NZ Maori women write about the Let Women Speak events in NZ

[Whaeanui]

This is from Mana Wahine Korero, the group who organised the Let Women Speak NZ leg of the tour, along with LOUT, a lesbian group. This is excellent and I’ve been waiting to see if they’d write something like this. It’s long and actually I found it very sad. They organised the events with a lesbian group, they had spent lots of time organising and prepared some very special gifts from our culture to present to Posie. I feel so heartbroken for them. Their moment to have their say and share our culture with someone they hoped would help them let NZers know what was happening. Give them an actual voice. I haven’t finished reading, but I just wanted to share with you all who supported them so much.

Please read this for all the women who didn’t get to speak and those including Posie who were assaulted for wanting to be heard.

Mana Wahine Korero

Moira Deeming has been expelled? For what?

Thank you, yes. It would be great to hear more from these women.

If you are in touch with them, can you let them know they are always welcome on MN?

Thanks @ArabeIIaScott I’m in touch, Rex and Diane are lovely and live where I’m from originally. I’ll let them know! They do see all the support here :)

Whaeanui thank you. Very moving.

I am ignoring the goading, derail attempts and whataboutery, keep the NZ Maori women centred here.

Wrong thread.

Yes you're right. It's the same old bollocks

I'll make a thread so this one doesn't get dragged off topic.

Good idea Derek.👍

Oh really? You know a woman was so badly injured (head injury) that she had to be admitted to hospital? You admire the thug who inflicted those injuries?

Anyway, back on topic - that's a very well written and very powerful article. The pictures are very striking.

So, I assume then that the people being called evil are this group of brave women? Nothing new?

In which case, it is always glaringly obvious that nothing but full capitulation for this group of women is good enough. No women are obviously allowed to have a different opinion.

I am certain they will continue to meet and campaign. I listened to Rex and others give their contributions to the consultation and I am in awe of them.

Thank you @Helleofabore I’m in awe too!

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing Whaeanui, the injustice makes me want to weep. What brave, thoughtful and courageous women.

Thank you for sharing, Whaeanui, it’s a sad, reflective, important read. I hope your politicians see it. I think ours should too

Your side would have trampled KJK to death if her security had not succeeded in getting her out.

You need to look a little more carefully at who the toxicity was coming from that day.

Women defending women’s rights and just wanting single-sex spaces are ‘monstrous’.

Male-bodied people must be prioritised at all costs.

You heard it here first.

What? Women like Marama Davidson "white cis men" !