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We talk to different Action Station petitioners campaigning for a fairer future every Wednesday on The Wire.

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Get Action! w Susan Maiava, Co-founder of Fair & Good

 Get Action! Modern Slavery Legislation w Susan Maiava Co-founder of Fair & Good Get Action! Modern Slavery Legislation w Susan Maiava Co-founder of Fair & Good, 14.86 MB
Wed 27 Mar 2024

It is estimated that 50 million people worldwide are currently involved in some form of slavery. Many of those who have been enslaved for their labour, and work as child labourers, produce goods that we import and consume on a regular basis here in Aotearoa. 

Currently, there is no existing legislation in Aotearoa that requires companies to disclose the source of their goods, or to ensure that their products are being ethically produced; giving them free rein to indulge in modern slavery in order to cut their production costs. 

Producer Oto spoke to Dr Susan Maiava, Co-Founder of the ethical directory Fair & Good who have created a petition and open letter urging the government to introduce modern slavery legislation.

Get Action! w Ngāti Kahu o Torongare: 13 March, 2024

 Get Action! w Ngāti Kahu o Torongare: 13 March, 2024 Get Action! w Ngāti Kahu o Torongare: 13 March, 2024, 11.58 MB
Wed 13 Mar 2024

For Get Action!, Ngāti Kahu o Torongare joins producer Sofia Kent to talk about their current petition that stands against a series of land injustices.

Wāhi tapu of Whangārei, Te Kamo is battling an approved consent that will see 93 homes built upon sacred Onoke Pā.

Though having been legally recognised as wāhi tapu (sacred land), the council has chosen to ignore significant cultural importance in lieu of urban development.

Nicki Wakefield begins by explaining the significance of Onoke Pā.

Get Action! w/ Common Grace Aotearoa Co-Director, Kate Day: 7 February, 2024

 Get Action! w/ Common Grace Aotearoa Co-Director, Kate Day: 7 February, 2024 Get Action! w/ Common Grace Aotearoa Co-Director, Kate Day: 7 February, 2024, 6 MB
Wed 7 Feb 2024

For Get Action! The segment where we talk to people campaigning for a fairer future, News and Editorial Director, Jessica Hopkins, spoke to Common Grace Aotearoa Co-Director, Kate Day, who is calling on the Electricity Authority to better protect families struggling with power prices.

Get Action! w/ Paid Placements Aotearoa Founder, Bex Howells: 31 January, 2024

 Get Action! w/ Paid Placements Aotearoa Founder, Bex Howells: 31 January, 2024 Get Action! w/ Paid Placements Aotearoa Founder, Bex Howells: 31 January, 2024, 6.38 MB
Wed 31 Jan 2024

For Get Action! this week News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to community organiser and advocate in healthcare, education, and social work, and founder of Paid Placements Aotearoa, Bex Howells.

They discussed Howells’ petition that has almost 5000 signatures, calling on the government to address long-term workforce shortages by funding student placements. 

She started off the interview asking Howells why this issue is important.

Get Action! Protect our youth, make Wellington’s streets safe! w/ Rachel Jaboon from VASDA

 Get Action! Protect our youth, make Wellington’s streets safe! w/ Rachel Jaboon from VASDA Get Action! Protect our youth, make Wellington’s streets safe! w/ Rachel Jaboon from VASDA, 21.73 MB

A recent Salient survey revealed that 75% of students at Victoria University of Wellington felt unsafe while on a night out in the Wellington CBD. 

This figure comes amidst a nationwide statistical increase in violence, with figures from 2023/24 showing increases in murder and manslaughter offences at rates of up to 77% compared to the year before. 

As such, a petition was launched on Our Action Station by Victoria African Diapsora Student Association, also known as VASDA, calling on the Wellington City Council to create and fund a wide-scale cross-community project aimed at addressing violence in the CBD and improving the safety of Rangatahi. 

The petition was also launched in wake of the murder of Luke Smith, a 21 year old student who was killed in Wellington’s Courtney place. 

Oto spoke to Rachel Jaboon, the outgoing president of VASDA, to discuss the petition and her organisation’s calls to the Wellington City Council to improve the safety of Rangatahi in Wellington's CBD.

If you'd like to sign the petition, you can find it here.