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Katie no ho okay with
Katie no ho okay with and Nene arrow tomorrow okay Tahoe
and Nene arrow tomorrow okay Tahoe
and Nene arrow tomorrow okay Tahoe kakapo nugget and manga quarter wide
kakapo nugget and manga quarter wide
kakapo nugget and manga quarter wide over to our Kunichika new new lower
over to our Kunichika new new lower
over to our Kunichika new new lower corner cheaper Oh naughty we kata-kata
corner cheaper Oh naughty we kata-kata
corner cheaper Oh naughty we kata-kata Mucha Walker call kaha new new teeth I
Mucha Walker call kaha new new teeth I
Mucha Walker call kaha new new teeth I gotta call Scott barbarians are who
gotta call Scott barbarians are who
gotta call Scott barbarians are who tonight koto Tendo koto gender Coto
tonight koto Tendo koto gender Coto
tonight koto Tendo koto gender Coto Kaltura my name is Scott I was born in a
Kaltura my name is Scott I was born in a
Kaltura my name is Scott I was born in a wee town called Stratford up in Taranaki
wee town called Stratford up in Taranaki
wee town called Stratford up in Taranaki where all the streets are named after
where all the streets are named after
where all the streets are named after bits of Shakespeare I come from Natick a
bits of Shakespeare I come from Natick a
bits of Shakespeare I come from Natick a nooner kid to wait or an airway on the
nooner kid to wait or an airway on the
nooner kid to wait or an airway on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island
east coast of New Zealand’s North Island
east coast of New Zealand’s North Island and today I’m going to tell you all how
and today I’m going to tell you all how
and today I’m going to tell you all how my life got flipped turned upside down
my life got flipped turned upside down
my life got flipped turned upside down and totally politicized and March 2010 I
and totally politicized and March 2010 I
and totally politicized and March 2010 I opened the door of my maths classroom
opened the door of my maths classroom
opened the door of my maths classroom and I stepped inside it was a lunchtime
and I stepped inside it was a lunchtime
and I stepped inside it was a lunchtime it was a beautiful sunny day
it was a beautiful sunny day
it was a beautiful sunny day and my friends and I sat around a table
and my friends and I sat around a table
and my friends and I sat around a table and listened in on a meeting I was a
and listened in on a meeting I was a
and listened in on a meeting I was a student at Otago girls high school yeah
student at Otago girls high school yeah
student at Otago girls high school yeah we all still thought I was a girl back
we all still thought I was a girl back
we all still thought I was a girl back then and that day I joined my high
then and that day I joined my high
then and that day I joined my high school’s amnesty international group it
school’s amnesty international group it
school’s amnesty international group it was my first ever extra curricula that
was my first ever extra curricula that
was my first ever extra curricula that wasn’t the choir and I throw myself
wasn’t the choir and I throw myself
wasn’t the choir and I throw myself straight into helping to organize and
straight into helping to organize and
straight into helping to organize and learning the ropes
learning the ropes
learning the ropes every year in schools across New Zealand
every year in schools across New Zealand
every year in schools across New Zealand Amnesty International groups work
Amnesty International groups work
Amnesty International groups work towards one common goal
towards one common goal
towards one common goal freedom challenge week and 2010 we were
freedom challenge week and 2010 we were
freedom challenge week and 2010 we were protesting for the release of a group of
protesting for the release of a group of
protesting for the release of a group of youth activists in Myanmar who had been
youth activists in Myanmar who had been
youth activists in Myanmar who had been imprisoned our group somehow got
imprisoned our group somehow got
imprisoned our group somehow got permission from our really conservative
permission from our really conservative
permission from our really conservative school principal it’s been the whole day
school principal it’s been the whole day
school principal it’s been the whole day dressed in black and we got to school
dressed in black and we got to school
dressed in black and we got to school early and we stood facing the school
early and we stood facing the school
early and we stood facing the school gates and I remember standing near the
gates and I remember standing near the
gates and I remember standing near the music department dressed totally in
music department dressed totally in
music department dressed totally in blacks totally still in silently and I
blacks totally still in silently and I
blacks totally still in silently and I think I had masking tape across my mouth
think I had masking tape across my mouth
think I had masking tape across my mouth and we stood there until the bell rang
and we stood there until the bell rang
and we stood there until the bell rang and then in our form classes we did the
and then in our form classes we did the
and then in our form classes we did the spiel on where we were participating
spiel on where we were participating
spiel on where we were participating that day and then we repeated that
that day and then we repeated that
that day and then we repeated that feeling every single class we had that
feeling every single class we had that
feeling every single class we had that day and did a speech in there simply to
day and did a speech in there simply to
day and did a speech in there simply to since that day in 2010 I can count over
since that day in 2010 I can count over
since that day in 2010 I can count over 70 individual demonstrations that I have
70 individual demonstrations that I have
70 individual demonstrations that I have participated in they’ve all had that
participated in they’ve all had that
participated in they’ve all had that general human rights direction to them I
general human rights direction to them I
general human rights direction to them I went from Amnesty International to the
went from Amnesty International to the
went from Amnesty International to the marriage equality movement in Australia
marriage equality movement in Australia
marriage equality movement in Australia that’s still going today to protesting
that’s still going today to protesting
that’s still going today to protesting against reclaim Australia a neo-nazi
against reclaim Australia a neo-nazi
against reclaim Australia a neo-nazi group – coming home and protesting for
group – coming home and protesting for
group – coming home and protesting for better dunedin hospital food and for
better dunedin hospital food and for
better dunedin hospital food and for access to mental health care and for the
access to mental health care and for the
access to mental health care and for the Dunedin hospital to be rebuilt –
Dunedin hospital to be rebuilt –
Dunedin hospital to be rebuilt – protesting the TPPA because only five of
protesting the TPPA because only five of
protesting the TPPA because only five of the 29 chapters were actually about
the 29 chapters were actually about
the 29 chapters were actually about trade and that’s not much of a trade
trade and that’s not much of a trade
trade and that’s not much of a trade deal more of a trade off – working
deal more of a trade off – working
deal more of a trade off – working behind the scenes in advocacy and
behind the scenes in advocacy and
behind the scenes in advocacy and lobbying and volunteering and pastoral
lobbying and volunteering and pastoral
lobbying and volunteering and pastoral care and the social services sector and
care and the social services sector and
care and the social services sector and working with former refugees and I’m
working with former refugees and I’m
working with former refugees and I’m even training to work as a volunteer and
even training to work as a volunteer and
even training to work as a volunteer and the emergency response sector – and I
the emergency response sector – and I
the emergency response sector – and I don’t think I’ve ever really sat down
don’t think I’ve ever really sat down
don’t think I’ve ever really sat down since that day in March 2010 and had a
since that day in March 2010 and had a
since that day in March 2010 and had a break and I wouldn’t have it any other
break and I wouldn’t have it any other
break and I wouldn’t have it any other way
way
way throwing my entire life into looking
throwing my entire life into looking
throwing my entire life into looking after other people was the easiest
after other people was the easiest
after other people was the easiest decision I’ve ever made and most of what
decision I’ve ever made and most of what
decision I’ve ever made and most of what I do is because I’ve had all of these
I do is because I’ve had all of these
I do is because I’ve had all of these really horrible experiences and I refuse
really horrible experiences and I refuse
really horrible experiences and I refuse to allow the health sector the social
to allow the health sector the social
to allow the health sector the social sector the justice sector the government
sector the justice sector the government
sector the justice sector the government for anyone else’s lives at risk like
for anyone else’s lives at risk like
for anyone else’s lives at risk like they did mine I want to use my really
they did mine I want to use my really
they did mine I want to use my really horrible experiences and to make them
horrible experiences and to make them
horrible experiences and to make them into something good for other people
into something good for other people
into something good for other people because I can handle those feelings and
because I can handle those feelings and
because I can handle those feelings and other people’s emotions even when there
other people’s emotions even when there
other people’s emotions even when there are so so many of them when not many
are so so many of them when not many
are so so many of them when not many other people can I definitely recognized
other people can I definitely recognized
other people can I definitely recognized that as a gift that I’ve been given
that as a gift that I’ve been given
that as a gift that I’ve been given somewhere in the trajectory of my life
somewhere in the trajectory of my life
somewhere in the trajectory of my life and I’m really proud of myself for
and I’m really proud of myself for
and I’m really proud of myself for recognizing that I have these tools and
recognizing that I have these tools and
recognizing that I have these tools and I can make a difference even as a
I can make a difference even as a
I can make a difference even as a terrified 22 year old disabled
terrified 22 year old disabled
terrified 22 year old disabled marginalized martyr mentally ill
marginalized martyr mentally ill
marginalized martyr mentally ill transgender takata per week when you’re
transgender takata per week when you’re
transgender takata per week when you’re a divergent person who survived rape and
a divergent person who survived rape and
a divergent person who survived rape and abuse and somehow suicide attempts to
abuse and somehow suicide attempts to
abuse and somehow suicide attempts to past my skin colour I am NOT privileged
past my skin colour I am NOT privileged
past my skin colour I am NOT privileged and circumstance or wealth or health and
and circumstance or wealth or health and
and circumstance or wealth or health and in a lot of sectors I have very little
in a lot of sectors I have very little
in a lot of sectors I have very little credibility
credibility
credibility due to these identities that I cannot
due to these identities that I cannot
due to these identities that I cannot actually shed ever but I’m fighting for
actually shed ever but I’m fighting for
actually shed ever but I’m fighting for that credibility every single day last
that credibility every single day last
that credibility every single day last year 2016 I ran for Dunedin Marion
year 2016 I ran for Dunedin Marion
year 2016 I ran for Dunedin Marion Council
Council
Council I had a $85 campaign budget and most of
I had a $85 campaign budget and most of
I had a $85 campaign budget and most of it went on $15 Facebook ads the odds
it went on $15 Facebook ads the odds
it went on $15 Facebook ads the odds were stacked against me and I was
were stacked against me and I was
were stacked against me and I was running against some long-established
running against some long-established
running against some long-established community leaders some who had had over
community leaders some who had had over
community leaders some who had had over 20 years my whole lifetime to build
20 years my whole lifetime to build
20 years my whole lifetime to build their networks and backgrounds
their networks and backgrounds
their networks and backgrounds I came 180 votes away from election to
I came 180 votes away from election to
I came 180 votes away from election to City Council and somehow I was hundreds
City Council and somehow I was hundreds
City Council and somehow I was hundreds of votes closer to election than some of
of votes closer to election than some of
of votes closer to election than some of these incredibly well-established
these incredibly well-established
these incredibly well-established community leaders I was 14 places an
community leaders I was 14 places an
community leaders I was 14 places an entire city council ahead of the only
entire city council ahead of the only
entire city council ahead of the only other person my age who had run whose
other person my age who had run whose
other person my age who had run whose politics for polar opposite to mainly to
politics for polar opposite to mainly to
politics for polar opposite to mainly to learn his privileges I did this at the
learn his privileges I did this at the
learn his privileges I did this at the same time as I graduated from a
same time as I graduated from a
same time as I graduated from a certificate and human services
certificate and human services
certificate and human services specializing in mental health and
specializing in mental health and
specializing in mental health and addiction support from right here at
addiction support from right here at
addiction support from right here at Otago politic with a merit endorsement
Otago politic with a merit endorsement
Otago politic with a merit endorsement [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] 21 was an amazing year for me and I
21 was an amazing year for me and I
21 was an amazing year for me and I don’t think I’m ever going to forget it
don’t think I’m ever going to forget it
don’t think I’m ever going to forget it at the same time 21 it was pretty tough
at the same time 21 it was pretty tough
at the same time 21 it was pretty tough and really rather isolating I left
and really rather isolating I left
and really rather isolating I left here’s another relationship that had
here’s another relationship that had
here’s another relationship that had turned toxic
turned toxic
turned toxic I finally formally lost my eating
I finally formally lost my eating
I finally formally lost my eating disorder diagnosis only to regain it I
disorder diagnosis only to regain it I
disorder diagnosis only to regain it I had to learn how to handle the media
had to learn how to handle the media
had to learn how to handle the media with no training and other than my best
with no training and other than my best
with no training and other than my best friends driving me to candidate forums I
friends driving me to candidate forums I
friends driving me to candidate forums I had no one else in my campaign team
had no one else in my campaign team
had no one else in my campaign team Facebook groups like Dunedin news and
Facebook groups like Dunedin news and
Facebook groups like Dunedin news and the Otago Daily Times comment section
the Otago Daily Times comment section
the Otago Daily Times comment section and even the blog whale oil became
and even the blog whale oil became
and even the blog whale oil became breeding grounds for hateful comments
breeding grounds for hateful comments
breeding grounds for hateful comments that were directed at me
that were directed at me
that were directed at me and I have a bloody thick skin but some
and I have a bloody thick skin but some
and I have a bloody thick skin but some of her really started to sting what got
of her really started to sting what got
of her really started to sting what got increasingly difficult and actually
increasingly difficult and actually
increasingly difficult and actually ironic for me
ironic for me
ironic for me homes but the accusations of identity
homes but the accusations of identity
homes but the accusations of identity politics are termed no one on the Left
politics are termed no one on the Left
politics are termed no one on the Left could or would explain for me and the
could or would explain for me and the
could or would explain for me and the very centrist or right-wing community
very centrist or right-wing community
very centrist or right-wing community leaders who would try to claim that my
leaders who would try to claim that my
leaders who would try to claim that my politics are entirely self-serving and
politics are entirely self-serving and
politics are entirely self-serving and that I was in it to make my own life
that I was in it to make my own life
that I was in it to make my own life better no one else’s after dedicating my
better no one else’s after dedicating my
better no one else’s after dedicating my life to making other people’s lives ok
life to making other people’s lives ok
life to making other people’s lives ok working myself to the bone despite mess
working myself to the bone despite mess
working myself to the bone despite mess of fatigue and several months of
of fatigue and several months of
of fatigue and several months of compassion burn out – it’s a slap in the
compassion burn out – it’s a slap in the
compassion burn out – it’s a slap in the face to be told that somehow you were
face to be told that somehow you were
face to be told that somehow you were capitalizing out of serving everybody
capitalizing out of serving everybody
capitalizing out of serving everybody else and yeah I capitalized off my own
else and yeah I capitalized off my own
else and yeah I capitalized off my own identities to push my politics but that
identities to push my politics but that
identities to push my politics but that was never and has never been about me I
still don’t really have an understanding
still don’t really have an understanding of what identity politics is supposed to
of what identity politics is supposed to
of what identity politics is supposed to be and I’m not convinced that anyone
be and I’m not convinced that anyone
be and I’m not convinced that anyone else does either if you talk to someone
else does either if you talk to someone
else does either if you talk to someone on the left wing as political expression
on the left wing as political expression
on the left wing as political expression that comes purely from your experiences
that comes purely from your experiences
that comes purely from your experiences with a marginalized identity and it’s
with a marginalized identity and it’s
with a marginalized identity and it’s bad because some women aren’t feminist
bad because some women aren’t feminist
bad because some women aren’t feminist some gay people are racist essentially
some gay people are racist essentially
some gay people are racist essentially being up a diverse identity does not
being up a diverse identity does not
being up a diverse identity does not guarantee that you can deal with the big
guarantee that you can deal with the big
guarantee that you can deal with the big issues and – left-wing folk against
issues and – left-wing folk against
issues and – left-wing folk against identity politics the big issue is
identity politics the big issue is
identity politics the big issue is classism and that isn’t wrong look at
classism and that isn’t wrong look at
classism and that isn’t wrong look at Caitlyn Jenner or Paula Bennett but that
Caitlyn Jenner or Paula Bennett but that
Caitlyn Jenner or Paula Bennett but that doesn’t mean we should be dismissing
doesn’t mean we should be dismissing
doesn’t mean we should be dismissing identity politics 100% as bad it’s still
identity politics 100% as bad it’s still
identity politics 100% as bad it’s still got its place and to the right-wing
got its place and to the right-wing
got its place and to the right-wing identity politics is apparently bad –
identity politics is apparently bad –
identity politics is apparently bad – its PC gone mad as the Millennial
its PC gone mad as the Millennial
its PC gone mad as the Millennial generations mimimi obsession selfies a
generations mimimi obsession selfies a
generations mimimi obsession selfies a bad or something something to the right
bad or something something to the right
bad or something something to the right wing identity politics as seen as
wing identity politics as seen as
wing identity politics as seen as selfish which is bizarre because the
selfish which is bizarre because the
selfish which is bizarre because the right wing stands for a very
right wing stands for a very
right wing stands for a very individualist sort of a political agenda
individualist sort of a political agenda
individualist sort of a political agenda that privileges the upper classes and
that privileges the upper classes and
that privileges the upper classes and takes away the safeguards for
takes away the safeguards for
takes away the safeguards for marginalized identities
marginalized identities
marginalized identities it’s almost like we’re damned if we do
it’s almost like we’re damned if we do
it’s almost like we’re damned if we do damned if we don’t but I think there’s a
damned if we don’t but I think there’s a
damned if we don’t but I think there’s a solution
our Westminster system of government
our Westminster system of government comes from the days where white people
comes from the days where white people
comes from the days where white people were seen as genetically and
were seen as genetically and
were seen as genetically and intellectually superior to all people of
intellectually superior to all people of
intellectually superior to all people of color and men were the only people
color and men were the only people
color and men were the only people allowed to own property or vote it comes
allowed to own property or vote it comes
allowed to own property or vote it comes from the time of spinsters who were seen
from the time of spinsters who were seen
from the time of spinsters who were seen as queer because what woman in her right
as queer because what woman in her right
as queer because what woman in her right mind wouldn’t want to marry a man and
mind wouldn’t want to marry a man and
mind wouldn’t want to marry a man and have children and more children and more
have children and more children and more
have children and more children and more and devote her entire life to her
and devote her entire life to her
and devote her entire life to her husband until she dies in childbirth
husband until she dies in childbirth
husband until she dies in childbirth it’s outdated and our social approaches
it’s outdated and our social approaches
it’s outdated and our social approaches to government are – we still have a
to government are – we still have a
to government are – we still have a predominantly male predominantly parky
predominantly male predominantly parky
predominantly male predominantly parky high government we still have people and
high government we still have people and
high government we still have people and cabinet who represent issues they have
cabinet who represent issues they have
cabinet who represent issues they have never been affected by in their lives
never been affected by in their lives
never been affected by in their lives and while that happens kids with autism
and while that happens kids with autism
and while that happens kids with autism are struggling to access education
are struggling to access education
are struggling to access education people with mental illnesses are totally
people with mental illnesses are totally
people with mental illnesses are totally unheard unless neurotypical people speak
unheard unless neurotypical people speak
unheard unless neurotypical people speak on our behalf
on our behalf
on our behalf migrants who work harder every single
migrants who work harder every single
migrants who work harder every single day than citizens do just to keep afloat
day than citizens do just to keep afloat
day than citizens do just to keep afloat and keep their communities going are
and keep their communities going are
and keep their communities going are facing racist policy after racist policy
facing racist policy after racist policy
facing racist policy after racist policy perhaps somehow there’s an opportunity
perhaps somehow there’s an opportunity
perhaps somehow there’s an opportunity to change the situation in a democratic
to change the situation in a democratic
to change the situation in a democratic society it is imperative that we have a
society it is imperative that we have a
society it is imperative that we have a diverse representation and a political
diverse representation and a political
diverse representation and a political sphere just an offhand example but 15.2%
sphere just an offhand example but 15.2%
sphere just an offhand example but 15.2% of New Zealand’s population are Maori
of New Zealand’s population are Maori
of New Zealand’s population are Maori yet we are significantly
yet we are significantly
yet we are significantly underrepresented and local body
underrepresented and local body
underrepresented and local body government you can’t represent issues if
government you can’t represent issues if
government you can’t represent issues if you’ve never been affected by them in
you’ve never been affected by them in
you’ve never been affected by them in your life I want ministers for health
your life I want ministers for health
your life I want ministers for health and mental health who have first-hand
and mental health who have first-hand
and mental health who have first-hand experience of the systems that they want
experience of the systems that they want
experience of the systems that they want to manage I want a Minister for
to manage I want a Minister for
to manage I want a Minister for disability who actually has a disability
disability who actually has a disability
disability who actually has a disability imagine their help just a few years ago
imagine their help just a few years ago
imagine their help just a few years ago the Australian Government had Tony
the Australian Government had Tony
the Australian Government had Tony Abbott as the
Abbott as the
Abbott as the for woman watch does Tony know about
for woman watch does Tony know about
for woman watch does Tony know about being a woman do you know why I became
being a woman do you know why I became
being a woman do you know why I became interested in politics I realized how
interested in politics I realized how
interested in politics I realized how much of a difference I can make every
much of a difference I can make every
much of a difference I can make every single day I still get thanked by
single day I still get thanked by
single day I still get thanked by strangers on the street for work that I
strangers on the street for work that I
strangers on the street for work that I do I still have the philosophy in my
do I still have the philosophy in my
do I still have the philosophy in my life that to survive and for others to
life that to survive and for others to
life that to survive and for others to survive I need to use these really
survive I need to use these really
survive I need to use these really horrible experiences and turn them into
horrible experiences and turn them into
horrible experiences and turn them into something good and I cannot do that
something good and I cannot do that
something good and I cannot do that without using my own identities in my
without using my own identities in my
without using my own identities in my politics my queerness my poverty my
politics my queerness my poverty my
politics my queerness my poverty my transness my euro divergency my
transness my euro divergency my
transness my euro divergency my disabilities my youth made me to illness
disabilities my youth made me to illness
disabilities my youth made me to illness my modernist I cannot change any of
my modernist I cannot change any of
my modernist I cannot change any of these things about me I cannot erase the
these things about me I cannot erase the
these things about me I cannot erase the experiences of marginalization that I
experiences of marginalization that I
experiences of marginalization that I have gathered and make it ease in so as
have gathered and make it ease in so as
have gathered and make it ease in so as a child when these identities of mine
a child when these identities of mine
a child when these identities of mine get inconvenient I cannot just take them
get inconvenient I cannot just take them
get inconvenient I cannot just take them off like a can of Jersey on a hot day I
off like a can of Jersey on a hot day I
off like a can of Jersey on a hot day I am stuck wearing that Jersey of mine
am stuck wearing that Jersey of mine
am stuck wearing that Jersey of mine every single day no matter how hot it
every single day no matter how hot it
every single day no matter how hot it gets and the Jersey gives me
gets and the Jersey gives me
gets and the Jersey gives me perspectives that those of you wearing
perspectives that those of you wearing
perspectives that those of you wearing t-shirts just don’t get consider Metiria
t-shirts just don’t get consider Metiria
t-shirts just don’t get consider Metiria Turei who I am privileged enough to have
Turei who I am privileged enough to have
Turei who I am privileged enough to have sitting in the audience here with me
sitting in the audience here with me
sitting in the audience here with me today as a young Maori woman a single
today as a young Maori woman a single
today as a young Maori woman a single mother on the domestic purposes benefit
mother on the domestic purposes benefit
mother on the domestic purposes benefit working tirelessly to feed her baby
working tirelessly to feed her baby
working tirelessly to feed her baby daughter and get her law degree Metiria
daughter and get her law degree Metiria
daughter and get her law degree Metiria had it pretty tough she had family
had it pretty tough she had family
had it pretty tough she had family support but it doesn’t stretch as far as
support but it doesn’t stretch as far as
support but it doesn’t stretch as far as it needed to
it needed to
it needed to so Metiria tries not to tell work and
so Metiria tries not to tell work and
so Metiria tries not to tell work and income that she had flatmates because if
income that she had flatmates because if
income that she had flatmates because if she did she would lose the financial
she did she would lose the financial
she did she would lose the financial ability to feed her child and ten years
ability to feed her child and ten years
ability to feed her child and ten years later she became a member of parliament
later she became a member of parliament
later she became a member of parliament a member of parliament who until this
a member of parliament who until this
a member of parliament who until this year
year
year no one knew had committed benefit fraud
no one knew had committed benefit fraud
no one knew had committed benefit fraud New Zealanders were divided by the
New Zealanders were divided by the
New Zealanders were divided by the revelation there was fury that she had
revelation there was fury that she had
revelation there was fury that she had committed benefit fraud and there was
committed benefit fraud and there was
committed benefit fraud and there was the avalanche of people who understood
the avalanche of people who understood
the avalanche of people who understood and
and
and you what it was like to be on a benefit
you what it was like to be on a benefit
you what it was like to be on a benefit in New Zealand and understood that
in New Zealand and understood that
in New Zealand and understood that materia didn’t just break the law for
materia didn’t just break the law for
materia didn’t just break the law for shits and giggles
shits and giggles
shits and giggles she broke an unjust law because if she
she broke an unjust law because if she
she broke an unjust law because if she didn’t she wouldn’t be able to feed her
didn’t she wouldn’t be able to feed her
didn’t she wouldn’t be able to feed her child she was recently forced by the
child she was recently forced by the
child she was recently forced by the media to resign from her position as
media to resign from her position as
media to resign from her position as co-leader of the Green Party because 25
co-leader of the Green Party because 25
co-leader of the Green Party because 25 years ago she fed her child when materia
years ago she fed her child when materia
years ago she fed her child when materia and I have spoken about identity
and I have spoken about identity
and I have spoken about identity politics she as I responded to the idea
politics she as I responded to the idea
politics she as I responded to the idea of her being bad with derision materias
of her being bad with derision materias
of her being bad with derision materias experiences have been shaped by both
experiences have been shaped by both
experiences have been shaped by both identity and class and much like myself
identity and class and much like myself
identity and class and much like myself she has brought her experiences into her
she has brought her experiences into her
she has brought her experiences into her politics to great success Metiria made
politics to great success Metiria made
politics to great success Metiria made her public statement about what she did
her public statement about what she did
her public statement about what she did to keep her daughter alive because of
to keep her daughter alive because of
to keep her daughter alive because of the same conviction that compelled me to
the same conviction that compelled me to
the same conviction that compelled me to become a publicly know and mentally ill
become a publicly know and mentally ill
become a publicly know and mentally ill and transgender person statistically
and transgender person statistically
and transgender person statistically those of marginalized identities are
those of marginalized identities are
those of marginalized identities are significantly more likely to live in
significantly more likely to live in
significantly more likely to live in poverty
poverty
poverty the youth 12 report a report on which
the youth 12 report a report on which
the youth 12 report a report on which wellbeing of transgender youth in New
wellbeing of transgender youth in New
wellbeing of transgender youth in New Zealand
Zealand
Zealand used the 2006 New Zealand deprivation
used the 2006 New Zealand deprivation
used the 2006 New Zealand deprivation measure to identify that forty 2.8
measure to identify that forty 2.8
measure to identify that forty 2.8 percent of transgender youth live in
percent of transgender youth live in
percent of transgender youth live in high deprivation so that’s forty 2.8
high deprivation so that’s forty 2.8
high deprivation so that’s forty 2.8 percent of transgender youth and New
percent of transgender youth and New
percent of transgender youth and New Zealand living in poverty that is an
Zealand living in poverty that is an
Zealand living in poverty that is an absolutely alarming statistic I am a
absolutely alarming statistic I am a
absolutely alarming statistic I am a transgender young person and I live in
transgender young person and I live in
transgender young person and I live in poverty – I know and understands the
poverty – I know and understands the
poverty – I know and understands the complications that come with being a
complications that come with being a
complications that come with being a trans person and poverty with high
trans person and poverty with high
trans person and poverty with high medical needs and the reduced ability to
medical needs and the reduced ability to
medical needs and the reduced ability to get a paying job and even if my class
get a paying job and even if my class
get a paying job and even if my class miraculously changes and they become
miraculously changes and they become
miraculously changes and they become financially stable I will never be able
financially stable I will never be able
financially stable I will never be able to erase the experiences of
to erase the experiences of
to erase the experiences of marginalization that I
marginalization that I
marginalization that I through now I am a walking intersection
through now I am a walking intersection
through now I am a walking intersection of marginalized identities living in the
of marginalized identities living in the
of marginalized identities living in the poverty class to boot
poverty class to boot
poverty class to boot statistics show that my poverty and my
statistics show that my poverty and my
statistics show that my poverty and my transness and my identities are
transness and my identities are
transness and my identities are intrinsically interlinked I will proudly
intrinsically interlinked I will proudly
intrinsically interlinked I will proudly and fiercely stand in this world with my
and fiercely stand in this world with my
and fiercely stand in this world with my identities on my Jersey sleeve and I
identities on my Jersey sleeve and I
identities on my Jersey sleeve and I cannot drop them at whim I want to leave
cannot drop them at whim I want to leave
cannot drop them at whim I want to leave this world better than when I arrived
this world better than when I arrived
this world better than when I arrived here and the best way that I know how to
here and the best way that I know how to
here and the best way that I know how to do that is to use my experiences to make
do that is to use my experiences to make
do that is to use my experiences to make things better to make a difference as
things better to make a difference as
things better to make a difference as local Dunedin heroes sexxxy always say
local Dunedin heroes sexxxy always say
local Dunedin heroes sexxxy always say don’t forget your roots thank you
don’t forget your roots thank you
don’t forget your roots thank you [Applause]
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