In New Zealand, most Māori people now identify with no religion, including many atheists. Sara Rahmani and Peter Adds find Māori atheists view religion as a colonial tool for the oppression of Māori people and culture.

https://theconversation.com/maori-atheism-on-the-rise-the-legacy-of-colonisation-is-driving-a-decline-in-traditional-christian-beliefs-214701

My first video on a Peertube instance. Thanks for hosting @tilvids

https://tilvids.com/w/7uwHXKHQyDTpZFotofTbuE

1/ In PUBLIC HEALTH, population wellbeing is our business, therefore:

Education is our business.
The environment is our business.
Poverty is our business.
Discrimination is our business.
War & violence are our business.

So holding politics to account is absolutely our business.

One year ago today November 18, 2022 was the Twitter Lockout, and in one amazing day a quarter million new users flocked to Mastodon. Not everyone stayed, but a great many did. We have continued to confront disruptive growth, while striving to hold onto ideals of community, kindness and respect for each other. Is Mastodon perfect? No, but today, one year later, the state of our platform is strong. Open social media is thriving.

#twittermigration #mastodonmigration

Well, well, well, after ranting at #universities for supposedly 'no platforming' people whose views were deemed 'unacceptable' t transpires that across the #civilservice, the #Tories have issued guidelines to staff to ensure exactly that when it comes to events they are hosting/convening.

So, as so often with those championing #freespecch, its free speech for us & our supporters but for you (critics), not so much.

#hypocrisy on a grand scale!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/nov/18/shocking-scale-of-uk-governments-secret-files-on-critics-revealed