Posts by Hilary Stace
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Thank you for that, Mark.
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Some of the crowd at the protest at Parliament on Thursday against NGOs having to hand over confidential client details. A great line up of speakers. I was particularly impressed by Poto Williams who I haven't heard speak before. She mentioned how long it can take women to seek help and the importance of the relationship of absolute trust and confidentiality between the woman and the agency.
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There seems to have been a lot of protest activity happening recently. The latest, yesterday, after the media and most of the politicians have gone.
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Access: Privacy and the right to consent…, in reply to Joe Wylie,
I found it interesting that so much of the media reporting covered her speech when there were numerous other speeches by some articulate young people and other MPs which were much more enthusiastically received. It may be because it is so rare to see a National MP attend and address a protest at parliament.
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Yesterday we saw a large protest at parliament by students There was much talk about the importance of consent, and the right to consent and education about consent. Yet with this policy (above) the Government denies and disregards the right to consent. We need to join the dots - consent is not something optional, which can be used in one situation and not another. I thought it hypocritical of Paula Bennett to speak to the crowd yesterday encouraging the 'bravery' of the students, while her Government seeks to deny consent to some of the most vulnerable citizens.
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Thank you for this, Chelle. I hope you do not need to write the same post in 2027. I do hope there will be some progress before then.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Angela Hart,
Thanks Angela
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Re spying, technology and Trump links. This stuff that Matt Nippert is uncovering about Peter Thiel and his influence in NZ is very worrying.
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The public toilets in the National Library's Wellington building are not gender-specific. Seems to work fine.
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I was going to write a comment in favour of a Universal Basic Income for everyone from birth, as a fairer alternative to the system we have now. It's a good time to look at other options. But I have reposted what I wrote last year for Access instead.
