By: Mike Peters
DUNZ: 13/08/2024
Hi everyone. DUNZ had a planned 6-week break (key people had holidays, medical issues, shifting house, etc.), but we are back now and fighting mad.
DUNZ is now taking a series of rapid steps to improve its organisation. Defending our rights will be a long, hard fight, and we must organise accordingly. We need cool heads and a lot of stubbornness.
We have decided to work only with and for those prepared to stand up and join the fight. The campaigns are for our shared human rights. We are looking for "we", not "me" people, to join us. We intend to build strong local campaign branches across NZ that unite the disabled, their families and support workers regardless of race, sex, religion, age, location, occupation or sexuality. Everyone is welcome. We will also broaden our strategy to publically fight for whatever the disabled community needs as long as they are prepared to join in and participate.
"If you snooze - you lose"
For example, the DUNZ Invercargill Branch has agreed to campaign for local accessibility parking, street thresholds for the blind, and a sign-language interpreter for Southland. Local blind, deaf, and wheelies are part of this.
Because we are going to fight the government, we cannot be a charity and will not be gagged by funding contracts, as most disabled organisations are. Hence, the funding cuts were not stopped despite the majority of public support for our cause.
To join us and be part of the fight
https://www.dunz.org.nz/p/join.html
Cheers
Mike Peters
Acting National Organiser
DUNZ
Last Updated 16/08/2024
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