Palm Oil? What’s it all about
You may have heard allot of buzz around Palm Oil in the last few weeks. Greenpeace has had over half a million you tube views… Read More »Palm Oil? What’s it all about
Advocacy
Stop Commercial Whaling
Recently, and to the surprise of many New Zealanders, John Key announced that the Government would be considering plans to allow a return to commercial… Read More »Stop Commercial Whaling
NZ’s Universal Periodic Review
Every 4 years each of the 192 member country’s of the United Nations are examined under a system called the the Universal Periodic Review. The review rigorously looks at many of society operations in light of the 1946 post WW2 agreement on Human Rights. It also gives the opportunities for U.N. members and NGO’s to comment in an open forum about the findings in the report.
Activist Art
“We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves” – Banksy
Social justice is an expression and action that comes in many forms, art being one that is often overlooked. This month we highlight some artists whose work is a comment on some current social justice and sociological issues.
One of the richest forms of social comment in the world today is the activist art and anti media movement that looks to highlight the huge amount of advertising we are exposed to everyday. Research tends to say that we are exposed to anywhere from 600-3000 individual adverts in a day. Activist art has given a voice to the constant imagery of consumption and logo’s that bombard our world. Artists such as Banksy have used images to protest against issues such as the Israeli West Bank ‘Barrier’ and the massive implementation of CCTV in modern cities. Art has had a rich history of comment on social issues such as the Vietnam War, Gay Rights Movement, Materialism and Spirituality/Religion.
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Global Arms Trade
Every year the Governments of the world elect to spend $900 billion on military yet only 6.5% of that amount on aid. The driving of military development and loose controls on the arms trade lead to the inevitable involvement of child soldiers in places such as the Congo and pandemic levels of gun violence in Guatemala and Haiti.
HIV/AIDS
HIV is a problem that is growing at an unthinkable pace around the world. As the problem has grown so has the range of medications… Read More »HIV/AIDS
Action Through Advocacy
Developing the voice of young people is a key goal in the area of Edmund Rice Justice both in New Zealand and internationally. The voice… Read More »Action Through Advocacy
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