Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 15. July 9 1979
Domestic Racism
Domestic Racism
Dear Andrew,
'Charity begins at home." Recently a motion was passed at SRC concerning 'domestic racism.' However we do not need to look further than the bounds of our own university to find the tumour
I am referring to the almost total social segregation of overseas and New Zealand students. [unclear: So] much, then, for the ideal of the university as a [unclear: sh] rine for the free flow of ideas: social, cultural, [unclear: p] litical, whatever. As the 'host' country we are to take the major part of any blame for mis deplorable state of affairs. If racism is founded on an intolerance of anyone or anything different, this demonstrates how good we are at it.
Surely, therefore, we should look to the [unclear: apar] heid' at Victoria before pointing the finger [unclear: elsew]
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Murray.