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 | Dec 16, 2014 | Australia, Carceral society, Colonialism, Islamophobia, language, Media, Racism, Writing
Last week I visited the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania, which was the country of the Pydairrerme band of the Oyster Bay tribe, before being invaded and settled by Europeans. As a a recent arrival in Australia (from New Zealand in 2013), I see it as my responsibility to...
by admin | Nov 16, 2014 | Australia, Indigenous, Inequalities, Islamophobia, language, Media, Migration, Multiculturalism, Racism, Writing
Exploring the role, benefits, challenges & potential of ethnic media in NZ . Paper presented at the Ethnic Migrant Media Forum, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Also available as pdf from conference proceedings DeSouza keynote. Tena koutou,...
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 | 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:...
