When a Pākehā New Zealander expects refugees to move to New Zealand and speak ‘our’ language, learn ‘our’ culture, participate in the jobs ‘we’ need, we’re asking them to do the very thing we couldn’t. This election I don't have all the answers so I am giving my voice to those who have been silenced.
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A wall can’t go up without a foundation of contempt for the other. A wall can’t go up in a space where there is no division. A wall can’t go up where compassion and conversation take place. Walls start in the heart, and move to brick and mortar when we normalise our division.
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