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SAFE words Why has our society become so angry and hostile? Are we that selfabsorbed and inconsiderate that we are no longer able to extend basic respect to others? I have become extremely concerned as to how uncaring many New Zealanders have become towards our own kind, let alone to non-human animals. It seems to be getting worse. It's a typical response though. People find it hard to accept A recent visit to my old hometown Christchurch had me red flag the city streets as a danger zone. I have always felt safe in the garden city but now it feels like I'm running the gauntlet of a battle-scarred Bosnia full of hatred. Christchurch has cultivate an angry mob mentality in search of trouble. The weekend I was there, a 22-year-old idiot drove his car into a crowd of youths killing two and injuring ten others. Christchurch lacks community goodwill but it isn't alone. Negative media reports of angry people sweep across the country daily. It all seems a bit insane. A society cultivating violence and disrespect towards its own kind cannot be expected to extend a greater level of compassion to animals. SAFE screened Earthlings this week, a documentary film that bravely confronts just how evil humans can be. Now it seems you only have to walk city streets to witness shameful acts of human behaviour that parallel the very principles that allow people to be cruel to animals. SAFE continues to strive towards a more compassionate society. Films like Earthlings, while difficult to watch, offer a reality check and make the pain real. The sooner we all watch this film the sooner we can all reflect on the wonders of a world in harmony and not be compelled to harm, exploit or kill. Anthony Terry
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Last week the environmental group at Auckland University held a four-day Eco Festival on campus. Each day
brought a different theme with guest speakers, debates, music, dancing, documentaries and free food. SAFE was
invited to have a stall on two of the days with the first being on the day featuring Biodiversity and Organics,
the second on that featuring Climate Change.
The wall is down! Shelves ripped out! Floor scrubbed and painted! Just some of the handy work SAFE's new shop manager
Bruce Groves and director Anthony Terry accomplished as part of the renovations of the new-look shop last week.
New wall-to-wall shelving makes the open plan space look fantastic and more appealing. New stock will soon be
appearing once all of the renovations are complete. A big thanks to Amanda and Bruce for their planning and hard work.
