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Articles in the First We Take Manhattan Category

Is there an elephant in the room?

By Graham Cameron | 23 May, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Environment, First We Take Manhattan |

Both the Independent and the Guardian (among many other papers throughout Europe) are leading with articles about the price of a barrel of oil, the IEA’s revision down …

Laughing Jesus

By Graham Cameron | 22 November, 2007 | 6 Comments | Posted in First We Take Manhattan, Theology |

I’m not much for Jesus art myself, but found this and thought it was cool. I can’t say I’ve seen many potraits like this …

More than empty words in the Urewera

By Graham Cameron | 14 November, 2007 | 8 Comments | Posted in Biculturalism, First We Take Manhattan, Kaupapa Maori |

The Dominion Post dropped a bombshell today with its selective release of an affadavit used by the police to obtain warrants for the nationwide terror raids. Read all …

Are you ready yet?

By Graham Cameron | 8 November, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Biculturalism, First We Take Manhattan, Kaupapa Maori |

Alison Jones gave a brilliant and timely challenge to our nation in her inaugural lecture at the University of Auckland that has been editted for the New Zealand Herald in …

2006 Massey Lecture: Going the Ethical Way

By Graham Cameron | 26 August, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in First We Take Manhattan |

On 4 to 8 on National Radio today was a fantastic lecture from 2006 given by Margaret Sommerville based on her book The Ethical Imagination. …

Gardening 4: spring has (essentially) sprung!

By Graham Cameron | 26 August, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Climate Change, Community Development, Environment, First We Take Manhattan, Land |

With the approach of September, planting is in full swing here in the lovely Bay. I spent the months since Matariki preparing my soil, and it is with much anticipation …

Killer Languages

By Graham Cameron | 30 July, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Church, First We Take Manhattan, Poverty |

In following on from my post suggesting the church is using a language of domination in its ‘mission to the poor’, I thought I would pick up on an interesting …

A language of domination

By Graham Cameron | 30 July, 2007 | 2 Comments | Posted in First We Take Manhattan, Poverty |

The church has a long history talking about the ‘poor’. Indeed, the beatitudes are common currency: “blessed are the poor” is possibly the most widely known of Jesus’ statements.

So I …