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Third of women still believe they don’t have equal rights…

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4697514a19716.html

One could ask: What right does someone with a few years experience have to judge a movement? What knowledge could someone provide who hasn’t lived through the days of the 1st feminist wave or the 2nd feminist wave?

There are a range of answers that can show a person who has little actual ‘in the face experience with hateful feminists‘ gives a balanced point of view. Especially when that person has vowed to find the answer themselves. (more…)

I found this article while trolling (gosh I like that word) some men sites which had me questioning how NZ works. BTW, Glenn Sacks is a wonderful advocate for men’s rights. The article was written to describe a DV conference and this is part of the article. (more…)

I have just sent the following email to Murrays Bay Intermediate.

Actually,  Scrap,  you have your facts wrong.

UnitedFuture policy is clear and on the website at www.unitedfuture.org.nz.  It would not keep the MWA as it is at all.

UnitedFuture would rename and refocus the MWA and split it, between a work programme to look at issues pertaining to women and an equal work programme to look at issues pertaining to men.

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Rumour from the  corridors of Parliament is  that United Failure is promoting a Ministry of Gender Affairs.  There is a proviso however the Ministry of Women’s affairs remains sacrosanct and will continue to promote single issue feminism.

Let’s look at what this will mean for Men. Given the track record of the Femilies Commissariat, that other United Failure creation, effectively there will exist two Ministerial Lobby groups who will promote single issue feminism and advance the interests of women.

Note United Failure remains dismissive of a Ministry of Men’s affairs which many consider the only way to redress the balance of discrimination against Men in New Zealand.

The Republicans remain the  only party promoting a Ministry of Men’s affairs ,equal parenting and fair and reasonable Child Support.

A vote for United Failure is a vote for claytons shared parenting and punitive child tax and another voice for women.

Regards

Scrap

Dear Readers

Two years ago the “fathers coalition” conducted a campaign against errant legal practitioners and lower level judiciary with some parliamentarians likewise being canvassed.

Much debate surrounded this type of unprecedented targetting and would also have similar debate today.

This campaign had success, although it did not swing the pendulum, it provided the medium for discussion at every level of society including Talkback Radio and Principal Family Court Judge speeches. 

Stakes have since been raised, our freedoms continually being eroded by systemic engineering and now enough is enough,

On 21st September 2008 members of the “fathers coalition’ and others will resume activism against the  Higher Judiciary and others in Auckland. (more…)

Having spent the last six years battling the Family Court I have come to the conclusion that what we need is a well resourced organisation to fight for fathers. I have begun work on a website called www.fathers4justice.org.nz and I want to set up an incorporated society as the organisation. I need a minimum of 15 members to do this. The advantage of an incorporated society is that it is a separate legal entity. This protects the members from any individual liability. It also makes it easier to attract donations. I have made a start on the organisaton’s mission statement and I am interested in feedback. Is there anybody interested in being a possible member? There won’t be any cost although donations will be gladly accepted.

Cheers

Checkput this Youtube video: “letter to my first seed” 6 pound(artist) he is a tongan rapper, but wait dont get put off, some dads who have visited this site will totally understand this song.

…….have a gr8 daddy’s day

About 5 years ago, I requested a copy of the Family Court Judge’s Benchbook, under the Official Information Act. The kind young man in Justice Department that I spoke to said he couldn’t see any difficulty, but he would double check with the Principal Family Caught Judge, Judge Mahony. (I offered that as it is probably fairly large and I only wanted to look through it, I would be happy to return it after a couple of weeks.)

I heard nothing back, so after about 7 weeks, I wrote formally and then eventually received a reply stating that judges are not covered by the Official Information Act. (more…)