Ep. 3 - Christchurch Terror Attacks And Racism In NZ

An eco-socialist podcast from Aotearoa discussing politics in NZ. In our third episode, we discuss the recent horrific terror attack in Christchurch on March 15th with Paul Kelland, Rebekah Jaung and Briar Wyatt. Joining as our guest is West Aucklander Mukseet Bashir, who following the attacks had a widely shared social media post on his experience growing up as Muslim in Aotearoa. Mukseet’s post: https://www.facebook.com/chloeNZgreens/posts/872328453102795 I Am a Muslim New Zealand Woman And I Am As Angry As I Am Sad (source for excerpt): https://www.vice.com/en_nz/article/8xy34p/i-am-a-muslim-new-zealand-woman-and-i-am-as-angry-as-i-am-sad?fbclid=IwAR07c6upmC2rlaQ-5ZgNbtT4a4WaB2En7zfe7xoup2fRbsNVsvQbjft3SkI Today, we mourn. Tomorrow, we organise: https://overland.org.au/2019/03/today-we-mourn-tomorrow-we-organise?fbclid=IwAR2stbcHT6YP-N5Vfpqud-97a9pjSk9Jo8dsRzuKHRc5D7-jq2FulsWiWWY What it means to be a Muslim New Zealander in 2019: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-03-2019/what-does-it-mean-to-be-muslim-in-new-zealand/?fbclid=IwAR1NFioob4iKWrfO-DxkO4W-tm2wwNTKJr9GSKe4d5VCzvCVoS8cCxOqGIg We warned you. We begged. We pleaded. And now we demand accountability: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/17-03-2019/we-warned-you-we-begged-we-pleaded-and-now-we-demand-accountability/?fbclid=IwAR1OriLAOfT6p9-UzkGcrOL6fM5do77DtQs4MxfIfIQ7Z0LezgRYk56dSQc Golriz Ghahraman: This is not the New Zealand that welcomed me: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/19-03-2019/golriz-ghahraman-this-is-not-the-new-zealand-that-welcomed-me/ Hear their words: Muslim voices on the Christchurch attacks: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/19-03-2019/hear-their-words-muslim-voices-on-the-christchurch-attacks/ This is us: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/18-03-2019/this-is-us/?fbclid=IwAR24HRuV8-0tJChOkGwCV0CGCBtiJlBJdZHvhwzJ7NdmGgmar-bRAK1ocWo Alison Mau: In the wake of the Christchurch shootings, let's listen to the voices that matter: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/111335227/alison-mau-in-the-wake-of-the-christchurch-shootings-lets-listen-to-the-voices-that-matter Fundraising: https://www.launchgood.com/…/support_for_the_families__vict… https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/christchurch-shooting-victims-fund Donate blood: https://www.nzblood.co.nz/booking/search-location Petitions: Banning semi-automatic weapons: https://our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/ban-semiautomatic-weapons Removing Fraser Anning from parliament: https://www.change.org/p/the-prime-minister-remove-fraser-anning-from-parliament Compilations of ways you can help: https://medium.com/@laura.oc.rapira/what-you-can-do-to-help-our-muslim-wh%C4%81nau-dbfc07b96435?fbclid=IwAR0kBZrSvLirchK5OfJKQDKg5cTHTc_AXfxz3MdXoM4G4vl6LdMM_uCdYT0 https://thespinoff.co.nz/news/16-03-2019/christchurch-terror-attack-how-to-support-nzs-muslim-communities Tweet about political parties and xenophobic/anti-migrant/racist rhetoric: https://twitter.com/BenRosamondNZ/status/1107404837266706432 The quiet deletion of the Islamophobic archives: https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/19-03-2019/the-quiet-deletion-of-the-islamophobic-archives/ Explainer: What is the UN Global Migration Compact that New Zealand could join?: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2018/12/explainer-what-is-the-un-global-migration-compact-that-new-zealand-could-join.html