Family Integrity #464 — McCoskrie Meeting invitation
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Craig & Barbara Smith
Author: HEF Admin
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Family Integrity #462 — Dennis Morris-Traveller returns for 2nd interview on Youtube
Family Integrity #462 — Dennis Morris-Traveller returns for 2nd interview on Youtube.
You’ll love these interviews!Craig Smith
Family Integrity
Greetings
Dennis Morris-Traveller of Baanaadoze, and spokesperson for the Yes Vote campaign re the upcoming referendum, returns for a second enlightening and entertaining interview with host Renton Maclachlan.
The topic is the much publicized ‘Ambiguity of the question’ – ‘Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?’
See at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdWFP-tIsfE
If you like it, tell others about it. Pass the link or this email on…
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The 1st Interview:
Dennis’s first interview which teases out bullet points on the Yes Vote website Home page, can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfrwuBxc5w8
For some of the controversy generated by the first interview, see:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0906/S00274.htm
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ALSO… two other informative videos on the referendum issue:
‘The NZ ‘anti-correction law’ – ‘What it says!’
|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxiYobjbeO4
The aim is to remove any confusion people may have about the law. Clear, concise, and unemotional, it puts the issues plainly.
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‘The NZ ‘anti-correction law’ – ‘Why correction is needed.’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsnT8ul2f28
Concise, fast paced, in your face yet unemotional. An analysis of the worldviews behind both the old and the new Section 59s.
Includes discussion of the ideas of Drs Brian Edwards, Lloyd Geering, Richard Dawkins, William Provine.
With thanks
Renton Maclachlan
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Bev Adair Explains the Referendum in 90 Seconds
Maori child-abuse advocate Bev Adair speaks on the upcoming referendum – must see!
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Your tax money is being used to fund support of the anti-smacking law, and to attack the Referendum
DID YOU KNOW?
Your tax money is being used to fund support of the
anti-smacking law, and to attack the Referendum
Government funded organisations are working and spending overtime pushing the anti-smacking law, attacking the Referendum, and promoting a yes-vote.Following on from the Families Commission last week, and ongoing lobbying from the Children’s Commissioner and government-funded groups like Barnardos and Plunket , the latest example is the Human Rights Commission who admitted today that they funded a legal opinion to try to validate their support for the anti-smacking law. They also labeled the Referendum as ‘flawed’ and ‘meaningless’. This opinion is released in the weeks leading to the Referendum despite the law having been in existence for 2 years – interesting timing!
Once again, this makes a complete sham of claims by the government that the Referendum won’t make any difference, yet the law change, an answer to the Referendum, and attempts to undermine the process are being promoted by government organisations – and being paid for by taxpayers.
But groups such as Family First NZ and many others who oppose the law and promoting a No-vote are limited to the $50,000 maximum spending limit set under the CIR Act and have to raise it through donations from individuals and families concerned by this issue. The spending limit is only targeting and penalising groups who oppose the anti-smacking law, but taxpayer-funded groups are spending like there’s no recession!
But what government funded groups don’t have is…
PEOPLE
POWER!
Tell someone about the website http://www.voteNO.org.nz
Download some posters or brochures – photocopy – then distribute to any place where there’s people – shopping malls, sports fields, churches, social functions, family, local letterboxes. Let’s even up the debate!!
ALL THE INFORMATION
YOU NEED
…..and NO Copyright!
The VoteNO.org.nz website has all the information you need regarding the upcoming anti-smacking Referendum including
frequently asked questions ,
quotes of interest ,
summary of polls ,
summary of media releases on this issue ,
how to enroll ,
background of the Referendum
even a cartoons page !
But there are also
FREE downloadable brochures and posters
(and banner adverts and sidebar adverts for your blogs and website). The brochures are even in other translations including Maori, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, Chinese, and Hindi! Download them – photocopy – and distribute to family and friends!So GET THE WORD OUT on what this Referendum is all about.
There’s no copyright – we won’t sue you for plagiarism! GO FOR YOUR LIFE!!
But especially – encourage people to vote!
We can also make the videos available to show to your group including Simon Barnett , Referendum proposer Sheryl Savill and Maori Child Advocate Bev Adair – simply email us admin@familyfirst.org.nz for the files
There’s also a blog , we’re on Twitter , and a group of supporters have started a Facebook group
IT’S ALL GO!
You may even like to financially support the VoteNO campaign!!
But at the end of the day, the Referendum is about you having the opportunity to have YOUR say! Help send a strong message to the politicians that they simply cannot ignore – no matter how much they spend to try and shut you up!
Bob McCoskrie
National Director -
Yet More Government Funding for Opposing Referendum
MEDIA RELEASE
6 July 2009
Yet More Government Funding for Opposing Referendum
Family First NZ says that government funded organisations are working and spending overtime pushing the anti-smacking law, attacking the Referendum, and promoting a yes-vote.
“Following on from the Families Commission last week, and ongoing lobbying from the Children’s Commissioner and government-funded groups like Barnardos and Plunket, the latest example is the Human Rights Commission who admitted today that they funded a legal opinion to try to validate their support for the anti-smacking law,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ. “They also labeled the Referendum as ‘flawed’ and ‘meaningless’.”
“Once again, this makes a complete sham of claims by the government that the Referendum won’t make any difference, yet the law change, an answer to the Referendum, and attempts to undermine the process are being promoted by government organisations – and being paid for by taxpayers.”
“But groups such as Family First NZ and many others who oppose the law and promoting a No-vote are limited to the $50,000 maximum spending limit set under the CIR Act and have to raise it through donations from individuals and families concerned by this issue.”
“The spending limit is penalising groups who oppose the anti-smacking law, but taxpayer-funded groups are spending like there’s no recession!”
Ironically, in response to a formal complaint by Family First NZ that the anti-smacking law is vague and uncertain, the Human Rights Commission acknowledged the potential uncertainty of the law but said they were not convinced that the earlier version of section 59 ‘provided any better guidance than the present legislation’.
Mr McCoskrie says that recent research by Curia Marketing Research found widespread confusion about the effect of the law. 55% of the respondents said that smacking was always illegal, 31% said it wasn’t, and 14% didn’t know. A recent Families Commission report showed that immigrant families are confused by the anti-smacking law and see smacking as a viable option for correcting their children.
“The Referendum is being dismissed by the government yet there’s no shortage of cheques being signed to determine a favourable outcome to the politicians,” says Mr McCoskrie.
ENDS
For More Information and Media Interviews, contact Family First:
Bob McCoskrie – National Director
Mob. 027 55 555 42
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Family Integrity #460 — Bob McCoskrie’s speech is “Why the Referendum Answer is No”
Family Integrity #460 — Bob McCoskrie’s speech is “Why the Referendum Answer is No”
Dear all,
Please note the following in your diaries, those able to attend.
Craig Smith
Family Integrity
PO Box 9064
Palmerston North 4441
New Zealand
Ph. +64 6 357-4399
craig@hef.org.nz
Rodney Hide Invites You To His Constituent Forum
Theme: The “anti smacking referendum”
Friday 24 July, 5.30pm
Mecca Café , Cnr Remuera Road and Nuffield Street, Newmarket
Special Guest speaker: Bob McCoskrie, National Director, Family First
The title of Bob’s speech is “Why the Referendum Answer is No”
Go to Bob’s website http://www.familyfirst.org.nz
Free Entry. Cash bar available. Everyone welcome
RSVP bnicolle@clear.net.nz Further info Phone 09 524 6173http://section59.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-referendum-answer-is-no.html
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BIG NEWS Report: Barnardos asks kids about smacking, and lies about the research”… Why? In order to promote their VoteYes Campaign?
Barnardos have been interviewing New Zealand children by phone to see what they think about getting smacked. The question they asked:
Do you think that adults who are taken to court for hitting a child should be let off if they say they were disciplining the child?”
……. The kids had to push 1 if they should be let off 2 if they think they should not be let off, 3 if they don’t know and 4 to hear the question again. Just over half said they should not be let off. Many probably didn’t understand what ” let off” meant- ……..Nor is it clear whether “adults” included strangers.
They interviewed stressed kids who called the What’s Up hotline, a hotline for kids to talk about anything they wish, including abuse. While the kid was waiting to speak to a real person, they were given an automated message with the above question. That’s a little like asking turkeys on the 15 December whether they are looking forward to Christmas. There was only a 10% valid response rate.
Barnardos’ media release [on their ‘research’ – used to promote their Yes Vote Campaign in the Citizen’s Initiated Referendum] says it asked kids about whether adults should be able to claim a legal defence for assault. They lied. They asked if adults should be let off. But if these adults are not parents or caregivers of the smacked kid they never had a legal defence [to be let off], ever. Let off means a case is dropped or they’re discharged without conviction – not merely being found not guilty. The Barnardos release also says:
Importantly, many of the callers suggested that parents should be let off with a warning or community service if they perpetrated low levels of violence against children.
How many? well, just one actually! The report provides all comments provided by the kids – quoting just 10 children, although it does provide some statements that counsellors said the kids had made. But ONLY ONE said parents should be let off with a warning, and NONE said parents should be charged, let alone prosecuted or have community service.
Barnardos should really stop lying to the media.
For more go to : http://big-news.blogspot.com/2009/06/barnardos-ask-kids-about-smacking-and.html
