Litia (she/her) is a writer, director, and researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She most enjoys hanging out with her friends and going to the movies.
Gabriella Brayne and Litia Tuiburelevu publish this essay, taken from a wider research project on Pacific Peoples and the Criminal Justice system in Aotearoa New Zealand, written with Liz Lotoa, Isabella Ieremia and Hugo Wagner-Hiliau. Their research calls for abolition and an ending to carceral capitalism, envisioning emancipatory past futures for Tangata o le Moana and the globe.
Navigating the space between 'me' and 'we' is both a personal and political act, writes Litia Tuiburelevu.
What does it mean for non-Black POCs to show up for Black people in Aotearoa? Friends Litia Tuiburelevu and Rita Wakefield chat about solidarity, cultural appropriation and everything in between.