ACT on Campus

ACT on Campus

Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = ACT on Campus

President = Mike Bridge
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ideology = Classical Liberal & Libertarian
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mother_party = ACT Party
website = [http://www.actoncampus.org.nz ACT on Campus]

ACT on Campus is the youth wing of ACT New Zealand. It has previously been known as Prebble's Rebels (after former leader, Richard Prebble), and ACTivists. It operates on all University campuses, and its protests at Victoria and Canterbury Universities during the 2005 election campaign received national media attention.

Ideology

ACT on Campus's ideology can be loosely described as classical liberal, but membership includes conservatives, liberals and libertarians.

Keep it 18 - proposed drinking age change

ACT on Campus received further national attention in late 2006, as part of the "Keep It 18" campaign. Headed by Wellington student Christopher Bishop, the campaign included the youth wings of ACT, the Greens, National and Labour and was widely followed by the media. While polls showed the public largely in favour of raising the drinking age back from 18 to 20, the bill, sponsored by Labour MP Martin Gallagher, was convincingly defeated on its second reading.

BZP ban

In 2007 they have been active in fighting the proposed BZP ban. In 2008, the Auckland Branch of ACT on Campus protested the banning of BZP by selling BZP alongside AOC memberships, annoying Progressive Party leader Jim Anderton. [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/organisation/story.cfm?o_id=359&objectid=10499274]

April Fool's Day

On April 1 2008 (The Day after the BZP ban) Act On Campus announced a sale of BZP in defiance of the new law, at midday this was revealed to be a hoax, drawing attention to a press release attacking the BZP ban and challenging Jim Anderton's youth supporters to a debate on the viability of prohibition. [http://www.actoncampus.org.nz/blog/april_fools]

Prominent members

Prominent current and former members include:
* Mike Collins, 2008 Mana Candidate, former ACT Board member for Wellington
* Dave Seymour, former ACT Board member for Auckland South
* Mike Bridge, 2008 Rongotai Candidate, current ACT on Campus President
* Peter McCaffrey, 2008 Otaki Candidate, Wellington President
* Clint Heine, Prebble's Rebels President 1996-2000, VSM Campaigner, 2008 List Candidate
* Rick Giles, Canterbury President
* Ben Smith, 2008 List Candidate, Auckland President
* Helen Simpson, Auckland Central Candidate 2005
* Andrew Falloon, 2008 List Candidate

Media coverage

ACT on Campus have often gained media coverage for their stunts,

2006
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/location/story.cfm?l_id=121&ObjectID=10345476 NZ Herald- "Hostile students force PM to break off speech" ]

2006 Drinking Age
* [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3852112a6160,00.html NZPA- "Youth wings pressure MPs to keep drinking age at 18" ]

2007 Jacqui Dean DHMO Hoax
* [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10463579 New Zealand Herald - "MP tries to ban water"]
* [http://www.stuff.co.nz/4200797a6160.htmlNew Zealand Press Association - "National MP falls victim to water hoax"]

2008 BZP and Party Pills
* [http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=48034486d4efd58d&ei=RiYDSJT4GonkrQOpxfDyDQ&url=http%3A//www.tv3.co.nz/News/PoliticsNews/ACTonCampusenticesnewmemberswithpartypills/tabid/419/articleID/50029/cat/67/Default.aspx&cid=0&usg=AFrqEzdRj2WiN5DrDkgIoH1J7FZZI84RSQ TV3 - "ACT on Campus entices new members with party pills"]
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411368/1649956 ONE News - "Act youth tempt with party pills"]
* [http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newsdetail1.asp?storyID=134311 Newztalk ZB - "ACT's youth wing in party pill stunt"]

2008 Student Debt
* [http://www.tv3.co.nz/Video/Otagostudentsconcernedoverdebtsastheyenterworkforce/tabid/309/articleID/52121/cat/64/Default.aspx TV3 - "Otago students concerned over debts as they enter workforce"(Interview with ACT on Campus member Warren Jones)]

External links

* [http://www.actoncampus.org.nz/ ACT on Campus]
* [http://www.actoncampus.org.nz/blog/ ACT on Campus Blog]

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