ACTivate: Recent Episodes
Stefan Fairweather, Catherine Butchard, Greg Crisp and Kerry Laundon
A monthly show by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Jessica Palairet, Executive Director of Lawyers for Climate Change Action - Can successful climate change litigation really help reduce carbon in our atmosphere?
In this month’s show, we interview Laura from Fired Up Stilettos, who petitioned Parliament earlier this year with regard to protecting adult entertainment workers’ labour rights (along with the rights of other independent contractors) in New Zealand. To find out more about their campaign, visit www.firedupstilettos.com, email firedupstilettos@gmail.com or follow to @19firedupstilettos on Instagram.
AI surveillance at the Olympics - should we be worried? French hijab ban excludes women from sport. Why is Saudi Arabia spending so much money on sport? Sportswashing or legitimate investment?
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Did the Pacific Island Banaba have to die for New Zealand’s grazing agriculture to thrive? Listen to Katja Phutaraksa Neef as she explains one of the world’s largest environmental injustices.
African countries should not entertain taking forcibly displaced Palestinians" - Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo, International Affairs Expert. Take Action on Gaza Crisis
Interview with Acting Director of ECPAT New Zealand, an organisation that acts to uphold the fundamental right for children to be free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Catherine and Kerry interview each other and discuss their respective favourite protest song, most inspiring activist and best protest attended.
Winner of the Gary Ware Legacy Award, Rangatahi Maōri activist and law student, Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes, talks about the erosion of Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Part 1 Interview with Katya Curran and Hilary Unwin from Te Kāhui Tika Tangata – New Zealand Human Rights Commission about their mahi with the Commission.
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Gareth Farry tells us about “Just Humans”: Amnesty International and Magnum Photos join forces to look back on 60 years of activism - exhibition at Turanga 12-17 June
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Interview with Taylar Keene, Amnesty Youth Leader at Waitaki Girls’ High, Oamaru. Sabrina Manū from Amnesty on the Gary Ware Legacy Award.
Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Campaign - Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility.
Kerry chats to Shaun Greaves, who joins us during his third week into his new role as Executive Director to talk about the human rights issues that motivate him.
Interview with ex attorney general for Afghanistan, Zabihullah Karimullah, now living in NZ (Part 2)
A look at the release of Victoria Casey QC ‘s independent review for Immigration NZ into the detention in prison of people seeking asylum.
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Catherine speaks with the ex attorney general of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Karimullah about life in Afghanistan
In this month’s show, Kerry is joined by Labour List MP Louisa Wall, New Zealand’s co-chair of the Interparliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), for Part 1 of a two-part interview about her work with IPAC and the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Part 2 of the interview will be more focused on Louisa’s interest in human rights issues and will air in April. To find out more about IPAC, visit www.ipac.global.
Part 2 of an interview with MP Simon O'Connor. ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
"Interview with Simon O'Connor, one of New Zealand's representatives on the Inter Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC). Part 1 of a 2 part interview".
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Has COP26 achieved the urgent and aggressive action needed to halt global warming? We ask Alva Feldmeier, executive directory of 350.org Aotearoa
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
Margaret Taylor from Amnesty International discusses the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow
Focus on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan with lawyer Claudia Elliott and Lisa Woods from Amnesty International Aotearoa.
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
This month, Kerry and Greg are joined by Jack Musgrave of Progressive Voice (https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/), a human rights organisation working to advocate and amplify voices in Myanmar. Jack updates us about the latest situation in Myanmar following the February 2021 military coup. During the show, Jack mentions the following activist voices if you'd like to find out more: Justice For Myanmar (https://www.justiceformyanmar.org/), Khin Ohmar (activist and Chairperson of the Advisor Board of Progressive Voice), Yasmin Ullah (Rohingya activist; Twitter: @YasminJUllah), and Thayzar San (pro-democracy activist and doctor; https://web.facebook.com/tayzar.san).
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.