6 episodes
Community of Strangers Various
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- Society & Culture
Enriching communities by examining how individuals can function as valued and informed members of these communities.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 6 - Lady Kadija Trust and a discussion of the interfaith movement
The Lady Khadija Trust has a motto of ‘empowering communities through compassion’ their aim is to work collaboratively to empower others. They’ve worked closely with a number of different individuals and groups to promote hope in humanity. Interfaith is a global movement designed to reduce conflict and promote understanding between different beliefs. The focus tends to be on universal themes that transcend difference and promote peace. Experiences following the Mosque terror attacks in Christchurch, suggest that the sacred and the secular come from the same place when promoting peace, with a strong emphasis on our shared humanity.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 5 The Peace Train
Christchurch Peace Train has become an important symbol of unity and hope following the March 15th terror attacks against Christchurch Muslims. But behind the scenes, there are community-based groups like the Sakinah Trust and Mahia Te Aroha, working to promote greater unity and understanding.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 4 - Farid and Unity in Diversity - Farid Ahmed a survivor of the Christchurch Mosque attacks
Strangers coming together to explore shared humanity while celebrating diversity.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 3 - Promoting protection from hate speech and Counteracting hate speech with more speech - Sara Templeton and David Bromell
Strangers coming together to explore shared humanity while celebrating diversity.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 2 - How to combat cyberbullies and Limiting hate speech law changes - Dr David Bromell and Professor Ursula Cheer
Strangers coming together to explore shared humanity while celebrating diversity.
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Community of Strangers - Ep 1 - Online Hate and Extremism with James Ting-Edwards and Professor Michael Patrick Grimshaw
The proposed hate speech law changes have attracted 19,000 submissions. One of those is from Internet NZ which favours greater protections. James Ting-Edwards says being online should be a positive experience for all.When it comes to online extremism hate speech is a vehicle of connection. Those who drive hate speech share some common traits, according to Assoc. Prof. Michael Grimshaw, they tend to be young, and they tend to be male.