Stop Asian Hate event to be held on Albany

A ‘Stop Asian Hate’ event is planned to be hosted on social media and the Albany campus early August. Albany Student Association executives are organising the event, which will take place from 9 to 13 August, outside of the ASA student lounge, and on Facebook and Instagram. Participants will be encouraged to take pictures with event posters and share them on social media, with prizes involved too. 

ASA Education Officer Vivi Wang says she and Vice-President Michaela Futter and Cultural Officer Linda Yan organized the event to show university students determination to end Asian hate. “We’d like to get more students to realize that this is a big issue concerning our society and everyone needs to show their support,” Vivi says.  

She says they are currently in the process of finalizing the poster designs and double-checking details for the event. “We would like to get more people’s attention and make people aware of this issue by letting everyone post, spread and discuss this matter over the week.” 

Vivi goes on to say, “New Zealand is a multi-cultural nation. We live in this country, and we love this country. We want all people, families, and friends to be supported equally in their day-to-day lives. Therefore, we want to ‘Stop Asian Hate’ so that everyone is living a lovely and welcoming life here in New Zealand.”