Fighting for a World That Does Not Yet Exist

PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen medical reasons, Tāme Iti is unable to attend this event. In his place will be Liz Mellish MNZM (Te Ātiawa, Taranaki, Ngāti Ruanui).

As a word, “activism” is only about 100 years old – yet activists and movements for change have become a regular feature of social, civic, and political life in the 21st century. However, activism is about human beings motivating and confronting other human beings to change, thereby being a fundamental human activity. Four prominent Aotearoa New Zealand activists Denis O’Reilly, Dame Catherine Healy, Shaneel Lal and Liz Mellish share their absorbing personal and political journeys of words and actions with Guyon Espiner.