A Study of Resistance
@colourmefiji.bsky.social
Optimistic Indigenous Fijian artist-curator. Dreamtime n Recovery. Mother of Girl Child & Vunilagi Vou. Suva-born Tangata Tiriti in Aotearoa.
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A reminder that the brutal occupation of #WestPapua and the ongoing persecution of Indigenous Papuans is a horror that is largely undocumented & invisibilised. Like so much black suffering, furthest away in proximity to Whiteness, their revolution has NOT been televised.
#FREEWESTPAPUA #Oceania
#FREEWESTPAPUA #Oceania
This new school opening in Ormiston, south Auckland next year sounds like what ChatGPT would produce if you asked it to use kupu Māori enough to look convincing of character but not actually to represent a depth of connection or care…
Special character indeed.
tekurarauiti.school.nz/about/
Special character indeed.
tekurarauiti.school.nz/about/
About - Te Kura Rau Iti
Principal’s Welcome Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Kura Rau Iti —A kura to call home It is with pride and excitement that I welcome you to Te Kura Rau Iti. I’m honoured to lead our kura as we prepare to ope...
tekurarauiti.school.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This new school opening in Ormiston, south Auckland next year sounds like what ChatGPT would produce if you asked it to use kupu Māori enough to look convincing of character but not actually to represent a depth of connection or care…
Special character indeed.
tekurarauiti.school.nz/about/
Special character indeed.
tekurarauiti.school.nz/about/
Can I get a Black Friday discount on my rent though 🫴🏽
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Can I get a Black Friday discount on my rent though 🫴🏽
The use of AI in the representation of Indigenous Pacific people is so fucking disturbing.
Home | Sisters United Academy
www.sua.school.nz
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The use of AI in the representation of Indigenous Pacific people is so fucking disturbing.
My amazing friend Julia Mage’au Gray’s practice is discussed in this new title by Princeton University Press.
I side-eye most yt anthropologists who write about and publish picture heavy books about Indigenous bodies, culture & practices. I’m yet to read this. Hopefully it doesn’t make me cross.
I side-eye most yt anthropologists who write about and publish picture heavy books about Indigenous bodies, culture & practices. I’m yet to read this. Hopefully it doesn’t make me cross.
Indigenous Tattoo Traditions
A beautifully illustrated history of Indigenous tattooing practices around the world
press.princeton.edu
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My amazing friend Julia Mage’au Gray’s practice is discussed in this new title by Princeton University Press.
I side-eye most yt anthropologists who write about and publish picture heavy books about Indigenous bodies, culture & practices. I’m yet to read this. Hopefully it doesn’t make me cross.
I side-eye most yt anthropologists who write about and publish picture heavy books about Indigenous bodies, culture & practices. I’m yet to read this. Hopefully it doesn’t make me cross.
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I still think about this read, because it applies to the men talking mess about Klay Thompson.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I still think about this read, because it applies to the men talking mess about Klay Thompson.
Good news.
The Pacific ocean is full of entitled white people, just saying.
The Pacific ocean is full of entitled white people, just saying.
Sitiveni Rabuka's government moves to restore customary control of surfing areas
The Commercial Use of Marine Areas Bill 2025 has been given the all-clear to be tabled in parliament, which resumed on Monday.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Good news.
The Pacific ocean is full of entitled white people, just saying.
The Pacific ocean is full of entitled white people, just saying.
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That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions – Expert Reaction
Government halts new puberty blocker prescriptions - Expert Reaction - Science Media Centre
The government is halting new puberty blocker prescriptions for youth with gender dysphoria. From 19 December, new regulations under the Medicines Act will prevent new prescriptions for this purpose,...
www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
November 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
That every comment in this article is supportive of trans kids right to access puberty blockers tells you everything you need to know. In the medical community, this isn’t even a debate. No one thinks a ban is right.
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The government plans to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Too bad, say hundreds of schools, because they plan to uphold their commitments anyway, as Awanui Te Huia explains.
“The relationships that schools and kura have with Māori endures despite directives from the right-wing.” — Awanui Te Huia.
Schools commit to Te Tiriti anyway | E-Tangata
“The relationships that schools and kura have with Māori endures despite directives from the right-wing.” — Awanui Te Huia.
e-tangata.co.nz
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The government plans to remove the requirement for school boards to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Too bad, say hundreds of schools, because they plan to uphold their commitments anyway, as Awanui Te Huia explains.
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Courtesy of @akwomenscentre.bsky.social 🙏🏳️⚧️
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Courtesy of @akwomenscentre.bsky.social 🙏🏳️⚧️
The Lonely Plane - a new poem by Peter Sipeli
The Lonely Plane
This poem is for a collection titled 'Poetry & Prose at the Museum' a project that bought 8 poets and 2 writers to interact with objects in the Museum.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 AM
The Lonely Plane - a new poem by Peter Sipeli
This.
Is Trauma Costing You your Future? | Dr. Susanna Petche | TEDxTraleeWomen
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This.
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shut the fuck up ai overview
nobody likes you
nobody likes you
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
shut the fuck up ai overview
nobody likes you
nobody likes you
Kiddo’s orchestra played “America” from West Side Story last night at their recital and as the lyrics played in my head, I thought about how deeply America has become a place I never want to go again.
I wonder what the songs of the end of the American empire will be.
I wonder what the songs of the end of the American empire will be.
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Kiddo’s orchestra played “America” from West Side Story last night at their recital and as the lyrics played in my head, I thought about how deeply America has become a place I never want to go again.
I wonder what the songs of the end of the American empire will be.
I wonder what the songs of the end of the American empire will be.
Asked my mate if the Kwila they bought for their new deck is from West Papua and part of the devastating extractive colonial violence being undertaken by Indonesia against Indigenous Pacific people and their lands, and it really dampened the mood.
Good.
#FreeWestPapua ALL DAY EVERY DAY
Good.
#FreeWestPapua ALL DAY EVERY DAY
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Asked my mate if the Kwila they bought for their new deck is from West Papua and part of the devastating extractive colonial violence being undertaken by Indonesia against Indigenous Pacific people and their lands, and it really dampened the mood.
Good.
#FreeWestPapua ALL DAY EVERY DAY
Good.
#FreeWestPapua ALL DAY EVERY DAY
I don't fuck with Pākehā dominant spaces much these days, but somehow it still surprises me when expressing experiences of race-based inequality is questioned, as if it is in fact an internalised experience, not an actual reality. This dominant race gaslighting is EXACTLY the reason why.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I don't fuck with Pākehā dominant spaces much these days, but somehow it still surprises me when expressing experiences of race-based inequality is questioned, as if it is in fact an internalised experience, not an actual reality. This dominant race gaslighting is EXACTLY the reason why.
I need to read a BIPOC thought piece on the first two celebrities banished from UK Celebrity Traitors 🤔🤔🤔
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I need to read a BIPOC thought piece on the first two celebrities banished from UK Celebrity Traitors 🤔🤔🤔
Indigenous men are elite.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Indigenous men are elite.
The art market is cooked.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The art market is cooked.
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🎶 Won't go away, treaty won't go away.🎶
November 18, 2024 at 12:23 AM
🎶 Won't go away, treaty won't go away.🎶
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I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
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Comic book artist, Disney consultant, pro wrestler, activist... Always love to hear from the multifaceted @bloodysamoan.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
Michel Mulipola on the surprising link between comics, pro-wresting and activism - ABC Pacific
Imagine failing high school on purpose — not because you couldn't succeed, but as an act of protest to defend comics as a true art form. This is exactly what Samoan artist and wrestler, Michel Mulipol...
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Comic book artist, Disney consultant, pro wrestler, activist... Always love to hear from the multifaceted @bloodysamoan.bsky.social
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
www.abc.net.au/pacific/prog...
Has anyone got any advice on breaking a commercial lease?
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Has anyone got any advice on breaking a commercial lease?