Etienne Wain

PhD Law student at Te Herenga Waka/VUW studying Tangata Tiriti and Constitutional Transformation; Malaysian-Chinese/Pākehā; he/him 🏳️‍🌈

[Awanui Te Huia @AwanuiTH]

Two leaders who have no understanding about how colonisation has impacted on tangata whenua have been elected to lead for the next three years. The fact that divisive, racist tactics got them in reminds me of the importance of transformative education. NZ has a lot of work to do.

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@revhirini Well spoken Hirini. I mīharo tāu kōrero!

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

It was an honour to share on the rights of tamariki Māori to te reo Māori and how tikanga Māori must be centred in this field as part of @TCDColloquium at the close of Te Rā o Waitangi. I want to acknowledge all of the Māori academics and mentors who supported me in this mahi.

[TCD Law Student Colloquium @TCDColloquium]

Our final speaker in Room 2 on Vulnerable Person’s Rights, Etienne Wain @WellingtonUni , has begun his presentation on ‘From a Different Standpoint: Surveying the Rights of Maori Children to te Reo Maori Through Oranga Mokopuna Framework’

[VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai @VOYCENZ]

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai worked with care experienced young people to come up with 6 PROMISES FOR 6000. Please sign the petition asking all elected representatives to commit to these 6 PROMISES and voice your support using #6promises https://t.co/5vA8ZMGPUr

[Sarah Liu @drsarahliu.bsky.social @DrSarahLiu]

Someone spat at me. Deliberately. I know because he looked me in the eye.

[nobody @less_scrutable]

@rebeccanagle Some great quotes from Gorsuch. My current favorite:

[Mehreen Faruqi @MehreenFaruqi]

I’m not interested in letters from the Queen unless they contain an apology for the trail of destruction inflicted by British colonialism and a commitment to reparations.

[Neal Katyal @neal_katyal]

Trump taxes dominates headlines, but don't forget impt other case
"The Supreme Court...ruled by a 5-4 margin that nearly half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation...The decision was potentially one of the most consequential legal victories for Native Americans in decades. 1/2

[S❄️PH ᜐᜓ ᜉᜒ ᜌ @sansophs]

it will always be free Palestine. Free the Philippines. Free Hawaiʻi. Free Guam. Free Puerto Rico. Free every country that has been forcefully taken by colonization and imperialism.

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@RevTamihere 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[Hdizzy @HdizzyDizzle]

Just gonna say as someone with a disability that can make me quite tired that it’s actually fine to have a cup of tea and a rest. It’s ok to rest y’all. Think about how ableist you’re sounding when you scoff at this.

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@DJGeoRob I recommend getting it to their door with an anonymous, civil message (or none at all)

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@DJGeoRob Legally you're obliged to send it back to them, under the law of bailment: the person holding one item that belongs to another must exercise reasonable care in returning it to them (my paraphrase)

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@DJGeoRob Not that they will ever sue to get it back 😂😂

[Dahkota Brown @MiwokDancer62]

Colonizers using the argument “Natives were already at war with each other” as an excuse for genocide is like somebody saying “I was driving through a neighborhood yesterday and saw two neighbors arguing. So I killed them both and moved my friends and family into their houses.”

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@MamariStephens Yes indeed, he is a fount of great quotes

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

My friend Zac (12) just described me as "a gluten free nice person". That's definitely going on my gravestone.

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@drdeanknight What does a law student have to do to get an acknowledgement in a footnote 😂😂😂😂😂

[Etienne Wain @EtienneWain]

@drdeanknight #hype