Oh my gosh AJ, this sentence: "If I'm honest it has been heartbreaking to hear people in positions of such power, speak of our kids with such disregard."
Totally hit me. It IS heartbreaking. And I agree with you that as adults we can choose a different approach and work with aroha with these kids.
I felt the same, reading the comments of Luxon and co.
All their talk of apologies and ‘doing better’ after the Abuse in State Care Report is completely hollow - their real response is just more punitive policies, more prison beds, and more rhetoric that further marginalises rangatahi who’ve already been subjected to a lot of trauma in their lives.
Oh my gosh AJ, this sentence: "If I'm honest it has been heartbreaking to hear people in positions of such power, speak of our kids with such disregard."
Totally hit me. It IS heartbreaking. And I agree with you that as adults we can choose a different approach and work with aroha with these kids.
ngā mihi e hoa
I felt the same, reading the comments of Luxon and co.
All their talk of apologies and ‘doing better’ after the Abuse in State Care Report is completely hollow - their real response is just more punitive policies, more prison beds, and more rhetoric that further marginalises rangatahi who’ve already been subjected to a lot of trauma in their lives.