We’re delighted to welcome our new Board of Trustees. Four new people will join six of the current trustees. The appointments come after a successful AGM held on Nov 26th where we had 13 nominations for the 10 seats. Six current Board members were voted back in joined by four new faces. “This fresh addition… Read more »
Thursday 26 November was a significant day for many of us. The Royal Commission report into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch Mosques was submitted but not publicly released. ChangeMakers joined the chorus of people urging the government to uphold the recommendations from the report with adequate funding and resources. We believe our communities’ participation should… Read more »
You can find our November 2020 newsletter HERE
The nominations are now open for ChangeMakers’ board! Please find attached the nomination form for the elections on November 26 AGM. We want to ensure that we have a democratic election and ensure that we have a board that works for all communities in ChangeMakers. Nomination forms along with a one-page expression of interest must… Read more »
You can find our August 2020 newsletter HERE
On 28 January ChangeMakers Resettlement Forum welcomed in the New Year with a Picnic in the Park event. This was an opportunity for people from across our communities, neighborhoods and various organisations to come together and enjoy the summer in Wellington City. The picnic was held at the Pukeahau Memorial Park and people bought food… Read more »
A Perfect Drive! Congratulations to Erika who passed her restricted licence yesterday without any errors, in fact, she drove so well the testing officer joked “that was a bit boring!” after the test! Well done! Such a great result is a testament to the fantastic quality of mentors and driving instructor support on the Open… Read more »
Please find attached our December Newsletter.
Cooking, swimming, learning to drive, dancing and traditional crafts were just some of the ideas put forward by the 50 women from 10 ethnic communities who came to a meeting organised by ChangeMakers and MClass on 22 October. It was the first of 3 women’s discussion groups to be held in the Wellington and Porirua… Read more »
ChangeMakers Resettlement Forum has welcomed the change to New Zealand’s refugee policy to remove the requirement that people born in Middle Eastern or African countries must have a family member already in NZ to be able to apply for refugee status. “ChangeMakers believes it was hard to describe the policy as anything but unfair and… Read more »
