Actions you can take over summer
Summer is here!
Last month was busy with many activists making submissions to the Government on key issues.
Thank you to everyone for your incredible mahi!
If you’re keen to keep the pressure on and demand more change, then check out our list of some actions you can take right now.
FIGHT FOR TE TIRITI JUSTICE
If you submitted on the Treaty Principles Bill (thank you!), there are still more ways to take action for Te Tiriti.
Email your MP
While submissions may have closed for the Treaty Principles Bill, you can still call on the Government to oppose the Bill and honour Te Tiriti. Email your local MP and let them know what you value and what you oppose. Check out our page to help you craft your email.
Read these resources
It’s a great time to learn about Te Tiriti so you can start to have important conversations with yourself and your whānau. Check out Matike Mai to learn more about constitutional change. Dr Carwyn Jones has a useful primer on the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. Dr Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown has a series of talks on the Bill and broader issues relating to Te Tiriti and indigenous rights.
These resources, a Q&A and more can be found here!
TAKE ACTION FOR GAZA
Sign our petition
While we welcome the news of a temporary ceasefire, our calls for Israel to be held accountable for its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza still remain. Sign our petition urging Luxon and Peters to act! Also, contact your local MP and share our with them to raise awareness.
READ AND LISTEN
Books recommended by our staff
Now’s the perfect time to pick up a book that centres human rights. Here are some great picks chosen by our staff.
- If God Were a Human Rights Activist by Boaventura de Sousa Santos
- Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo
- It's Not That Radical by Mikaela Loach
- It's Not Just You by Tori Tsui
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
- Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
ACTivate podcast
Every month lawyer Catherine Butchard takes you on a human rights journey in a chatty and informative format.
Award-winning Plains FM hosts our podcasts here.
AMNESTY ACADEMY
Amnesty Academy is a free human rights learning site and app which offers action-oriented education.
Wide-ranging topics include freedom of expression, digital security, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Key features include a flexible self-paced approach to learning, allowing users to start courses as and when it suits them. Courses range from 15 minutes to 15 hours in over 20 languages.
And learners who complete some of the longer courses are awarded an official certificate.
The site is free to access, but you will be asked to register to ensure you have ongoing access.
Sign up to Amnesty Academy to enhance your knowledge and understanding of human rights.
JOIN AMNESTY COMMUNITY
If your New Year's resolution is to get more actively involved with human rights and Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand please check out Amnesty Community.
It's a vibrant community made up of people just like you who gift us time and expertise to make the world a more just place.