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This house believes that the labor movement should prioritize social movement unionism over traditional unionism
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Social movement unionism is a model of union organization where leaders dedicate time and resources to appealing to the general public to advance workers' rights (e.g. public protests, petitions and grassroots campaigns to mobilize public support). On the other hand, traditional unionism refers to a model of union organizations where unions pressure employers primarily through strike action.

Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Quarterfinals · 2025-06-15
This house prefers a world where 50% of the population is extremely wealthy and the other 50% extremely poor over a world where everyone earns an average income.
Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-15
This house believes that opposition politicians in illiberal democracies should prioritize addressing systemic issues affecting the majority (e.g. corruption, electoral fraud) over addressing issues affecting minority groups (e.g. gender- or ethnicity-based discrimination).
Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-06-15
This house prefers a world where the 'Die With Zero' philosophy was the dominant approach to personal savings
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For the purpose of this debate, the "Die With Zero" philosophy refers to the idea that individuals should aim to use up all their wealth before they die as opposed to saving up wealth until past their death.

Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-15
This house would make eligibility for art awards (e.g. the Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, etc) contingent on having casts with diverse identities
Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Pre Quarter Finals · 2025-06-15
This house would peg politicians' salaries to the bottom 1% of household incomes in their constituencies
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For the purpose of this debate, to "peg" means to tie or fix one thing directly to another so they move together, but are not necessarily equal. For example, a salary pegged to the median wage could be a multiple of the median wage.

Vietnam Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Round 6 · 2025-06-15
That non-white actors should reject playing characters that are traditionally white
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-14
This house supports social movements prioritising ideological consistency, even if it jeopardises widespread public support
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A social movement is a collective, organised effort by a group of people to promote or resist a social, political, economic, or cultural belief. Examples of social movements include the Animal Rights Movement, the Environmental Movement, LGBTQIA + Groups, Feminism and Black Lives Matter, amongst others Ideological consistency refers to the extent to which a social movement diverse political attitudes align with a consistent position on the left-right political spectrum. In essence, it describes the coherence and predictability of a social movements political views across different issues

SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Round 2 · 2025-06-14
That rural schools should heavily invest in programs for excellence (e.g. accelerating students, gifted and talented programs) even at the cost of the broader student body
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-06-14
That we support the rolling back of DEI in state security apparatuses (e.g. CIA, police, military, etc.)
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-06-14
That, assuming feasibility, governments should cap parents' expenditure on their children to an amount equivalent to the national mean expenditure on children
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-06-14
That, as a pro-Palestine student group, we prefer a world in which pro-Palestine activism primarily used educational and consciousness-raising strategies (e.g. teach-ins, public lectures, film screenings) as opposed to encampments and protest actions
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-06-14
That we support the strategy of left-wing activists working within centre-left parties to shift party policy platforms and candidate selections to the left
- Democracy
- Social Justice
ANU Pre-Australs 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-06-14
In post-conflict African societies, THR the prioritisation of forgiveness over punishment in the pursuit of nation-building
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The Gacaca Courts were a community-based justice system established in Rwanda after the 1994 genocide, aimed at addressing the massive backlog of genocide- related cases that overwhelmed the formal courts. The goal was to find the truth, help communities heal, and, to a lesser extent, punish the guilty. Like South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Gacaca Courts focused on justice, healing, and rebuilding after violence.

SACEE League Championships 2025 - Junior Division · Round 5 · 2025-06-14
This house believes that vegan activism should primarily focus on eliciting disgust rather than compassion
Zagreb Pre-EUDC 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-06-13
That we regret the narrative that experiencing difficulty is necessary for success
Harvard World Schools Debating Championship Australia-New Zealand Round 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-06-12
This house believes that women domestic workers should reclaim the Cult of Domesticity
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IF1: The Cult of Domesticity is a 19th-century Western value system among the upper and middle classes that framed women as morally superior, nurturing guardians of home and virtue. The idea revolved around the woman being the center of the family; she was considered "the light of the home", and thus “true women” succeed in the maintenance of the household, production of food, and childrearing.

Santiago Ortega Cup II · Round 1 · 2025-06-07
This house, as an up-and-coming straight male actor, would actively pursue queer roles
Santiago Ortega Cup II · Round 2 · 2025-06-07
This house believes that it is in the best interest of the Chinese government to limit the influence and visibility of prominent local entrepreneurs.
- Economics
- Asia
- Law
- Social Justice
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Over the last year, Chinese policymakers have pushed to both heavily regulate industries and make more efforts towards "common prosperity". This has included heavily regulating the tech industry and publicly shaming and punitively regulating several billionaires who have gained their wealth through the free market. For example, after Jack Ma made a controversial speech shaming the Chinese financial system Xi Jinping pushed for the resignation of top Ant Group executives and condemned his character, among other things.

Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 4 · 2025-06-07
This house believes that social movements should only be led by members of its core group
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Core group of a social movement is the primary social group that social movement benefits (i.e. women in the feminist movement, African American in BLM, etc.)

Salingoy: Santiago Ortega Cup 1 · Round 2 · 2025-06-07