If you live in Wellington and like argument, this Monday could be a good day for you.
At 10AM is the grand final of the New Zealand Schools' Debating Championships (the schoolkids are debating over this weekend to determine who makes it). It will be held in the legislative chamber of Parliament, on the topic "That citizens initiated referenda should be binding on government". All are welcome but if you want to go you have to RVSP for security reasons - check out the facebook event here for more info. New Zealand is currently the world champion for schools debating, and I've seen quite a few of the debaters debate before, they are all excellent.
Of more interest perhaps to those of us who's schedule doesn't let them take Monday morning off to watch a debate is the Victoria Uni DebSoc hosted Public Debate, on the 'smacking debate' currently very popular in New Zealand. Defective Equilibrium co-blogger Udayan Mukherjee will be debating, as well as Sue Bradford MP and a whole lot more interesting people. It is at 6:30PM at Rutherford House LT1, again check out the facebook event here. Again all are welcome, there might be a gold coin donation.
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Public Debate
The Victoria Debating Society is supporting a public debate next Monday, on the topic 'That Capitalism is in Crisis'.
On the affirmative are Catherine Delahunty (a Green Party MP), Don Franks (a member of the Workers' Party), and one speaker to be confirmed. Update: It will be Jackson Wood, editor of Salient.
On the negative are Roger Kerr(Executive Director of the Business Roundtable), Stephen Whittington (student debater, researcher to Sir Roger Douglas MP) and Phil Barry from the consulting firm Taylor Duignan Barry.
The debate is at Rutherford House (by Parliament) on Monday the 11th May at 6:30, entry by gold coin donation. If you live in Wellington you should definitely come - previous public debates held by the society have been great fun and excellently attended. The obligatory facebook event is here.
Updated final affirmative speaker.
On the affirmative are Catherine Delahunty (a Green Party MP), Don Franks (a member of the Workers' Party), and one speaker to be confirmed. Update: It will be Jackson Wood, editor of Salient.
On the negative are Roger Kerr(Executive Director of the Business Roundtable), Stephen Whittington (student debater, researcher to Sir Roger Douglas MP) and Phil Barry from the consulting firm Taylor Duignan Barry.
The debate is at Rutherford House (by Parliament) on Monday the 11th May at 6:30, entry by gold coin donation. If you live in Wellington you should definitely come - previous public debates held by the society have been great fun and excellently attended. The obligatory facebook event is here.
Updated final affirmative speaker.
In Case You Didn't Know
New Zealand won the World Schools Debating Championships.
Congratulations to the team.
Congratulations to the team.
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