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Challenges After doing some thinking or learning about colonisation or racism, a super common question is "What can I do?". These are some ideas of what you can do in your everyday life to fight racism, and white supremacy. Challenge posters Check out these awesome with 10 decolonisation actions for Non - Māori Kiwis and Tauiwi - Led Organisations. They were made by Tamaki Treaty Workers as part of Tiriti-based futures and Anti-racism 2020. posters Have conversations Have a chat with your whānau, friends, or colleagues about what being Pākehā means to them and share resources with them. Talking and making connections is the best way to make change. Learn about local history Research the mana whenua of where you live, and how colonisation imapcted them. The websites of your local iwi runanga and council, museums, and settlement deeds can be helpful, if you can't find anyone to talk to. Then, see if there is any way you can support local iwi and hapū. Donate Vote with your money! If you are able, donate to causes led by Māori or people of colour. Try buying at organisations who uphold Te Tiriti, and make an effort to support Māori artists, authors and businesses. Name challenge Often, the words we most commonly use for streets and places are named after colonists, but they have a Māori name relating to the history of the mana whenua of where you live. Finding out about these names can lead into discovering both sides of the history of where you live. Then, try to go a week without saying any place names in English. and might be helpful! 1000 Māori Place Names Ingoa Wāhi o Aotearoa Start or join a study group or book club Meet with a group of friends to discuss the issues covered on this website. Some good places to start would be doing the Me and White Supremacy workbook by Layla F. Saad, or reading documents like Te Tiriti o Waitangi, He Whakaputanga, UNDRIP and Matike Mai and discussing how they are relevant to you and todays world. Go to a workshop Go to a Te Tiriti o Waitangi workshop based on the Māori text, and advocate for Treaty educators to visit your workplace or school or organisation. Protest Show up to protests for Māori land rights, like Ihumātao, or marches against racism, like Black Lives Matter. If this isn't viable for you campaigns also often have petitions to sign and places to donate. Get educated Use the resources on this website as a starting point to learn about how racism and colonisation impact our society. Me and White Supremacy Workbook Read Layla F. Saad's book , which guides you through 28 days of journalling challenges looking at the basics of white supremacy and racism. It is designed to help white readers to understand and dismantle their privilege and fragility around race. You can do this alone or with a group, learning about and reflecting on a different subject each day. Me and White Supremacy Volunteer Research to see if there are any initiatives led by Māori or other people of colour that you can support with your time and energy, or volunteer helping to educate your Pākehā friends, family and colleagues. If you are helping a Māori led organisation make sure to support in the background rather than taking a public or leadership role.

Resources Browse a collection of resources including books, films, podcasts and other media focused on exploring the past, present and future of decolonisation and anti racism in Aotearoa. Fav resources These resources are our personal highlights, we chose the ones we thought are most accessible and had the best connection to this kaupapa. This page is a great place to start learning!

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Questions worth asking Reflection on our privileges, biases and responsibilities can often come out of asking hard questions and confronting the often uncomfortable answers. You could use these questions as journalling prompts, and read Me and White Supremacy for more awesome and challenging questions to reflect on. Privilege - How does being Pākehā advantage you? How do the same things disadvantage people of colour? Have a look at the essay for a list of examples Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack - How do you personally and systemically benefit from colonisation? - What do people assume/not assume about you because of your skin colour? - How have you been able to distance yourself from confronting racism and white supremacy?How have you been able to distance yourself from people of colour? - How are people of your race represented across society and especially in media? How is this different to the representation of people of colour? How does this affect you? History and Te Tiriti - What were you taught about the history of Aotearoa and by who? Is what were you taught true? If you were taught about Te Tiriti, which version were you told was 'correct'? - What would Aotearoa be like if we all honoured Te Tiriti o Waitangi? - What is the history of where you live before and after colonisation? If there is a settlement deed from local iwi/hapū have you read it? Did a local rangatira sign Te Tiriti? - How does Te Tiriti o Waitangi impact your life? If it doesn't, why? What actions can you take to be a Tangata Tiriti? Identity - Where are you from? Where do you call home and why? - How do you describe your race, culture, ethnicity and nationality? How are they different? Why do you identify in the way that you do? - What is your genealogy? Where are your ancestors from and why did they come here? If your family has been here a long time, what where your ancestors interactions with Māori like? - How has being Pākehā impacted your identity and sense of self? What does Pākehā culture mean to you? Racism and white fragility - What conscious or unconscious biases do you hold against people of colour? How do those biases impact the people of colour around you? - Do you call people out for being racist? Why or why not? - Do you use stories like 'it's worse in Australia' or 'we have the best race relations in the world' to minimise or deny the racism that exists here? - How comfortable are you talking about race and racism? Can you admit to your own racism? Why or why not?