Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 9, 2022 8:51:02 GMT 12
DEMOCRACY ACTION – October 2022 newsletter
For several years we have been subjected to a sizeable chunk of the media happy to give a voice to those who are misrepresenting the Treaty of Waitangi, re-writing our history, and allowing ill-informed and damaging assertions to go unchallenged.
One of the latest in a long line of ignorant comments concerns the Tohunga Suppression Act of 1907, for which Māori Party MP Rawiri Waititi has blamed colonisation. However, it was Māori leaders themselves who pushed for this law. For the facts, read Graham Adams well-researched commentary Did Pakeha really crush traditional Māori medicine? posted on The Platform.
Graham’s article is a sterling example of what can be done to fight against half-truths and lies published in the media.
We, the public, need to follow Graham’s example by holding the media to account when they enable twisted facts, distorted narratives and outright lies to be broadcast without challenge. Here is a list of suggested actions we can take as individuals:.....
www.democracyaction.org.nz/october_2022
ADVANCING THE PLAN FOR A RACE-BASED CONSTITUTION
www.democracyaction.org.nz/advancing_the_plan_for_a_race_based_constitution
WILLIE JACKSON’S NEW MEDIA EMPIRE CAUSES CONCERN
www.democracyaction.org.nz/willie_jacksons_new_media_empire_causes_concern
TE TAI O POUTINI SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED
www.democracyaction.org.nz/te_tai_o_poutini_submission_deadline_extended
For several years we have been subjected to a sizeable chunk of the media happy to give a voice to those who are misrepresenting the Treaty of Waitangi, re-writing our history, and allowing ill-informed and damaging assertions to go unchallenged.
One of the latest in a long line of ignorant comments concerns the Tohunga Suppression Act of 1907, for which Māori Party MP Rawiri Waititi has blamed colonisation. However, it was Māori leaders themselves who pushed for this law. For the facts, read Graham Adams well-researched commentary Did Pakeha really crush traditional Māori medicine? posted on The Platform.
Graham’s article is a sterling example of what can be done to fight against half-truths and lies published in the media.
We, the public, need to follow Graham’s example by holding the media to account when they enable twisted facts, distorted narratives and outright lies to be broadcast without challenge. Here is a list of suggested actions we can take as individuals:.....
www.democracyaction.org.nz/october_2022
ADVANCING THE PLAN FOR A RACE-BASED CONSTITUTION
www.democracyaction.org.nz/advancing_the_plan_for_a_race_based_constitution
WILLIE JACKSON’S NEW MEDIA EMPIRE CAUSES CONCERN
www.democracyaction.org.nz/willie_jacksons_new_media_empire_causes_concern
TE TAI O POUTINI SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED
www.democracyaction.org.nz/te_tai_o_poutini_submission_deadline_extended