Saeed's Millions
30 September 2024
A few days ago I was scanning my spam folder, making sure nothing important had been accidentally classified as spam, when I noticed a cryptic email:
Articles tagged with "charity"
What a difference a word makes
20 June 2022
On Friday night just over a week ago I went to a Save Our Children meeting. Now, most people will read that and think I've been a civic-minded citizen, going along to a charity meeting. Save Our Children is a good thing, right? To which the answer is no, because Save OUR Children is not the same thing as the established charity “Save THE Children”.
UK Autism Charity exposed and homeopathic treatment still being advertised in NZ
11 April 2022
April is Autism acceptance month, and amidst the annual articles reminding everyone that lack of eye contact and an inclination for stimming isn't the worst thing in the world, the ghost of Andrew Wakefield's deception rears its head again.
What do Witches, Shoe Boxes and Trees have in common?
1 November 2021
Nothing - apart from that they're all featured in this week's newsletter.
News Front
1 February 2018
Skeptic summary: Happy day! Climate change denier quits radio
Free Effective Altruism book
18 September 2016
The Effective Altruism movement is becoming popular in New Zealand. The basic idea is that logic and critical thinking can be applied to charity giving, and that charities range from being great at helping people to being as good as useless, or even detrimental.
Family First vows to fight move to de-register it as charity
17 April 2016
Family First may be de-registered as a charity soon. They have been sent a notice of de-registration from Charities Services, but plan to fight it in court. They have previously defended against an attempt to be de-registered last year.