http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz en-us Mon, 11 May 2026 05:31:20 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/158825/five-years-of-adhikaar-aotearoa/ On 14 January 2021, five years ago, Adhikaar Aotearoa was formally incorporated as a charity. In the life of a community organisation, five years can feel both brief and enormous. Brief because the work is never done and enormous because every year holds countless conversations, quiet breakthroughs, hard lessons, and moments of solidarity that remind you why you started in the first place.... Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:16:52 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post158825 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/155965/threads-of-us-conversations-in-care-and-reflection/ This piece emerges from a reflective exchange between Simran Saini, a participant in Threads of Us, and Cayathri Divakalala, one of its facilitators. Together, they/we explore what it means to create, connect, and heal within queer and POC community spaces across Aotearoa.... Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post155965 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/155982/threads-of-us--embroidery-workshop-reflection-by-simran/ I personally really enjoyed the experience of the ‘Threads of Us’ workshop. It was my first time in 27 years being among exclusively POC queer people and getting the chance to connect with each other about the common cultural and racialised experiences of our queer lives. It was lovely to hear queer stories from younger people, feeling encouraged by the sense of community they had found. Coming together to create a united piece of work was especially beautiful and helped me feel like I was p... Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post155982 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/113697/statement-on-the-conflict-in-occupied-palestine/ Adhikaar Aotearoa sends our thoughts, aroha and solidarity to the Palestinian struggle for self-determination, independence, and resistance to the violent forces of settler colonisation.... Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:43:41 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post113697 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/104171/adhikaar-aotearoa-hui/ Two weekends ago, Adhikaar Aotearoa’s co-founders, Vinod and Cayathri, came together with two of their trustees, Kiran and Shawn , for our very first Adhikaar Aotearoa hui! Our other trustee, Shaneel, unfortunately wasn’t able to make it - but we made sure to send them pics of all the fun!... Sat, 06 May 2023 08:57:54 +1200 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post104171 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/99927/a-busy-2022-and-an-even-busier-2023/ Co-founder, Vinod Bal, outlines the year that was for Adhikaar Aotearoa and provides an outline of what is in store for 2023.... Sun, 05 Feb 2023 15:18:32 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post99927 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/94140/a-reflection-on-the-adhikaar-report/ Sandra Dickson reflects on The Adhikaar Report. Sandra is a Pākehā bisexual cis woman. She has been active in community building and activism inside Rainbow communities since she came out 33 years ago, including through Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura, a charity dedicated to building Rainbow communities in Aotearoa New Zealand that are free of family, partner and sexual violence.... Tue, 15 Nov 2022 22:00:54 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post94140 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/93541/the-adhikaar-report/ “All participants agree that more work needs to be done to give visibility to ethnic LGBT+ communities, their struggles and their stories” and “84% have been discriminated against their identities in Aotearoa” reveals the largest study of LGBT+ persons of South Asian ancestries in Aotearoa.... Tue, 01 Nov 2022 07:15:14 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post93541 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/92957/the-crimes-against-afghan-lgbt-refugees--and-how-to-help/ Scholar-advocate Vinod Bal explores the circumstances for LGBT+ Afghans under the Taliban regime and calls for a rainbow refugee quota for New Zealand.... Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:57:51 +1300 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post92957 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/post/86944/cayathris-interview-on-radio-tarana/ One of our co-founders, Cayathri Divakalala was interviewed by Radio Tarana. Cayathri talked about Adhikaar Aotearoa, our work and commented on a recent case whereby a bi-sexual man from India was granted refugee status on the grounds of his sexual orientation here in Aotearoa. Give it a listen below!... Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:29:13 +1200 http://www.adhikaaraotearoa.co.nz/blog/#post86944