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Decol 2020 + 2022 + 2024

Black lives matter 6:00pm Tuesday 19 March Kaikōrero: Prof Chandra Ford, Rahman Bashir Ringa hāpai: Prof Camille Nakhid The Black Lives Matter Movement represents a new development in the long struggle for freedom for African-Americans, Africans, and descendants of the Black Diaspora globally. The death of George Floyd was a seminal moment in discussions concerning Black people, race, and violence in 2020. In this te Tiriti conference session on BLM, I would like to discuss the Black Lives Matter Movement as one organiser for the African, Māori, Pacific youth collective 'For The People' who organised a march for George Floyd and BLM in Auckland, Aotearoa in 2020. I would also like to speak about my work as a Sudanese community worker living in this country dealing with issues of justice, race relations, and emancipation. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Soil and soul: Recovering Indigeneity 8:30am Saturday 23 March Kaikōrero: Prof Alastair McIntosh Ringa hāpai: Dani Pickering Alastair’s most celebrated book, “Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power”, is about communities reclaiming the land from colonising powers that take but do not give. From first-hand he tells how the islanders of Eigg overthrew their private landlord. And how the biggest cement company in the world was stopped from destroying a majestic mountain on the neighbouring Isle of Harris. But Alastair’s way is more than just political activism. He calls it spiritual activism. In this chat he will discuss recovering our deepest roots, and a renewal of indigeniety in ways that can rise above barriers of racial exclusion. His poem Scotland says: “A person belongs/ inasmuch as they are willing/ to cherish and be cherished/ by this place/ and its peoples.” His books have been described as “world changing” by the environmentalist George Monbiot, “a spiritual journey” by Starhawk, and “truly mental” by Thom Yorke of Radiohead. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

He Kōrero Papatupu Whenua: Land Stories 8:30am Thursday 21 March Kaikōrero: Dr Arapera Ngaha, Prof Jeannine Hill Fletcher Ringa hāpai: Stu McGregor Dr Arapera Ngaha: Reconciling injustices that occurred through colonisation with land ownership is one area that the Methodist Church of New Zealand: Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa has focussed on in seeking to address injustice in the context of Aotearoa. This has allowed us to focus on a Māori theology of land and speak to the land that our churches own and which they have owned for many, many years. Researching the history of acquisition has meant not only researching archival materials, but also engaging with local iwi, hapū and hearing their stories. Where injustice is identified as part of that acquisition, a second level of discussion and exploration is required, how best can we ‘the church’ address the injustice and reconcile with the original owners? This has been the discussion that informed our process of Kōrero Papatupu Whenua (Land Story Telling) and is the subject of this work today. Prof Jeannine Hill-Fletcher: In the United States, the project of ‘reconciliation’ will require an analysis of the illegitimate-yet-legal means by which ownership of land was claimed by White Christians. In this long historical project, the Church played a distinct role through an underwriting theology that promoted White Christian ownership. Further, White Christian churches and universities have held onto the illicitly-gained land on which their institutions have been built. Thus, for reconciliation to move forward, a thorough truth-telling must first take place whereby institutions of Church and School reckon with distinctive histories and chart specific commitments to reparation. Guided by the work of Indigenous scholar Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, and Christian leaders Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson, Jeannine Hill Fletcher will share some of the framing issues that theologians in the United States are developing as resources to pursue this work. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Anti-racism interventions in Australian Schools 11:30am Tuesday 19 March Kaikōrero: Prof Kevin Dunn, Dr Öznur Şahin, Katie Cherrington, Rachel Sharples Ringa hāpai: Karena Way Racism and racial bullying remain prevalent in Australian schools. The Speak Out Against Racism (SOAR) Project, conducted in government schools in NSW and Victoria in 2019, found that one-third of students experienced racial discrimination by their peers (31%) and within society (27%), and just over one in ten students (12%) reported racial incidents involving their teachers. At the same time, there is a growing recognition of the importance of building awareness of systemic racism and privilege to build support for anti-racism more broadly. Bystander anti-racism programs, especially during the formative years of young people, play a critical role in educating them to become engaged citizens who deeply value diversity, equity and inclusion in society. The AntiRacism in Action (ARiA) program, which we developed in collaboration with the NSW Department of Education, is specifically for students in Year 5 and 6 in NSW schools. The program included a co-designed curriculum with bystander antiracism activities, training videos and professional development training for teachers. The Department’s evaluation of the program showed that teachers reported increased confidence in teaching about racism and anti-racism after the training and using the curriculum resources. Nevertheless, we acknowledge that there is limited research on the impacts of anti-racism training interventions, and even less on what effect they may have on addressing structural racism. To enhance this program, we are co-designing a curriculum centred around structural anti-racism interventions and will conduct an evaluation of its long-term impact. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Aotearoa New Zealand Histories: Diving into a Contested Past 11:30am Monday 18 March Kaikōrero: Dr Liana MacDonald, Dr Vincent O'Malley, Richard Crawford Ringa hāpai: Leah Waipuka The introduction of the new Aotearoa Histories Curriculum in all schools from 2023 marked a potentially transformative milestone. It offers the tantalising possibility that future generations might become more historically aware, engaged and grounded than their parents and grandparents, who often either learned nothing of their own country’s past during their own school years or in many cases were provided with a rose-tinted version of it. Alongside this, the establishment of Te Pūtake o te Riri—an annual commemoration day for the New Zealand Wars—and the growing debate at a local level surrounding place and street names, monuments, memorials, and other contested historical markers, also reflect a heightened emphasis on Aotearoa history in recent times—along with a backlash from some unhappy with these developments.In this session we explore the challenges and opportunities arising from this increased engagement with Aotearoa history. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Te Ahi Kaa - The fight for racial justice in health care 11:30am Saturday 23 March Kaikōrero: Jean Te Huia, Toni Shepherd, Dr Rawiri Jansen Ringa hāpai: Dr Heather Came Māori experience worse health outcomes than the wider population in Aotearoa - shorter life expectancy, higher mortality and morbidity rates for a range of diseases. To ensure a health system that responds to the aspirations and needs of Māori we are charged with driving transformational change in the healthcare system. The way we have been working for the last few decades has not significantly improved Māori health outcomes. It is clear we need to do things differently. We need to embed tino rangatiratanga and we need to address racism –and colonisation including social, economic, cultural and historical impacts. This session will be informed by front-line insight of the fight for racial justice in health care – from community experience and collective action, to the academy, health policy and system reforms. The panel will describe the challenges and challenge the descriptions. Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Asian relationships with Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Titiro whakamuri, kōkiri whakamua 10:00am Saturday 23 March Kaikōrero: Lincoln Dam, Dr Saburo Omura Ringa hāpai: Dr Clive Aspin Asian communities have a long association with Aotearoa, with some Indian and Chinese people settling here as early as the 19th Century. Demographic projections suggest that Asians will soon outnumber Māori in Aotearoa and will comprise more than a quarter of the overall population by 2043 (Stats NZ, 2022). Despite this long history and our (Asian) growing number, talk of Te Tiriti o Waitangi often centres on Māori and Pākehā relations. In this session, we reflect on our doctoral research - completed 10 years apart - on Asian relationships with Te Tiriti. Saburo revisits his 2014 research findings and reflects on what has changed since. Lincoln explores what Asian meditations on relationality and ethics can teach us about be(com)ing tangata Tiriti (people of Te Tiriti). This session invites other (Asian) im/migrants to consider how their communities can honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and be(come) tangata Tiriti. See also: Lincoln Dam (2023) Be(com)ing an Asian tangata tiriti, Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 18:3, 213-232, DOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2022.2129078 Lincoln Dam (2023) Be(com)ing an Asian tangata tiriti, Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 18:3, 213-232, DOI: 10.1080/1177083X.2022.2129078 Out of respect for our kaikōrero and ringa hāpai, we have not translated karakia, pepeha from Te Reo Māori to English. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info

Decolonising solidarity 11:30am Thursday 21 March Kaikōrero: Dr Kem Gambrell, Clare Land Ringa hāpai: Jen Margaret Through a fireside chat with author/activist Clare Land and leadership and social justice scholar Kem Gambrell, this session will center and discuss some of the key concerns and insights from the book “Decolonizing Solidarity.” The learnings shared by the pair will be placed in the context of recent political developments in Australia and the US and consider paths forward for greater solidarity and community wellbeing. In the discussion, Clare and Kem will provide various examples and settings which speaks to working in cultures and communities as Anglo activists and community researchers. They will also authentically display the deep reflection needed to work towards dismantling the notion that as community activists we can objectively look at our own work. Land will also discuss the updates to her book, a second edition of which will be published within 2024. This webinar was part of the Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-racism open access, online conference, 16-25 March 2024. #TBF2024 www.tiritibasedfutures.info