Posts by Sacha
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Bart Janssen,
It's about confidence, and we're swimming in stereotypes that old white men deserve our trust most. Me, I'd rather have some of the impressive young people I've seen lately in charge. Skips my generation but then we're used to that.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Schoolchildren don't vote - answered your own question. Fortunately at least some adults beyond parents also care about their welfare.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to Bart Janssen,
If anyone presented the younger voters with actual policy designed for a real future that benefited them they might just vote.
Plenty of evidence in political studies that most people do not vote on policy. Feeling respected by the system and its actors might help.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to linger,
“Vote the Bastards Out”
Oh they've been explicit about that
#changethegovt -
Denying people information about their treatment options breaches NZ's Code of Health and Disability Consumers' Rights as well as personal medical practitioner ethical codes subject to sanction.
No idea how Southern DHB thinks that does not apply to them.
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Up Front: What's the Big Idea?, in reply to BenWilson,
Could you give an example of a big idea that people vote for?
"Yes We Can"
"Make Amerka Great Again"
"Brighter Future"
"Lotto is our best hope"
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that forthcoming Micronism reissue
Salivating. And even more impressed:
‘inside a quiet mind’ was created in bedrooms in Morningside, Kingsland, Mt Eden (NZ) & Brisbane (Australia). Made over 2 years from 1996 to 1998 on outboard equipment & computer free.
Gear list:
Roland TR-909
Roland TR-606
Roland TB-303 Bassline
Roland MC-202
Roland JX-3P
Roland CR-78
Roland Juno-106
Korg A3 Effects Unit
Korg Wavestation
Korg DDD-1
Korg Poly-800
Boss Heavy Metal HM2 Pedal
Yamaha TX81Z | Vintage Synth Explorer
Tokai Overdrive Pedal
Sovtek Small Stone
Casio CZ101
Akai DR4Damn impressive skills for a 19-21 year old.
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Holly Maniatty and she's a rap specialist
Sure is - check her grasp on the message and the music in that 'battle'. Signed music is basically poetry. The Bohemian Rhapsody clip shows that well.
I've been amazed working with interpreters in policy areas where they are sometimes having to work together to invent signs for new concepts. Incredible skills and uniformly good people.
Similarly the Deaf people they are interpreting for have showed me another unexpected way to understand the world, for which I am forever grateful. And really practical tips like round tables so everyone can see each other's faces, and well-lit meeting rooms for the same reason (and flashing light fire alarms).
One of the activists who has done much in NZ is Victoria Manning, star of this short film from the annual NZ Deaf Short Film Festival:
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Hard News: Friday Music: Sign of the times, in reply to 81stcolumn,
niceness
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Capture: Autumn, what autumn?, in reply to Soon Lee,
doesn't make much difference.
great work on #cookingwithjohn if that's you