Steph’s time in Zambia
Steph Versteeg moved to Zambia in January with VSA, to teach in the capital of Western Province. After nearly one month of training in preparation for work in Zambia’s 14 teachers’ training colleges, Steph was placed at Mongu College of Education. Here she worked with the college to establish the Teachers AIDS Action Program, with...
Diversity and Democracy
I attended the Futures Thinking Aotearoa lunch forum last week presented by David Bromell, author of Ethnicity, Identity and Public Policy: Critical Perspectives on Multiculturalism. His book is one we came across in research for our latest package of reports, and the talk was very useful. Below are a few notes I took from the presentation. –Steph. Diversity...
Antarctica: Terra Nullius?
We would like to highlight Downstage Theatre’s brilliant ‘Dialogues with Tomorrow’. The series places artists and cultural commentators in discussions with scientists, business people and other thinkers; the theme of the discussions relates in some way to climate change. On April 15, the first discussion will focus on the great southern continent, Antarctica: Terra Nullius....
They are onto us…
Following the Guardian article in November last year, once again New Zealand has been accused of greenwash by international media. Playing once again on our ‘connection’ with Middle Earth, this time it is the Economist questioning our commitment to the Clean and Green tag we use so freely to sell our wares overseas. With plans still in...
