News flashback: Christchurch-based One News crew Mandy Robertshaw, Alan Hutton and Mike Fitzgerald. "In February 1976, the team covered an incident outside a pet shop between the shop owner and an SPCA inspector. The inspector believed animals in the front window were suffering from heat exhaustion, and took action to remove them from the store. This was disputed by the pet shop owner, and a confrontation ensued." (Source: ArchivesNZ)
Friendly faces
There has been a sharp increase in the number of hate crimes targeting immigrants in the UK as a result of the EU referendum result. But an American woman living in London - known only as Allison - started a new campaign asking people to wear a safety pin "as a badge to symbolise solidarity against racism - and let any potential targets know that the wearer is a friendly face". Like the I'll Ride With You campaign against Islamophobia in Australia following the Sydney cafe shooting, this idea could catch on because of its simplicity and there's no language or political slogans involved. "I'm always having to remind people I'm an immigrant. You know, I'm white and speak English as a first language so I get a pass. They say 'Oh you don't count, you're not the kind of person we're talking about'," she told Indy100.com.
Helpful advice
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