Author Archives: Maia

The consequences of a police force

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Maia

There has been a lot of publicity over the last few years about rape by New Zealand police. Yesterday more allegations were made, which you can read in this (rather badly formatted) post. Some of those allegations shouldn’t surprise anyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Whatever | 5 Comments

For Any London Readers

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Maia

There’s a protest in Downing St 3.30pm-5.30pm today – 10th May. Tell Blair (and his successor) what you think of him. (from Lenin’s Tomb which has a good post). For everyone else: No, Blair’s resignation won’t make any difference. You … Continue reading →

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Review: The Long Way Home III

Posted on May 10, 2007 by Maia

The pace has certainly picked up in this third issue of the Buffy Season 8 Comic book. We have plot, relationships, and many unanswered questions. This of course gives me even more to pick at. Since I’m about to rip … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Cartooning & comics, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 19 Comments

Who has been responsible for more rapes: Women who walk alone at night or New Zealand Police Officers?

Posted on May 8, 2007 by Maia

Over the last few years there’s been a lot of publicity and discussion about police rape in New Zealand, including a damning report into how police respond to police officers who rape. ((In case you were wondering, they make the … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 10 Comments

Parenting

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Maia

Note about this post Currently New Zealand parents have a defence from convictions of assault for hitting their children by arguing that they used force for correction and the force was reasonable under the circumstances. This defence Section 59 of … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Feminism, sexism, etc | 7 Comments

Criminal

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Maia

The Subway handbook says that workers can have free soft-drinks while working. Jackie Lang shared a drink that she’d poured while on shift with a friend. Not only has she been fired, but Subway called the police. The police arrested … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues | 13 Comments

What I actually think about voting

Posted on May 5, 2007 by Maia

I’ve written two posts recently about the persistent awfulness of the Democrats, neither of which mentioned voting. Despite that the discussion on both of them has turned to voting. I would say voting is completely irrelevant in a discussion on … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics | 2 Comments

Cymru am Byth

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Maia

I’m not into memes, so I’ve never done any where where I tell readers things they don’t know about me. But high on the list would certainly be my support for Welsh independence. This support doesn’t amount to much. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, International issues | 4 Comments

Quick Post on May Day in Los Angeles

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Maia

I think it’s really important to publicise what happened to the immigrant rights protest in Los Angeles. The police attacked protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets. ((This protest was inter-generational, and included a lot of old people and children. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc, Race, racism and related issues | 12 Comments

Which side is the federal government on?

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Maia

I love writing about the Freedom Movement, as I’ve learned to call the Civil Rights Movement. I can’t ever do justice to those in the movement, but I write about them anyway, because they give me so much hope. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections and politics, Race, racism and related issues | 38 Comments