Nicola Bowden: Youth Homelessness - Children Living on our Streets

When Lambs Are Silent

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Nicola Bowden: Youth Homelessness - Children Living on our Streets

A.J. Hendry

Apr 28, 2022

In this episode we talk with Nicola Bowden from the Auckland City Mission and also member of Manaaki Rangatahi. Nic is a fierce advocate who has served our rangatahi on the frontlines of Aotearoa New Zealand's housing and human rights crisis. We explore the reality of what it's like for a young person living on our streets, and challenges faced in trying to support young people to access their basic human right to housing.

When Lambs Are Silent is a movement championing the belief that change is possible and seeking to challenge the dominate narratives in our culture. Join us as we unpack what this is all about. You can also join the conversation by following us on Facebook, Instagram, Wordpress or Twitter.

The music in this episode is from the Album Dissonance by Jess Jackson and Leon Shelley

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When Lambs Are Silent

When Lambs Are Silent is a movement committed to the belief that just because the world is the way it is, does not mean it must remain that way. We are dedicated to the idea that change is possible, believing that as human’s we encounter each other through our stories and that in order to challenge the dominate narratives of our society, that we need to do more than just hear the stories of our whanau, we need to listen. For it is in our stories that we fully come to know and understand one another. There are a lot of voices in our society. People speaking for and against ideas, issues, perspectives and … people. Some of these voices are very loud. The media twirling them in to a cacophony that hits us from every angle. Pulling our emotions, thoughts and opinions this way and that. But what about the voices that aren’t so loud. What about the ones that no one is sharing because no one is seeing, that no one discusses because no one hears. WLAS aims to make space for these voices.

Join the conversation by following us on FB, Insta, Wordpress or Twitter. For more great music from Jess Jackson and Leon Shelley download Dissonance on Spotify.

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