Comments from the Guardian: The pandemic is a powerful reminder of the impact of the digital divide. It is building the case for treating internet access as a public utility: an essential service that needs to be properly regulated and buttressed by the state. In the UK, the government and … [Read more...]
Addressing the virus, an article by Bill Gates:
This was an interesting article in the Washington Post written by Bill Gates, who has had considerable experience with pandemics through the Gates Foundation. If you look at his list of three actions to take NZ has really got two correct and the third is beyond a small country like NZ. Or is it? … [Read more...]
We even made it onto the front page of the Washington Post this week:
We beat ourselves up for all sorts of things but the leadership in this country, both political and bureaucratic, has been world class. This week it was recognised written about and printed on the front page of the Washington Post. Here’s the article: … [Read more...]
A nice reflection on Christchurch:
I have been taking photos of our new normal. Empty streets and lines outside the supermarket. People saying hello as we maintain our distance. I really liked this David Williams article about our City - Photo Essay on the Lockdown Rush … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 14 April 2020
Garry Writes 7 April 2020
This week’s notes are a mix of picking up thoughts, research and ideas in this strange time we are all in. I have Zoomed more in the past week than in the past months. I’ve even been involved in two really good Gin and Tonic sessions by Zoom. Fortunately they concluded before they became too … [Read more...]
Last week on Zoom
I was late for our Zoom meeting last week. When I have spent hours writing the notes, I seldom read the final product on line. Rosemary, in an impressive display of using her own initiative, had written that it would be at 5, not 6 for our Zoom meeting. I had spent part of the afternoon being … [Read more...]
This Week on Zoom
5pm Tuesday 7 AprilJoin Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/238657110Meeting ID: 238 657 110 Password: 762261 Never Waste a Good Crisis: Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19 This week we will be working together on this question on Zoom, using some of the Liberating Structures Rosemary and David … [Read more...]
A message from the Secretary general of the United Nations about ceasing all wars
Our world faces a common enemy: COVID-19. The virus does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith. It attacks all, relentlessly.Meanwhile, armed conflict rages on around the world.The most vulnerable — women and children, people with disabilities, the marginalized and the displaced … [Read more...]
Message from the Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt:
COVID-19: Human Rights and Duties to the Community On March 5, when the world was different, I visited Europe for work. I cut short my visit, flew home, strictly self-isolated, developed coronavirus symptoms, and my doctor advised the swab test. The test was self-administered in my car, … [Read more...]
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