Martin Luther King’s dream of “integral human development” of all peoples is a work that must continue today. It must continue in the world and in the Catholic Church, a US bishop, Edward K. Braxton, told participants at a Vatican conference. ” The racial divide in the United States and, sadly, in the Catholic Church Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Australia ‘dealing’ with cultural difference?
Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
I was passing through airport security somewhere in North America in October 2001 when I realised it: I was no longer the face of terrorism, and might never be selected for one of those comprehensive “special clearance procedures” again. Until then, that’s what a passport with a Northern Irish birthplace had got me – it Read more
NZers less tolerant of sexism & racism more tolerant of bad language & nudity
Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
New research suggests New Zealanders appear to have a less tolerant of sexist or racist content. It also shows some New Zealanders now have a more tolernat of bad language and nudity than was found in previous years. Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) chief executive Belinda Moffat said the research “indicates these changes are strongly influenced Read more
New Plymouth Mayor proposes a Peace Walk
Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
The New Plymouth mayor, Andrew Judd, is inviting the nation to join him on a Peace Walk to Parihaka. The hikoi will run from his mayoral office to Parihaka 45 km away. It will take place on 17 June. Judd, who has been at the centre of a storm of controversy over race issues, hopes Read more
Australia has told me I don’t belong
Friday, October 23rd, 2015
I am thinking now that I have to speak very gently. I need to tread warily and allow you the chance to absorb what I want to say. There are things that can tear us apart. There are people who are more interested in turning us on each other. It is so easy to distort Read more
Italian priest bars racists from entering church
Friday, July 24th, 2015An Italian priest has posted a notice on the door of his church telling racists they are banned from the premises. “Racists are not allowed in this church,” read the notice posted by Fr Gianfranco Formenton of Sant’Angelo parish in Mercole, Umbria. The notice adds: “For I was a stranger and you did not take Read more
“Dumb Irish” stereotype gets yet another airing
Friday, December 19th, 2014
The Media have once again aired the common stereotype about the comic incompetence of the “Dumb Irish”, who are always good for a laugh. And the commentors have been quick to climb on board. Ireland, it seems, is inhabited by characters straight out of Fr Ted and Mrs Brown’s Boys, and now they are invading Read more
Reports find Mid-Canterbury Christian and racist
Friday, May 30th, 2014
Despite an increase in those identifying themselves as Christians, Mid-Canterbury migrants are being discriminated against. A new report, the Mid Canterbury Migrants and Newcomers report, found that racism is preventing some migrants from going about their daily lives and renting a home. The Press reports one interviewee complaining of “feeling and seeing” racism. “[We] are a Read more
Tongan mockumentary labelled offensive
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014A new Australian mockumentary has been condemned as “self indulgent” and “deeply offensive” to Pacific Islanders. Chris Lilley’s comedy ‘Jonah from Tonga’ follows the life of a rebellious 14-year-old schoolboy and his run-ins with family, friends and teachers. Professor Helen Lee is the Head of La Trobe University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She’s spent Read more
Teachers’ racist attitudes about Maori pupils revealed in study
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014A researcher has been shocked by the racist attitudes of the teachers she interviewed for a study looking at expectations for students’ success. Hana Turner conducted the survey for her thesis Teacher Expectations, Ethnicity and the Achievement Gap, part of a Master of Education degree at the University of Auckland. The responses from the 15 secondary Read more