‘Stop immortalising a legacy of murder’: Which NZ statues need to be toppled?
Around the world, statues, monuments and place names forged in colonialism and racism are coming under scrutiny, writes Anjum Rahman. The Spinoff…
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Getting to know Anjum Rahman and her latest Project
The Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono project was developed to bring a more strategic, connected and comprehensive approach to belonging and inclusion in Aotearoa. Cancer Society Northland newsletter…
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Christchurch Call to Action: One year on
Anjum Rahman, spokesperson for the Islamic Women’s Council of New Zealand and a member of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network, said the fact copycat attacks overseas hadn't gained the same sort of online traction as the Christchurch terror attac…
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A year on, the Christchurch Call must go beyond ‘don’t livestream mass murder’
Regulation of online content has received little attention amid a global health crisis. But violent extremist activity has not stopped, and we need to get our response right, writes Anjum Rahman. The Spinoff…
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Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono | Update #17
Nǐ hǎo, With the next announcement about lockdown status, we are grateful that things continue to become safer in New Zealand. But, for the time being, our work with IACT will continue online for a little while longer. We will make our decisi…
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For the sake of all minority communities, don’t bring armed response policing back
The six-month trial of police armed response teams, introduced in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, ended on Sunday. An evaluation is expected in June, but we don’t need to wait until then to know that routinely arming police isn’t the soluti…
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Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono | Update # 16
Talofa lava, New Zealand is setting a global example in cooperation to defeat a life or death threat. Our appreciation goes out to everyone for pulling together and doing what is necessary to make lockdown work. Meanwhile, our project is f…
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Mosque attacks: 51-second silence on 15 April aims to promote peace
On 15 April, Jews, Christians and Muslims around the New Zealand will fall silent for 51 seconds to remember the mosque attacks in Christchurch. Radio NZ…
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Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono | Update # 15
Kia ora koutou, Greetings, Namaste, Bonjour, Shalom, Hamjambo, Hola, Talofa lava, Nihau, Konichiwa & As-Salaam-Alaikum, …
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There is relief. There is anger. And there is still a demand for answers
This morning the Christchurch shooter changed tack and entered a guilty plea to 51 counts of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one under the Terrorism Suppression Act. We can now call him what he is: a terrorist. But there are questions that still n…
