
Waitakere – Sue Bradford
Posted on October 7, 2011 by MANA in Mana Candidate ProfilesMain jobs I”ve done:
- Mother of five children; have spent time on the unemployment benefit & the DPB.
- Organiser & activist unemployed workers movement, Auckland Peoples Centres – 1983 -1999
- National coordinator Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa – 1987 – 1990.
- Unitec – part time tutor for 5 years 1995 – 1999 – governance & management in the community sector, community development.
- Green MP 1999 – 2009 – spokesperson on welfare, employment, ACC, mental health, housing, children, community economic development.
Education: BA, Politics & History; MA, Chinese; Diploma of Journalism; Currently PhD candidate in public policy at AUT.
Political experience: Activist since I was 15, involved in many struggles, arrested many times. These days I identify as a feminist & an ecosocialist, supporting the kaupapa of Te Tiriti o Waitangi & the Mana Movement. I was an MP for 10 years so have quite a lot of parliamentary experience as well as a long term background in building and sustaining grassroots community organisations. Main current community involvements: Auckland Action Against Poverty & Kotare Research & Education for Social Change in Aotearoa Trust.
I hope Hone will return to Parliament after the election with a staunch group of new Mana MPs alongside him. Supported by a growing Mana movement, our MPs will do everything they can to stand up for Maori, and for all low paid workers, beneficiaries & their families. Mana Maori, Mana for all.
John Nixon says:
Post Author October 26, 2011 at 2:31 pmSue I think it was you who addressed a small group at the “camp-in” on Aotea Square today (Weds 26/10)
I am the guy who asked what your comment was on immigration with respect to the job market.
I listened to a couple of comments from the yougsters sitting on your left. Did you notice they were ALL smoking?
And the fat young girl complaining about getting pregnant, lack of money etc.
If they all stopped smoking they would have a lot more money in their pockets and not become a huge health penalty for the system later in life.
I’m afraid I have no time for these wishy-washy spoiled kids who think life owes them. Handing out money won’t help at all, quite the contrary. It will just go on smokes, grog and other aids to “being cool”, “chilling out” etc.
Inversely the young migrants who seem quite visibly to be getting all the jobs know what it’s like to have to earn a living and not wait for handouts.
And don’t you think it’s time we stopped differentiating between Maori and others? There should be one standard for every Kiwi.
I do support your policy to ban pokies.
John
Marianne says:
Post Author October 27, 2011 at 11:51 amhmmmm – one standard for every Kiwi – that’s an interesting concept. Of course that would require Pakeha to give up their currently and historically held position of privilege afforded them as the dominant culture. When there is equality and more importantly equity in this country one standard for every Kiwi could perhaps be considered. However it will always be appropriate to recognise and honour Maori as Tangatawhenua.