Part 3. by YWRC acting-Chairperson Melissa Goodman. Why the Young Workers Resource Centre (YWRC) matters to you? Because on average, one-third of your life is spent in work (and that is only accounting for paid employment, not unpaid labour). FOR REAL – THAT’S HEAPS!...
Photo by: Jared Stevenson (Newshub) As the biggest strike in New Zealand history looms, a tectonic microscope is being cast over our education system. Primary and secondary teachers have voted to strike on Wednesday in an unprecedented industrial action that’s being...
Part 2. by YWRC acting-Chairperson Melissa Goodman. I am not a blogger, nor a writer, I am just a simply activist living my life and sharing a story with you. The story is not straight forward, but it certainly has its heroes and villains. In this instance the story...
So, we’ve been reading a lot about the Tomorrow’s Schools recommendation to “shake up” NZ’s education system. The Tomorrow’s Schools Review is a part of the Government’s Education Work Programme, led by an independent taskforce to set recommendations on the future of...
Robots taking over human society has long been fodder for dystopian sci-fi movies like Terminator, The Matrix, I Robot, and Westworld. These stories are so compelling in part because of the real possibility that it could happen. What if I told you it is happening? No,...
