He Aka Hui: Centering wāhine whaikaha, D/deaf and disabled women’s voice
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Reimagining how Aotearoa can respond to violence against wāhine whaikaha, D/deaf and disabled women
Who: The Donald Beasley Institute
When: Thursday 31 July 10.30am – 12pm
Where: Zoom
Register here.
Whakarakatira te tākata, ahakoa ko wai, ahakoa nō hea.
Respect and treat all with dignity, irrespective of who they are
and where they come from.
Join us for this He Aka Hui as our kaikōrero share new insights from a two‑year, disability‑led research project that reimagines how Aotearoa can respond to violence against wāhine whaikaha, D/deaf and disabled women. Grounded in Te Aorerekura – the National Strategy for Eliminating Family and Sexual Violence – the team has worked alongside kaupapa Māori and mainstream services to co‑develop a fluid, strengths‑based model of “twin‑track” support.
Through kōrero with 24 wāhine whaikaha, 8 kaupapa Māori service kaimahi and more than 70 frontline workers, the researchers have woven together lived experience, practice wisdom and Tiriti‑based principles. The resulting framework moves beyond siloed “mainstream” and “specialist” tracks, instead emphasising accessible, culturally informed pathways that honour disabled women’s expertise by experience.
Our kaikōrero will speak to:
– How centring disabled women’s voices reshapes service design and delivery.
– Practical ways organisations can adopt the reconceptualised twin‑track model.
– Stories of transformation that show what becomes possible when wāhine whaikaha, their whānau and service providers walk side by side.
This kōrero celebrates courage, collective learning, and the belief that every person deserves to live free from violence. We warmly invite you to be part of the conversation and to take away actionable insights that can help create safer, more inclusive futures for our communities and mokopuna.
