Ethnic communities, sense of belonging and Te Tiriti
What is the role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and what does that mean for ethnic communities who call Aotearoa home?
Bev Tso Hong,
What is the role of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and what does that mean for ethnic communities who call Aotearoa home?
Community Research and Inclusive Aotearoa Collective were honoured to bring together this group of panellists to talk about Te Tiriti. A thoughtful online conversation about the history of our diverse ethnic communities, the current Treaty context, and visions for the future. We were be joined by Anjum Rahman, Ganesh Ahirao (aka Ganesh Nana), and Danny Karatea-Goddard, and Vira Paky.
This webinar is for everyone both familiar and unfamiliar with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Panelists:
Anjum Rahman is a founder and facilitator at Tāhono Trust (Inclusive Aotearoa Collective), and organisation that works to build belonging and inclusion for all communities of Aotearoa New Zealand. Tāhono works to be a Tiriti-based organisation, and Anjum has been involved in delivering Te Tiriti training, as well as broader diversity training. A focus has been facilitating conversations about the place of ethnic minority communities within a Te Tiriti framework, and focusing on how we can build solidarity between communities through Tāhono programmes like Bridging Cultures.
Danny Karatea-Goddard 郭達良 (Cantonese (增城) Maniapoto, Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Whātua, Te Kapotai, Te Honihoni). Rev. Deacon Danny Karatea-Goddard is the Co-Chief Executive of the Sisters of Compassion Group, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific. A chief Māori adviser to the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference and Vicar for Māori in the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington and Diocese of Palmerston North. He has served on the Executive Committee secretariat of the Tung Jung Association of New Zealand and Member of the New Zealand Chinese Association.
Ganesh Ahirao (aka Ganesh Nana) Ganesh’s parents migrated from India, to New Zealand, as young newly-weds some 70 years ago. Brought up in Whakatiki, Upper Hutt, Ganesh got a degree in economics and has since accumulated 40 years of experience and knowledge as a professional economist and researcher, with positions in consultancy, academia, and public service. His work stresses the difference between finance and economics, adopting a long-term perspective on building resources and communities that an economy needs to deliver opportunities for all.
Vira Paky is an award-winning first-generation Congolese-Kiwi activist and storyteller, raised in Tāmaki Makaurau and based in Te Whanganui-a-tara. Vira is the Youth Engagement Co-ordinator at Save the Children NZ, as she is deeply passionate about improving Aotearoa for future generations. Her work and time focused on how to best engage and mobilise the voices of young people and marginalized communities in the public sphere, utilising her creative background in poetry and playwriting to do so.
Facilitated by:
Bev Tso Hong | Kaitūhono, Ethnic Research Engagement Lead, Community Research
RESOURCES
A.S.T.R. – Oppose the Treaty Principles Bill – Submit by Jan 7th 2025
Ganesh’s substack https://ganeshnana.substack.com/
E-tangata article: https://e-tangata.co.nz/reflections/hikoi-mo-te-tiriti-walking-into-the-future/
Lincoln Dam – Be(com)ing an Asian tangata tiriti
Webinar Te Tiriti Take Action
Ngā Rerenga o Te Tiriti: Community organisations engaging with the Treaty of Waitangi
