#Pōneke

[ayin-me-yesh]

Photos from rallies around Aotearoa for Palestine.

[soloh]

Pōneke!!

TERF neo-nazi Posie Parker is in town this Sunday 26th March (well, most likely, she's gotta get through immigration still, although I doubt they'll stop her). There is a counter protest occurring at Civic Square, starting at 2pm, which from my understanding is when she's meant to be speaking. We need to come together in force, and show the transphobes, homophobes, neo-nazis, and general scum of Aotearoa that their beliefs hold no power over us and the members of the community they are trying to oppress.

This is intended to be a peaceful counter protest. Mayor Tory Whanau has said she is personally against the views that Posie holds, but no one wants a repeat of the hell she just created in Melbourne, so the police will be working to ensure that both Posie's event and any counter protests remain peaceful.

Bring signs, wear your pride pins, prepare a chant, share around info around counter protests. Be there.

Trans rights are human rights.

Racism is not an opinion.

Aotearoa is better than this.

[eph-em-era]

long winded political nonsense

"Hutt South candidate Stede Bonnet outed on stage at university political debate, ACT leader David Seymour scoops ice cream at Rollickin Gelato in Christchurch while wearing a godawful bucket hat, and weather in Wellington is wet, yet again. Join us tomorrow for more of - whatever this is." The 2023 General Election campaign contains the dumbest six weeks of Stede Bonnet's life, but at least he manages to fall in love during it.

an our flag means death fic for the four of you who like indepth political knowledge inside your fanfic alongside lore about new zealand

if you read this

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sorry

[spatialobservatory]

Experiments in form

(Brooklyn, Moe rā, summer 2022)

[etoilegarden]

Perfect evening

[samanthasmfa]

Sunday in town.

[dougwallen]

Wellington dining feature for Broadsheet

[damonkowarsky]

Posted @withrepost • @solandergallery Feels like Xmas - just unpacked three new works from printmaker extraordinaire Damon Kowarsky - yet to go online but available to view in our Wellington stockroom in the meantime. Image: Damon Kowarsky ‘𝘢𝘺𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘝𝘐𝘐𝘐’ 2022, etching & aquatint, 290 x 380mm, edition of 12 #contemporaryart #damonkowarsky #australianartist #printmaker #printmaking #worksonpaper #etching #aquatint #landscape #ayutthaya #buddha #greenspaces #artcollector #printcollection #solandergallery #artgallery #stockroom #wellington #pōneke #online #byappointment For all enquires or to arrange to view works please email: info@solandergallery.co.nz (at Solander Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmZ41c8BTWn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[unkillobel]

i’ve been collecting photos of guerilla art i see pasted around my town, like stickers and graffiti.

there’s little friends and sage life advice if you know where to look.

[part 1]

[smilepaint]

i hate being untethered from the constraints of gender presentation in my mind because it means i often desire multiple contradictory things or at least things that can't be rapidly fluctuated between. it would be nice to be clean shaven and do some makeup now and again for a prettier look but then i have to contend with the mortifying ordeal of seeing my bare face for the 4-5 days it takes to get a decent amount of scruff back

ive been inhabiting the male social box for so long now, mostly because it's much less effort and feels like my neutral base point, that i often worry if i were to play in the space of femininity to a degree in which my plausible deniability as just a Quirky Guy came into question that it would be too much of a departure from the persona ive become known for. i also just perceive feminine presentation as inherently fancier (and in fairness it does require more work) and as a certified tired bitch i always talk myself out of it because its "not a big enough occasion". fellow gender outlaws please lend me your strength and encouragement to stop playing 4D chess with myself about this 😂

[itscalledmidgar]

hearts hurting a little bit over the whole not having an irl jewish community but the one time I attempted to explore and engage with it, I ended up panicking over [redacted] plus the whole being two hours + away thing like. lmao. ah well gonna watch the wife play angry birds and drink my little fizzy

[dykegirlie]

i am being soooo sane about this btw (i'm losing my mind)

[soloh]

Reminders and advice for the Wellington protest against "Posie" tomorrow:

-If KJK pulls out, there is still a peaceful pro-trans rally going ahead to show that people don't just show up looking for a fight, and Aotearoa genuinely loves and supports our trans community

-Wear a mask. Please. There are likely to be plenty of disabled and/or immune compromised people in attendance, it's for their health and safety (Also they have the added bonus of making you less identifiable by neo-nazis)

-Do not instigate violence. You absolutely have the right to defend yourself and other protesters, but KJK and her team are already trying to twist the narrative around what went down in Auckland today, and we need to make it incredibly difficult for them to do that here by standing it back and making it damn clear who started the fight if her supporters do start another one

-Bring water and snacks. Even if KJK runs away after 20 minutes again, her supporters will likely linger. You could be there for a long time.

-Wear sunscreen, even if it's overcast (that's general "living in Aotearoa" advice anyway tbh)

-Bring a raincoat. Would not advise an umbrella given that it's central Wellington near the harbour and there's currently a wind watch.

-If you, for any reason, feel the need to take photos or videos, do not include any protestors who have not consented to being in them- blur out their faces after filming if need be. Do not livestream yourself or other protestors, it puts people in danger.

-Have an escape plan, and make sure there is at least one person not going to the protest who knows you are going and can come and get you if something happens. Have something pinging your location privately to an emergency contact (I know Google maps on android allows this via a txt alert, unsure about Apple devices).

-Do not go to, or leave, the protest alone. If you must, meet up at a pre-event beforehand (vic uni are hosting a free sign making session that will conclude with attendees walking to the protest together), and when you leave, follow within another group of protestors until you reach a further away area where you can safely split off.

-Consider bringing a change of clothes to make yourself harder to identify post-protest. I know a lot of people will want to wear pride colours and whatnot, but this will make you stick out more once it's over, so if you're staying in town, you might need to cover up.

[the-quiet-fire-of-defiance]

The Māori tino rangatiratanga [sovereignty, self-determination] flag flying alongside Palestinian flags. The tino rangatiratanga flag is black at the top and red at the bottom, the two colours separated by white lines forming a koru (spiral). The Palestinian flag has three horizontal stripes (black, white and green) with a red triangle on the left.

"Pro-Palestine protest at Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Rarotonga"

A young child holding an ili (Samoan woven fan) that says Samoa for Palestine

A young boy holds a sign reading Justice the seed, peace the flower / Ko te mana whakaaiko hei kākano, kia puawai mai te maungarongo. Beneath is artwork of a fist breaking free from chains below blooming flowers.

Left: the 1975 Māori Land March. Right: the 2018-2019 Palestinian Great March of Return.

If we want to free Hawai'i... [Hawaiian flag] we must also free Palestine [Palestinian flag]. Credit to @ainamomona

A young Māori boy holding a sign that reads MANA MOTUHAKE [independence/autonomy] 4 PALESTINE

A Fijian woman holding a sign that reads Food is not a weapon of war! Stop starving Palestinians! Behind are two more signs. One says CEASEFIRE NOW and the other says DON'T STOP TALKING ABOUT GAZA

A group of Fijians holding candles and wearing shirts that read STOP THE GENOCIDE

Left: a diagram of Palestinian land loss between 1946 and 2009. Right: a diagram of Māori land loss in the North Island of Aotearoa between 1860 and 2000.

A sign reading TANGATA WHENUA [indigenous people] FOR PALESTINE [tino rangatiratanga symbol, Palestine flag symbol]

Three Pasifika people holding signs. The first says MAI LE VAITAFE AGA'I I LE SAMI! [Samoan: from the river to the sea] FREE PALESTINE! The second sign says FROM OUR PASIFIKA OCEAN TO THE RIVER TO THE SEA FREE PALESTINE. The final sign shows the Palestinian and Tongan flags and says 'OFA KI PALESITAINE [Tongan: Love to Palestine]

A group of Pasifika holding signs and banners. They say "HOW MANY MORE KILLINGS IS ENOUGH FOR YOU?" "KŪ'E! KŪ'E! [Hawaiian: Resist! Resist!] PASIFIKA STANDS WITH PALESTINE" "'OFA KI PALESTINE" "FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE" "WHERE IS YOUR HUMANITY?" "SAMOANS FOR PALESTINE" "FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA" "KŪ'E KŪ'E KANAKA WITH PALESTINE" "FREE PALESTINE CEASEFIRE NOW"

A West Papuan man holding two signs. The first says WEST PAPUA STAND WITH MYANMAR. The second says WEST PAPUA STAND WITH PALESTINE

Two signs. The first says PACIFIC ISLANDERS FOR PALESTINE. The second says #FREE PALESTINE #FREE WEST PAPUA #FREE CONGO #FREE SUDAN

A Palestinian flag decorated with Samoan patterns. Words say 'AGA'I MAI LE VAITAFE E O'O ATU I LE SAMI FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA #Sāmoans4Palestine

A tweet from Tamatha Paul (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Awa) on 29 June 2023. Another big win this week, courtesy of @Just4Pal and @nikau4poneke, we [Pōneke Wellington] will be Sister Cities with the Palestinian city of Ramallah 😍 Free Palestine!!!

A Pasifika woman holding two signs. The first says FREE PALESTINE FREE PALESTINE END THE APARTHEID! END THE BLOCKADE! END THE ETHNIC CLEANSING! CEASE STATE SANCTIONED VIOLENCE! CEASE COLONIALISM! BOYCOTT ISRAEL! From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! The second sign has pictures of Palestinian and West Papuan flags. It says pacific islanders stand in solidarity with Palestine! #FREEWESTPAPUA #FREEPALESTINE CEASE COLONIALISM

A sign that has the tino rangatiratanga flag at the top and Palestinian flag at the bottom. It says Mai te awa ki te moana [from the river to the sea] MĀORI LAW STUDENTS For a FREE PALESTINE

A Pasifika woman holding a sign decorated with Pacific symbols. It says LONG LIVE PALESTINE - PASIFIKA 4 PALESTINE - FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

Another Samoan fan. This one says PALESTINE WILL BE FREE

[spatialobservatory]

# 15,16,12,03.

Awa Waimapihi. Digital Print. 2022.

[onenicebugperday]

@cheekyroosterboy submitted: This little guy decided to say hello while I was in bed! I'm glad I didn't touch it because apparently its a striped lax beetle, a kind of false blister beetle endemic to Aotearoa. I am in Wellington/Pōneke for reference.

It is indeed a striped lax beetle so yes not touching it was wise! Still a very precious little friend though :)