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.
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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
on mice not men
By Aku (july 13th:) on mice not men colonization never ends : MY BODY HAS BEEN … More
GIVE ME HOPE, JACINDA
By Rex Letoa-Paget walk down the only / part of newtown / that hasn’t been gentrified / yet / boarded … More