Yearly Archives: 2009

Bob McCoskrie’s speech is “Why the Referendum Answer is No”

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Dear all,

Please note the following in your diaries, those able to attend.

Craig Smith

PO Box 9064

Palmerston North 4441

New Zealand

Ph. +64 6 357-4399

craig@hef.org.nz
Rodney Hide Invites You To His Constituent Forum
Theme: The “anti smacking referendum”
Friday 24 July, 5.30pm
Mecca Café , Cnr Remuera Road and Nuffield Street, Newmarket
Special Guest speaker: Bob McCoskrie, National Director, Family First
The title of Bob’s speech is “Why the Referendum Answer is No”
Go to Bob’s website http://www.familyfirst.org.nz
Free Entry. Cash bar available. Everyone welcome
RSVP bnicolle@clear.net.nz Further info Phone 09 524 6173

http://section59.blogspot.com/2009/07/why-referendum-answer-is-no.html

4th Annual Auckland Home Educators’ History Fair-22 Sept

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Well, Auckland Home Educators Inc is certainly busy with event organising!
We have the

Science Fair (26 July),

the Diana Waring Conference (19 September)

and now announcing the …

4th Annual Auckland Home Educators’ History Fair
Snapshots – People and Places Throughout the Ages

Tuesday 22 September 2009
morning + lunch

Mt Albert War Memorial Hall, Mt Albert, Auckland

Participate! Be inspired! Show your support!

This is a great opportunity for our young people to plan, research, collate
and present a topic of their choosing. There’s always a warm and
appreciative buzz in the hall as they share their findings and passions.
And this year, prizes are up for grabs for stand-out displays.

The closing date is Friday 4 September. However, once the number of paid
entries is reached (limited by venue size), we will be unable to accommodate
you so … REGISTER NOW to secure your place!/s and avoid disappointment!

Full information and registration instructions are in the attachment.

If you can’t access it, please visit http://www.ahe.org.nz where it will be available shortly.

Have fun with the family deciding on your entries!

Dawn Headley
dawn.homeeducation@xtra.co.nz
on behalf of your History Fair Volunteer Team –
Judith Tizzard, Lisa Beachman, Jackie Buchanan, Reinske Fokma, Erena Fussell, Dawn Headley, Katie Richards

AUCKLAND HOME EDUCATORS INC – http://www.ahe.org.nz
networking across Auckland’s region and beyond for current & prospective home educators

SWEDEN: The Govt is trying to make Home schooling illegal

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Apparently there is a new law pending in Sweden to make homeschooling totally illegal.

The Home educators in Sweden have started two Petitions to help in their fight to be able to keep home educating their children.

One Petition is for those in Sweden the other (this link) is for those outside of Sweden:

Welcome to sign our petition – for you living outside of Sweden
The Swedish Government is trying to pull the rug from underneath the home-educated children in Sweden, in their proposal for a new School Law.

We will not sit still and passively watch while our kids are forced (!) to school, after so many years in what they love: To learn in their own pace, in a safe environment, and to develop without social limitations.

A legal and very successful alternative to school is about to be erased, without any grounds or research! Rohus is a review-organisation, and we will write a massive review.

For this reason, we ask you to join in supporting our work – sign the petition! We will use it together with our review, among other things.

To read more and to have your name added to the Petition go to this link:

http://rohus.nu/?English_information:Petition

Please note you have to scroll down the page to be able to add in your email address.

Please pass this information on to others.

Thanks

For more information check out this page:

http://rohus.nu/?English_information

Sensible international comments about the new Swedish school law can be sent to: skollagen@education.ministry.se

Agatha Christie

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“I suppose it is because nearly all children go to school nowadays, and have things
arranged for them, that they seem so forlornly unable to produce their own ideas”

Agatha Christie

Anti-Smacking Referendum ‘09: ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED

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Anti-Smacking Referendum ‘09

ALL THE INFORMATION

YOU NEED


…..and NO Copyright!

The VoteNO.org.nz website has all the information you need regarding the upcoming anti-smacking Referendum including
frequently asked questions,
quotes of interest,
summary of polls,
summary of media releases on this issue,
how to enroll,
background of the Referendum
even a cartoons page!


But there are also
FREE downloadable brochures and posters
(and banner adverts and sidebar adverts for your blogs and website). The brochures are even in other translations including Maori, Tongan, Samoan, Fijian, Chinese, and Hindi! Download them – photocopy – and distribute to family and friends!

So GET THE WORD OUT on what this Referendum is all about.

There’s no copyright – we won’t sue you for plagiarism! GO FOR YOUR LIFE!! But especially – encourage people to vote!

We can also make the videos available to show to your group including Simon Barnett, Referendum proposer Sheryl Savill and Maori Child Advocate Bev Adair – simply email us admin@familyfirst.org.nz for the files

There’s also a blog, we’re on Twitter, and a group of supporters have started a Facebook group

You may also see our Billboard campaign underway also.

IT’S ALL GO!

You may even like to financially support the VoteNO campaign!!

But at the end of the day, the Referendum is about you having the opportunity to have YOUR say! Help send a strong message to the politicians that they simply cannot ignore.

Have a great weekend

Bob McCoskrie
National Director

http://www.familyfirst.org.nz