka escapees would be wrong The Free Speech Union is calling for the couple - one reportedly a child of a Government official - who brea...

September 5, 2021 Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack

Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack

5 September 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement On Friday's West Auckland Terrorist Attack Two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand was subjected to a horrific act of extreme violence, in the name ...

September 4, 2021 “Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.” — Mahatma Gandhi

Two years ago in Christchurch, New Zealand was subjected to an horrific act of extreme violence, in the name of ideology. Yesterday, another terrorist attack was carried out, this time in Auckland. Bo...

September 1, 2021 Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Mr Hunt, you don’t speak for me

Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt’s op-ed yesterday defending the government's proposed hate speech laws is thoroughly predictable after a month of terrible comms that failed to convince New Z...