The Pan Asian Screen Collective is a not-for-profit organisation based in Aotearoa that was founded in 2018 by University of Auckland associate professor Shuchi Kothari, to promote equity for Pan-Asian representation on New Zealand screens.
The Initiative allows for selected students, staff and alumni to create a pilot episode representing the pan-asian community in their own way.
Rawan spoke with screenwriter and associate professor, Shuchi Kothari about the success the initiative has had, recent pilots that have been created and the importance of screen representaion for migrant communities.
PUMA has been sponsoring FIFA soccer teams, while the FIFA organisation continues to operate in an opaque way about the atrocities endured by Palestinians under Israeli rule.
Called sportswashing, PUMA’s endorsement of FIFA teams undermines Israeli racism in Palestine, a country where many of its citizens are unable to vote.
Arno spoke to National Chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa John Minto to find out more. He believes the treatment of Palestinians echoes both apartheid South Africa and the Nazi occupation of France in World War II.
Arno started the interview by asking for background on the 75-year Israeli occupation of Palestine
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To hear more about the novel Frances caught up with Andrea for Various Artists this week.
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