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Regular Features A rts...... 16 ANIMAL HORROR Letters...... 4 News...... 3, 6 HOUSE EXPLODED Unclassifieds...... 19 pii'i i".. It was Julius Caesar who Jill Carhart, of Save Animals first remarked upon our from Experiments, managed this by saying she was doing an ludicrous love of animals. LLB paper on the legal aspects He could not quite believe of using animals in medical that the Anglo Saxons experiments. This was true. But Chateau kept their rabbits, cats, the paper was never written. dogs, piranhas and Instead she gave her story to Bursary ’82 hamsters as pets rather ‘T r u th '. Miss Carhart struggled for than food. some time to get her Our pets are companions, information. ‘For two months cuddles and bedwarmers. As they gave me nothing but Sparkling such they have priority over the gradually I gained their hi-fi deck in the event of a fire. confidence and dropped the white But this worship carries its own right names.’ When her notes irony. Fido claims the best view were complete ‘none of the of the television and daily walks papers but Truth would touch slime while we exploit thousands of i t . ’ his fellows for mink coats, A good sense of proportion lipstick, hamburgers, shampoo rather than fear probably led to this rejection. In spite of front CHarfeaM A waste of time, have [B m nsar~ y 1982 you said yes yet? Most of us ignore the m orality page precedence and a full page of the issue. Antivivisectionists - spread within ‘Truth’ exposing some 2000 people in New ‘Animal Horror House’, public Zealand - voice objections and reaction amounted to two letters once a year march for their to the Medical faculty in convictions. Very occasionally Auckland. Of all the ways in one of them has the courage to which animals are used surely Three terms of poverty work her way into medical medical research is the most legitimate. laboratories. Continued P3

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Features Animal Horror House Exploded...... Cover Jeanne W alker

Aboriginal land...... 7 As the Argentine government topples and Britain retires from the Maureen Watson interviewed by David Faulls Malvinas for a self-indulgent summer the world no longer has an excuse to ignore the slaughter of the 9,000 Lebanese and Palestinian civilians. W ith its Racism/Justice...... 8 southern borders secured by US and NZ troops, Israel is forcing the Campbell Duignan destruction of the Lebanese nation and the remaining resistance of the Palestinian people in the North. Gay Pride Week Supplement...... 9 Undoubtedly SRC w ill be discussing this on Thursday. The invasion of Lebanon should not be seen as an isolated event. This letter ‘The Blond Angel’...... 13 backgrounds the complicated Middle East situation and is intended as a Amnesty International complement to points of views provided by recent Palestinian and Israeli visitors to campus. Unions and Students...... 14 I have listened with much interest in recent The assension to power of the Begin M artha Coleman interviewed by Roger Tobin talks on the Palestinian problem by Mrs government meant the end of the ‘Jordanian Redgrave, Mr Ali KaSak, and an Israeli option’, since he openly advocated the student. As I feel that some aspects of the ultimate incorporation of the Occupied Damn the Dam...... 15 problem have not been discussed by any of territories within the State of Israel.’ Barry Weeber these speakers, I include some clippings from A Palestinian (who considers himself to be a a recent article in ‘Le Monde’ and a few moderate) comments: quotations from Martin Buber’s ‘Reden uber ‘The P.L.O. subjects to intellectual (and das Judentum’, for your information. sometimes physical) terrorism which makes it The credits have been accused of being cute! W ell, this week’s credits (‘Le Monde’ 3.4.1982) impossible for us to stay neutral. On the other are mean; real mean. So mean in fact that if you mess with them, they’ll General Benjamin Ben Eliezor, until side the Israeli government confronts us with mess with you. What shit. This whole thing is crap, isn’t it. I ’m not 1.11.1981 military governor of the West Bank ‘State Terrorism’ which frequently takes the fooling anyone. (interview published in ‘Newsweek’): form of a bloody repression - thus playing the Helpers and things this week were Vicki Harraway, Jeanne Walker ‘The P.L.O has not been the instigator of the game of the P.L.O.! In spite of this there are recent troubles in the West Bank and Ghaza still many Palestinians like me who would like (spelt correctly at last), Bruce Cronin (yet again), sundry student politicos Strip: It is the installation by the Israeli to begin a dialogue with the occupant, if only who got carried away with their own little thrills, and Daryl Wilson who government of a so-called ‘Civil to make our life more bearable.... But there is did the centre pages (who else). If anyone reads these, please tell me. I feel administration’ - widely believed to be the no place for moderates as long as we have to like an idiot. I am an idiot mumble mumble (piteous whimperings first step toward assimilation - which has confront men like Mr Begin and General followed by massive personality disintegration). triggered off the riots and violent Shimon.’ demonstrations. ’ A friend of Karim Khalif, major of Shimon Peres, Chairman of the Labour Ramallah (recently sacked by the Israeli ISSUE 13 CRACCUM VOL 56 1982 f Party: authorities): ‘The present policy of the Israeli government ‘Those who support the P.L.O do not CRACCUM is registered with the Post Office Editor...... David Faulls throws the Arab population into the arms of necessarily agree with everything that as a newspaper. It is published by the Craccum Technical Editor...... William Mcllhagga the P.L.O. - and has created a unanimity of organisation does or stands for. But we have Administration Board for the Auckland Advertising M anager...... Jason Kemp opinion among the Palestinians which never no choice... We are not ‘dangerous University Students' Association, and printed Assistant Editors...... IS ...... Jenny Renals existed before. revolutionaries’ as Mr Begin would make the by Wanganui Newspapers Ltd. Opinions ...... Paul Grinder Since they could not negotiate an world believe. Bassam Chakaa (recently expressed herein are not necessarily anyone's. Typesetters...... Barbara Amos agreement with the Egyptians on Palestinian sacked by the Israeli authorities) is a scion of including the Editorial Staff, and in no way ...... Raewyn Green autonomy, the Israeli’s decided to install a one of the oldest land-owning families of represent the official policy (should there be Photographer...... Leo Jew regime exclusively tailored to fit their needs - Nablus. Karim Khalaf was a ‘moderate’ in the any) of the Association. hoping that they would find some eyes of the Israelis when he was elected in Palestinians willing to collaborate. In the 1972.’ rural parts of the West Bank (where 70% of General Raphael Vardi, until recently ‘Co­ the population lives) semi-feudal structures ordinator’ of the Israeli administration in the still subsist: The so-called mukhtars (village Occupied territories: chiefs) have been - since time immemorial - the ‘Sacking the majors and appointing Israeli intermediaries between the successive military officers in their place doesn’t seem to colonial governments (Ottoman, British, make sense if we really intend to'give the Jordanian) and the rural population. The Arab population the chance to run their own Jordanian government still pays the salaries affairs under an autonomy scheme. We are of all the village chiefs appointed before 1967. creating a situation which will very soon make (Since 1978 Jordania and the P.L.O. have it impossible to find any moderates to talk to. ’ constituted a mixed Commission which Martin Buber, in a speech to German distributes most of the financial aid provided Jewish Students, May 1918 (‘The Holy Path’ by the Arab governments for the running and in ‘Reden uber das Judentum’, Berlin 1932, maintenance of the municipal services in the reprinted in a slightly different version in West Bank and Ghaza Strip). On 9 March ‘Israel and the World,’ N.Y. 1964): 1982, the Jordanian government announced ‘Both Nationalism and Socialism are that members of the so-called ‘Village foreign to the Jewish way of life. Nationalism, Leagues’ set up by the Israeli authorities resulting in a contest for political and military would be treated as traitors and would have to power, is utterly un-Jewish: all Jews who face the death penalty if they would set foot worship Nationalism and obey its on Jordanian territory. (Most West Bank commandments are Jews only in name - no Palestinians frequently cross the Jordan matter how proudly they display the Symbol River to visit their relatives living in of Zion on their coats! Jordania). Not those who tell us that we have to serve Immediately after the 1967 Israeli our God in Exile are prostituting our Jewish occupation, the majority of the West Bank heritage, but you, who are always ready to Palestinians were willing to seek a ‘modus worship any Idol, as long as it stands for ‘the vivendi’ with the occupant. The Labour Jewish Homeland’ and carries a Jewish name: Government seemed to be willing to finally You, worshippers on the altar of the godless return most of the West Bank to Jordan in creed of National Self-determination.’* return for ‘peace settlement’. But in 1974 King Hussein recognised the P.L.O. as the Drs E.O. van Reijn, sole representative of the Palestinian people. Dept, of Asian Languages. ARA BUS PASS APPEAL AUSA is now in the process of gathering information to support its appeal against the new ARA bus fares. You can help by writing down the effect of the new structure on you, and bringing it into Studass reception. In particular we would like to know:

1 . The budget you are living on. 2 . How you view the new fares in terms of this budget. 3 . Whether or not you will continue to use the buses, i.e. are alternatives such as using a bicycle possibilities for you.

When you have written something out, you should hand it in at reception marked for the attention of John Bates. This will be important information for our appeal - please help if you can.

2 • Craccum June 22 1982 Continued from PI

SAFE, as an anti-vivisectionist group, restrict their campaign to Catering Cancels medical and pharmeceutical experiments because, Jill Car hart says, ‘the fiel^ of animal exploitation is so wide.’ Of course Craccum Advertising medical research experiments carries sensationalism too. Street neglect: the weighted sackfuls of unwanted kittens and In a memo from the Catering ‘As Advertising Person my puppies who stumble into the world Manager, Jo Howard, Craccum responsibility is solely advertising - each year need all the public recieved the shock news that the to censor editorial content is outside attention they can get. But SAFE is weekly catering advertisement is my jurisdiction. It is not normal content to leave this to the Society cancelled. practise at this publication to allow for the Prevention of Cruelty to Wrote Ms Howard: any advertisers to dictate editorial Animals. Craccum asked Jill if she ‘I am disappointed with Craccum’s content. supported euthanasia in such lack of consideration and sense of instances. ‘Yes, I guess, I don’t Which is pretty much what the responsibility to its advertiser in reporter expected. know - it depends on the individual publishing a photo and hysterical case.’ The author of the caption beneath comments from, it appears, the the photograph, Craccum’s At the suggestion of pet paper, and not a particular student, contraception Jill brightened. ‘Yes, Technical Editor, added little more (issue 12, vol 56). definitely. I t’s been tried in except to say that he was surprised I respect freedom of the Press and America. They put the pill in cat that he could be so sarcastic and am entertained by letters to the and dog food tins - only too many sensationalist.‘'Anyway I was asked editor, some of which attempt to people were found to be eating it. ’ to write the caption at 5am by the portray the facts and others that are Editor' he said passing the buck to Miss Carhart believes that organ just plain rubbish. culture, tissue culture, video where it rightly belonged. But I will not, on behalf of the The reporter realising that he and teaching and patient studies can organisation I manage, accept in the replace animals in laboratory the Editor were one and the same same humour, and thick skin, the person, enquiired as to his inner that than me. Criticism due where Restaurant is the laughing stock of experiments with animals. Video publication of deliberate and criticim’s due. The Craccum staff films or models may replace thoughts on the matter: ‘Well, I the Student Union,’ I asked myself? sarcastic comments that might be suppose I was more surprised at the doesn’t forego the convenience of ‘No’, I replied tactfully. repetitive anatomy disections. But injurious to the organisation. eating at the Restaurant (whenever Dr Campbell-MacLaurin, Associate non-reaction of the Catering ‘Have you heard that the stomach The least I would have expected Manager to a comment which possible) for trivial reasons: simply of Craccum’s Advertising Manager Dean of the Auckland Medical Craccum to offer would be right of put, we got sick of trying to eat School, argues that ‘cell culture appeared in Craccum 9 regarding is running scared of the place, I reply alongside tke photo or to the now-famous 'green mould bad/‘off’ food in a place with an heard myself whisper? within a test-tube does not replicate check out the facts. atmosphere reminiscent of a the complexity of the total incident’ - which also occurred in Does Ms Howard know what I do not wish the Catering the Restaurant. Perhaps though, boarding school dining hall. sensationalist press really is? Does organism. Nor can a glass slide organisation to be associated as an Which is not to say that the replace an animal in experiments.’ this was the last straw..!* she realise just what is ‘injurious to advertiser, with such a Restaurant staff are to blame, or the organisation’ — that similar Miss Carhart stressed that And what of the claims sensationalist publication.’ that other areas of Catering are not instances to the one ‘reported’ are prevention was better than cure. ‘hysterical’ and ‘sensationalist’ the When asked by a Craccum reporter asked. providing ‘value for money’,N the Since people realised cigarettes were not infrequent. reporter for comment, Craccum’s Editor hurriedly added. And that Catering gets a free ad harmful they should give up ‘Well’ I replied, ‘The Catering Advertising Manager stated: ‘Would you agree that the this week? cigarettes rather than conduct Manager would know more about experiments on monkeys and beagles to discover how harmful tobacco is. But almost all our preventive medicine has depended What's on ... on on the use of animals. Campus News Vaccines to prevent polio, tuberculosis, rubella, whooping Campus cough, diptheria were first tested on The Students’ Association invited the Minister of animals. Antibiotics too, have to be Education to speak on campus this term. He declined, tried on animals. saying he had another appointment on the day in question, If the Medical Faculty is reticent Tuesday June 22 about showing people their but of course if a suitable time could be found he would be lpm- Progressive Club meeting, Exec Lounge laboratories it is not because ‘they only too delighted.... Canny Darryl Carey then asked the Evangelical Union, SRC Lounge want to make the public feel Minister to name his day, saying we could arrange a 7.00pm- Rotaract meeting, Women’s Common Room ignorant’ as Miss Carhart claimed. meeting at 1.00pm on any day during the next two months. It is a question of context. Dr 7.30pm- Labour Club meeting, Room 237 Campbell-MacLaurin and Dr Unfortunately the Minister still can’t come as he has an Blackwood explained the appointment every day until August. Isn’t he a busy boy! Wednesday June 23 complexity and objective of one lpm- Liquerous Sports, Old Grad Bar experiment to a Truth reporter for 2 * * * hours. The explanation referred to Lebanon Forum, SRC Lounge the study of head injuries - and the Christian Club, Room 144 cause of disability in those 7pm- Folk Club, Old Grad Bar surviving head injuries. Since The Students’ Association invited the Vice-Chancellor to doctors cannot prevent all car speak in the Union last Thursday to explain the proposed Thursday June 24 accidents, falling bricks and street increase in the Welfare Services Levy. He declined, saying fights they are learning to cope with lpm- UMSA meeting, Room 237 unfortunate results. Two hours of he had an appointment on the day in question. So we asked Liquerous Sports, Old Grad Bar minute medical detail to this effect the Vice-Chancellor to name his day, saying we could 7pm- Chess Club, Women’s Common Room was compressed into 8 paragraphs arrange the meeting for 1.00pm on any day this month. 8pm- Debating society night, Room 237 of casebook horror in this instance. Unfortunately the Vice-Chancellor still couldn’t come as he ‘Our explanation didn’t make good Stunning films..., Old Grad Bar copy’ said Dr Campbell MacLaurin. had an appointment every day for the next four weeks — It all feels a little like the rich lady isn’t it a good thing the Minister and the Vice-Chancellor Friday June 25 on the Titanic who demanded didn’t both accept and pick the same day? lpm- Liquerous Sports, Old Grad Bar seating on board one of the lifeboats S.C.M. gathering, Room 144 for her greyhounds. Two passengers * * * were left to cling to the floating 4pm- ‘Beer and Politics’, Top Common Room iceberg. Gay Lib meeting, Exec Lounge Jeanne Walker With articles appearing in every Craccum bewailing the 7.30pm- poor funding of the Recreation Centre the question must be 7.30pm- Bellman Society (film) Room 237 asked why does the Students’ Association not subsidise the Craccum Short Story 8.00pm- Stunning Blues Dance with Black n’ Blues, - centre as it does with the rest of the Student Union. Answer Competition Dave McLean and the Little Criminals, W ILLY — we have offered on several occasions to do this provided DAYSON BLUES BAND, Cafe that we get the same control as we have w ith the Union. The The results of this competition will University insists on retaining a three vote m ajority on the Saturday June 26 be published in the next issue, along governing committee — so how come they won’t pay for it? with the winning entries as space 8pm- Dance with Green Eggs and Ham, Dirk Casual permits. When the funding of the Recreation Centre is resolved and the Regular Features, Functions Room. maybe they will turn the heating back on in the changing room s. Monday June 28 lpm - A nti Racist Movement meeting, Exec Lounge APOLOGIES * * * 7pm- Tiddleywinks and Knucklebones Society, OGB 8pm- Gay Lib Social, Room 237 The Editor apologises If you read the national press you may have heard that the unreservedly to all people who were offended by the appearance of the University of W aikato has recently laid off some teaching Wednesday June 30 Coruba advertisement in issue 12 of staff in its continuing efforts to save money. If you think 7pm- Folk Club, Old Grad Bar Craccum. It is hoped that this the same thing could never happen here you are wrong. The oversight/lack of vigilance/fuck-up current standard conditions of appointment to the will not be repeated. Thursday July 1 permanent staff provide for a review after three years with * * * 8pm- Poets on Campus with Wystan Curnow, Remka the note that ‘under normal circumstances’ people can Ensing, Grant Duncan, Josephine Misere, Daryl In a letter published in Issue 11, expect to continue in the University’s employ for life. Wilson and David Eggleton, OGB signed by one Mark Anderson, it Circumstances are obviously not normal at present, for ten was asserted that Robert Young, heads of department are currently reviewing the workloads AUSA’s Sports’ Representative, Friday July 2 ‘knowingly misled students on this of particular staff who will shortly reach the three year 8pm- Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy...Pre-midterm campus as regards the funding of review, presumably to see if they can be told that their break dance, Cafe tournament.’ services are no longer needed. Wonder if the staff concerned Robert has informed Craccum have been told? that this assertion is untrue. Craccum June 22 1982 • 3 Lettersletterslettersletterslettersletterslettersletterslett APARTHEID/ZIONISM RUM AD OFFENCES ANOTHER MENTION FOR and alleviate the problems of Maori health we Dear Editor, must therefore go beyond the concept of a Dear Editor, CRACCUM AND CATERING racist health system, and focus also on racial I must comment on the very offensive In last week’s issue of Craccum our Dear Craccum, discrimination in the economic system (the advertisement in your last issue. International Affairs Officer correctly Congratulations on last week’s front page. reason why most Maoris are working class) This advertisement clearly encourages a directed our attention to the agony suffered “Bursary ’82: The Students’ Whine” about and economic discrimination in the health by many South Africans living under number of destructive and anti-social acts, sums it up, I think. Anyway, excellent design, particularly: system (one reason why working class health aparthied. In fact, every year we have been and the caption could be applied equally well is worse than middle class health). reminded of such days a s‘Sharpeville Day’ and a) using a defective bicycle (no brakes, lights to the varsity milkshakes, perhaps. or bell) The other reason why working class health ‘Biko Day’ or, as in this case, ‘Soweto Day’ is worse than middle class health is that the b) carrying an excessive and insecure load on a where 176 black civilians were killed by their Yours with a special ‘Hi!’ working class lifestyle is distinctly motor-vehicle. government’s troops because they had had to the proof readers unhealthier, in response to a socio-economic c) littering (the loose straw on the bus roof will the audacity to protest against what they saw Molly Sorensen environment containing larger degrees of all blow away when it moves off) as apartheid’s discrimination against them. stress, depression and boredom. This is the d) riding a motor-vehicle in an unsafe position. Gee, thanks, Molly! As I type this letter one of the most main cause of ill health in New Zealand, for e) consuming intoxicating drugs Proofreader. sophisticated armies in the world is carrying Maori and Pakeha. I therefore also argued f) theft (what else is that hand doing?) out a ‘mopping-up’ operation against CATERING TO THE that this should be the main focus of our Palestinian protesters who are equally The advertisement also reinforces a number concern over health. of oppressive stereotypes, particularly MILKSHAKE CRITICS opposed to what they see as Zionist My argument was certainly simplified, for a) that Caribbean countries are poor-but- Dear Craccum, discrimination against them. The Lebanese the purposes of writing what I hope was a happy I find it necessary to enlighten poor government has estimated the cost of Israel’s readable article (and in this version of it of b) that young white male holiday-makers are ‘Unlubricated Agent Grapefruit’, (Craccum ‘Operation Peace for the People of Galilee’ in course appears more simplified still)- There irresponsible drug-crazed thieving louts issue 12 vol 56) on the facts pertaining to the first nine days of fighting to stand at 9,000 are many minor qualifications and c) that bananas are properly submissive to milkshakes, their size and their price. civilians dead and the creation of 600,000 new explanations that I could have added: chickens The Milk Bar, early in May, for a period of 4 refugees. different cultural attitudes towards health d) that black traffic wardens don’t take a pride weeks was unable to obtain the 247 Milkshak Do the 4 million Palestinians, who have care, different historical experiences of health in their appearance cup (capacity 680 mis) from the supplier and been stateless for over 34 years, have any and health care, and so on. But I do not e) that wide necked blouses will slip down the used the 168 Jumbo cups (capacity 565mls). justification in their aim to destroy Zionism? believe that my argument was simplistic, as shoulder nearest the camera Had Agent Grapefruit bothered to enquire These people have been scattered throughout Mr Kirkwood alleges, (especially when f) that monarchies are less fun than republics of the Milk Bar staff as to the size change, he the Middle East and live mainly in huge compared to the argument that I was g) etc etc etc would have been shown, by two cups held for dehumanizing refugee camps on the outskirts responding to: that poor Maori health was a demonstration purposes, that as the 168 has a of foreign cities such as Beirut and Amman. I congratulate you on printing this direct result of racism in the health services). advertisement. Coruba has only a limited wider base it holds the same amount as a 247 Do the Palestinians, who are at best Had Mr Kirkwood himself been able to cup filled approximately 2 inches from the discriminated against by local people, and at advertising budget and the more of it they offer an explanation for the ethnic disparity in top. Have you ever received a milkshake in a worst the victims of genocide, have any spend in places where their message will be health standards in New Zealand, rather than 247 cup full to the brim? justification for wanting the destruction of' recognised for what it is the less they will simply criticize mine, then his allegation of It might also surprise you to find that milk Zionism which is the root cause of their have to spend among less critical minds. simplicity might appear more credible. suffering? has increased in price in the last 10 months by 42.8% but AUSA milkshakes in the same Mr Kirkwood's second complaint is that I Thirty-four years ago the Zionist state of Well done conveniently separated our health and Israel was established in Palestine. The Yours sincerely period have only increased in price by 20%. Maybe a price increase is warranted? economic systems, by which I presume he indigenous population of Palestinian Arabs RM Hare means that as the health system is controlled was largely driven out of their ancestral land by the economic system, and as both systems into neighbouring Arab countries. Since then Jo Howard Catering Manager are primarily operated by and in the interests no redress of any kind has been arranged. David, of the middle class, it is unrealistic to separate Born of bitter dispair the present generation The Coruba ad on page 13 of the last weeks k e e p OH * them. of young Palestinians have formed armed Craccum is offensive and unjust. I defend my ‘separation' on two grounds. groups with the intention of fighting for the The picture of happy go lucky fun loving The first is that it was necessary for the establishment of their own state. European tourists enjoying the peddling of purposes of distinguishing between ‘health' No one questions the dreadful suffering of alcohol and their lifestyles in underdeveloped and ‘health care'. The economic system is the the Jews in Europe. Nor I believe do many countries brings to my mind C. Rajendra’s main determinant of lifestyles, and therefore people wish to deny them a homeland of their poem entitled Cheap Pineapple and Sand. of health. The health system, obviously, is the own. But long ago a short-sighted policy for main determinant of health care. the settlement of Jews in Palestine has Fuimaono Norman Tuiasau My second defence is that I am not allowed a situation to develop where another convinced that the values of the two sysltems oppressed people has been victimised and as a are necessarily convergent Economic result Palestinian people have lived for nearly inequality, within defined limits, has always 35 years as either unwelcome guests in CHEAP PINEAPPLE been accepted in New Zealand as both good neighbouring lands, or as second-rate citizens AND SAND and inevitable. But few have accepted that within the borders of Israel. inequality in health or health care is good, and Apparently the Zionist ideology and the And if the soul of this land if we have regarded it as inevitable that does Zionists in Israel feel that the Palestinian is behind the tourist poster Nightmare is quite acceptable and that the beckoning to sun, sea & sand, not mean that we have not nevertheless tried to reduce it present Israeli invasion and military actions it is equally there in the gutter in Lebanon are justifiable. When one I do accept, though, that the limits of the considers these facts is it any wonder that the where beggars fight off stray ability of the health system to ameliorate the Palestine Liberation Organization has cats for the slop of left-over inequalities of the economic system are evolved? dinners, where mice foray largely dictated by the economic system and Are the Palestinians less deserving of a offal cast by itinerant hawkers. that the growing inequalities in health care RACISM & HEALTH and in economic status are not simply homeland? Dear Sir, Israeli troops may savagely march into It is there on the peeling coincidental If this was Mr Kirkwood's alley walls weeping nicotine- Paul Baker (Maori Health and Pakeha point, then I agree with him. Lebanon to “preserve the peace of Galilee’, Racism, Craccum, June 8, 1982) does a but unless and until a solution to the suffering flecked gobs of phlegm, reeking putrescent fruit, faeces & urine. valuable service in pointing out some of the of the Palestinian people is found - Lebanese gross class inequalities that exist in the New A PROBLEM OF PERSPECTIVE civilians, Israeli civilians and Palestinian Cheap pineapple and tropical Zealand Health system. Dear Ed, civilians cannot expect more than a passing His conclusion that poor Maori health, reprieve from their agony. splendour you now enjoy, dear As an education delegate at NZUSA’s May traveller, is paid with impossible rather than resulting from racial Council, I was very keen to sort out the faults discrimination in the health system, is the Christopher Ritchie lives lived out in unspeakable squalor. of the term I education campaign, just as consequence of racial discrimination in the Robin Arthur says in his letter in last week’s economic system and economic discrimination Craccum. However, what Robin fails to say is CATEGORICAL STATEMENT in the health system is simplistic. that this was discussed over and over and Dear Sir, How can the health system be so over again, which I saw as a complete waste of Recently a flippant remark attributed to me conveniently separated from the economic time. was printed in the student publication system? Nowhere in Craccum’s coverage of the How can Baker explain such things as the TITWITTI. I wish to reassure those who education commission did I see an ‘insult to may have read the remark and raised an Suppression of Tohungas Act which prevent the hard work of the delegates’, only a factual Maoris from having an alternative health- eyebrow, of my continuing confidence in the reporting of how this effort was often service be anything other than an example of misdirected. AUSA Executive and Staff. racism in the health system? How can a While it is true that other issues were health system based entirely on Western discussed, no ‘fighting plan of action’ was Yours faithfully, values be anything other than racist? sorted out during council (another later John Broad meeting had to be organized) due to constant PUBLICATIONS OFFICER Barry Kirkwood and, eventually, ineffectual ‘reviewing’ of the WHERE HAS ALL THE FREE first term. A REPLY At council, and in Robin’s letter, I note a FOOD GONE...? tendency to ‘always look on the bright side of THE NEXT BEST THING... Dear Craccum, I welcome Mr Kirkwood's response, but fear life’. While not a bad thing in itself, when it What happened to the Cafe free food? Last to skiing is reading about it To that he has missed the point of my argument causes problems to be ignored or even swept year one could go down to the small cafe at I never argued that our health system is not under the carpet, it is a serious mistake. that end CRACCUM is producing a closing time and be reasonably sure of being racist I even listed some examples of this 4 page liftout skiers guide which is given food which could not be sold that day. racism, such as the racial selectivity of GP John Rodger where YOU come in. Your chance This year is completely different. Except for a distribution and Plunket services. AUSA Education Delegate to May Council few cookies, all the food completely to be rich and famous (well (Unfortunately the Craccum typesetters disappears from the shelves in the cafe well omitted one of the paragraphs describing such famous...) is to be the first ace before closing time. This food does not racism, and relocated several others, thereby writers to CRACCUM with your reappear after the cafe has closed. reducing their impact). Arguably the snow stories. I will be co-ordinating So who is to blame? If the Craccum staff eat Suppression of Tohungas A ct might be added CLASH WORSHIP the Ski Guide for CRACCUM and the same amount this year as in previous to such a list I certainly don't see why I years they cannot be at fault. Nor can the cafe Dear David, my office hours are Mon. - Fri. 9am should have to explain it as Mr Kirkwood I ’d just like to say that I think Jon Barker’s say they purchase less food this year than in requests. - 11.30. We want good b/w prints as previous years. I also know for a fact all the review of ‘Combat Rock’ is crap. What he My argument was that although racism says is bordering on blasphemy - everyone well as any snow or skiing related food has not been sold by the time the cafe exists in our health services, it is not the main closes. So where is all the free food going? My knows that The Clash is God. Jon’s 100 word stories you have. The Guide will be reason why Maoris have a poorer standard of review is probably worth 50,000 years of enquiries have been met with evasive replies. health than Pakehas. published in Issue 17 on July the How about Craccum or the Student Union purgatory. 2 7 th I argued that Maoris have poorer health having a try? mainly because (a) a much higher proportion For further details see Jason at of them than of Pakehas are working class, A Liker of Clash CRACCUM as soon as possible. Kim Moore and (b) working class health is poorer than records and a Disliker middle class health. In order to understand of Vogon poetry. 4 • Craccum June 22 1982 Letterslettersletterslettersletiersletterslettersletterslett THINK DISLEXIC The following week Albany MP Don as occurred when Exec decided to accept the Now let me digress slightly to cover one of fears of some of the campus-based groups your suggestions. I supported, in principle if Dear Wadever, McKinnon was due to speak. His meeting was called off by University authorities at the last without question while showing scant respect not in motive, Brett Buckmaster’s motion So! Agent Grapefruit strikes again! At last moment. The reason for this most unusual for the needs of Te Moana is racism. It is an last year. So I know that to call for a mass the agent displays OBVIOUS support for the action was given to me as being that there example of a white institution deciding which resignation would be beating my head against dictatorial regime that chooses to call itself could be no guarantee as to Mr McKinnon’s black groups are politically acceptable to a brick wall. To state why, after many others ‘THE GOVERNMENT’. whites (those which do not threaten white have already done so, would be tautological. If I am referring to the agent’s epistle in safety on campus. Incidents such as these are the reason for privilege?) and which are not. Anonymous’ any of you volunteer your resignations on CRACCUM 12. In particular: my reluctance to invite Government MP s to sentence ‘The fears that certain Executive grounds of conscience, though, be assured 1. It seems the agent DID induce an ‘upsurge open meetings on the University campus. members had were of that particular group that I won’t object. of one’s stomach content’ - which was (Te Moana) and their particular politics...’ Your postscript point is revealing and unfortunately reprinted in every CRACCUM sum it up. ridiculous. Under a democratic system, the as ordered alphabet soup. Yours sincedrely, Scott Simpson, Anonymous refers to a ‘TM belief that NZUSA speaker had no more right to speak 2. Derek Quigley, in a now somewhat blacks should only have relationships with than anyone else. I doubt whether he is a historical speech, referred to ‘THINK BIG’ CHAIRMAN AUCKLAND YOUNG NATIONALS blacks and whites with whites’ and to member of AUSA, and since employment and quite specifically. My sources advise me that ‘fascistic’ attacks made by TM upon those financial circumstances vary with location, he the agent was unable to attend the conference who had such relationships. It is my arguably had less right to the floor than other where this speech was speeched, so we can ISRAEL/PALESTINE understanding that the belief referred to and students. To suggest that it was reasonable to excuse this point of ignorance on the agent’s the actions taken were not of Te Moana but of be forced both to pay a ’plane fare from part. Dear Editor, certain individuals in organisations under the Wellington and hear his views is absurd. My 3. Cost overruns in large-scale projects tend to Israel’s latest act of aggression once again highlights its hypocrisy in claiming that it umbrella of Te Moana. Whatever one may friend’s cousin Cholmandely F. Pu rse-Seine have a somewhat more substantial effect on think of such beliefs and actions it is incorrect had as much right to a ’plane ticket as Robin, teeny economies (like that which exists in NZ) only wants peace in the Middle East, when in fact it is killing, maiming and wounding to associate them with the Te Moana and he’s doing graduate research on Outer than cost overruns on, for example, paper Resource Centre itself. Mongolia. But I ’ll bet you didn’t ask him if delivery rounds. thousands of Palestinians and Lebanese civilians and engaging in an orgy of Anonymous also drags the issue of ‘Ripeka he’d like to be taken for a ride. 4. In the agent’s point 3, there is neglect of the Evans’ et al attacks on NZUSA’ into the fact that we in NZ can eat SOYA beans, destruction in Southrem Lebanon. The recent debate as ‘extremely relevant’. She/he is With very little faith instead of exporting aluminium (thus, assassination attempt on the Israeli correct in saying that these are becoming L.E. Blythen transport costs are reduced, you see). ambassador in Britain provided Israel with more extreme and of greater intensity. But P.S. I’ll continue this by private 5.1 suspect that most potentially unemployed the pretext it needed for invading Lebanon Anonymous fails to look for reasons for the correspondence if you wish, but I feel my persons (e.g. failed secret AGENTS) resent even though the PLO were not involved, and attacks, simply claiming them to be point’s been made. being called ‘lazy bludging slobs who haven’t in fact the PLO representative in London was unjustified. Anonymous need only look to lifted a finger to try and create a job for on the assassination squad hit list. Dear LEB, NZUSA and AUSA’s past record and present themselves’, since job creation schemes are Israel by its action hopes to crush the You also miss the point My actions were Palestinian resistance in Lebanon; however performance in fighting racism to find reasons based on total agreement between elected for the benefit of the unemployed of the for criticism by radical blacks. NZUSA and future, not the unemployed of NOW. given the fact that the majority of representatives and on a total absence of AUSA have for many years paid lip-service to 6. ‘Sure some projects are expensive’ sez AG, Palestinians support the PLO it would be views to the contrary. Now, we can argue till anti-racism but have done very little in forgetting that they are so expensive NZ can necessary for Israel to destroy the the cows come home about democracy and practical terms. Recent instances of AUSA never hope to pay them back. Palestinians in a genocidal war. Our representation, but what I would like to hear crapping out in fighting racism are the 1978 7.1 always thought NZ had been sending fruit organisation supports the UN call for Israel to are your reasons for supporting the failure to support the Bastion Point and veges overseas in refrigerated boats for withdraw immediately from Southern government's scrapping of SCSP, because protesters, the continued tolerance of the the last 100 years, thus f & v do not go off Lebanon, and we condemn Israel’s terrorist unless you and a significant number of Engineering Society ‘Haka Party’ and the quite so quickly. Also food production is the activities. students can convince me and the Executive morbid antagonism to He Taua when they safest business to be in as people are always that the death of SCSP is a good thing for stopped it, the cessation of funding of anti­ gonna need more whereas aluminium will be Friends of Palestine students, then you can expect us to continue tour activities last year and now the refusal to obsolete in 20 yrs due to the development of to fight vigorously as we are able to get accommodate Te Moana. With a record like tevlar etc and since A1 is pretty hard to shit. SCSP restored or some form of adequate JB ON THE ‘BUCKMASTER that, and a similar one for NZUSA, who can Maybe we should export grapefruit ??? provision of summer jobs for students. blame Evans et al for their antagonism 8. Tanning does not hurt dead cows. ERA’ towards NZUSA and AUSA. It is time for 9. Hydro-electricity may be cheap in terms of Dear David, Darryl Carey students to start listening to what people $$$ (National party Hi concern) but dams etc In his letter in Craccum 11 Grant EVP such as Ripeka Evans are saying rather than have a considerable environmental impact, Buckmaster correctly describes his brother WELFARE OFFICER, SIO, ETC rubbish and attack them because they are which increases their costs heavily in other Brett as determined. Passing 6 stage III Dear David, ways. papers with A & B grades at the same time as critical of us. I sometimes wonder why I bother 10. Solar power happens to heat the house in saving $4000 cannot be achieved without a answering allegations in Craccum. However Ivan Sowry which I live. As I am not yet frozen, I suspect great deal of determination and hard work. John Rattray’s comments both in Craccum that solar power works rather well. I disagree, however, with the main point of and anonymously through TITWTI It must be pointed out that the letter was not In conclusion: The National Growth (ie his letter, which was an attempt to explain the should be answered. supposed to be signed ‘Anonymous’ - it was warts an’ all) Strategy is about using the attendance at the April 28 SGM. The presence 1. I would refute that the said people were written by Heather Worth. resources we have available to boost of a grand total of 3 “Buckmaster actually staffing the Information Office. They unemployment, inflation and Hugh Fletcher’s supporters” showed the true nature of the were actually driving students away by pay packet. In future (should there exist any Buckmaster crusade of 1981 - transitory and inhabiting both inner and outer offices as their such ting) I hope that Agent Grapefruit will hysterical. If it had been, as he claimed, a own personal common room. curb that simpering penchant for scurrilous protest against political expenditure by the 2. Attempts to turn the offices back into an barter that has plagued Craccum for long Executive, and not a pro-tour SPIR type Information Office with staff failed. I realise enough. What more can I say than “ca-YUK” movement, his numbers would not have it is hard for people to change overnight from dwindled from 500-1000 down to 3. In lazy bludgers into hard-workign committed Yours in Dyslexia, contrast, the anti-racism movement on helpers. Someone whose name I can’t spell campus lives on. 3. Many people have wanted the SIO changed PS Come the revolution, Agent Grapefruit but have realised that the reaction would be will be 3716th up against the wall. Yours sincerely, incredible, so have chickened out. PPS Sorry about that $10 I owe you, but I Jonathan Blakeman 4 .1 have raised through TITWTI the issues of sealed the envelope before I remembered it. rudeness, drunkeness, noise and vomiting in P.S. Grant appears to have picked up the the office - so won’t beleaguer readers with practice of which Brett was so fond - giving as these details. facts statements made in ignorance. It is 5. Yes I did lock my office, yes I did demand incorrect to say that we have never funded the that they move out. Yes, I did miss a school Rec centre - half of the construction cost was visit because the School Visits Folder was provided from the Building Fund into which removed from my office. goes about a quarter of your AUSA sub. As THAT’S DEMOCRACY 6. Yes, it is very hard to staff the SIO with for it being wasteful for Radio B to broadcast only a few helpers, but with the formation of a during study breaks, Radio B costs AUSA EVP via Craccum, Welfare Committee at next week’s Exec not a cent at any time of year. Its entire I’ll make this my final Craccum meeting most of these problems should be operating and capital costs are funded by communication on an ageing topic. You seem ironed out. advertising revenue. to have missed or ignored the guts of my 7. Going to Wellington in 90 knot gales and letter in Issue 12. sitting in committee meetings is not TE MOANA Under the supposedly democratic system of glamorous; neither are Welfare Panel AUSA elections, I ’m forced to accept the meetings, Welfare Committee meetings, Dear David, people you mentioned as „ my elected up all night writing leaflets, meeting with I feel that the letter of Anonymous (Issue representatives, and I do it. However, to various sympathetic bodies such as the ATC 11) in reply to Karin Bos’ article regarding the clarify a point, I voted against all of you. and NZEI, arranging student meetings with black anti-racist umbrella group Te Moana Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge, the VC and Registrar, as well as dealing with Resource Centre’s request for office space on none of you has ever represented my interests, people such as yourself. Welfare should be a campus deserves some further comment. as you claim. But that’s democracy. I believe Vice-Presidency — I am spending 40 hrs a Firstly, Anonymous claims that Ms Bos in it, and to me, representation of the majority week on it. insinuates that Pacific Island clubs’ opinions is more important than that of a minority - The school visit list is up (again having been are not to be taken seriously. I agree that the GOVERNMENT MP’s & even if that minority includes me, Mr Carey. tom down by ‘persons unknown’) outside my feelings of Pacific Island students should be Or you. Or your colleagues. office and I suggest all those who want to CAMPUS VISITS taken into account when AUSA makes Yet you appear to believe that your work for student welfare actually sign Dear Sir, decisions which affect them. I do not agree, personal convictions can take priority over Mack the Knife asks if the National Club is however, that Pacific Island students should democracy, and I maintain that in that belief Heather W. arranging for Government MP 3 to speak on be used as the scapegoats onto whom AUSA you have used your privileged elected campus. passes decisions which are AUSA’s positions to advantage. To elect a CORRECTION I am reluctant to make any such responsibility. At the Exec meetings which representative is not to give that Dear Sir, arrangements at this stage. discussed Te Moana’s request for office space representative the right to do as she/he I am speaking on behalf of Mr Lynch. Students on campus last year will recall the several Exec members were prepared to do wishes. To be certain of our opinions as Being only a visitor to New Zealand he has major incidents that took place last year when whatever the clubs which had been consulted students, you’ve got to ask us, then act on our returned home, but, before leaving, he had a Government MP s were invited to speal- ked. From several members there appeared ans , not make gross assumptions simply quick glance at the most recent Craccum and students on Government policy. to be no consideration of any issue other than bee. 3 you were elected by majority vote. regretted to see a certain-to-be neck wringing Winston Peters (then MP for Hunuaj f" 'What do the Pacific Island and Maori For you bothered to find out, the meeting misquote in his last letter. If possible he a meeting in B15 which was little short dent groups think ?’ of 9 d could have been stacked by requests a printed correction beTore write-in riot. He fully intended to explain e role of AUSA as a white institution me ers of the huge student population who readers give, him a cold douche for his Within a few minutes of him taking the floor, tsedly fighting racism should be firstly did. vote for you (though I doubt it). Still, arguments. Paragraph 5, last line should read a constant, uninterrupted barrage of ab . - >ose and attack racism in itself and other how n you reasonably defend your refusal to ‘-dis. ■ -mination as a whole none must be left yelling, chanting and generally disrupt! v ■ate institutions and secondly to encourage allow open discussion? You see, I’m not incidents made it impossible for hin> to and support black anti-racist groups. This « out” instead of '“...discrimination as a whole griping because my personal views were not more must be left out.” Thank you. continue from his prepared notes. At one latter role includes support for both campus- heard. But I object very strongly to the abuse point he was even approached by a knife based groups and for groups such as Te of position, and to blatant disregard for wielding student. Moana. Selection between black groups such democracy. Andrew Arcadia

Craccum June 22 1982 Susie 8- Bob's Cookery Column Do You Think You're Going W inter is when soups come into their own. If they are thick enough they are a meal in themselves, to Get a Job this Summer? especially if you serve them with bread and cheese. Here are some of our favourite recipes - cheap and nutritious.

Oxtail Soup Buy an oxtail from the butcher and get him to cut it up for you. Roll the pieces in seasoned flour (cut The effects of student get a job. I could go home but that NZUSA’s ‘Jobs for Students, Jobs off any obvious fat first) and then brown them on all unemployment won’t be felt until would be real desperation. The for All’ campaign needs lots of sides in hot fat or oil. Place them in a large saucepan the end of the year. Coupled with government will have to do input. There are organising and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer Government’s cuts to other areas of something.’ meetings every Monday at 1pm, social spending and the greater The success of student campaigns now until the Budget next month, in fo r Vi hr, skimming off any scum that rises. Add a numbers of unemployed, things look depends on input and support by the Student Information Office. handful of pearl barley and a handful of lentils. grim. At present many students the people affected. If students are Simmer for another Vi hr. Meanwhile, prepare the seem unsure about their chances of going to have jobs this summer, Bruce Cronin. vegetables. Peel and dice one onion, 1-2 potatoes, a returning in 1983. Some students turnip if you have it, 3-4 cloves of garlic and 2-3 expressed their feelings when recently interviewed: carrots. Slice 1-2 stalks of celery. Any other ‘I ’ve got a couple of prospects; I WILL AUCKLAND BE vegetables (peas, beans etc) can also be added. Put couldn’t come come back unless I all of the vegetables in the saucepan along with one got a job. I ’d like to think we could bay leaf and any herbs you have (thyme, parsley, force the government to reconsider. A TARGET? sage etc). Simmer for another hour. Ten minutes If you don’t protest, the National That slogan appeared in protest against the before serving shred a couple of silver beet leaves government won’t stop at 3%, it extension of Devonport naval base wharf, and the will be 4%, 10% cuts.’ an d add. T could work part time. The pay’s possibility that it might accommodate vessels carrying nuclear weapons. nowhere near as good as SCSP. M in e s tro n e Merv doesn’t give a stuff - he’s safe. Perhaps the slogan is an attem pt at shock This is basically made from any leftovers you have If the government doesn’t help education : putting a nuclear explosion in a fam iliar students it’s education for the rich. in the fridge but if you are starting from scratch, context might bring people to comprehend its They make the new bursary sound this is how it’s done. Peel and dice the vegetables monstrous obscenity. But it reads more like an good but it’s not. I think we have to first - onion, turnip, celery, carrot, garlic, artichoke... appeal to the public. They’re the attem pt at scare tactics, which would class it with M elt 2 tblsp butter in a large saucepan, add the ones who vote the govt, in or out.’ other ways of exploiting people through their fears. prepared vegetables and stir for 10 minutes. Then T think I ’ll probably find Fear is natural enough, but is rarely a good basis something, part-time anyway. I add 1-2 cans of chopped tomatoes (or as many fresh for action; it leads to lunacies like the arms race, and could get a loan to come back next ones as you have), 2 cups of water and Vi cup wine if to the search for protection - or the illusion of year or get money from my parents you have it. Add any herbs you have and simmer for but I ’m not prepared to bludge. protection - at all costs. (The ANZUS pact comes to 1 hour. Then add 2 tblsp tomato sauce and a couple Sure some projects are useless but I m in d .) worked on urban forestry and of handfuls of macaroni. Season with salt and pepper Today, there are so many threats to our wellbeing, supervised a school pool. They and simmer for another half hour. To serve, grate 1 to our liberty, to our very existence. Is it realistically wouldn’t have got done otherwise.’ tblsp cheese into each serving bowl, pour on the soup possible to live without fear? ‘I ’ll get a job no sweat. If I don’t & then sprinkle with chopped parsley. I ’ll get a job in May and August. ’ Christians say it is possible. We believe that love is T got a job last summer through stronger than fear. Wê don’t say it’s easy, or the employment bureau. I guess I Mushroom Soup comfortable, or safe; we do say it’s worthwhile. was lucky. I ’m not confident about Make a thin white sauce as follows. M elt 2 tblsp Of course, it’s no answer to nuclear weapons. this year. I couldn’t come back butter in a saucepan. Add 2 tblsp flour & stir to mix. without a job. I guess I ’d go away, Unless, that is, you can’t think of a better one. Can Then slowly add 1 cup milk, stirring all the time, and get a job and come back in a few you? 1 cup water. Add as many washed, sliced mushrooms years but I guess my age and lack of This thesis w ill be defended over your lunch in the experience would count against me. ’ as you have (at least 250 gm), 2-3 cloves chopped Maclaurin Hall, this Friday 12-1 p.m. ‘I’ve got to get a job but I can’t garlic, salt, pepper and herbs to taste and 2 tblsp see it.’ white wine. Simmer gently for 15-20 mins and serve ‘I’ve got an idea where I might GAC for the University Chaplains immediately. Meet Your Neighbour Exhibition Will Foster Cultural UNIVERSITY Understanding CHALLENGE

An exhibition which should be of people live as neighbours in our of each culture. Visitors will be able interest to all Aucklanders is being residential suburbs, the times when to view photographs of social and mounted at the Auckland Institute they get together or meet one religious customs, garments, and Museum during the next two another may be limited. This adornments and jewellery, musical weeks. It is a ‘Meet Your reluctance to get to know one’s instruments, arts and crafts, sports Neighbour’ display which promises neighbours can be related to equipment and other artifacts. It is to provide visitors with a shyness or uncertainty, but also to an exhibition of great interest to worthwhile opportunity to develop the transience of urban life where family groups wishing tQ take part greater awareness of the families may move or live in together in an enjoyable weekend contributions which multicultural temporary situations. Newcomers activity. families make to the character of to the city from Pacific Island» such To help visitors to the exhibition our city. as Tonga, Niue, the Tokelaus or the to learn more of the background of If you can answer those simple quiz questions without The exhibition is being arranged Cook Islands sometimes have the some of the cultural groups going gooey in front of a TV camera then pick up an entry by the Auckland Multicultural feeling that the European New exhibiting their materials, Society in conjunction with Zealander they 3eē appear to be reasonably priced booklets will be form from Reception or from the TTN office. Entries close Museum staff. The society has aloof, serious and unsmiling. Many on sale illustrating many aspects of this Friday the 25th. representatives from 17 different Europeans are unable to tell the life of Samoan, Dutch, Tongan, A ll travel and accomodation costs are paid for by TVN Z. cultures living in Auckland and difference between members of each Cook Islands, Indian, Jewish and If you can afford to take 5 days off during the second term many of these will be featuring Pacific Islands culture. They may Irish families. These well illustrated aspects of their lifestyles. lump them all together as Islanders. case studies have been produced by of the holidays then try it out. Along most residential streets in This is a cause of sensitivity when a team of student teachers from the city live people of different people of each culture have their North Shore Teachers College as cultured backgrounds. While all own cultural attributes and their contribution to multicultural would probably regard themselves qualities. understanding in New Zealand. as members of New Zealand society, Consequently, people of European The exhibition is open to the some for various reasons would see descent are sometimes uncertain public and to school parties daily themselves as Samoans, Chinese, SRC how to greet such neighbours. The from 10-4pm from Wednesday 30 Indians or Croatians first and New ‘Meet Your Neighbour’ June to Wednesday 14 July, The meeting this week will be on Thursday the 24th at Zealand citizens second. presentation at the Auckland including Saturdays and Sundays. lpm , in B15. Auckland is in the process of Institute and Museum seeks to help Entry may be made through the becoming one of the more Aucklanders of every cultural West Door of the Museum or So far the Agenda covers more affiliations and AUSA cosmopolitan cities in the world. background to learn more about the through the Maori Court, and is policy on the Clyde Dam. Evidenc e of this can be seen when people whom they meet daily on free. If you want anything placed on the Agenda then please observing shoppers along buses, at taxi stands, in hotels, get it to me before 6pm on Wednesday night. Karangahape Road, at the Otara restaurants and at shop counters. John Buckland Town Centre, or at major pedestrian The emphasis in the displays is on Remember SRC is on Thursday and is in B15. Take an crossings on Queen „ Street. While conveying the distinctive features interest and come along.

6 • Craccum June 22 1982 own tribal land, or the missions and reserves in Queensland where aboriginal people have lived for a hundred years. Those areas, that’s the sort of landrights that we are talking about. Landrights for us city people must be discussed by our cpmmunities and decided whether we get compensation in the form of money or a block of land somewhere. But the people in the street have nothing to lose by recognition of aboriginal landrights. In fact they’d have a whole lot to gain because of our situation. Because we have no identification, no real hold on any land, we have this really high rate of alcoholism so there’s rehabilitation programmes. We have our drop-outs in education, so there’s aboriginal education programmes. We have problems with housing, with health, with employment. And for all of these schemes that the government tries to rectify in a half-hearted fashion white people are paying extra taxes to finance them. Now if we had recognised land that we could feel some affiliation to we’d not only have an economic base, a physical base but a cultural and Last Tuesday, Maureen Watson, a whom they were not allowed to associate w ith by spiritual base as well. And we wouldn’t have member of the Aboriginal Action their customs, they were forced into breaking these problems to the extent that we have them Group, spoke in the O.G.B. about the very serious laws. Also if an aboriginal person now. So white people wouldn’t be footing the bill status of Aboriginies in Australia. died away from their tribal land then their spirit through all these extra taxes and everybody would never find peace. It would wander would gain all the way around. Maureen was originally invited to NZ restlessly forever with no place to settle. to attend the Maori Writers and Aboriginal children, were taken by white people You need a place to stand. Artists’ Annual Conference, and was and beaten for speaking their own language or It ’s very important for a people that have been sponsored here by Foreign Affairs in practicing any of their traditional culture. as dispossessed as so many of us have. Australia and the Literature Board of Dispossessed of so much; land, language, the Australian Council - the High It's very similar to the Maori situation here. traditional culture, and of course the history Yes my father was taken by a white family as a Commission of NZ and the NZ Book books. Our heroes and heroines aren’t in the white four year old. He was whipped for speaking his history books. Council also provided assistance. language; told, ‘don’t jabber like that, speak Apart from securing landrights what else would While in this country, despite a heavy properly’. He never taught me one word of his you like to see? schedule with the media, she found time language, nothing of his tribal background, where Just that we are recognised as human beings to talk to David Faulls about his land was, sacred places, you know. He just the same as any other human beings. That’s never talked about it. white people overcoming their racism. The reason Aboriginal Land Rights and the Of course, at that time when I was growing up, forthcoming Commonwealth Games in we are in the situation we are in is because white as long before, it had already been decided that people have not been able to accept us, as human Brisbane. aboriginaries should be made as much like white beings like any others. The colour of course makes people as possible: given white people’s names, us socially visible so its very easy to identify us Could you tell me some of the history of your like ‘Maureen Watson’, made to speak their and practice that racism. people since the arrival of the Europeans. language, dress like them, accept their values, W ell of course you know that Aboriginal people worship their gods. It was put to us that this was I've only been to Australia briefly, b u t I was have been in Australia for at least 50,000 years. the only road to salvation for us. The only way amazed at the number of blatant racist comments In that time we fought off many foreign invaders, that we could regain any sort of dignity or self- directed at groups - at European immigrants and some of whom, like the Dutch and the Portugese respect as human beings was to be as much like so on* up in the west coast, we fought bravely with white people as possible. We were taught Yes if that racism were absent we wouldn’t pieces of wood - boomerangs and spears; against humiliation and shame to be aboriginal or have these struggles. We don’t demand these ships cannon and muskets. And we drove them anything associated w ith aboriginals. things because we are aboriginal. We demand off. There were Germans who tried to land on But what we are saying is that there are still them because we are human beings. Any other Cape York and other people from other nations aboriginal people who still speak their language. human beings in the same situation would react and other areas. They still have their tribal land. They still the same way. The fact that we are aboriginal and And of course the most recent foreign invader, practice many of the rituals and ceremonies. They that we have been there for 50,000 years merely that we weren’t so successful with, was Captain still know the sacred places. There is no need for endorses and reinforces our claim to those basic Cook and the people who came after him. them to suffer as we have. There’s no need for human rights. Since then, our people have slowly and them to grow knowing they can’t relate to or To get on to the games. The Black protest competently been dispossessed, decultured. communicate with their children, in their own committee demands the right of the average W e’ve been robbed of our language, opr land, our language, like I have had to do. citizen in Australia to protest in a peaceful and traditional culture, our history. They were very But to ensure that doesn’t happen we have to dignified manner. We’re not out to disrupt effective, the white invaders, because our country secure landrights. That is why landrights is so anything or create any disturbance. is so large and we are so few and scattered so vitally important. It must be settled, we must sparsely across that land. make more headway. It must be secured so that In Brisbane you haven't got many rights as far as It’s believed that when the invaders first the people who still have anything at all of value th a t goes. landed and settled along the East Coast, can retain it. That’s why landrights are such an Yes. Civil rights are very much out the window. Aboriginal people thought ‘well, you know, they’ll im portant issue. It ’s very much a police state. People are saying ‘If be OK there, w&won’t worry too much about it.’ you protest you are breaking the law’. But we But of course they were never contained in one What sorts of laws are there that still threaten the can’t tailor our principles to dictatorial rule. place for long. They were always pushing further security of aboriginal land holders? Human beings can’t do that. You either have outwards for their sheep and cattle. W ell we don’t really have landholders, we’re not your principles and you stand by them or you Our traditional culture was interrupted. Our recognised in that way. The govt can sell off any d o n ’t. hunting grounds were put beyond our reach. part of traditional aboriginal land to any If there is going to be confrontation it will not Access to our sacred areas, for the spiritual multinational, and does all the time. They give be on our side. It will be the unjust laws and the practice and fulfillm ent that is so necessary to them permission to take the dozers through the upholders of those unjust laws who w ill confront any people , again was very much beyond our sacred sites, and to drill there. We don’t have any us. There is nothing in our struggle that has reach. On top of that there were new diseases title deeds, not even a lease. That’s why it’s got to changed. introduced that we had never known, for which be settled. We’re hoping that with the eyes of the we had no cures. And then our resistance was international media there, we will familiarise dealt with very harshly. It was quite common to So from the govt. ’s p o in t o f view its crown land* people all over the world with our struggle. And have an aboriginal hunt where people would go Yes. And they can do with it what they wish we hope we w ill gain international support in this out to shoot an aborigine, or as many as they almost. O f course there are token gestures made, w a y. could. but they’re very much token. The companies The Black Protest Committee is planning a two might be told that they have to confer with the weeks cultural festival. There would be Like Tasmania* aboriginal people on that land. When it comes to exhibitions of traditional aboriginal arts and Yes well Tasmania, of course, they tried total the crunch, the white govt, can veto anything and crafts. Also contemporary arts and crafts. I think extermination - and they very nearly did succeed. everything those traditional aboriginal owners there are going to be a couple of rock against There are only a few thousand aborigines left have said. And they do it. racism concerts. There will probably be a couple in Tasmania now and none of them who are The land under question at the present time is of rallies and protests also. termed ‘full blood’, but aboriginal people who not residential land. The ordinary people in the identify very strongly just the same. street don’t have any fear of losing any of their B e s t o f luck. Aboriginal people went through the stage of land. We don’t want their little allottments. being moved from their traditional land, so those It ’s the land that traditional people are still ties were broken. Set down in reserves and living on, that nobody else is living on. missions with other aboriginal tribes, some of Traditional people are still there occupying their

Craccum June 22 1982 • 7 Racism/Justice

Maori people make up 8.6% of the total population. However: representation, are often inadequately represented by the duty solicitor (of a different • 46% of those in prison are Maori; culture) or plead guilty not knowing the • in 1974-76, of the 15 year-olds in implications of doing so. Prosecution is conducted adult custody, 68% of the males and in a mono-cultural and adversary setting, and 100% of the females were Maori; provision is not made for (with minor exceptions) • in 1976 25% of those convicted for those of different cultural backgrounds. There is only one court in the whole country where a court ‘offences against good order' were official spfeaks a Polynesian language. Maori. When judging whether a defendant is guilty, These statistics by themselves are of the judge looks upon two sources of help: (1) the little value. You could go to just about adjudication of the laws made by Parliament - any court in the country and the same which do not reflect any cultural values other message is obvious. Far more Maori than those of the administrators - all wealthy and almost entirely white; and (2) the reports of the and other Polynesians appear in court Social Welfare and Probation Officers. Too and are convicted than their numbers in frequently it is these officers who make the the general population would lead you judge’s decision, based on value judgements to expect the important question must about children or adults of another culture, about by ‘WHY is this the case?' whether a home is ‘good’ - a home where even the first language used may not be the same, about if parents or fam ily ‘care’, and about the chances of To do this we must look at the justice system the child or adult re-offending. These judgements itself, what it is and how it works, and its are without validity. relationship to the rest of the society. ‘A ll that is wrong with New Zealand’s system Briefly the justice system consists of laws of ‘justice’ is epitomised by the scene of the which are passed by Parliament, enforced by the middle-aged, affluent, male Pakeha judge sitting Police and administered by the courts. in judgement on young Maori woman, and The laws, by which most black people appear in deciding that (by his standards) her background, court, and are convicted of breaking, do not her home, and her fam ily are so bad, so worthless, discriminate racially. However, the means by that she should be taken from them and locked up which these laws are enforced and administered (in a State institution).’ clearly are racist. Any Maori child brought before the court An extract from ‘Race Against Tim e’ published (about 40% of the total cases) is more than twice this year by the Human Rights Commission as likely to be sent to Borstal or under Social reads: ‘The Police have come under severe Welfare ‘care’ as any non-Maori child, but only criticism by Maori and Pacific Polynesian about half as likely to get off with just a fine. It is communities. They feel they are being unequally worse still for women - to the extent that every singled out by harsh Police methods, particularly one of the twenty 15 year-old women sent to during street ‘inquiries’ and in relation to minor Borstal in the last three years, for which ACORD offences. Their concern is that the same methods has figures (pub 1981) was Maori. Pacific Island of ‘inquiry’ are not being applied to Pakeha New and Maori women’s ‘greater potential for Zealands. Allegations of Police harrassment in deviation from the (feminine) norm, leads to the regard to Polynesians is not new. Perhaps the consequent official perception of the need to Police should recognise that some of their officers ‘rescue’ them and direct their lives’. may be over-zealous in their activities.’ One of the most blatant instruments of One particular way this is illustrated is how the institutional racism in the sentencing process is Team Police Units (who, incidentally, formed the that of ‘appropriate mitigating factors’. core of the Springbok Tour Riot Squads) operate. Mitigating circumstances are presented for They were originally known as ‘Task Forces’. consideration while sentencing, for example, In late 1974 (NB this was just after beginning being a student at university, having a ‘high of the current economic crisis) the Auckland community status’, or having previously done a Police ‘Task Force’ was set up. It was to police lot of work in the community. These factors are the known trouble spots of Auckland. However culturally specific and ignore the stresses of being the regular selective policing of one part of town a woman, black, working-class, or unemployed. was clearly demonstrated. ‘Trouble spots’ are How then can the situation be improved? There those places with a history of arrests for even the are a number of things which could be done to most trivial charges. By selectively and improve it immediately. Examples are the intensively policing a few places the police create decriminalisation of minor offences such as ‘trouble spots’. A t least 90% of all Task Force obscene language, and in understanding or M aori arrests were for trivial ‘anti-social’ behaviour. and other Polynesian language and cultures to be Needless to say the areas policed intensively a prerequisite for some jobs in the system itself. were working-class suburbs with a significant However reforms such as these, while concentration of Blacks, such as Otara. alleviating the circumstances slightly, will The reason why such a significant proportion of essentially change very little. ‘Crime’ is related to Blacks are picked up is not only because of a economic and social circumstances and ‘crime’ specific police policy of patrolling certain areas. It rates cannot be viewed in isolation from the is, as Race Against Time puts rather functioning of society as a whole. That is not to euphemistically, also that some police are ‘over- argue that it is simply a question of class. zealous’. Racist is a more accurate term. In a recent Research Report of the Joint To say that Blacks do not break the law is Committee on Young Offenders, the authors obviously ludicrous. However, ‘offences against examined the hypothesis that the discrepancies in good order’ (eg drunkenness), which make up a the ‘offending rates’ between the M aori and non- large number of the arrests and convictions of Maori population could be explained by their Blacks, are an area where it is up to the Police class structure; that is if both populations had whether or not they prosecute. Racial attitudes similar class proportions, then their ‘offending have an obvious bearing on just who gets rates’ would be the same. However, they conclude arres ted . that while class is a very significant factor, does The prosecution of those arrested takes place in not provide the total explanation. It does show a ‘court system (which seems to be geared to that racism must be prevalent in the judiciary engender awe rather than respect from those who system . appear before the bench... The oppressive To remove this racism there must be some atmosphere of all New Zealand courts fundamental changes to the way society operates discourages co-operation and encourages now in New Zealand. bitterness and subservience, at the expense of the defendant’s chances of leniency.’ Being generally Campbell Duignan, working-class, Maori and Pacific Island NATIONAL AFFAIRS OFFICER defendants can rarely afford private legal VUWSA. 8 • Craccum June 22 1982

STONEWALL DAY (28th JUNE) YE OLDE FAMOUS BLUE JEANS DAY (2nd JULY) INTERNATIONAL GAY" GAY PRIE SOLIDARITY DAY Blue Jeans Day is rather like an Institution in itself, «Over the years gay people have asked me whether or not Blue Jeans Day is worth it; they STUDENT UNI0UIL1 June the 28th has the above two names, so take feel that it is not making any effect. However, your pick. I shall call it Stonewall Day, because it one of the amazing things about this delightful reminds me of our own gay herstory, and even PRINCES STREETp. A1 event is that most of the people who tell me that though the uninformed may find such a name they hope it is still on - are heterosexuals! In the esoteric, the word, “Solidarity’', has always past a lot of people have been affected by this day i i suggested to me that at any moment now 14 U.S. because of the rigid barriers that they have Army tanks are just going to cruise on in to the created in their own outlook. Varsity quad (perhaps that is not so far-fetched!). Ten Yxea\A) After a^ while many heterosexuals have For those who missed last year’s blurb, the wondered why on earth they should react so to a Sometimes it is hard to think of a “decade” as den Researc herstory of Stonewall Day goes thus: day like any other day, named after some popular anything more than a word used in an occasional between 15 A t 3am on the morning of June 28th, 1969, the clothing of a special make and a primary colour, idiom, or as a title to a Neil Young tri-album. This to th e Stonewall Inn, a favourite gay pub, was at 53 Blue Jeans Day. Stupid, isn’t it? So like so many time around, however, it means something ality, ris in g Christopher Street, Greenwich Village, New of us, they join in in the significance of the day. special, because it becomes a word of personal 39 age t York, where it probably still is. But so were the Not only has it been a declaration and an significance. illy against 1 Police. Officially, the Police had reason to enjoyment of the hanging-up of homophobia Gay Liberation in New Zealand has completed rthe age c suspect that alcohol was being sold illegally after- (preferably in a heterosexual’s closet), but also it its first decade. It is a nice feeling to know that it certainly ir hours. Over two hundred homosexuals, full to the says that they believe we are like anyone else. still exists, despite the antihumanitarian works of ions have i eyeballs with nothing but fruit-juice, were turned We all know who wears jeans: EVERYBODY! certain groups and people that we all love and those a p j out into the street, thirteen of whom were Anyone who wears jeans m ight be a homosexual - abhor. The expression, “decade”, also anticipates [judices do h arrested on con du ct charges, and NO-ONE was or they might not! You just can’t tell. The Gay a development into a new and up-graded lifestyle gerontocrs charged w ith any alcohol-related offence. W orld does have its ornaments, to be seen at any in the next ten-year period. area o f ii But, (may as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb) gay club, pub, or do, or don’t, but they are the Since we are at the “pivot” of these two [gar pie< the following night at 2.15am, guess who turns up proverbial ‘tip of the iceberg’. Many people claim decades, and of the two lifestyles that accompany consciou again! Right! The Pigs! This time they met with that they have a sure-fire way of sussing out them, we might do well to examine two areas of that anyoi quite a bit more violence; they were pissed off, gays, but as any follower of the horses w ill tell great importance for gays. can 'o n lj yet none of them was pissed. you, once you’ve put your money on a system, it Firstly, we should have a clear knowledge of we m u st si The newspapers were quick to report the seems to have worked every O TH ER time. what has/hasn’t happened within the New consciou official Police suspicions but refused to explain The most humourous aspect of Blue Jeans Day, Zealand gay world. As far as visible alterations in This is, o f that they were ail unfounded and that no charges if you like to laugh at people in distress, is centred the law or the law’s attitude to gays, sweet fuck movement connected with alcohol had been made, even on on schoolchildren: it always seems that some all has eventuated. However, people within the d of any o f u the second night. The media also made no school somewhere is having a mufti-day to political coterie are telling us in no uncertain insciousnesj comment on the fact that the Police had returned coincide. O f course, it helps. No young scholar in terms, that the law is going to change, and sooner nd b o rin g and kept on returning until hostile gays, their right mind is going to miss out on an than we realise. U .S .A . (o numbering over four hundred, met the police with opportunity to wear mufti, and will suffer Furthermore, that safe, suburban, ’seventies y has 2 .2 cl violence and hurtling of items (yay!). whatever banter is thrown at them from rival Puritanism is dying rapidly. We, in the gay lalyst” . W< The rioting moved across New York, the schools for that privilege. Many schoolkids have world, all realise that people like Patricia B artlett at we have U.S.A., and like most official U.S. policy, the told me that they no longer care, because “they and Barbara Faithful (a good Christian person W hat th e world (about time they did something right). (the other schools) don’t know the real meaning of who supports the League of Rights!), as well as exuals? Tc The herstory of the oppression of gays, their Blue Jeans Day, anyway.” the S.P.C.S., S.P.U.C., C.P.A., S.P.H.F., blah- to change t imprisonment, dehumanization and murder at the So join in! Wear blue jeans. There are many blah-blah, are trivial and dispensible evils, and gay societ; hands of the Church and of the m ilitary state is a quips you can prepare. “Oooh, are you a homo?” our indolent national (small ‘n’) spirit is at last If. This is < record comparable to few (if you find a historian “No, why, are you looking for one?” “Everyone catching on to that fact. As a good friend put it: make o u r generous enough to allow homosexuals into his will think you’re queer.” “Yes, but you and I “The best way to shut up someone is to give them The com i statistics). know that I ’m not. I mean...” an O.B.E. or such!” Here’s hoping! patience, vi Stonewall was one of those occasions when we W ear your blue jeans on 2nd July. told the world: Suck Shit! In all the rioting which followed, a very prominent picture was that of large numbers of lesbians rallying to our sides. I am very ashamed that in turn the gay world has let down the lesbians wholesale. Stonewall Day is not merely a day to commemorate the birth of, and to reinspire 2ADQU the movement of, Gay Liberation; for me, personally, it is a day of thanks to all lesbians and ^ The spectre of homosexuality point in the evolution of our supportive heterosexuals who have given much to seems to be the dragon at the culture, however, a man has few us, and who have asked for so little in return gateway to self-awareness, choices. He can blind himself to the (which is probably lucky, because they haven’t understanding, and acceptance of dragon and be blind to what lies even got what little they have asked for). male-male needs. If a man tries to beyond the gate, he can stand far To celebrate Stonewall Day does not require pretend the dragon is not there by back from the dragon and settle for cathartic wailing and gnashing of teeth.: It means turning a blind eye to erotic awareness that there is a barrier to stop, just for a few moments, and remember feelings for all other males, he also between himself and the gate that that if the minutest percentage of New Yorkers blinds himself to the rich variety of he is unwilling to confront. He can PH. hadn’t got off their arses back in ’69 and said, feelings that are related. If he compulsively interact with the (OPP. w “We’re fucked off!” then the chances are we offers himself up as victim to the dragon. Or he can confront the wouldn’t even have our clubs and pubs to crawl dragon by earning awareness and dragon - find strength to admit into, since bugger-all of US “if-anybody-can-a- saying ‘therefore I am queer,’ he homoerotic impulses, adm it that he Kiwi-can” people have got the guts to make first plunges into a type of is a beautiful and impressive steps. Think about that. homosexuality that may be dragon (valued along with other et Cut physically gratifying but keeps him things life has to offer, in addition) ryCut occupied with the dragon at the and pass through the gateway to p/w gate (usually compulsively self-awareness, understanding and IS searching for sexual contacts) and acceptance. The man who has s/s resting just as estranged from the confronted the dragon and tamed self-awareness, understanding, and him with honesty admits to the ERMS acceptance that await him on the dragon’s power and beauty and MS other side of the gate. explains that he is also interested ies The dragon need not be at the in the riches that lie beyond the . ts Retouch gate. It is a monster that has been g ate . created by our society. (from Don Clark's “Homosexual Encounter PR Homosexuality is a reality but it Mg in AU-Male Groups' reprinted in ‘Men and need not be a monster. Since it is Masculinity', eds Joseph H. Fleck and Jack firm ly chained to the gate at this Sawyer) Wet Cut Dry Cut C/B/W C/B/W

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10 • Craccum June 22 1982 i n WEEK 1982 PROGRAMME JNIO UILDINGS, This year’s programme will seem (If you want to wander off for a 3-3.30pm: TOMORROW: a lot smaller than last year but . Albert Park) drink, etc., do so with leisure W hat are we going to do after we lEETp that’s because it is! I am hoping during the talks). that the rewards of it will make its leave? Slowly forget that any­ 3.45-4.00pm: EMPTY y y brevity worth it. thing happened this weekend or You may note that the SPACE for breathing and make it count towards some programme does not cater for drinking or fleeing if you can’t thing? Perhaps there was nothing \ea noplr if nil women directly. They had their act earth-shaking eventuating from ’ as together a long time ago, so we f plen Research Centre in 1980 found that 4.00(-ish)pm: LIVING WITH this weekend; if not, why not? ional between 15 and 24, o n ly 2 6 .9 % w ere males, and especially we gays, need MALES: Explore the funny Perhaps something during the T h is to the decriminalization of to incite knowledge and exploration world of men and see that h in g ality, rising up to 39.85% opposed in of the world we live in from inside weekend meant something ional 39 age bracket. The only group ourselves. Gayness is essentially a perhaps ‘they’ may be light special; we can look at that. illy against homosexuals at 64.1% were male thing. There are only certain years away from ‘us’ OR there 5.00pm: A QUICK areas overlapping with the eted r the age o f 55 (m en 7 0 .7 % ; w om en may be little difference at all. CLOSING OFF by anyone who ia t it t certainly indicates that the last couple lesbians, and neither of us can ever While Gay Liberation is having w a n ts to . is o f ions have a more humane viewpoint, hope to make effective use of those it’s tenth birthday, Men’s liber­ and those approaching old age, old areas unless we BOTH have our ation is just taking off. W hat iates [dices do indeed die hard. Thank god shit together: we can only do from MONDAY 28th June: style gerontocracy (look it up, lazy!), our side what they have already does that have for the gay world, STONEWALL DAY: area of importance for us gays is, to done from their own. and what do we have for it? INTERNATIONAL GAY If any women wish to come tw o gar piece of pseudopsychological Most of us work with men: butch SOLIDARITY DAY )an y consciousness raising”. One of the along, please do: this is obviously butchers or dainty danseurs. So 8.30pm: There w ill be an in­ is o f that anyone could learn from Pat is not an attem pt to say ‘Piss off, you reckon the guy that you can ‘only be raised if they exist who needs you?”, but an attitude fo rm a l WINE AND ;e o f we must submit to jargon, then what that this year for a change we are really get on with is dying to CHEESE CABARETISH going to learn from the inside out. N ew “consciousness creating” and then tell you that he is gay, too; what get-together in the Old Grad Bar, is in For anyone who can afford it, we This is, of course, where the feminist do you do? I ’m sure that we all First Floor, Student Union fu ck movement has been a t lea st a dozen would like about $2 to pay for have hilarious and educational Building, Princes St. This will i th e d of any o f us. coffee, tea, lunch, etc., or if you are stories to tell. ta in insciousness’ is n o t as psych o lo g ical, coming to the barbecue we will include informal entertainment oner nd boring as television makes out. grab a fiver instead (we w ill be 5.30+: RELAX BEFORE: from gays and lesbians. I am U.S.A. (oh, that we could!), where relying on honesty more than 6.30pm: BARBECUE: So hoping that some of the people a n y th in g ). itie s lyhas 2 .2 c h ild ren , 1.6 cars, 1 .8 T .V .’s, what if it is winter? A bit of who have long since left the g ay lalyst” . W e need to fin d o u t w h a t we ALL TIMES ARE wine/beer will fix that up, and visible gay movement w ill attend t le t t at we have in common; the word is APPROXIMATE, IN CASE you can always sneak back and meet up with some of the rson , What the hell does it mean? To us? YOU GET YOUR TEETH inside if ‘you’re not man enough 11 as exuals? To women? To children? If people who usually turn up at >lah- to change then that is only the start, IN T O I T ! fo r i t . ’ these dos. Tickets w ill cost $8 and gay society that knows a few things (for wines, cheeses, savouries, la s t THIS IS IT: f. This is one of the purposes of the SUNDAY, 27th June: entertainment, etc.). If you would t it: o make ourselves strong internally by 10.30am: LIVING WITH hem SATURDAY, 26th June: like a ticket ’phone Daryl on , The common person only has three HETEROSEXUALS: patience, violence or knowledge. The from 9am: ONSET OF THE 773-252 to book one as numbers Already in the New Zealand gay ITS. MASSES: Warm hugs and must be limited, or buy one at friendly banter; Coffee and tea movement we are developing the OUT! Bookshop. If you ‘on ta p ’. Gay Separatists: what does it would like to entertain (poetry, 10am: OPENING mean? what are its benefits? and music, dance, ad inf.) also ’phone ADDRESS b y R u ssell what are its downfalls? Can me: I would love to have a good Finnemore, revising and revisit­ homosexuals and heterosexuals v a rie ty . 5ADQUARTERS ing ten years of New Zealand gay ever truly live together? If so, life . are the Law and attitudes (on FRIDAY, 2nd July: 10.30(-ish)am: WORKSHOP: both sides) the only things that few BLUE JEANS DAY f to the, Premier Building DEFINITIONS:; What need changing. This workshop 7.00pm: ASSEMBLE a t A o te a lies 2 Durham St does it mean to be gay?’ has far-reaching possibilities. Square (Town Hall) for: id far City Ever heard that question? This This is still very much a hetero­ 7.30pm: MARCH DOWN sttle for workshop is meant to get us to sexual’s world and some gays QUEEN STREET: T h e rrier say to each other T am gay; for are thinking that we should not annual Lesbian/Gay Pride March. b that le can PH. 732-029 me this means...’ Many of us even obey the Law, because it is This will be a biggy, so bring all tie (OPP. WHITCOULLS) have felt that we were the ONLY a heterosexual law. Come along your posters and strong voices, he gay person in the world bar and have your ten cents worth (it not forgetting friends (T support nit Quentin Crisp. Let us find used to be tuppence, but that’s Gay Rights’ and T support that he PRICE LIST • -V* common gound and different inflation!) GIRLS Lesbian Rights’ stickers w ill be ground and open up what you 12 Noon: LUNCH her on hand). A t the bottom at the et Cut 8.50 have always w an ted to say. This 1.30pm: LIVING WITH JT Post Office we hope to be dition) ryCut 7.50 w ill be done in several small Statistically, iy to m 15.00 CHILDREN: mailing off a very important g and 8.00 groups of your own choice, so if 80% of all gays over the age of article, so be there! 15.00 s you want to bring along friends thirty are married. Gays having 8.30pm: DANCE at Auckland imed resting $25 $35 to be in on it, then do. children is very much a common University. This has always been the iRMS 12.30: LUNCH: eat up; last occurence, yet how many can the biggest dance of the year, md $25 $35 3sted $8 + year we had masses left over cope with it? I would like to urge and for the tenth anniversary we the $12 + 2.00pm: LIVING heterosexual men and lesbians to are expecting twice as many, so $8 + GAYNESS: Bring out some of turn up to this if they are inter­ we w ill be sprawling into the counter PRICE LIST ^p|he thoughts which may have ested, as there are many myths adjoining area of the building: m and arisen from the last talk, and to be broken, and with the les­ Top Floor, Student Union yi Jack ...GUYS: take it a step further: Is it bians, this is one clear area where Building. Tickets are $6 ($3 ad­ Wet Cut 7.00 working in our lives? W hat are gays can give women opportun­ mission, $3 drinks, more drinks Dry Cut 6.00 c m its hassles and hang-ups? Can we ities to extend themselves within available). c m 12.00 use our own gayness beneficially their movements; there are also Perms25.00 ideas like adoption, communality, Frosting 25.00 in the world in which we move? THAT’S IT FOLKS. I SAID SPECIALS It has often been said that a and ‘unidentified donors’ to IT WAS SHORTER. WE & gay’s greatest oppressor is him­ examine. There are many gays Students HOPE TO SEE YOU AT with I.D. self. Can we get around this and who would like children. This is THE EVENTS. get rid of self-defeat? the time to discuss these ideas.

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The gov intentioi least 3% Health a is think scheme, Unions and Students likely to Overa] working will inert essentia] have to packet t The effe and thei down on quality < and pric etc. will j You a During NZUSA’s May Council there was already, much discussion of the possibility of closer co­ Teachei unemplo operation between Students’ Associations and Educatk Unions. All indications point to the budget Boards 1 which may have drastic effects on students, cleaning unemplo those on low incomes and wage earners lowering generally. In the following interview, Roger Hospital Tobin, General Vice President of NZUSA talks students to Martha Coleman, an organiser in the Clerical But don needs to Workers Union, about the role of Unions. its budgi No. T burden c workers like stud very nice Take Textiles, Woollen Many of Roger Tobin Martha Coleman not fount Allianc the aid o Now a lot of people, students the correct rate of pay. They would Therefore it is essential they join a have no redress for any grievance towards included, attack Unions and attack announci strikes as being outdated or never have got that without taking Union for their own protection. It is they may have against their strike, action. Incidentally, many also however essential that they join employer. govemm unnecessary. Do you think this is such a true? students helped the workers by the Union and that they find out joining the picket lines. what is going on on that particular Is there much co-operation between record p No it is completely untrue. people in Workers are being hit hard by the I believe that that situation can be job so that they don’t undermine the Unions and Students' Associations? directly paralleled with what position of the permanent workers, Yes a fair amount. There is a very Do Unio rise in the cost of living, just as these cut students are, and we don’t go on happened in the student and they must be very careful not to good working relationship between underpayment that occurred at act in that capacity. our Union and VUWSA but I know Yes we strike at the drop of a hat. Workers Council 1 lose money when they strike, and Victoria University (SCSP pay that there are a lot of problems in dispute) Okay then, what would I as a many areas that need to be campaig] usually only do it when there is a Health c particularly strong grievance VUWSA and the Union had been student get out of joining a Union? overcome. A lot of Trade Unions negotiating with the varsity and The chief advantage is that they have had very bad experiences with large an against an employer, when the involving employer refuses to listen or to come Labour Department for three can then get the Union to act for temporary student labour. months to try and get students on them if necessary. They become This has coloured their view quite Unions, to terms with the workers. and in fa A good example from our own the correct rates of pay. All we got entitled to the minimum protection a lot, for example in Hawke’s Bay was conflicting stories, a lack of co­ of the award that the union area with the Drivers’ Union by the cu Union would be the Creditman We wi] Dunn’s dispute last year where this operation, long delays in replies to negotiates for all its members. This Students working over the holidays our correspondence etc. After three includes minimum rates of pay, the consistently undermined award material firm, throughout the last decade, delegates has refused to let its workers join months of being messed around, right to lunch hours, paid holidays, negotiations and effectively scabbed VUWSA and the Clerical Union tea-room facilities etc. on the Drivers. Students took the other at the Union. The employers also involved refused to let the Union on the came to a joint decision to hold a They also have the legal attitude they were only there for a picket outside the office of the protection against unfair dismissals, few months, just for some money, so thinking premises, although we are entitled and a by law to have this access to the Labour Department. We phoned the and the ability of the Union to act what did they care? They played a Department and told them this. should any dispute arise on the job. consistently bad role. Parliame workers. Union organisers who went Hopefi down there were met by threats of Suddenly where three months of That kind of experience is not talks had got nowhere, the threat of What are the obligations of Union going to be overcome in the Associat: police action and arrest, and thrown also take out by ‘heavies’. publicity and direct action by the membership? immediate future unless students students had the desired effect. Apart from state sector unions it and their associations make a very What car This employer was underpaying Studen his workers severely, not allowing Within three days they had decided is compulsory to join within 14 days positive effort to work co­ to meet all of our demands in full. of having been requested to do so. operatively with the Unions. are a grc any Union protection for the from the; workers, and threatening to fire any Every Union member is a member who joined the Union. A lot of students might then say of a collective and as such has How can the relationship be active rol 1Well we only work for three months, responsibilities to the other improved? Studen The workers got together though, and mol joined the Union and asked for our why should I join the UnionV members, and I think it is important One thing that is important is that assistance. The workers were all There are two reasons why they students should not act in any way Students’ Associations have a real members sacked, but went on strike and should. First, as temporary workers that undermines the position of the role to play in ensuring that all protest o began to picket the firm. They they can actually be more easily Union as a whole. students working during the importan demanded Union recognition and exploited by an employer than vacations join the Union. local Tra< minimum rates of pay which were perhaps a permanent worker can. Would a Union represent someone This will mean that there is a good help wi contained in the award. They come new into a job, they are that wasn 't a member? relationship formed between the postering Eventually after continued not aware of their rights and No way. There has even been a local Students’ Association and fight the picketing for a couple of weeks the conditions, rates of pay etc. whereas recent decision of the Arbitration Unions generally. This will mean groups workers won their demands, were someone who’s been on the job for a Court that states that unless a Unions are more likely to help campaigi reinstated to their jobs and given while has a better idea of these. person is a member of a Union they students in their fights... every per

14 • Craccum June 22 1982 Secondly, Students’ Associations have a role to play in educating students about their common interests with workers, pointing out to them that scabbing on workers will only hurt their own interests in Damn The Dam the end. Unions will only give their support to students if you show you are prepared to support workers. In June of 1972 the National So the Ministry started building properties prior to the resolution of Government set up seven working the Clyde dam and the long process water right appeals are wrong in The government has announced its committees to look at the impact of of appeals was initiated. In August principle, and could place the intentions to cut its spending by at the Clutha hydro schemes. The 1978 the Commission for the Government in an awkward position least 3%, and has already attacked whole debate centred on what dam Environment in its Audit of the in the event of the appeals being Health and Education spending and to build. No official discussion took Clyde high dam saw problems: upheld.” It is a pity the government is thinking of axing the SCSP place over why the dams were “...the Commission feels strongly didn’t take the Commission’s scheme. What effects are these cuts actually needed, except the ‘fait that the commencement of advice. likely to have? accompli’ reports of the Committee preliminary works at the dam site Overall the cuts will hurt every to Review Power Requirements. and the acquisition of affected Barry Weeber working person. The government As Keith Johnston put it ‘not will increase charges on a number of being able to question ‘why’ makes essential services... and workers will it difficult to decide among a range have to pay for these out of a wage of options with similarly disastrous packet that hasn’t increased at all. effects. It is also easy to forecast The effects will be severe. Workers exponential growth if the FUJICOLOR and their families will have to cut requirements to sustain such down on trips to their doctors, the growth are not considered.’ quality of their education will fall, In 1972 National lost the seats of I and prices for electricity, postage Otago Central over it’s ‘dams at all etc. will all rise. costs’ mentality. Labour had You can see some of the effects promised a review of the hydro plans already, with a large number of and legislation to protect Lake Teachers facing permanent Wanaka. To this end they set up the unemployment as a result of Clutha Valley development Education cuts. Cutbacks Hospital Committee but alas it too met in Boards have already made have hit secret, reducing what hope the cleaning services, causing more residents of the Clutha had for frank unemployment and also drastically open discussiop. The Commission lowering the standard of hygiene in recommended construction of Hospitals. These cuts will also hit scheme H and the Government students very badly. released an Environmental Impact TWO HOUR PHOTO EXPRESS But don ’t you think the government Report defending the decision. In needs to make these cuts to balance the Commission for the Bring your film into double /. Have your prints back its budget? Environment Audit of the report, it in 2 hours! No. These cuts are placing the was recommended that the burden of the ‘balanced budget’ on development be reappraised and Have your prints in a choice of sizes, standard, big print workers and those on fixed incomes that “comprehensive multi­ or 6" x 4" glossy. like students. Companies are doing objective planning be undertaken”. And save 35°/o on the normal price. very nicely, making record profits. Labour ignored the commission Buy your replacement film at below wholesale cost, f* Take for example Alliance recommendations and decided to Textiles, which took over Mosgiel proceed with Scheme H in 1975. and you are winning all the way! Woollen which was forced to close. With the upcoming election in mind Many of Mosgiel’s workers have still Warren Cooper, the National 175a PONSONBY ROAD. PO Box 68500. Phone 768 863 tha Coleman not found jobs. Candidate for Otago, stated that Alliance took over Mosgiel with Rowling “had treated the people of the aid of a government subsidy and the Clutha Valley with callous nevance towards the end of last year indifference.” But wait for the turn t their announced a record profit. The around in 1976. government balances its budget in In 1976 National, the new such a way to let Alliance make Government set about honouring its between record profits, but leaves a lot of promise to reappraise plans for the iations? people in Dunedin unemployed. Clutha. A committee to review the is a very Do Unions have any plans to fight schemes was instituted and between these cuts? produced a report supporting Student 11 know Yes we do. The Wellington Trades Scheme H. The Government then slems in Council has decided to wage a strong announced in Dec 1976, that it to be campaign, particularly to oppose the would support Scheme F. Unions Health cuts. What we hope for is a The President of Cromwells ces with large and broad based campaign Business Association complained involving the Combined State that ‘before the election Mr Cooper 3w quite Unions, Students, Welfare groups was advocating low dams to avoid Loans :e’s Bay and in fact anyone who will be hurt flooding Lowbum’ but now he was Union by the cuts. ‘quite happy to go along with from your on campus bank holidays We will be producing educational flooding all the apricot orchards in award material for our members, holding the Cromwell Gorge”. Cooper If you need a little help and advice on delegates’ meetings, stopworks and making your money go further it’s there scabbed retorted that ‘if it was good enough for the asking from the Bank of New ook the other activities to get workers to drown Lowbum to save $33 Zealand. We’re right on campus and ire for a involved in the campaign. We are million it surely was good enough to ready to help. oney, so thinking of having mass stoppages drown eight orchards in the Student loans clayed a and a big demonstration at Cromwell Gorge to save $28 million The great thing about these is their v Parliament to protest the cuts. for use in the region.’ flexibility. From just a few days to tide Hopefully Unions and Students’ ‘Unwilling at this stage to declare you over a rough spot or long-term so ! is not that you can plan ahead over the years in the Associations in other centres will the Clutha River a waterway of you’re studying. Interest is charged at a itudents also take up this campaign. National importance, the concessional rate. 3 a very What can students do to help? Government instructed the NZED If you’d like to talk over your money Students should realise that they to apply for water rights for the D63 problems with people who understand rk co- money and how it works call into the are a group which has a lot to lose dam” (— Paul Powell: Who Killed Bank of New Zealand on campus and from these cuts. They must play an the Clutha?). This decision directly arrange a time for a chat. hip be active role in the campaign. led to the Government dilemma five Students’ Associations should try years later. Ask for Errol Schirnack. it is that and mobilise as many of their Water rights were rejected by the University of Auckland Branch e a real members as possible to go on any Otago Catchment Board who Phone: 735-527 that all protest organised in their area. It is favoured a low dam at Clyde. This ig the important to offer support to any decision was then overturned by the local Trades Council organisation, to National Water and Soil s a good help with leaflet distribution, Conservation Authority, which is sen the postering and painting placards. To chaired by the Minister of Works Bank of New Zealand on and fight these cuts we need as many and three of the six other members Here when you need us - on campus 11 mean groups as possible to join the are appointed subject to the direct to help campaign. We need to mobilise approval of the Minister of Works. every person who opposes the cuts. Some stacking? Craccum June 22 1982 • 15 2891 ££ at*»!. ® M Later, with her clothes on. Ill ; II! H? Ca-YUK to fill it somehow and did so what to play. ‘Play the one ; J ; ; with considerable comic skill you know and play so well,’ ■W J - a nice fruit juice against he says. ‘Oh, all right,’ she ! \ ? h s the repart of Lawrence. boringly replies boredly. STRIKES - Things were not really Penetrating lines, candid as ' S boring as amusing. While margarine. we got over the irony that By now the intellectual both Jaekin and Sylvia tone of the film has led us to (IN THE NICK OF TIME) Kristel (Connie) were wonder just how the wife of director and lead in the a lord could find interest in French classic a man whose career is “Emmanuelle” one slowly animal husbandry? We realised that one was wonder; she doesn’t. Class getting the chaste version of conflict was as far from the same film. The sex Connie’s mind as it was scenes were tastefully from the director’s as she portrayed (no visible male rapturously watched from genitalia, minimal full body hiding the muscular, penile The Classi stuff); but tasteful to the forearm belonging to the showed on J point of dispassion. For my bare, muscular body of by members money the trailer to ‘French Mellors rhythmically hand Alternative Lieutenants Woman” was pump up well water for his classes. The more interesting. Now it morning shower. The real was wide, ra had passion. The attempts meat of Lawrence is here. standard me of Connie and Mellors was a In case the viewer missed advertiseme letdown after seeing a few the symbolism, for good to genuine e seconds of real longing from measure Jaekin throws in a in animation Meryl Streep. follow-up facial of Connie Many of t The never ending use of giving her lips a quick Film games come and go id- unfinished a bones of a straight-forward soft focus gave off an air of tongue-over. workshop pi but the style that never narrative piece, a stock love a perfume ad. Connie and Judging by this and seems to kick off is the ‘‘Kaleidicky! story. Sad to say, “Lady Mellors never seemed to previous failures the work of ★ LAS ★ ★ ALL ★ unconvincin, game of money imitating Chatterley’s Lover” is not bask in the light of the D.H. Lawrence is hard to VEGAS NUDE art. Just Jaekin’s juvenile. Sp so much a story at all but erotic. Rather they just translate to conventional should be lei Chatterly’s Lover” is the an explication of emotions. seemed to be keen on latest devaluation of the film. Works involving the experience a The emotive conflict was eachother, like mutual Xmas imagination are often better The adver currency: going one step what Lawrence attempted to presents, the dialogue, an beyond the conventional evoked by the written word ranged from impart, the narrative being encumberance to the flow of or in the surreal cinema. to adequate, adaptation of putting the secondary and vehicular. things I’m sure, when it was novel on the screen Jaekin Even so, there is more to were good le While essential it is not needed was hardly grasping the sensitive tone learning and took the novel, trimmed it primary. Emotion is stimulating or heartfelt. down to comic book form of Lawrence than showing away as sue difficult to put across on ‘The only thing that doesn’t lots of hopping into the sack was “Good 1 and put it on the screen. film and though it has been change is change itself’ Showing great virtuosity in - a thought which leads me its clever “ti done exceedingly well at mumbles the erudite to believe that if Lawrence end. opting for the literal Jaekin times, by omitting the main Clifford, his voice reading knew his novels were going grasped the emotion, the Fortunate themes of the novel, like a toad just stepped on. to be washed over so he was simple, privacy, the class conflict particularly the conflict of Or, requesting Connie to would have gone into that drove Lawrence’s novel was clever a body and spirit, Jaekin left tinkle the ivories for him one coal-mining instead. generally sy and threw them in the ditch. himself with an empty glass long, langorous afternoon What remained was the film. Victor to drink from. But he had she replies to him inquiring J.L. can’t you do was also pie colour imagi “Coal” a c Rhys Dunca ‘THE KITCHEN STINKS’? and sincere.

ARE ALL foliowring : and political statement of following logical points. you don’t need love when self-congratulating, rather AESTHETICS ‘The festival is specifically a and about feminist art. We 1. By using the traditional you do; or you like your than reaching out. BOURGEOIS AND Festival of Feminist Art, recognise a difference Art Exhibition format with work when you know quite thus stating that there is a between ‘feminist art’ and its intended spatial well, you’re capable of Is it unfair to try to PATRIARCHAL? clear difference between art ‘art made by feminists’. We harmony; we were claiming better’. embody what Mary Daly in - A review of ‘The made by women and art were looking for feminist male ground for female Doris Lessing “The Golden ‘Gyn/Ecology’ states as : Kitchen Stinks’, or made from a political art. expression. We wanted to Notebook”. hanging out dirty perspective by women.’ From this it is clear that use a traditional art ‘Her criticism has nothing ‘The Festival will, we hope, we were not making exhibition (male and 5. A great deal of the work to do with ‘jumping over’ laundry’ demonstrate the potential judgements on the artists patriarchal) format to in the final exhibition the tough discipline of the The opening of the for feminist political art to nor did we intend to censor expose a new art, an art contradicts the criteria-laid mind and imagination... she Women’s Art Exhibition make a powerful certain works to other that was different. down. A coloured glass bowl demands great effort of last week illustrated a basic contribution to the women’s viewers. To be specifically 2. We felt that a smaller, or a sixteenth century herself and of her sisters. split in feminist theory. The struggle to raise political avoided were such more powerful exhibition traditionally dressed For she must not only know problem has become: consciousness for radical stereotypical and cliche ed also gave the work a degree (European style) doll does the works of ‘The Masters’ Is all rationality pertaining social change.’ images of women such as of independence that a not ‘contribute to knowledge she must see through them to standards - aesthetic, The letter was wrritten by the commercial product, the group show tends to negate. about issues that are central and make them transparent cultural, spatial - male and Debbie Tohill. earth-moony mother, and 3. We hold suspect the to feminist political to other voyagers as well.’ patriarchal? 2. A consensus of opinion at romanticised de-sexed attitude that ‘it’s all OK if practice.’ To over-rule these Please do not associate us Or should a feminist art a University Feminists classical images of women. it’s done by a woman.’ This carefully thought out ideas now with what is hung, or exhibition be retrogressive, meeting that selection on a 4. In the early afternoon of anachronism would deify at the last minute, by how it is hung or why it was technically sloppy, political plus aesthetic basis Saturday 12th June, (the Margaret Thatcher. women who did not even hung. We now refute that ineffectual and kitsch merely would be necessary and Exhibition was due to open 4. Every philosophy must be consider them is obstinately ‘The Kitchen Stinks’ is a because to do otherwise desirable in order to create at 3 o’clock that day) a reflexive. That is, we must wrong. It is also an insult ‘Feminist Art Exhibition’ would be ‘judgemental’? an overall feminist group of women, previously view what we believe to women artists who although it may well be ‘An This theoretical dichotomy statement from the works. uninvolved, decided all the — critically and constantly carefully considered the Exhibition by Feminist arose over the selection of 3. On the night before the work must be hung and question orthodoxies. Every criteria and who made Women’. work for the Feminist Art exhibition was due to open rapidly tacked up everything ‘ism’ (marxism, Feminism special efforts to meet it. Exhibition (The Kitchen (11th June) selection took - that is all the work etc) must be continually 6. We stand by our original Georgina Left Stinks). The issue had been place and resulted in an received. The justification re-evaluated or else specifications and our desire discussed ever since the Catherine Goode, and exhibition of 22 works which for this action was that stagnation is inevitable. We to unveil a new art, a new Deborah T ohill. initial idea of having a were felt to satisfy the every woman who had felt that it was unacceptable step for the feminist Feminist Art Exhibition. criteria imposed. We contributed work had the to compromise our critical movement. The exhibition Deborah Tohill, previously From this the situation was understood that in right to have it included in integrity. We must not be should have been a chance as follows: co-organiser of the festival, compiling, that is selecting the exhibition. They scared of applying standards for growth and development. resigned from the Festival 1. A letter was sent out to and putting together an questioned anybody’s right to ourselves; Instead it continued in a women artists asking them completely as a result of this exhibition, we (the writers of to select or evaluate. self-obsessed manner with a division which she sees as to contribute. Extracts from this article and the selectors) The validity of our ‘What’s terrible is to tightly-woven group of this letter include the going right through the were making both a creative position rests on the pretend that the second rate women dictating. It entire ‘Feminist’ festival. is first-rate. To pretend that restricted itself to FEMINIST ARTS FORUM EEK If you have any praise, comment, or last week's Feminist Arts Festival or feminist Art in general, then put it on pa ring it up to Craccum. Any photos would also be Bookings Express your respo this unique event.

16 • Craccum June 22 1982 VERY SOON... IOLANTHE - GILBERT AND SULLIVAN CONCERT CHAMBER 28 JUNE - 3 JULY Chic Littlewood takes to the boards in this ‘Savoy Opera’ about militant IME) fairies foiling a worldly British Male aristocracy. This is the first in a programme of operetta and musicals in the Concert Chamber. Could be mighty interesting. Tally Ho!

GRAND VARIETY CONCERT MERCURY THEATRE J U L Y 18 A year ago today the Springboks arrived and on this anniversary A.A.A. The Classic Cinema almost believe him. Some of succeeded, aided by the showed on June 2nd films the shots captured the have organised this fund-raising concert. The programme features Topp Twins, addition of felt-tip colours by members and friends of essence of the Life of a Long Limbs, Tim Shadbolt, Mathew Brown and ‘King Dimplecheek’. More about directly onto the film. Alternative Cinema’s film Distance 49.5 pound this later! Auckland Technical classes. The scope of work coal-sack carrier excellently. Institutes graphic course was wide, ranging from It was perhaps a little too cooked up a little number DRACULA standard mock long. called “Soup”. Based advertisement film exercises “So unstable” was MERCURY THEATRE around a fall into an empty to genuine experimentation disjointed (is this where it CocaCola can (shades of J U N E 2 6 - in animation and film. gets its title?) The night Alice in Wonderland) it Many of the films were filming did not quite capture A big, big musical of fangtastic proportion. A lot has been promised. I ’ll explored ideas containing unfinished and naive. The as much tension as it could wait and see. mainly cocacola cans. It workshop production have. With more care the was imaginative. “Kaleidickyscope” was medium would have been WAITING FOR GODOT On the whole the unconvincing and quite successful. screening was enjoyable, THEATRE CORPORATE juvenile. Spoofs of this kind Simon Marler and Garth many of the films are not should be left to those with Maxwell’s “Come with us” Starts in a week or so, if only he would arrive. Beckett is back and Godot? memorable but at least it experience and ability. was professional, exciting, was an opportunity to The advertisements adventurous, one of the best screen them. It would be SAVE THE WHALES CONCERT ranged from barely adequate efforts of the evening. Its better if the films were not to adequate. Again they focus was narrow and T O W N H A L L so ambitious and more in were good lessons in uncluttered. The two keeping with the resources J U L Y 7 learning and should be filed gyrating bodies riveted and facilities available. The away as such. The wittiest audience attention Proven value for money music, and anyway your money is going to a good best and most professional was “Good for You” with stimulating the visual cause. films were “Coal”, by Rhys its clever “turn on” at the senses. It was pacy! Music Duncan, “Come with us” by end. accompanying it was apt Simon Marler and Garth MUNGO JERRY Fortunately the animation and the waif like face at the Maxwell, and “Nostalgia, was simple. “Faust ballet” end evoked the horror of MAINSTREET The Devonport Ferry” by was clever and music was nuclear destruction. Simon Marler. As a J U L Y 10 generally synched to the “Nostalgia The Devonport composite block these three film. Victoria Lord’s “Why Ferry” by Simon Marler was Could be a good time for all those who bopped so long ago. ‘In the would make an excellent can’t you do anything nice” crisp and refreshing. The Summertime’ mid-win ter concert. trailer at a film festival. was also pleasing, her use of stop, start, go return ferry One looks forward to the colour imaginative. sequence was witty. next screening. FILM FESTIVAL “Coal” a documentary by Changing from colour to Rhys Duncan was clever, black and white film Too much for one sentence, get a programme and start saving - this is an and sincere. One could Richard Davies expensive experience.

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Craccum June 22 1982 • 17 THEATRE OF HATE it should be! This ‘dub’ over-production. That’s a Do You Believe In the version is pretty diabolical. pity. My god, they’ve really gone Still, if you do decide to Westworld 12” overboard. Sort of ‘Look at fork out the extra cash (and (Burning Rome/Stiff) all these neat gadgets in this Busaries being what they studio - I wonder what we are, this becomes less and can do with them? Which ‘Do You, Believe In The less likely by the minute), Westworld’ is basically a ones shall we choose? I you do get a live version of great song. What Max can’t decide, so let’s use the ‘Original Sin’. But - oh no, lot.” And it shows. Splodge might call a same problem. Let’s hope cowpunk medium. A sort of Now you mention it, the this producer doesn’t do the production on the original reply to Eddie Tenpole’s same of the album. What’s Tudorpunk. Whatever, it version isn’t exactly his name, anyway - Mick has a certain spark of awe-inspiringly wonderful, is Jones? Now where have I it. No, it’s too dull. The originality, a certain charm, heard that before? Kirk a certain ratio of punky sound has been closed off Brandon’s Ears! (who said just a little bit too much. energy and poppy lightness. that?). Kirk Brandon’s voice is not BUT hold on a minute: as sparkling as it should be, KILLING JOKE PART TWO Something’s not quite how Mike Weston Revelations ‘Empire Song’, ‘We Have it’s suffering from (Malicious Joy’, ‘Chop Chop’, ‘The Damage/EG) Pandys are Coming’, 1. “The feeling of a guy in ‘Chapter III’, ‘Have a Nice the first world war who’s Day’, ‘Good Samaritan’, PART ONE just about to run out of ‘Dregs’. The singles are the trenches and knows ‘Empire Song’ and ‘Chop revelation, n. Disclosing his life is going to be Chop’. The standout songs of knowledge, knowledge gone in ten minutes and are ‘Land of Milk and disclosed, to man by he thinks of that wanker Honey’, ‘Dregs’, ‘Empire divine or supernatural in Westminster who put Song’ and ‘The Pandys are agency...; striking him in that Coming’ (along with the disclosure. position...that’s the other six). The album was feeling we’re trying to recorded late last year with 2. Revelations are ten project...the Killing Conny Plank, in Cologne. masterpieces. Joke.” The sound is superb, swirling rhythms, thrashing Revelations grab the 2. “We all believe firmly around, refusing to say die. listener and fling that we have a destiny to The end result is him/her/whatever around fulfill as Killing Joke.” superlative. the room with a fury of intensity that could be 3. “...If people can only see PART THREE All the songs are built say that their only intention somewhat disturbing. Killing Joke as a band, THE EXPLOITED then they’re fools, ’cause around football chants, led is to give those people 1. The revelations are a Punk’s Not Dead by Wattie’s wild Scottish something to live for, and to 4. Revelations are essential it’s becoming a beacon of light amongst Secret (RTC) voice, and the blistering give them a good time. to modem man. They statement, a frame of the darkness. This album has probably guitar supplied by Big John. Perhaps. reach and grab you. mind in itself, and it become the best selling Oi A casual glance over the But however repulsive They engulf you in a doesn’t even require 2. The revelations are Oi LP to be released in song titles on the album will their politics (such as they body of sheer power and explanation. Just those positive, constructive, England, since its release give you a pretty good idea are) may be, the fact emotion that embodies two words, ‘Killing Joke’ but above all realist. there about a year ago, it of what the band are all remains that the music this the spirit of life, and sum up that level of Refusal to accept reality has regularly topped the UK about. Songs like ‘SPG’, bunch keep coming up with embodies the Killing emption. What I think is is a weakness and a vice independent charts, and ‘Sex and Violence’, ‘Dole Q’, is good - these guys have a Joke. most important now is which the revelations do indeed was quoted by ‘Blown to Bits’, ‘Cop Cars’ certain amount of talent, for people to find not indulge in. INTERLUDE themselves...locate their Sounds magazine as being and the like are living which is becoming more true wills...I believe in the best selling testament to the nihilistic apparent as they develop. 3. The revelations are the independantly released and approach that this band And there are very few destiny, you see, I’m final, ultimate killing Never before in the history sensitive. I smell things. distributed album of 1981. have adopted. people who have seen them of modem music has one joke, the last Word. In the national charts The Exploited believe in live who don’t admit that Anarchy not as a way of album done so much to 4. “Hope is for the THE LAST WORD overall, it did similarly well, the Exploited are simply one round off the career of a loser/Certainty to and featured in the NME getting peace and freedom of the best live bands truly remarkable entity. be/Pleasure of the top thirty for ten weeks, as bands like Crass do, but Britain has ever produced. The overwhelming strengths winner/Certainty to “Extreme Nature panic peaking first in May at rather as pure chaos - no If you like blistering hard of this album are only just be/Take now or stay the plays another tune/drastic number 10, then again, six coppers lurking round to core punk, and don’t give a beginning to come home to same!” (Chapter III) measures taken round by months later in November stop them putting the boot damn about politics, then me with the full impact of all/four years - four minutes at number 18, spending a in. They represent what the this album is for you. If you what it all means. Killing still turns my insides out/I total of 10 weeks in the top British music press have can put their violent Joke have never before THE DETAILS can’t help thinking of the thirty! Not bad for an indie. frequently attacked as the approach to one side, and promised so much, and just cowering families/Inside the The album contains fifteen moronic violence of Oi Oi just listen to the music with as they have split up... and hatred builds/spit out the biting hard songs, fourteen music. out thinking about it, then that’s the ultimate Killing There are ten songs in all, contents later/so we can - originals and one spirited The Exploited claim to be this album is great stuff. Joke... all excellent. ‘The Hum’, Have a Nice Day now.” cover, of the legendary making music for working But beware of agreeing with ‘Mucky Pup’ by Puncture. class kids on the dole, and them.

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Craccum June 22 1982 • 19 ‘Zombies of the Stratosphere’ or ‘The Emperor’s

Enter three naked people; two of 2nd person: Hello I’m Truth them reluctant and withdrawn, the Shame is shameful THUNDERBIRDS other cofident and assertive. Two of We are the naked truth them wear glasses, the other is totally On the crest of a wave ARE GO naked. it came Fortune and Fame Narrator: These are three totally different individuals, 3rd Person: Hello I’m Honesty LADY P’s got a pink Rolls Royce thrown together by the chaos of and I’m speaking with 2 wheels at the front chance. for all 3 of us gonna do a rescue job See how bravely they endure their Honestly nudity is a and other cunning stunts nudity in front of you their audience. barefaced lie. please come and rescue us Three of them (all together) wo wo wo wo wo Audience: (chanting) Stratosphere ‘Stratosphere, Stratosphere. We are the please come and rescue us Stratosphere Zombies of the Stratosphere’. we’ll say thunderbirds are go We want the Zombies of the Stratos­ thunder birds are go phere. Audience: Hissing and catcalls; realis­ this is not about the future repeated over and over again the ing that the joke is most definitely on this is not about the past chanting swells until it reaches a frenzy them. thunderbirds are our new religion of admiration. The crowd has elevated Suddenly the atmosphere becomes thunderbirds are coming fast them to the status of megastars. In the ugly and menacing. Missiles fly and please come etc advanced state of their euphoric hero the three are lucky to escape You can’t tell me they’re just puppets worship they seem unaware of the with their lives. you can’t tell me they’re just things insult that stands in front of their very They make a hurried and undignified wonder what goes on above us eyes. And just to add insult to injury: exit amid general chaos and mayhem whose hand pulls he strings. having somehow managed to A reactor’s failed in Milford Sound 1st person: Hello I’m Idealism incite a riot. it’s a meltdown and a leak, We push the wheels kiddies dying in the playground in a perfect world Curtain comes down to strains of things are looking bleak we don’t steal ‘Thunderbirds’. Audience joins in. please come and ...... what isn’t rightfully ours.

20 * Craccum June 22 1982