The Gary Ware Legacy Award, run by Amnesty International focuses on facilitating our rangatahi to advocate for human rights. Applications for the next round are open currently! Stella spoke to Sabrina Manu from Amnesty about their work in the space of empowering youth, and a past recipient of the award about her project being created with the grant.
Casper had a chat with Gary Taylor, CEO of the Environmental Defence Society on the topic of managed retreat.
Managed retreat is a phrase that’ll come up a lot as National and Labour work on bipartisan legislation that will create the foundations of a multi-government strategy.
Frances Chan offers a twofer show - something old and something new - from selected artists with distinguished back catalogues. Plus some nostalgic Caribbean biguine, organs and accordions a-plenty and two female bass players who’ll knock your jazz socks off.
Playlist:
JAB – Currents
Jean-Luc Ponty – Hypomode de Sol
Jean-Luc Ponty, Stanley Clarke, Bireli Lagrène – Stretch
Nubya Garcia – Source
Gary Bartz, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Adrian Younge – Black and Brown
Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues
Myele Manzanza – Back in the Day
Myele Manzanza – City of Atlantis ft. Charlie K, Ladi6
Gary Deverne – A Jazz Burlesque
Gus Viseur – 46eme Avenue
Dr Lonnie Smith – Move Your Hand ft. Iggy Pop
Dr Lonnie Smith – Hola Muneca
Erick Valier – Papillon
Gerard Nerplat – Prix a Pain
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – Cold as Weiss
Carnivorous Plant Society – Enfermedad
Abhijith P S Nair, Sandeep Mohan, Mohini Dey, Ranjit Barot – Ekalavya
Tal Wilkenfeld – BC
Lucien Johnson – Magnificent Moon
Soccer96 – Sitting on a Satellite
Makaya McCraven – Autumn in New York
Kenny Burrell – Phinupi
GoldTooth chats to HALFQUEEN about FLOSSIN, happening this Saturday at East Street Hall. The gig is in support of ActionStation's campaign Dental For All, which seeks to get free dental care to all those in Aotearoa. Whakarongo mai nei to learn about the kaupapa behind this campaign and all the artists and vendors putting mahi into raising awareness around discrepencies in access to healthcare. GoldTooth also jumps in the mix to get you in the mood for dancing to sets from some of the finest selectors from across Te-Ika-a-Maui. The lineup for FLOSSIN features bFM DJs Leon Aoki, BBYFACEKILLA, and AJ Honeysuckle, as well as Warren Duncan, Tamatha Paul (the MP!), and Kaiviti. Faves of local gastronomers Matua Murupaenga and Pici will be providing kai throughout the day too. Head along!
Hunters in the Kaimanawa set more than 100 traps around the forrest park in an effort to help protect the native Blue Duck population from predatory pests. Tu spoke to Gary Harwood, a hunting advocate in the region, about conservation from the perspective of someone who pulls the trigger, why conserving the duck population is important, and his hopes for the future.
News and Editorial Director Jessica Hopkins spoke to Amnesty International Aotearoa Community Manager Margie Taylor and recipient Katja Neef about the Gary Ware Legacy Award for Human Rights, a funding programme from Amnesty International Aotearoa.
The award gives chosen individuals and groups based in Aotearoa under the age of 25 $4500 to execute their human rights vision.
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