Pōneke Student Justice for Palestine: DIVEST NOW!
The letter demands VUW: divest from Israel, implement a BDS policy, and establish scholarships for Palestinian students and academics.
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Henry Broadbent
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Making Strides for Workers Rights—in Eight Inch Heels
Fired Up Stilettos continues to fight for the rights of adult entertainers in Aotearoa, following their Petition for Strippers Labour Rights
Henry Broadbent
- Jul 15
- 3 min
UniQ and QED Turf out the TERFS.What’s Next for VUW?
Last Tuesday, the usually quiet mezzanine floor in Rutherford House was transformed into a successful protest
Henry Broadbent
- May 27
- 5 min
All My Homies Hate the Binary
Rambled by Henry Broadbent (he/him) Last summer, in what feels like an oddly distant past, Phoebe and I spent our New Year’s poolside...
Henry Broadbent
- May 27
- 4 min
Pōneke. Protest!
Written and photgraphed by HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) OPINION: On Saturday the 18th of May, Inflection Point, which identifies itself as “a...
Henry Broadbent
- May 20
- 3 min
Winnie Wants to Look at Your Junk
A solution in search of a problem HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) CW: Transphobia, Sexual Violence, Winston Peters On May 10th NZ First...
Henry Broadbent
- May 13
- 2 min
Students Aren’t the Only Ones Struggling
A Message of Solidarity to University Staff HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) While staff at Victoria University reel from last year’s job cuts,...
Henry Broadbent
- Apr 29
- 4 min
Navigating the Algorithm
I’m going to make a confession. I love Spotify Wrapped.
Henry Broadbent
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Nic Smith—Freedom of Speech Crusader
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) OPINION: Earlier this month an email from the Office of the Vice Chancellor Nic Smith circulated among staff,...
Henry Broadbent
- Apr 15
- 1 min
Government Launches University Advisory Group, Doesn’t Consult Students
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) On March 27, Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds announced the creation of a new University...
Henry Broadbent
- Apr 15
- 2 min
Justice for Palestine: Hope in the Face of Horror
Words and Photos by HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) On Sunday the 7th of April thousands of Wellingtonians marched from Civic Square to...
Henry Broadbent
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Hundreds Rally Against Coalition Government
Photo: Henry Broadbent This year’s School Strike for Climate was a broad-church action, held collboratively today by Toitū Te Tiriti,...
Phoebe Robertson
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Whaikaha Narrows Access to Disability Services, via Facebook Post.
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (she/her), HENRY BROADBENT (he/him) On Wednesday 20th Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, revealed their...
Henry Broadbent
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Large-Scale Famine, Mass Death Loom in Gaza.
HENRY BROADBENT (he/him) A UN-backed IPC report has warned “famine is imminent” in Gaza. It states the “entire population in the Gaza...
Henry Broadbent
- Mar 18
- 2 min
Week in Review: Glazer and The Zone of Disinterest
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) The week in Aotearoa has seen various pundits whinging at the bothersome intrusion of petty concepts like ‘human...
Henry Broadbent
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Chasing the Nats: A Retrospective:
11a.m, Clubs Day: A sunny morning in Kelburn. Campus swarms with idealistic undergraduates. In a shaded corner of the Hub, Nicola Willis,...
Henry Broadbent
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Patch Notes
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) The Coalition Government last week announced new legislation banning gang patches in public will become law—even...
Henry Broadbent
- Mar 3
- 1 min
US Senator Tom Woods on the LGBTQ+ Community: “We are a religious state, and we are going to fight it to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma.”
CW: Transphobia, Queerphobia, Violence HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) In 2022 Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt enacted a law requiring public school...
Henry Broadbent
- Feb 25
- 2 min
The Week in Review
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) Government Announces ‘Full Force’ Benefit Sanctions Early in the week, PM Christopher Luxon and Minister for...
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