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Aotearoa New Zealand
Joined September 2017
Important reporting from Peter looking into what went wrong at the International disability Alliance - to help hold this largest global representative org for disabled people to account. disabilitydebrief.org/debrie…
What went wrong at the International Disability Alliance (IDA)? At the start of the year an independent review found “signals of mismanagement” and alleged “abuse of power” by its leadership. Around $850,000 was identified as “financial irregularities”. 1/
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Want to learn more about how disability justice & climate justice intersect — & what the climate movement must do to ensure disabled people are platformed & included? @ainekc95 has put together a great resource for @DisDebrief 👇 disabilitydebrief.org/climat…
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The Official Information Act (OIA) is a crucial tool to help inform our campaigns and craft media stories. Come to our training with Nicky Hager 7:30pm Monday and learn how to make impactful OIA requests! act.350.org/signup/OIA-Train…
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Appreciate the care 350 put into making this video including descriptive transcript. Bring on more disability solidarity within climate activism!
Climate justice cannot be separated from disability justice. @ainekc95 explains why & shares ways we can ensure no one gets left behind. Ft footage from @TheDJP_ Full descriptive transcript & more resources from @sinsinvalid & @DisDebrief here: 350.org/climate-justice-cann…
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The @TheDJP_ is working on a doco about climate change and its impact on people w/ disabilities. They're looking for filmmakers w/ disabilities from around the world to contribute, either chronicling your own story about how climate change has impacted them or someone else’s.1/2
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They'll be offering trainings as you gather footage, and it's paid. If interested, email [email protected] 2/2
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We join over 150 organisations in calling on the government to scrap its harmful Treaty Principles Bill. This Bill doesn't respect the collective status of Māori as people of the land here nor recognise the ongoing impacts of colonisation. medium.com/actionstation/ope…
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How many more red lines will Luxon allow Jones to cross?
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The cruelty of an immigration system set on separating families who have lived here for decades and whose members are deeply reliant on each other is immense. They should be able to stay together here w/o fear of deportation or recrimination. rnz.co.nz/news/national/5206…, 10:03 AM
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This Govt is taking us backwards by ditching the subsidy which would've ensured all disabled ppl can be paid a min wage along w/ everyone else - the entire point of a MINIMUM is it's the floor w/o any exceptions. Appreciate @RMarchNZ advocacy here nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/a…
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Sometimes inclusion doesn't go beyond the sign in the window. This edition looks at how UK and US schemes to promote employment aren't working, and thinks through making inclusion real. With @DebbieF15967248 @ainekc95 et al disabilitydebrief.org/debrie…
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2/2 We know interdependence intimately. For those needing the most attentive & specialised care, respite cuts risk burning out families & more chance of disabled ppl separated from them living in institutional residential settings. This bc of political decisions
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1/2 The cuts to disability funding were one more reminder to disabled people & whānau of being devalued, seen as $ units rather than as people. And that's just one out of many cuts impacting our community. thespinoff.co.nz/society/12-…
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The Govt will reverse the ban on oil and gas exploration. Terrible news for many key industries in NZ which rely on a stable climate and safe pollution-free land/water/air. Playing yoyo politics with offshore oil also detrimental for renewables investment to keep our lights on.
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And we remind the ministers - disabled people globally are on the frontlines of climate breakdown and environmental injustices. So make sure to back our disabled leadership when figuring out how to adapt as there's no climate justice without us ✊2/2
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Sooo many cool cats at the March for Nature today & also thinking of other disabled friends who couldn't be there. ngā Haumi from Waikato Uni did the meanest speech, if I find will post - but about interconnected struggles for decolonisation and liberation. #ToitūTeTaiao
Epic to be part of the 20,000 strong crowd marching for Tiriti and taiao today! The call for the Government to stop its destructive, anti-Tiriti, anti-democratic Fast Track bill was loud and clear. 1/2
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Political decisions not to ensure liveable incomes for all funnel ppl into poverty, and then more Govt decisions trap them there. This isn't a Govt for all NZers, it's a govt for financially comfortable non-disabled Pākehā. rnz.co.nz/news/political/518…
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Great rally against Whaikaha funding cuts at Parliament today! Inclusive Greens and many of our Green MPs were there today and we joined many other speakers in sharing these messages Speaking Co-Convenors @carroll_jonty @ainekc95 and @KahurangiMP
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