by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Carceral society, Faith, Inequalities, Islamophobia, Media, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Refugees, Writing
December 18th marks the anniversary of the signing of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by the United Nations in 1990. Lobbying from Filipino and other Asian migrant organisations in 1997,...
by admin | Mar 8, 2013 | Faith, Feminism, Inequalities, Islamophobia, language, Media, Mental health, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Refugees, Women, Writing
Today on International Women’s Day, it seems apt to share this article that I wrote on behalf of our research team for the Women’s Health Action Update, volume 16, Number 43, December 2012. Women’s Health Action is a charitable trust, that works to...
by admin | Sep 1, 2012 | Cultural safety, Faith, Feminism, Islamophobia, Media, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Women, Writing
I am interested in the issue of fairness. Anyone with siblings might be I would think. Whether it’s about making sure everyone gets an equally sized piece of cake or equal chances to speak, fairness has been a driving force in my life that I might have...
by admin | Jun 3, 2012 | Cultural safety, Faith, Feminism, Nursing, Power relations, Professional development, Women
In 2007 a student nurse called Lisa Kenyon wrote to the Kai Tiaki asking questions about nursing. I’ve reprinted her letter here and then my response. It seems relevant at the moment I am a year-one nursing student from Waiariki Institute of Technology, doing my...
by admin | Oct 31, 2011 | Faith, Islamophobia, Media, Racism
This afternoon I made a complaint about the quality of public broadcasting on Radio New Zealand’s ‘Afternoons with Jim Mora’ on Thursday 25th October 2011. The broadcast can be heard at:...
by admin | Apr 30, 2006 | Faith, Goa, Maternity, Women
First published in Goanet Reader Sun, 30 Apr 2006 and also published in the Indian Catholic May 21,2006 On December 3 2005, Catholic Goans in Auckland, New Zealand celebrated the Feast of St Francis Xavier with a mass in Konkani, the first time such an event had been...
