Hands Off Our Babies - Stop The Repeal Of Section 7AA
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HANDS OFF OUR BABIES! STOP THE REPEAL OF SECTION 7AA
“Take care of our children. Take care of what they hear, take care of what they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa” – Dame Whina Cooper
Te Pāti Māori are calling for the House of Representatives to;
Vote against the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
Whakapapa is a culmination of cultural forces which shape us, and are unique to our being. To know your whakapapa is to know yourself. Only Māori can understand the prevalence of identity and culture, and though our whakapapa can never be taken away, it can be erased from our reality.
SUPPORT the maintenance of section 7AA – sign petition here.
Hands Off Our Babies - Stop The Repeal Of Section 7AA
“Take care of our children. Take care of what they hear, take care of what they feel. For how the children grow, so will be the shape of Aotearoa” – Dame Whina Cooper
Te Pāti Māori are calling for the House of Representatives to;
Vote against the repeal of section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act.
Whakapapa is a culmination of cultural forces which shape us, and are unique to our being. To know your whakapapa is to know yourself. Only Māori can understand the prevalence of identity and culture, and though our whakapapa can never be taken away, it can be erased from our reality.
The system makes us believe we are not good enough to raise our own, and that we are better off handing our flesh and blood to Pākehā. This myth overlooks the damage caused by cultural assimilation. No longer can we let another of our mokopuna be exterminated from the inside out through ripping them away from their culture and identity.
All Pākehā supremacist actions by this government that erase whakapapa from mokopuna lives must be stopped. Section 7AA provides an avenue for the Government to respect Te Tiriti o Waitangi through child protection policy, and must be maintained to avoid real and immediate risks highlighted by the Waitangi Tribunal and Ministry officials.
Te Tiriti was created so the Queen of England could control her unruly Pākehā in Aotearoa. Te Tiriti never envisaged Pākehā taking our babies away from us. That was only ever meant to be the prerogative of whānau, hapū and iwi. Nōku ōku uri! Kauaka rā ō ringa e Te Kāwana! Hands off our babies!
Please support this petition to stop the Government from removing mokopuna Māori from themselves, by signing it and sharing it with your whānau and friends via social media and email.
SUPPORT the maintenance of section 7AA – sign petition here.