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Together,
we can build an
inclusive Aotearoa

Tāhono is about connection

Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono is a project focused on connecting and empowering communities and community-based action across Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We create and support cross-sector community networks focused on improving belonging and inclusion in Aotearoa.

We offer a range of skills, services, workshops, contacts, and support to communities and organisations that want to improve belonging throughout the country. Our work is based on an ongoing commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tino rangatiratanga, as they are essential in building the foundation of an inclusive Aotearoa for all.

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The events that took place in Te Atatū over the w

The events that took place in Te Atatū over the weekend are deeply upsetting, especially in the wider context of organised attacks on LGBTQIA+ communities in Aotearoa and abroad. The attacks were entirely predictable, with similar frightening attacks happening last year.

Pride events are celebrations of life and belonging, and no one deserves to take away the joy and love found at these gatherings. Disrupting and intimidating anyone, let alone groups that already experience various forms of exclusion and oppression, can not be acceptable. We stand in solidarity with takatāpui, and will continue to speak up strongly for and with them.

We call on the Police and the government to put in place a solid plan, in co-design with LGBTQIA+ communities, to ensure such disruption doesn't happen again.

Aroha nui 💟

Earlier this month Anjum Rahman spoke at the HR30

Earlier this month Anjum Rahman spoke at the HR30 Forum Inaugural Conference in Albania. HR30 refers to the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This conference focused on human rights abuses in countries around the world, including the shutting down of civil society organisations and criminalising of those challenging Islamophobia in France, various threats to life and loss of liberty in India, Myanmar (Burma), the Uighur community in China, and other countries; the rise of Hindutva extremism in Sri Lanka; and so much more.

This was an amazing opportunity for us to hear from others what is happening around the world and to share the work that we have been doing, highlighting:
⭕ the core values that underpin our work, including Indigenous rights, tino rangatiratanga, and harnessing the depth of knowledge within communities;
⭕ the importance of collective action;
⭕ our experiences prior to and after the Christchurch mosques attacks;
⭕ the amount of money being into social disruption and inciting hatred in online spaces, which means we need to have an equal level of investment in peacebuilding;
⭕ the need for effective regulation of online spaces, focused on systems and not individual pieces of content.

Anjum also spoke about the current context in which human rights advocates are working, including that facts don't matter, so we need to begin with relationships and emotional connections before presenting facts, that many states are more hostile and have lost all semblance of decency and fair engagement, so we need to stop engaging with them in a way that assumes a rules-based governance structure; changing the framing of discussions to centre on a rights-based approach, and being unapologetic in using such an approach.

We are grateful for the opportunity to share our kaupapa on the world stage, and to bring the stories back home to share and empower those working to strengthen human rights in Aotearoa!

We are hitting the road again, and we want to hear

We are hitting the road again, and we want to hear about your experiences of belonging!

This year marks the third series of Belonging Conversations. In this longitudinal project, we ask communities around Aotearoa, New Zealand, about their sense of belonging and what they would change to improve things. These conversations provide a platform for people to share their experiences, challenges, and aspirations.

Our conversations with people are taonga, and are all kept entirely anonymous, establishing a platform for people’s voices to be heard while retaining the mana of those who contribute their stories.

We will be heading from North to South in the coming months up until May, with our first trip going up the west coast of the North Island in early February. If you would like us to stop in your town, contact us through direct message or our website to get in touch. For accessibility reasons, we also offer online methods of participation.

Karawhiua!

Happy holidays all ☀️🌸 Did you know tomorr

Happy holidays all ☀️🌸

Did you know tomorrow, Tuesday 7th at 11:59pm is the close of submissions for the principles bill? Making a submission is easy. Check out the resources in our bio to support you in getting it done!

We will be back in the office next week to begin work on a big year of storytelling, research, support and engagement. Mā te wā!

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