The AUJS Pod

Freedom of Speech

Episode Summary

Dr David Cumin is a leader of the Free Speech Union, and a prominent PhD academic at the University of Auckland. In this episode, we discuss the issue of free speech and the ways in which it intersects with the Jewish world.

Episode Notes

Join us this week as Paris and Noah sit down with the influential, Dr David Cumin. 

David is a free speech advocate and active member of the Jewish community, who leads a double life as a PhD academic at the University of Auckland. 

In this episode, we discuss David’s vast experiences and challenges leading within the New Zealand Free Speech Union, NZ Jewish Council and the Israel Institute of NZ. 

He explains the dangerous double standard of individuals, politicians and organisations who claim to support minorities but will not stand up to instances of Anti-Semitism when they arise.

Tune in to hear his distinctive opinions about the issues facing diaspora Jewry, from the BDS movement at New Zealand’s uni campuses, to the Swastika symbol ban in NSW and VIC.

This episode will widen your perspective and challenge your existing beliefs.