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Showing posts with label Jo Luxton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jo Luxton. Show all posts

Saturday, May 28, 2022

Point of Order: Censorship on campus – academic freedom bill is voted down by MPs who fear exposure to some ideas can be damaging to our health



Labour MP Jo Luxton – in a Parliamentary speech about academic freedom in this country – referred to the recent shooting in the United States by a young person who had been “radicalised and emboldened” by the mosque attacks in Christchurch a few years ago.

These were actions based on hate for someone of a different race or religion.

She referred, too, to the 23-day occupation of the grounds of Parliament by protesters earlier this year.