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112 Free Voices: Pauline Tangiora, Aotearoa’s inspiration

“People who recognise that others have something to share must make themselves available too. I’m humbled to be able to offer our basket of the spirit for others to draw from, as well as to learn from other participants to increase my own awareness of what is happening in the world.”
Pauline Tangiora is an activist and campaigner whose work embraces both the local and the global. A Maori elder from Aotearoa (New Zealand), she has worked for four decades to strengthen community-ties among the Maori, while participating in international peace initiatives and schemes to raise the profile of indigenous peoples.
Before the war in Iraq, she traveled to the country to spend time with Iraqi women and children as the conflict loomed. “With 40 odd wars going on as we are talking,” she says, “we have to believe in peace. Otherwise I don’t want to live.”
“Pauline Tangiora is an extraordinary and diverse personality, involved with human rights, spiritual leadership, conflict resolution and peace,” says dropping knowledge Manager of Nominee Relations Barbara Lutz. “I am personally overjoyed that she has agreed to bring her ‘basket’ to the Table.”

26 August 2006 | 04.53pm (CEST) | posted by Susanna | |
TAGS Peace & Security | Democracy & Freedom | Demography & Migration | dropping knowledge News

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One Response to “112 Free Voices: Pauline Tangiora, Aotearoa’s inspiration”

  1. David Anderer Says:
    September 5th, 2006 at 2:25 am

    “Pauline Tangiora has worked for four decades to strengthen community-ties among the Maori, while participating in international peace initiatives and schemes to raise the profile of indigenous peoples.”

    The quiet voices of the humble and wise are never heard in the halls of power and political wheeling and dealing.

    The quiet voices of the wise are the problem solvers of the future of humanity. The work of DK can be to protect and elevate these voices of the human soul so that that they can be heard by the people of the world.

    Once the people of the world hear the wisdom and common sense from the soul of these wise and humble ones the walls of the powerful controllers will crumble and fall.