Month: August 2016

Nobody does it like the Maoris. Seriously the scariest cool people on the planet.

Nobody does it like the Maoris. Seriously the scariest cool people on the planet.

Standing up for West Papua. Half of the island of Papua (the other half is Papua New Guinea) was handed to Indonesia in the 1960s without the consent of its population. This was done with Australia’s full collaboration. Today, West Papua is being ruthlessly colonised and exploited by Indonesia’s armed forces and it’s ruling elite. Something needs to be done about this.

Originally shared by Jon O’Hare

Māori Students perform the haka in front of the New Zealand Parliament for West Papua. The people of Aotearoa New Zealand are standing up for their neighbours in occupied West Papua!

“Debates over welfare cut to the quick of divergent feminist politics in America, between “equality” and…

Originally shared by Jeff Zahari

“Debates over welfare cut to the quick of divergent feminist politics in America, between “equality” and “difference” feminists, and welfare, more than anything else, is the issue defining Clinton’s primary campaign. Even before she championed the welfare-reform bill her husband signed in 1996, Clinton took a side in the debate simply by being who she was and pursuing the path she did. Her shortcomings as a feminist candidate trace back to this debate, which has yet to be resolved.”

https://nplusonemag.com/issue-26/the-intellectual-situation/the-womans-party/

Because in France, freedom and liberty means telling women what to do, banning outfits and enforcing strict dress…

Because in France, freedom and liberty means telling women what to do, banning outfits and enforcing strict dress codes.

Originally shared by Jeff Zahari

“Every time anyone says something bad about the burkini, I get enquires and sales out of it.”

http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/news-features/nonmuslims-flock-to-buy-burkinis-as-french-bans-raise-profile-of-the-modest-swimwear-style-20160819-gqwx95.html