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ACTivate - Right to Learn Afghanistan Part 2
Learn about Madrasas, the Taliban Religious Schools Radicalising Boys and Girls and Why the West isn't Doing More to Stop the Worst Women's Rights Situation in the World. Tune into Part 2 of…
ACTivate - Taliban Continue their War against Women and Girls, One Canadian Charity Fights Back
This month Catherine speaks with Dr Lauryn Oates, Executive Director of Right to Learn Afghanistan, a charity that for twenty-five years has championed education programs and made the right to…
ACTivate - Good News Alert! Historic Use of Parliamentary Rule to Usher in Modern Day Slavery Bill. How will it work?
After years of false starts, Labour and National have teamed up to co-sponsor a bill requiring companies to investigate their supply chains for risks of forced labour. Listen to Rebekah Armstrong,…
ACTivate - The Sea is Rising in Tuvalu and Kiribati Jeopardising Fresh Water, Food, Housing and Health. The People are Facing a Difficult Choice: to Stay or Go. But Where Can They Go? The NZ Government Needs to Offer Refuge.
This month Campaigns Manager, David Vega dicusses Amnesty Aotearoa's new report titled: “Navigating injustice: Climate displacement from the Pacific Islands of Tuvalu and Kiribati to Aotearoa New…
ACTivate - 15 Dec 2025
ACTivate is a monthly show brought to you by the Christchurch branch of Amnesty International Aotearoa/New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to campaigning for human rights.
ACTivate - Is Violent Online Abuse of Female Politicians Damaging Democracy? Listen to Dr Cassandra Mudgway from the University of Canterbury talk about "Polls and Trolls" and Why NZ Needs Urgent Legal Reform to Protect Women in Politics.
It's White Ribbon Day this month and election year is looming, so what better way to stand up against violence towards women by listening to this engaging conversation on harmful online misogyny.…
ACTivate - Economist Paul Dalziel on the Regulatory Standards Bill Part 2: More Red Tape Not Less, Time Consuming and Costly for No Quantifiable Benefit to People and Planet
Listen to part 2 of Catherine's interview with wellbeing economist Paul Dalziel who explains that the RSB will make it more difficult to pass legislation that seeks a proportionate reduction of…
ACTivate - The Regulatory Standards Bill: What is it and Why does it Matter? Listen to Wellbeing Economist Paul Dalziel Unpack this Concerning Bill.
Despite first appearances this proposed legislation is anything but boring. If passed, it will become deeply important to how we "do" legislation in NZ. Economist and Wellbeing Economy Alliance…
ACTivate - Help Keep our Young New Zealanders Safe Online - join Amnesty Aotearoa's Online Harm Campaign calling for Regulation
Listen to Lisa Woods, Amnesty's Movement building and Advocacy Director tell us that if the government is serious about addressing the real harms young people face online, banning under 16s is not…
ACTivate - Gaza: Is it Genocide? Professor of Peace Studies, Dr Richard Jackson says: Yes It Is and explains What Can Be Done.
Listen to part 2 of Catherine's interview with Professor Richard Jackson from Otago University (Part 1, 16 June) where he lays out the case for genocide and discusses how international institutions…
ACTivate - The Otago Declaration on the Situation in Palestine": How staff, students and graduates at Otago University are taking a stand for the people of Palestine
Listen to Dr Richard Jackson, Professor of Peace studies, explain how hundreds of members of Otago University have signed a declaration recognising that Israel is: committing a genocide against the…
ACTivate - If I was Prime Minister: Instances and Experiences of Rangatahi in the Aotearoa New Zealand justice system.
This month Catherine speaks with Anna Cusack, Advocacy and Policy Manager at Amnesty International Aotearoa about fresh new research sharing stories of young people's experiences in the criminal…
ACTivate - Meet Jacqui Dillon, Amnesty Aotearoa's new Executive Director
Catherine chats with Jacqui Dillon 8 weeks into her role as Kaiwhakahaere Matua. As the international winds of uncertainty blow over the world, Jacqui grounds us by speaking about ripples of change,…
ACTivate - Why Dr Ellen Joan Ford is on a mission to change the 9-5 - a revolution for parents, workplaces and the world
Our current system is a mismatch in schedules and a mismatch with what makes a healthy human. Let's change it together - because our wellbeing depends on it. Catherine celebrates International…
ACTivate - Potential Arms Act changes. Will this government prioritise good firearms laws that keep us safe?
This month Catherine speaks with Philippa Yasbek, co-founder of Gun Control NZ, about the Government's potential rewrite of the Arms Act. This rewrite threatens to unwind our existing safe firearms…
ACTivate - Summer Edition: People, Books, Songs and more
In this month's show Kerry and Catherine share their good read, protest song and human rights stories from 2024.
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