Stories New Zealands Far-Right is Telling - Part 3 Conservatives are the real VictimsByron Clark2020-01-23 | If you'd like to support me making these videos, and get your name in the credits, you can sponsor me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/byroncclark
For background on the Stop Co-Governance Tour see feijoa.substack.com/p/co-governance-and-its-opponentsThe Interview Series: Dr Joseph Thomas on Hindutva in AotearoaByron Clark2023-02-02 | I spoke with Dr Joseph Thomas from the Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians (AAPI) about Hindutva in Aotearoa. AAPI is a collective of community members, activists, artists, performers, academics, physicians, and professionals from across Aotearoa New Zealand committed to a vision of India based on progressive values.
Links to some othe materials mentioned in the interview:
1. Information request regarding the funding provided to Diversity Center in Manukau ( Indian Association (Manukau) New Zealand Incorporated (or other name) for the Papatoetoe Diversity Centre) : fyi.org.nz/request/12021/response/45849/attach/html/4/Sapna%20Samant%20OIA%2019%2020%20541%20signed.docx.html 2. Regarding Overseas Friends of BJP- USA having had to register as a Foreign Agent in the US : https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-arm-registers-itself-under-us-foreign-agents-registration-actThe Interview Series: Hannah Blake on Evangelical Christianity and the Alt-RightByron Clark2023-01-02 | Hannah Blake was raised an evangelical Christian, and home schooled for most of her education. She begane speaking out about the overlap she sees between the community she was raised in and the alternative right
'Fascism 2.0: Lessons from six months in New Zealand’s largest white supremacist group' critic.co.nz/features/article/9610/fascism-20-lessons-from-six-months-in-new-zealandsThe Interview Series: Andrew Mackie activist with FACT Aotearoa on Voices for Freedom (Part 2)Byron Clark2022-10-22 | Part 2 of my interview with Andrew Mackie, an activist with Fight Against Conspiracy Theories (FACT) Aotearoa who came on the channel to talk about the anti-vaccine group Voices for Freedom
Part 1: youtu.be/aDxztP0ERIAThe Interview Series: Andrew Mackie activist with FACT Aotearoa on Voices for Freedom (Part 1)Byron Clark2022-08-08 | Part 1 of my interview with Andrew Mackie, an activist with Fight Against Conspiracy Theories (FACT) Aotearoa who came on the channel to talk about the anti-vaccine group Voices for Freedom
Part 2: youtu.be/Wh050pwagRQDavid Iles Kindness - Far-Right Fiction as PropagandaByron Clark2022-04-06 | While we often think of propaganda as false information, the term refers to information used to promote a particular viewpoint. Sometimes fiction- works the creator at the consumer both agree is not true- is used as propaganda. This is the case for David Iles 2020 novel "Kindness" New Zealand's entry into the sordid tradition of far-right speculative fiction.
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I am working on a new video essay though, as promised it's a review of Daivd Iles book 'Kindness' it will be online in March.Fake News Eland - Anti-Vaxxers on Talanoa SaoByron Clark2021-08-01 | Until recently most of the fake news in New Zealand was originating overseas, but there is a growing media ecosystem spreading misinformation that this series will investigate.
or if you want to support the creation of videos like this, you can sponsor me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/byroncclark
A couple of months ago I had a bike stolen and my followers pitched in to get me a new one, so this month I'm paying it forward and will be giving all my Patreon income for August 2021 to ReBicycle EkeRua, who refurbish used bikes and provide them to recently resettled refugees and others who need them in Wellington. You can learn about their work at rebicycle.nz and donate directly to them at givealittle.co.nz/org/rebicycleQuick Take: Is Lee Williams a white supremacist?Byron Clark2021-05-22 | After YouTuber Lee Williams was suspended from his job and described in media as an aledged white supremacist. Is Lee Williams a white supremacist? Watch this video and decide for yourselfThe Christchurch Shooting & The Bosnian Genocide - Part 3: Those Who Forget HistoryByron Clark2021-05-15 | The conclusion to this series looking at how the Christchurch shooter was inspired by the purpertrators of the Bosnian genocide. Examining how in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in the US anti-Muslim rhetoric, like that seen in Serbia in the 1980s, become common in Western discourse.
A couple of corrections; I say “New Zealand Holocaust Foundation” when I meant “New Zealand Holocaust Centre” and getting to that point in life where I forget my age, I reliased after filming I would have been 15 years old in late 2001, I was only 14 for the first four months of that year. Also noticed that it say's the Christchurch shooter was guilty of 5 murders- should of course say 51. This was correct in the preview but somehow a digit has been cropped out
You can support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/byroncclark as stated in the video all Patreon income for May, June and July 2021 will be donated to Remembering Srebencia, you can learn more about them and donate directly to the at http://www.srebrenica.org.uk
Thinking Mythologically: Black Hawk Down, the “Platoon Movie,” and the War of Choice in Iraq, European Journal of American Studies journals.openedition.org/ejas/12000
Also be sure to check out GenoicdeRap who did the song at the start of this video youtube.com/user/TerrorizeRecordsHarmful Emissions my speech for Love Aotearoa Hate RacismByron Clark2021-03-23 | I was privileged to be invited by Love Aotearoa Hate Racism to speak on their panel on Islamophobia and the far-right at a conference in Auckland.
I spoke about the connections between the Christchurch shooting and the Bosnian genocide (the topic of my current series of video essays) as well as the far-right figures building a following in New Zealand both prior to and after the atrocity in my home town.The Christchurch Shooting & The Bosnian Genocide - Part 2: The Genocide the World IgnoredByron Clark2021-02-01 | These two events a quarter century apart and on opposite sides of the world sharing more in common than a casual observer might realise. This series of videos will look at those connections.
Sources for this video:
The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia by Michael Sells (Published 1998 by University of California Press) Genocide in Bosnia: The Policy of "Ethnic Cleansing" by Norman Cigar (Published 2000 by Texas A University Press) "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide" by Samantha Power (Published 2002 by Basic Books)
You can also find me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/byroncclarkByron Clark tells you youre wrong for 47 secondsByron Clark2020-12-15 | you're wrong.The Christchurch Shooting & The Bosnian Genocide - Part 1: Constructing Nationalist NarrativesByron Clark2020-11-30 | These two events a quarter century apart and on opposite sides of the world sharing more in common than a casual observer might realise. This series of videos will look at those connections.
Sources for this video:
Serbia Strong / Remove Kebab - Know Your Meme knowyourmeme.com/memes/serbia-strong-remove-kebab Christchurch shooter's manifesto reveals an obsession with white supremacy over Muslims - Sydney Morning Herald bit.ly/3nYOSTh The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and Genocide in Bosnia by Michael Sells (Published 1998 by University of California Press) Genocide in Bosnia: The Policy of "Ethnic Cleansing" by Norman Cigar (Published 2000 by Texas A University Press)
A longer version of the explainer video from Al Jazeera is available at the link below, be warned this full clip contains images of dead bodies and discussion of sexual violence against minors youtube.com/watch?v=gMuk3t3NoTU
Part 2 of this series now available at youtube.com/watch?v=fjv8N7TywHQMasks are good, actually: Misinformation and our politicised pandemicByron Clark2020-10-01 | How have masks become politicised and why is there so much misinformation about them around the place?
As mentioned in the video, I will be donating half my Patreon income for June, July and August 2020 to Operation #notforgotten My Patreon is at http://patreon.com/byroncclark
If you'd like to learn more about Operation #notforgotten and donate directly to them (which I very much encourage) you can do so at canadacaring.org/aboutoperationnotforgotten
6. "All the times our new Free Speech Coalition really hated free speech" bit.ly/34LstRd
7. "Radical Losers and Lone Wolves: What Drives The Alt-Right?" bit.ly/3ai6pyKStories New Zealands Far Right is Telling - Part 2 There are no white supremacists in New ZealandByron Clark2019-12-07 | Part 1 of this series: youtube.com/watch?v=p3D_VZzTEtg
John Ansell's poem "who will give the roar for common sense?" is at http://bit.ly/36aqdCn
A full list of sources is available at byron.geek.nz/videoessays/tellingstories2.htmlStories New Zealands Far Right is Telling - Part 1 The Shooter Isnt one of usByron Clark2019-10-05 | The stories New Zealand's far-right have been telling since the shooting in Christchurch. Part one of a three part series.
As recommended in the video, see “How UN Global Compact hysteria is driving far-right extremism in New Zealand” at bit.ly/2VnRSON And “Why is National joining the nationalists?” at bit.ly/2ExEAXJ
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to,see me tweet go to http://twitter.com/byroncclarkOccupy Christchurch - In Our Own Words (trailer)Byron Clark2016-10-14 | From 2012 to 2015 I recorded interviews with people who had participated in Occupy Christchurch, the Christchurch New Zealand offshoot of Occupy Wall Street.
Find audio and transcripts at www.occupychristchurch.nz or support the project by purchasing the ebook on Amazon http://amzn.to/2eBzGfjOral History Project - Occupy ChristchurchByron Clark2012-07-15 | fundraising to record an oral history project on Occupy ChristchurchMemories of Occupy ChristchurchByron Clark2012-06-07 | Some photos from Occupy Christchurch. The Music is Joel Rafael's 'China Basin Digs' from Occupy this albumThe Occupy Christchurch SongByron Clark2012-03-25 | sung by Natalie and WirimuBusinessman assults occupy protestorByron Clark2011-12-21 | An incident that took place at Occupy Dunedin, the footage was given to me by the Spanish backpacker who filmed it as he passed through Occupy Christchurch.Ignorant talk back caller vs the facts: Child poverty in New ZealandByron Clark2011-12-20 | Talk back radio caller thinks New Zealand doesn't have poverty. Hes wrongOccupy Talkback Part 2Byron Clark2011-11-28 | When conservative talk back station News Talk ZB had the occupy movement activists from Occupy Christchurch (and elsewhere in the country) called up to tell their side of the story.Nek Minnit - The Occupy MovementByron Clark2011-11-21 | 5 years ago it looked like this generation was too apathetic to change the world, nek minnit...122 EyesByron Clark2006-11-07 | Video form the 1950s about hard times in 1950s St. Louis and the social services that aimed to alleviate them.
This video is in the public domainFelix the Cat: The Goose That Laid the Golden EggByron Clark2006-11-05 | Old Felix the Cat cartoon from 1936 (ie, now in the public domain) Felix's goose, who lays golden eggs, is goose-napped by none other than Captain Kidd. Felix saves the day. A nice swashbuckling cartoon sourced from the Internet Archive.Care of the Hair and NailsByron Clark2006-08-08 | An educational video on hygeine from 1951, made by Encyclopaedia Britannica Films.
In which A fairy tale character uses magic to help youngsters learn good health habits.