Iran is not alone: making the connections

What happened in Iran with Jina Emini (aka Mahsa Ahmini) was not an isolated incident nor the first or unique to Iran. It’s a global problem.

Jina Emini was your name

Jina Emini was your name. You were 22. Even though the government calls you Mahsa Amini. The same government that allowed your death for not dressing “properly”. Is the same government that doesn’t acknowledge your name. Your name is Jina. As your mum named you. Say her name. Call her name. Revealed from a tweet by Beri Shalmashi.

ASTR: Commentary on Aotearoa NZ Histories Draft Curriculum

Our ideal history taught in schools would be a full account of the ongoing colonialism in Aotearoa and clear understandings of why and how things happened centring indigenous truths. JJ Carberry has stated that a decolonised curriculum would mean that hapū would have direct influence on the information that is taught about the local region. Bringing in colonial history of Aotearoa can help young people connect the Aotearoa context to global colonialism in a deep and meaningful way.

Stories of Māori and Chinese solidarity: an excerpt from Dr. Moana Jackson’s talk

This is an excerpt of a talk by Dr. Moana Jackson at a public event organised by Asians Supporting Tino … More

When ignorance isn’t the problem

The dominant systems of education, awareness raising and making information/knowledge available and accessible alone is not enough to mobilise. As Kassie said, it’s not just about having the right ideas, relationships are central to our organising.

Internalised white supremacy and how it affects our relationships

Out of all the violence and damage that colonisation and racism has done to non-white peoples, one of the most … More

Anti-Racism Resource for Diasporic Communities in Aotearoa

As an uprising against anti-Blackness and anti-Black police murders is happening in the US, diasporic Asian communities have been mobilised … More

Constitutional Imaginings

Fine muka, wovenby grandmothers’ gnarled hands.Written in a thousand dialectsin a voice we all understand.Punctuated by tūī trills,reverberating whale song.Adorned … More

It’s not enough to have the right ideas

By Kassie Hartendorp It is not enough to have the right ideas. Don’t get me wrong. An idea can be … More

How to Use A Mask

A lot of white people don’t seem to understand what masks are for and why people wear them. This is … More