MANA Pasifika Says NO To Discrimination
Posted on July 20, 2014 by admin in James Papali’i’Vice Chairperson of MANA Pasifika James Papali’i feels for Ms Tupou and her children after they were served with trespass orders from their local swimming pool in new market. With no warning or explanation from the pool staff Police ordered this aiga (family) to leave the pool because things had gone missing from the lockers when they were present.
“This is a case where the aiga were presumed to be guilty, firstly by the pool staff, and secondly by the police. The humiliation and stigma inflicted on to this Pasifika mum and her children is just not on”, said James Papali’i”.
“MANA Pasifika is right behind Ms Tupou and supports her complaint to the Human rights conciliator Dame Susan Devoy”, said Papali’i.
“Although apologies have been made by the pools management and the trespass orders lifted, the damage has already been done”.
“This type of discrimination, harassment, and judgmental behaviour by people in positions of authority should not be left unchallenged and MANA Pasifka hopes that Ms. Devoy investigates the incident further and hold those responsible accountable”.
ENDS
For further information please contact James Papali’I, (021) 033 0884
Tnga says:
Post Author July 21, 2014 at 9:21 pmI would just like to say that the behaviour that is given in our society actually reflects the attitudes of those in this now Government. What has happened to this mother and her children is truly unacceptable and should be challenged and exposed to its fullest extent. Police actions have no boundaries there is no common sense for the safety of the public, the staff at the swimming pool in New Market arrogant, uninformed and discriminating.
Rawinia says:
Post Author July 21, 2014 at 10:13 pmSo glad Ms Tupou is getting support as it will get swept under the carpet otherwise. Hopefully Susan Devoy listens and does more than apologize because how can she ensure that this does not happen again? What is her role anyway, to listen to the man in Parliament or represent the people of the nation? What’s the use of her role then, it seems useless to me if she is not representing us? How does she actually learn the needs like say the people up North who are facing hardship because of the floods? Does she actually get out in the community? Because statistics show that prisons are fulled with brown people then how is she helping to change this? If there are needs then how does she know to meet them?