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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.

Stefan Fairweather, Catherine Butchard, Greg Crisp and Kerry Laundon


    • Sep 15, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from ACTivate

    ACTivate - Jessica Palairet from Lawyers for Climate Change Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 26:56


    Jessica Palairet, Executive Director of Lawyers for Climate Change Action - Can successful climate change litigation really help reduce carbon in our atmosphere?

    ACTivate - Laura from Fired Up Stilettos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 26:50


    In this month's show, we interview Laura from Fired Up Stilettos, who petitioned Parliament earlier this year with regard to protecting adult entertainment workers' labour rights (along with the rights of other independent contractors) in New Zealand. To find out more about their campaign, visit www.firedupstilettos.com, email firedupstilettos@gmail.com or follow to @19firedupstilettos on Instagram.

    ACTivate - 15 July 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 34:19


    AI surveillance at the Olympics - should we be worried? French hijab ban excludes women from sport. Why is Saudi Arabia spending so much money on sport? Sportswashing or legitimate investment?

    ACTivate - 17 June 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 23:53


    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 - 20 May 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 22:39


    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 - Amnesty International Radio Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 26:19


    Did the Pacific Island Banaba have to die for New Zealand's grazing agriculture to thrive? Listen to Katja Phutaraksa Neef as she explains one of the world's largest environmental injustices.

    ACTivate - Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 27:29


    African countries should not entertain taking forcibly displaced Palestinians" - Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo, International Affairs Expert. Take Action on Gaza Crisis

    ACTivate - ECPAT

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 27:42


    Interview with Acting Director of ECPAT New Zealand, an organisation that acts to uphold the fundamental right for children to be free from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking.

    ACTivate - Knowing Catherin and Kerry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2024 26:07


    Catherine and Kerry interview each other and discuss their respective favourite protest song, most inspiring activist and best protest attended.

    ACTivate - Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2023 29:58


    Winner of the Gary Ware Legacy Award, Rangatahi Maōri activist and law student, Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes, talks about the erosion of Indigenous Rights in Aotearoa

    ACTivate - Amnesty International Radio Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 24:50


    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 - Amnesty International Radio Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 27:20


    Part 1 Interview with Katya Curran and Hilary Unwin from Te Kāhui Tika Tangata – New Zealand Human Rights Commission about their mahi with the Commission.

    ACTivate-18-09-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 25:18


    Part 2 of an interview with Bruce Tsai from Effective Altruism NZ

    ACTivate - Bruce Tsai from Effective Altruism NZ - How do we “do good” better?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 24:50


    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 - Amnesty International Radio Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 23:26


    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 - Interview with Chief of Staff for the Green Party Aotearoa, Robin Campbell Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 29:05


    Part 2 of an interview with Robin Campbell, Green Party Chief of Staff

    ACTivate - Amnesty International radio show

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 23:04


    Gareth Farry tells us about “Just Humans”: Amnesty International and Magnum Photos join forces to look back on 60 years of activism - exhibition at Turanga 12-17 June

    ACTivate - Amnesty International radio show

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 27:50


    In this month's show, Kerry is joined by Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand's Executive Director, Shaun Greaves, to discuss the organisation's recently released Annual Report. The Christchurch team also share human rights stories from around the world. To read the Annual Report, visit: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2023/03/secretary-generals-reflections-on-2022/

    ACTivate - A live report from the School Strike 4 Climate march in Ōtautahi on Friday 3 March 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2023 29:53


    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 - Interview with Chief of Staff for the Green Party Aotearoa, Robin Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 25:06


    Interview with Chief of Staff for the Green Party Aotearoa, Robin Campbell.

    ACTivate - Climate Change and Human Rights - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 27:52


    In December's ACTivate, we interview Ritodhi Chakraborty, a lecturer in human geography at University of Canterbury, with respect to Climate Change and human rights. We also get the low down on this year's Write for Rights event.

    ACTivate: Amnesty International radio show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 28:02


    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- Amnesty International radio show with Mariana Cifuentes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 27:01


    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 - Amnesty International radio show

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 23:56


    Interview with Taylar Keene, Amnesty Youth Leader at Waitaki Girls' High, Oamaru. Sabrina Manū from Amnesty on the Gary Ware Legacy Award.

    ACTivate - Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Campaign - Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 28:36


    Amnesty International Aotearoa NZ Campaign - Raising the Age of Criminal Responsibility.

    ACTivate - Meet Shaun Greaves, Amnesty International NZ's new Executive Director

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 23:21


    Kerry chats to Shaun Greaves, who joins us during his third week into his new role as Executive Director to talk about the human rights issues that motivate him.

    ACTivate - Zabihullah Karimullah, ex attorney general of Afghanistan - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 25:33


    Interview with ex attorney general for Afghanistan, Zabihullah Karimullah, now living in NZ (Part 2)

    ACTivate - Amnesty International radio show May 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 31:51


    A look at the release of Victoria Casey QC ‘s independent review for Immigration NZ into the detention in prison of people seeking asylum.

    ACTivate - Louisa Wall MP - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 30:58


    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 - Zabihullah Karimullah, ex attorney general of Afghanistan - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 25:52


    Catherine speaks with the ex attorney general of Afghanistan, Zabihullah Karimullah about life in Afghanistan

    ACTivate - Simon O'Connor, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 29:28


    Part 2 of an interview with MP Simon O'Connor. 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 - Claudia Elliott on attempts to reform the Afghanistan Criminal Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 26:03


    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 - Interview with Rowan Hamill plus Myanmar update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 29:11


    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 - Interview with Hannah Cunneen re-Myanmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 28:45


    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 - ChCh Queer Film Festival 2021 and update on Myanmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 28:56


    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 - The evolving situation in Myanmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 25:18


    'In this month's show, the ACTivate team take a look at the evolving situation in Myanmar - to keep up to date on this story, visit www.amnesty.org and www.amnesty.org.nz for more information or follow Amnesty International on Twitter at @amnesty and @amnestyNZ.' 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 - Rosie Haworth from the Dunedin Amnesty group Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 25:20


    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 - Rosie Haworth from the Dunedin Amnesty group Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 27:31


    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 - Kerry talks to Tony Johnson from the Hawke’s Bay Amnesty International group

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 27:32


    In this month’s ACTivate, Kerry talks to Tony Johnson from the Hawke’s Bay Amnesty International group, who shares his and the group’s experiences of supporting Individuals at Risk from afar. The group’s current case is that of Prageeth Eknaligoda – the following information about the case is mentioned during the show: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/06/sri-lanka-deplorable-threats-against-human-rights-defender. 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 - Joanne Wilkes (Remuera Group)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 25:20


    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 - Kerry interviews Molly Smeele on her activism for School Strike 4 Climate and Helen Mann from the Canterbury Film Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 28:32


    “In this month’s show, Kerry interviews Christchurch student Molly Smeele on her activism for School Strike 4 Climate (Instagram: @schoolstrikeforclimatechch; email: chchstrike4climate@gmail.com), and Helen Mann from the Canterbury Film Society (www.canterburyfilmsociety.org.nz) about the Human Rights Film Festival (which will have already started by the time our show airs, though we highly recommend checking out the remainder of the festival, which runs from 20-23 September).” 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 - Interview with Ed about his journey to NZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 28:19


    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 - Interview with Margaret Taylor, Community Manager Amnesty International

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 28:16


    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 - Interview with Borey Chum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 29:56


    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 - Gratitude with music

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 29:16


    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 - Our lockdown music picks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 27:28


    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 - Human Rights Film Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 28:32


    Interview with Helen Mann from the Canterbury Film Society about the upcoming Human Rights Film Festival

    ACTivate - Human rights in New Zealand and the APAC region

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 28:07


    Annaliese Johnston, Advocacy and Policy Manager for Amnesty International in New Zealand, joins us for a chat about the past year in human rights here in New Zealand and in the wider Asia-Pacific region. 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 - Kumi Naidooo, former Secretary General at Amnesty - speech May 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 25:53


    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 - Behrouz Boochani and Meg de Ronde

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 26:42


    Behrouz Boochani at Word Festival in Christchurch and interview with Meg de Ronde, Amnesty Executive Director

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