Month: September 2015

Then they came for me: Australia’s increasingly fascist regime begins the deportation of NZers

One of the main strands of thought in the feedback on my reflections on the evictions of First Nations Australians from their communities and the response of Māori was that we had no responsibility nor obligation; it wasn’t our issue. I’ve always taken the position that we have an imperative to respond to the suffering… Read More Then they came for me: Australia’s increasingly fascist regime begins the deportation of NZers

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Our first, & not our last, climate change refugee at NZ’s barricade

In July of this year, the Supreme Court denied the application of Ioana Teitiota from Kiribati to be granted asylum in Aotearoa New Zealand as a climate change refugee. In its ruling, the Supreme Court said he could not be granted asylum as he was not in danger of harm because Kiribati were taking steps… Read More Our first, & not our last, climate change refugee at NZ’s barricade

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Part II: A quick critique of the Understanding Whānau-centred Approaches report

Having done the GP comparison report, I thought I’d also have a look at Understanding whānau-centred approaches: Analysis of Phase One Whānau Ora research and monitoring results. Te Ururoa and Winston have been at loggerheads over what we’ve actually learnt from this report. It says nothing about where the money has gone. But what it… Read More Part II: A quick critique of the Understanding Whānau-centred Approaches report

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The State cannot understand whānau; the State cannot restore whānau

“There are close connections between the structure of the family and the structure of the nation.” – Frantz Fanon, Black Skins, White Masks pp 141. I was struck still for a moment when I read these words. I have been involved with supporting whānau in a myriad of settings over 15 years as a professional… Read More The State cannot understand whānau; the State cannot restore whānau

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Monsters amongst us: inhumane commentators damn us all in their refugee crisis response

[Trigger warning: the photos of Alyan Kurdi’s body and Laith Majid with his children are in this blog] This is not a blog about Alyan Kurdi. But it is a blog about who we allow to speak to us about Alyan Kurdi. The public outpouring of grief and the demand for change in the pathetic… Read More Monsters amongst us: inhumane commentators damn us all in their refugee crisis response

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