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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · 12d

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On The Fence About Dying with Dignity: Social Worker Responses to Assisted Dying in Aotearoa New Zealand

The End of Life Choice Act 2019 marked the legalisation of assisted dying (AD) for the terminally ill under certain circumstances in Aotearoa New Zealand (henceforth referred to as Aotearoa). This ...

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Interpersonal violence in NZ is a public health crisis, not just a social one – new research

New Zealanders who have experienced interpersonal violence are more likely to end up in hospital for both injury and illness.

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Is this a 1980s Apartheid moment for our universities?

Academic Ritesh Shah wonders if universities staying neutral on human rights abuses in Gaza achieves the opposite of their desired preservation of academic independence.

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Prof. Virginia Braun (she/her they/them) @ginnybraun.bsky.social · Jul 31

Here's a talk I gave as a keynote for the BPS @qmip.bsky.social conference (July 2025) - the result of @vicclarke.bsky.social & I recognising we needed to "dive in" & grapple with the beast that is GenAI & qualitative/(reflexive) thematic analysis
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Dr Braun(love) - or: how I learned to stop worrying and love GenAI (yeah nah)

YouTube video by Virginia Braun

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Jul 26

Mass protests against an international criminal and Epstein associated rapist travelling to Scotland.

Mass protests against Donald Trump, line of protestors hold sign that says “Scotland against Trump”

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Max Soar @maxsoar.bsky.social · Jul 25

Winston Peters' transphobia is back in the news, so here's our recently published (open access) research on recent moral panics about gender in Aotearoa.

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The title of the paper set on the colours of the trans flag: "Anti-vax, anti-mask, anti-gender: The transphobic turn of the “freedom movement” during COVID-19" by Max Soar, Sophie Beaumont & Alex Ker, set o

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jul 22

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Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication

As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jul 22

Long time social work academic and activist investigated for standing up for Palestine. www.ifsw.org/ifsw-educati...

IFSW Education Commission Defends the Right to Speak for Justice: Standing with Professor Lavalette

It is with great concern that we have learned that Professor Michael Lavalette has been summoned by the police for an interview under the Public Order Act, following his public expressions of solidari

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 27

Funny what people reserve their outrage for.
A. Children getting blown to bits in cold blood?
B. Scootering into an RAF base to spray some paint on a plane?
Decisions, decisions ....

Robin Whitlock @robinwhitlock66.bsky.social · Jun 27

We're talking about a group actively planning to attack RAF bases. As an ex-RAF serviceman, that's going too far. No way will I support or accept any such thing.

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Better @betterthantoday.bsky.social · Jun 20

sensational

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Exactly. We’re used to his attacks which are totally inane but also dangerous. But this one on Anaru really pisses me off.

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 20

Absolute disgusting attack on a distinguished and respected Māori scholar and teacher.

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Supporting choice, preventing harm: Social workers’ knowledge gaps and ethical challenges with assisted dying in Aotearoa New Zealand | Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 20

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Only those who love us should decide our care: Elevating survivor voices of Takatāpui, Rainbow, and MVPFAFF+ communities | Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 17

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‘Flooding the Zone’ diverts our attention from Regulatory Takings - Reimagining Social Work in Aotearoa

A guest post by Luis Arevalo In 2018 Steve Bannon, who was once Trump’s chief strategist, described the act of overwhelming the opposition political party, the media, and society in general with copio...

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Stop conflating being transgender with being sick

This week, RNZ reported on a tragic death. In the process it perpetuated many harmful messages about young trans people.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · Jun 8

Luxon on RNZ equating billionaires with hard work. There is not one LivingWageEmployer on the rich list, the govt has stolen the chance of decent pay from 300,000+ actual hard working women, & the PM wants to celebrate the folks who don’t want to pay their fair share of tax or decent wages.

Melissa McEwan • @Shakestweetz
"Billionaire" isn't a qualification. It's the description of a person who is hoarding more resources than they could use in 100 lifetimes while other people are starving. It's the name for a human dragon sleeping on its pile of rubies and gold.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · Jun 7

“If Pākehā people want something different, or want an end to the “Māori problem”, it’s our white-centric social and economic structures that must change, and the way we view the world” #Nzpol

Unsettled Bliss - whiteness
in Aotearoa by Elizabeth Ann Cook looks well worth a read Pākehā ma.

There is no 'Māori problem', there is a 'white people problem' | E-Tangata

“If Pākehā people want something different, or want an end to the ‘Māori problem’, it’s our white-centric social and economic structures that must change, and the way we view the world.” — Elizabeth A...

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Liz Beddoe @lizbeddoe.bsky.social · Jun 7

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Safeguarding from Power: Trauma, Violence, and the Case of Israel

I don't usually write long posts or articles here, but this occasion calls for it. Please read, share, and sign our petition.

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · May 26

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Kay in the End Times 🏳️‍🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social · May 27

Not paying authors and other creative artists for use of their work will kill them! 💀 ⚰️ ⚱️

Using Intellectual Property requires Consent, Acknowledgement and Payment. There are authors dying of medical conditions they can't afford to treat, and suffering from lack of payment by #AI thieves!

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Te Pāti Māori @tepaatimaori.bsky.social · May 8

You can’t make this up!!

Big Alcohol blocked pregnancy warning labels for 20 years. Now they’re helping write the FASD plan

Whānau live with the harm while lobbyists write the rules.
This isn’t public health - it’s an industry free-for-all

#WTFGovt #PublicHealthHijacked #NZPol #FASD #TePātiMāori

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · May 8

Alcohol lobbyists given input on health policies, documents reveal

Industry groups helped develop several initiatives about alcohol harm - including one on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · May 6

#nzpol The pay equity decision today – just before Mothers Day – takes employment law back decades. It will likely impact the earnings of hundreds of thousands of women, often working in some of the most poorly paid work. It will cost us all in the long-run. A 🧵 www.beehive.govt.nz/release/chan...

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Julie Fairey (she/her) @juliefairey.bsky.social · May 6

Part of what really disturbs me about the sudden end of pay equity is the democratic implications - National did not say before the election that they would do this. It is now being passed under urgency, the same day as announcement, with no public input. NZers quite simply have not had a say.

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Craig Renney @clrenney.bsky.social · May 6

The government will save billions through this decision. But we should be clear that this is money that has come directly out of the pockets of low-paid female workers. I didn’t think the National Party would stoop this low to pay for it’s tax cuts. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Pay equity legislation could save 'billions' for government - PM

Christopher Luxon said the upcoming Budget was not the motivation for rushing through the legislation.

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