Tag racism
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Can You Herd Me?
When gritty Aussie hip-hop outfit The Herd hit the airways with Scallops back in 2001, the band forged themselves into the Aussie psyche. This was Aussie hip-hop, from a crew composed of Ozi Batla, Urthboy, Berzerkatron (MCs), Unkle Ho (beats), Traksewt... Read More →
February 15, 2017 | The Echo | 0 -
Byron’s freedoms should be valued
Sarah Blogg, Ocean Shores. In response to the letter: 'Is the Echo showing racist tendencies?' How irritating to see how language can trigger people to ridiculous levels of whining and whingeing.
March 17, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Is the Echo showing racist tendencies?
Sharon Gibson, Mullumbimby. I felt sick when I read last week's letters comparing the practice of renting illegal dwellings in the shire to what the writer describes as 'Nigger huts'.
March 10, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Misogyny the root of most evils
Cat Anders, Lismore. Stan Grant claims that racism is at the heart of the nation. I don't deny this, however, misogyny is at the heart of most cultures and this, as always, is denied aggressively by men and women.
January 28, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
I am racist!
'I am a white middle aged guy, I’m gay and I believe I am racist. I am working with awareness to notice when I have racist thoughts or actions. It’s hard work because it’s so much of who I am,' writes Anand Anderson.
August 6, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 11 -
Right-wing group NCC rallied to Abbott’s rescue over challenge
Tony Abbott's leadership was saved in part by a last-minute email campaign by right-wing group the National Civic Council, which denigrated Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop in an email to its supporters.
March 17, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Defending the burqa
Dawn Blackwell, Mullumbimby. I am not a religious person – quite frankly I find it baffling – however, never have I met nicer people than Muslims. Their faith, just like any other, has been exploited by extremists to peddle their own agenda
October 28, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Arrests made over racist Sydney bus attack
Police have arrested five teenagers in Sydney's eastern suburbs following reports of an anti-Semitic attack on a group of school children on a bus.
August 7, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Soap Box #149: Tying Rolf Harris down
Discovering Rolf Harris is a pedophile is a little like finding out Dame Edna is a woman, says Mandy.
July 7, 2014 | Mandy Nolan | 2 -
NRL reaffirms stance on racism
The NRL has this morning reaffirmed its stance against racism following a comment that was posted on Brisbane player Ben Barba’s Instagram account by a player in a CRL competition.
March 11, 2014 | Eve Jeffery | 0 -
Cyber racists strike sports identity
He’s a high-profile rugby league player and a proud supporter of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s ‘Racism. It Stops With Me’ campaign. Now, Greg Inglis has become the latest target of cyber-racism. Anonymous cyber-racists this week posted offensive and racists... Read More →
July 26, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 0
