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Wow, excited. We're going from the ground floor up. We're going up the stairs in the Michael Fowler Centre. And, um, wow, we got some more stalls. Look at Amnesty International flying their colours. I always remember Amnesty International and the fact that they exist. And they're kind of looking out for my people all over the world. So, hi there. Kia ora. How are you doing? Alright, excited to have the doors open. The doors are open, I'm [00:00:30] Hamish. I'm just hanging out with Gareth and we're just going through, sort of seeing what people have got on their stalls. Do you want to tell me about yours? Uh, I'm here for Gender Minorities Aotearoa. I've got a whole bunch of different resources on everything from trans kids, to trauma, to bodies. I've got some mugs down here. Just to sell some bunting, some posters, all of that kind of stuff. You got the, the um, all the options covered. The posters have got beautiful images on them, haven't they? These are the only three posters that we have left, they're quite, quite [00:01:00] popular, but there's the same designs on the mugs and things like that too. That's great, and you've got information flyers as well. Yeah, yeah. What was your name, sorry? Ah, Chase. Hi Chase, nice to meet you. I hope you have a great time, and um, spread the word to your community and beyond. It's great, isn't it? Mm, mm, mm. Thanks so much for your time. Have a good one. Kia ora, how are you doing? Good, thank you. So I'm looking at a very big Yellow. Very bright yellow. Amnesty International store. I'm Hamish. I'm just hanging out with Gareth [00:01:30] and we thought we'd just pop around a few stores and see what how people are feeling today and, um, tell us about what you are doing just from my perspective, Amnesty International. I kind of think of it as being. being a, an organization that's looking after my people all over the world. So, um, thanks so much for trying to keep, keep people safe. Yeah. So, um, I'm Julianne, this is Christine. We are from the Wellington group of Amnesty International. Um, so yeah, we do, we, um, Amnesty as an organization, um, [00:02:00] works on behalf of all human rights. Um, everywhere, including the right to laugh. Yes, that's right, that's right. Yeah, so, at this stage we have a petition here which is actually related to the, um, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, so it's not specific to, um, the rainbow community. No, no. But later in the day we're going to have some more, um, uh, letters and petitions to sign which will be on behalf of people who we're working for who have specifically been, have their human rights as gay people abused. [00:02:30] That's great. Yeah. Do you want to talk me through some of these little, are these, are these wristbands are they? This is, well we prefer to call it a bracelet, but yes, okay, a wristband, I admit it's just They're probably prettier than a wristband, you're quite right. They've got yellow rope on them, so you can see them easily around, and they've got Amnesty International written, and it looks like it's, Burnt in and into the wood. So they're quite attractive. Yeah, they're quite cute little things. And we've also got, um, for the more paranoid [00:03:00] amongst us, we have this webcam cover. Oh, a webcam cover! We want an amnesty webcam cover, so when you're doing your human rights work, nobody can be watching you while you do it. When you're doing anything on the internet, I think, it might be quite useful. Stickers. Yeah, we have stickers. And you've got a beaut I love this handmade beautiful Yeah. Is it a Would you call it a flag or it's a tablecloth? It's a tablecloth. I guess Banner, yeah. It's beautiful. It's got a lovely big rainbow heart and tassels hanging down from it. Yes. Oh, because it's a kite. Is it a kite? And [00:03:30] You could fly it. It could be. Yes, you might. It could be like a kite. It's like they've got kite images in rainbow and a beautiful big Yeah. A human right. Yeah. It is handmade. It's lovely. Yeah, it is beautifully handmade. We appreciate that. very much. Very cool. Hey, well you have a great time. I hope you're, um, able to spread the word. Thanks very much. Thanks for your time. Bye bye. And we're going around here. We've got another stall. Kia ora. So we've come up to the top level. We're just by the big stage. And what's here is Rainbow [00:04:00] Wellington. Flying all the colours. And we've got two very handsome young men here. Do you want to tell me your name? I'm Hamish, I'm just hanging out with Gareth. Hi Hamish, I'm Billy Clements, I'm a committee member for Rambo Wellington. I'm here with Sam French. Hi Sam and Billy, thanks so much for your community service. I think I saw you on Friday night at the drinks, the pizza and pizza drinks as well on Friday night. That was our kind of pizza and pride event that we were able to do. That was lovely. We, um, put on a, uh, did a little bit of a pizza shout just to draw [00:04:30] people in. And we probably had about 50, uh, 50 people. Sort of a range of different people. Sort of ages and demographics, and that's just what we're about sort of introducing people and making those connections It's that that's a key word isn't it? It really is about connections and 50 people who might have been home alone on Friday night came together and hung out and ate pizza Yeah, absolutely You can't beat that. So the other thing that Rainbow, Rainbow Wellington does is you guys fund lots of community organizations and things, don't you? You [00:05:00] seem to have cash. What's this about? Are you guys hooking on the side or what is going on here? How are you guys getting the cash? We've managed to, um, make a couple of connections there of, um, last year we partnered with, uh, Nuka Order, who runs around the bays. And so we, Um, got some charity partnership from, um, people running for us there. And then, um, with the, uh, New Zealand Rainbow Charitable Trust, um, with their give out day, we, um, got quite a few donations there which were matched. Um, and [00:05:30] also, um, with Golf New Zealand, we did a golf day last year. Um, and that, that funding was matched by the One Foundation, which is, um, part of One, like Vodafone. Um, so we got Quite a bit of cash, and so, uh, quite a few of the community groups who are here, we've, um, paid for their stall today. I know, I know, we're very grateful for your, your support. And, um, and then just some other pride, uh, festival. Uh, events as well. Um, [00:06:00] including the Pride Parade, so. Yeah, the Parade was a great success, wasn't it? Yeah, so it was great to see that back again. So, um, yeah, good to be able to support, support that. Yeah, it was well celebrated by the community as well. It was wonderful how people came out to see the Pride Parade, and they just looked overjoyed. I think it was a real highlight for our chair, Craig Watson, who's also involved in the festival, to be able to lead out with Tori Whanau, as Wellington's mayor, who's been a real advocate for the community. She was [00:06:30] actually at one of our last networking events, networking with the mayor, that was just this, sorry, last Thursday. So yeah, I think it was great to see a whole different variety of people, some overtly queer groups, but also some supportive and allies. which I think are a huge part, and you're seeing a few of them here today. We can't do it alone, can we? Well, thanks again for your service as a volunteer for Rainbow Wellington and for your connections that you're creating. Have a good day. [00:07:00] Happy Pride. Oh my god, Gareth, I think that badminton injury's got me. Can we take the lift this time? Absolutely. My heels are sore. I think it was too many years ago. years ago walking in those stilettos. It's ruined my calf muscles. So we've seen a number of stalls now Hamish. Um, paint a picture for me. What's the feeling like? It's just got a lovely open feel. People are really approachable and um, quite chatty. Um, pushing the lift button [00:07:30] and um, and just happy to, you I don't know just open and happy to explore why they're here and share that and also um it's like people have a vested interest in being here for their community. It's a whole range of stalls as well isn't it like it's community groups there's also commercial stalls here as well. That's right there's everyone's everyone's here well not everyone of course but you know there's a lot of people here and there's families there's kids there's [00:08:00] kids running around. The lovely part for me as an older gay man is to see so many young people who are here representing their communities. I think post COVID it's even more important that we get out and, uh, and make those connections. So we're just coming up to the second floor. Thanks for helping me with the lift. And, um, we're coming out the second floor and what do we see? Oh, and oh, should we, there's a fire, the fire brigade's here. Goodness. The emergency fire [00:08:30] brigade is here as well. Um, the origins of Indian pride are here, and there's a few other stalls around, community lore is here, um, people for the planet is here, there's a real array, that's the beauty of uh, this event. Wow, do you mind if we just walk down the stalls and you can describe what we're, what we're seeing? Sure, we can see, so there's some lovely trans flags for the people for the planet. And, um, then we've got, we've got Queer Endurance Defiance, which is Q E D. [00:09:00] Very cool. And, um, a very fabulous looking eager person. Looks like there's a, um, set up area that's for, um, children, for zeal. Zeal has got a, uh, play area for children. There's even water, free water and recycling bins. So we're loving the fact that we're looking after our planet as we cruise through. Oh, rainbow people. There's a lot of, a lot of rainbows there. And it looks like you can make your own badges. So you don't have to just accept someone else's creation, you can create your own. Take me through some of the badges. Oh wow, some of the [00:09:30] badges, goodness gracious. So we can see there's lesbian pride, there's bisexual pride, there's gay men's pride, there's allies as well. So you can pretty much, oh, progressive pride, brosexual pride, straight pride. Oh my god, there's everything there. So you can make your own badge and wear it with pride. Which one would you go for? Which one I'd probably identify with would probably Yeah. Goodness gracious, I could probably go that one as well. [00:10:00] And um, where else do we go here? Oh, we've got the Rictor City. So Rictor City is a fabulous roller derby woman. And um, Dabi, Dara, I remember during the out games here that we had in Wellington in 2011, um, the, The, um, Roller Derby was a fabulous event and, um, quite passionate one would have to say. Mmm. Great to see. It's kind of like same sex dancing. You have no idea what it's like until you go and then you just want to cry. It's so beautiful. It's just a great [00:10:30] experience. Yeah. Then what have we got here? We've got, um, Rainbow Team Wellington. Oh, wow. Hello. How are you guys? Some of the, um, guys on the stalls are from the racketeers. So the wonderful racketeers. So Rainbow Team Wellington is there. It's been set up already. Which is great. And that's where different strokes were. I'm supposed to be at some stage later on today. So we'll come back to that one sometime. So different, and the beauty of um, Rainbow Team, um, Rainbow Team Wellington is that there's everything here. [00:11:00] So you can do historical fencing. So you can get out a, um, a sword. And um, you, Covered by what's one of those steel things over your face so they can't kill you. But basically you can do swordplay, and you can do climbing, you can join the walking group. This is it if you want to do something a little bit sedentary. There's lilac. There's um, the same sex ballroom dancing. Public speaking. Rugby. You can join the Falcons. There's um, yeah, there's board games even, or tramping. Roller derby, different strokes, Wellington of course, uh, [00:11:30] the um, swim, and the racketeers. Cycling. Tennis. Do you want to do anything as a gay person nowadays? You can pretty much do it. Oh my lordy. And then if you've done all that exercise and you want to do something that, um, tops yourself up, you can come and hang out for cookies and, uh, So, sorry? Naming New Zealand. Right, that's pretty cool. So, the money from this stall [00:12:00] goes to helping people change their names. So, to become their authentic selves. That's awesome. Awesome. And I've got a great logo as well. We've got vegan. Oh my god. It's a little early for me in the morning. I've just had my brekkie. I know. How could I say no to that? But you know what? I might be next door at a later time and I might help myself. Grab a coffee. Yeah. Okay. Love your work. You take care. Enjoy your day. Okay, so. What have we got coming over here? [00:12:30] It's Body Positive. Wow. Body Positive New Zealand. So, and on the stall, we've got a beautiful red table. And we've got some safe sex information. Gay sex and risk. I'm healthy and I live with HIV. He's a handsome looking man. Goodness gracious, I can tell you that. And then, so there's lots of, um, lots of rainbow here and, um, This stall has no human there, but there's plenty of information available. I think there's somebody behind you. Is this [00:13:00] your stall? Oh, fantastic! Do you want to tell me a little bit about your stall? Uh, well, it's a body positive, an organisation that was founded for, by and for people living with HIV in New Zealand. Um, we have been several decades already existing, and Today promoting about, um, you know, being healthy and still living with HIV, being on medication, being undetectable, and everything that has to do with HIV and sexual life, sexual health life. Lovely, lovely. Oh, thank you. I'm Hamish. Sorry, I'm doing this back to front. Victor, [00:13:30] by the way. Lovely to meet you. Thank you very much. No, thank you. Thanks for your time and showing us your stall. Oh my goodness, there's stickers as well if you want stickers. Um, now we've got Primary Pride here. Yeah. Oh, I'm a very slow reader. So can you help me unpack this for me? Would that be okay? I'm Hamish. I'm just hanging out here with uh, Gareth and we're cruising around some stalls. So if it's okay to do a little chat? Yeah, yeah. Do you want to tell me about your stall? Um, so we're from the Ministry for Primary Industries. Oh, [00:14:00] MPI stall? Yes. Oh, it's down the bottom. Okay, there is an MPI down there. It's up the top of the other, I hadn't got over that side yet. Well, how awesome is this? And what, why would you, why would you think it would be a good idea to come here? Have you got gay fish? There are gay fish, there are. We got rainbow, oh we have rainbow trout, don't we? We have rainbow trout. Gayest trout. Oh, there we go. This is a safe place to work. We represent our primary pride network at MPI. [00:14:30] So we're basically, and we're a ministry where we've got such a broad range of, um, jobs and opportunities. Um, from, yeah, we, from the farm to the fort, covering all our primary industries. So, that's what we're sort of here to do. Would you like a pen? Oh, go on then. Thank you, Kylie. Oh my god, they're giving away free pens. What are these grand things here? So if you're a diver So these are for your minimum sizes for diving, for your crayfish, your scallops, and your um, paua, and we also have for fish limits, we've got um, rollers here for [00:15:00] fishing, so there are, yeah, limits, they're um, they are for paua, so that's to get the paua off the rock, and also to ensure you've got the correct size. Oh, that's handy when you're down under the water, because you can't really see, things look bigger sometimes when they're under the water, don't they? We know that from swimming. And yes, we support sustainable fishing. And yeah, gathering of food. So MPI, um, we have fishery offices which manage that as well. Oh, that's great. Herb seeds. Yeah, some seeds. And yeah, and for, you know, and it's got a link to our job site as well. So, um, one of the [00:15:30] promotions MPI did after COVID was, you know, opportunity to grow. So we're giving away these seeds, and then there's a link there to our, um, job site. And are these, um, native seeds? No, they don't look native, they're parsley. Oh, they're parsley! Oh my god, I hadn't opened in my defense. I've been trying to find other ones, but they all seem to be parsley so far. They're parsley. I have lots of parsley growing in my garden, and I'm very grateful for them. Hell, when it gets in your teeth, but great when it's in your gut. Isn't that the case? [00:16:00] Um, anyway, well, we'll keep on rocking forward. But thanks again for celebrating queer pride within your, um, within your wonderful ministry. Take care. Have a good day. And thanks for the pen. That's very handy. Kia ora. How are you going? I'm Hamish. I'm just hanging here with, um, the fabulous Gareth. And we were just, um, wanting to, if Will you be okay to talk about your store? Would that be okay? Yes, certainly. Kia ora. Um, so I'm representing Massey University today. [00:16:30] More, um, specifically Kahui Iruro, which is our rainbow platform at Massey. So it's not just a university, it's a university where you can not only learn things about how you can get a job, you can learn how to live as an out queer human. Learn how to be gay. Oh my god, you teach that? Do you give away toaster ovens? Safe campus, isn't it? Yeah. And have you got halls of residents where you work on this as well? We certainly do. And [00:17:00] Kahui, IRO is very much embedded, um, in a culturally respective model. Um, so it's come out of work with lots of rainbow and takatapui both students and community members. to sort of build it up and it basically represents the concept of many different voices coming together as one. So like our beautiful Manu of the forest, um, that's why we're represented by lots of different rainbow feathers that represents our different birds of our beautiful [00:17:30] forest. And you've got some paints hanging out here on the table as well, I see. So you're doing We're doing some free, um, face painting for Pride, so we've got some rainbow flags, we've got some rainbow love hearts, we've got some stencils, we can do a little bit of everything. You've got lots of rainbow colours here. Yeah, why not? These look beautiful. I could probably get a little touch up on my face. Beautiful, we can do anything you want. We can do, look. Oh my goodness, there's a beautiful um, she's got a [00:18:00] dragonfly and it's like the dragonfly is cruising and leaving this beautiful rainbow effect behind the dragonfly as it flies. That can't have, can't have been easy to do and you've certainly made it look very, very attractive. It is remarkably quick, so um, yeah, welcome anyone to pick whatever flags they want and we can make something happen. Thank you darling, love your work, looks great. Have a lovely day. And then, oh, this is about accommodation at the university and have everything there. So, [00:18:30] some of the courses that we've got here at Massey, some info about Kahui Ururoa, and there's some free lollies and sensory toys as well. There is. You've even got free pens as well. And stickers. Fridge magnets even. Alright, well you take care and have a good day. You too. Lots of pride. Hello, hello. Nice to see you. How are you doing? I'm Hamish. I'm from, um. I'm from Planet Earth somewhere. I'm just a Wellington person. I was just hanging out of Gareth and we thought we'd [00:19:00] go and have a look around the stalls, it seems. So, um, can you tell me about yours? Fantastic. It looks like you've got some beautiful pencils and um, colouring stencils. Is that what they're called? Yes, it's just colouring in. Just colouring in. Good, good place to chill. Um, this is Faith Communities United in Love. Ah. And. So that's your stall, yep. Yeah, so we, uh, really. Spreading the word about, um, affirming faith communities and [00:19:30] sharing resources. And here we have a bit of an interactive activity, which I invite you to contribute to, write or draw. This is about imagining our queer future. Oh, right. I might pop back and have a look at that. But this is, it's fascinating because when you think about it, the faith communities, they kind of get a bad rap, don't they? It's fascinating. Is that okay to say that? Oh, no, absolutely. I can't agree with you more. I think that's really, um, a very, uh, deserved [00:20:00] comment. Um, we still see a lot of the bigotry against our communities is from groups that, um, You know, say they're faith groups or from people who have ideas that are shaped, um, by, you know, parts of, kind of, faith thinking. Um, but I guess, you know, for us, we've, we've got people from, over the years, we've had people from different religions, different faith groups, who, um, actually see, um, Our spirituality is a [00:20:30] real source of strength, of power, of part of liberation, um, for the world, for queer people, and for everyone. Yeah, we're all healing from gay trauma, I think, early childhood trauma. So, it's kind of good to have somewhere that's safe, and um, can support people as they, um, unpack all that. And more beyond, go forward and fly with it. Yeah, faith's important. Oh great, well done you for being here and um, flying the [00:21:00] flag. Yeah, and remember to add, add your, your, your image, your words of hope for the future. Oh yeah, we, it's certainly a time that we need hope, isn't it? Goodness. All right, darling. Well, lots of love. It's also about inviting people to the table as well. Back to the table, those who walked away from faith journeys, reminding them that, you know, that. The journey hasn't necessarily finished. They're welcome back. Helping those who are already at the table, who are struggling [00:21:30] with understanding the theologies, particularly family members and loved ones. Um, so yeah, that's, that's why we're here. That's great. They're doing something similar. They're now doing something similar as well. Well done. Well congratulations on taking the time to come and hang with people today. Wow, so we were just in the main auditorium and heard Grant Robertson and Aisha Beryl and Shannon. Des and John. Des and John. Oh my god, what wonderful [00:22:00] icons they are for our community. So we were just hanging in the main auditorium and it was followed by a beautiful little Spanish film as well, which made me cry. I Anyway, so heaps more people here now, a lot more noise, and um, we thought we'd go, pop up to the, to upstairs to the um, upstairs promenade and see what's happening up there. So can you describe the people around us? It's a real mixture. Mainly young. Lots of young people, and uh, and beautifully um, [00:22:30] dressed, like there's lots of colour, there's lots of uh, lots of colour in hair and everything. It's a, it's a. And we've got some performances going on as well, eh? Yep, someone's on the main, um, the market stage. So, it's going off. Yep. All sorts is happening here. So your legs have improved since, um, since this morning? Yeah, they've been working on it, yeah. [00:23:00] Doing my stretches, as I'm told by my dear friend Marisa saying to me, You've got to do more stretches. So we're hanging up those stairs. There's a set of heels and a fabulous flag in front of me walking up the stairs. I don't know if I could walk so well on those heels, just saying. Um, yeah, so arriving up top to the upper promenade. [00:23:30] So, more rainbow flags again, which is great. And we'll have a look at some other stalls. So we've got three flags here. Hi guys, how are you? I'm Hamish, I'm just hanging with Gareth and me, going for a little walk. around trying to get a visual image because we're only on recording. Yes. So do you want to tell us about your stall? Yeah. Kia ora. Um, we're from the New Zealand Drug Foundation. We're here providing information and advice on how people can stay safer if they're choosing to use drugs. Uh, we're also promoting drug checking clinics, [00:24:00] which are clinics where people can bring their drugs to us and we can test them and give it back to them and tell them how they can be safer if they're choosing to use drugs. Wow. So the clinics are five days a week in Wellington, Tuesday until Saturday at the needle. Oh right, so people can take their drugs there and just get them tested. Yep. I've always been curious. Yes. Do you, if they test the drugs, if you test the drugs and you, they've no longer got the drugs, so, how, do you, how do you test it with, and then do you give it back to them? Yes, so the initial [00:24:30] machine is non destructive, so if the initial machine is giving a confident rating. There you go. Then you give it right back. You get everything back. Um, we can't confiscate anything, so if it's a drug you didn't think it was, you're still entitled to it back, and we'll just talk to you about how to be safe with it. I love it, I love it. Because I always wondered, when you give the drugs, they test it and it must be gone, but you can give it back to them. That's really good to know, people that are wanting to, wanting them, yeah. And you've got a beautiful ponamu there, is that a [00:25:00] shepherd's whistle? Yeah, it is. Does it work? It does, it does. Can you whistle? Good with that. No, I could never my brother was awesome at Shepard's whistles, but I was always rubbish. I could always whistle myself Or if I can't whistle at least I can bark Anyway, well, thanks so much. It's a very decorative looking Lots of different, uh, chemicals. Yeah. Thank you. Take care, lovey. Bye bye. [00:25:30] Now what have we got here? Oh, we've got this wonderful sports stall. David, it's great to see you again. I know you've been, um, uh, promoting what you're doing. Do you want to tell us a little bit about what you're doing? This is Gareth here. Oh. That is hanging. Thank you, Hamish and Gareth. Um, I'm the associate producer of a documentary called Interference. We're in development and we're running our crowdfunding campaign now. It's, if we get funding, it will be the first time the story of home sexual law reform has [00:26:00] been on the big screen. Interference? Yes. That's a great topic, I mean, great name for a documentary. Do you want to unpack that a little bit for me? Well the reason, it's called interference, a couple of reasons here Hamish, um, the first reason is, is that, little known fact is there was a lot of inter, American interference at the time. So a couple of pastors were sent over here to stage manage the campaign, um, for the conservative right leaning parties. What, what time are we at this stage? Are we in, is this the [00:26:30] 90s, or? So, homosexual law reform was passed in 1986. Yep. But we did not have the numbers right until the last, uh, the last moment. Oh, so interference is coming up to law reform. Is that the, you're talking about that period, coming up to law reform? Homosexual law reform in the 1980s, yep. So it was a campaign run over 16 months. We were trying to decriminalize homosexuality. The other side did not want that to happen. Yeah. And so they brought the Americans over to, you know, No, kind of like in the war when they came over and were doing all that [00:27:00] shagging at Kiwi 2 Park. But different reasons this time. Well they might have been shagging, I can't tell you they didn't. Well where do you think that beat came from at Kiwi 2 Park? Anyway. There's another reason why it's called interference also, it's because of our activists ability to pass us straight. So one thing they did for instance is in um, one, there's a couple of stories of our own interference. And one really awesome story is how, um, Teddy Enstone, who you will see, um, on our teaser, and some other kind of [00:27:30] lesbian activists, dressed as nuns to infiltrate a conservative, right wing evangelical conference. Now they knew something was up, but they found it very difficult to kick nuns out of the conference, didn't they? Wow, Sister Paula would be pleased. Um, could tell me, um, great, great initiative, great idea and everything else, but what do you need so far? How can people help? So we're running a crowdfunding campaign, we're looking for 30, 000. And we need to make people Oh, 30, 000! [00:28:00] Oh my god, you need money, okay. So the crowdfunding campaign finishes at the end of this month. We've had a lot of goodwill from the community, we're very She raised nearly 40 percent already, but we need to raise the rest in the next 10 days. 10 days? Oh my god, that's not, so that's, I'm not very good on percentages, 30, 000 and you've got 40%, so you must have about 16 or 17, 000 that you need to raise. It's better than mathematics and I've got Hamish. Okay, we're working it babe. So, um, okay, if anyone's [00:28:30] listening to this and would like to, um, donate some money, um, some, or, okay. You will need to use good old Google. I've got lots of brochures here and QR codes, but that's not very, it's not a visual, it's only a visual medium, not a very audio one. So, audio, how do they find you? If you were to go into Google, if you were to go to the Boosted site, so Boosted is a crowdfunding site that's administered by the Arts Foundation. You will see Interference, the documentary, on that page and that's where they can donate. So if they Google Boosted, the [00:29:00] crowdfunding campaign on Google, and then search for Interference, they'll find us on that platform. Awesome, that's great. Hey, thanks so much and good luck with the initiative. guys. Love your work. See ya. Thanks for the surprise. I'm Hamish, I'm just hanging with Gareth here and we're just Do you want to tell us about what Black Sheep is all about? Yeah, absolutely. Um, so Sorry, just take this off. Uh, so we're a farm animal sanctuary up in Otaki. So we take in injured, [00:29:30] abused, neglected, unwanted animals, and we just give them a good home. Um, if animals are eligible for adoption, we'll find forever homes for them and adopt them out. Otherwise, if they have, um, health issues, um, or need specialized care, then we care for them throughout their life. Thank you. That's awesome. Sorry, what was your name? Liss. Liss. Nice to meet you, Liss. And we've got t shirts available here for sale and caps. And even hoodies. Yes. And plenty of stickers as well. Yes. Well, all you of course. And this is actually our whole thing. This is all you [00:30:00] guys. We've just taken up a little bit of space. Oh my lord. So yeah, we've got baking and pies and some badges down there as well. So you've got faux chicken pies. Yes. Oh, so no chickens in the pie? Chicken pies. Yes. Yeah. So 'cause you are having them as pets and giving a good life, you're not killing them and eating them. Okay. Yes. Wow. It's quite the concept. You've committed to the cause, . Absolutely. Hey, well thanks so much for having a chat to us today. Yeah, of course. Have a good one. Bye-Bye. Nice. Hi Marty. Nice to see you. Nice to [00:30:30] see you. Looking fabulous for pride. Yes. How are you feeling? Tired, . Tired. Sorry, only because I missed my bus. I ended up walking in here this morning. So yeah, yeah, I can still do it And how you feel about the little pride gathering that we have here in the Michael Fowler Center? Well, it's not little. I know it's huge. Lots of people today just saying how wonderful it is that we're doing this again How important it is, but the incredible diversity that's here. It's [00:31:00] just amazing It's beautiful. Isn't it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's amazing. So how do you feel when you look around today and you reflect back on, you know, Newtown Fair days and what it was like? Well, Clare and I have been with the new Kahumara, the Queer Archives table, and we were talking about, you know, what it was like 45 years ago, remembering Norm Jones on the stage. We've got a stage here screaming at us, get into the gutters, um, it's, yeah, we've come a long way. It's exciting. Isn't it great? Well, happy Pride [00:31:30] to you. I hope you have a lovely day. Happy Pride to you both. Enjoy some of the sun as well. I will do that. Bye. Take care, lovey. Bye bye. Oh my god. It's quite overwhelming. We just walked into the Harbour Lounge, which is backed by the most beautiful view of the city and it's a gorgeous day outside. And uh, just looking at all the different stalls here. And, um, should we pop over and see Queer Archives Aotearoa, yeah? We might have to come back to them, they look completely [00:32:00] slammed by all these people chatting to them. So, let's see what's behind us. We've got the Burnett Foundation, should we pop over and have a little chat with them? Kia ora! How are you going people? We're doing great! How are you going? I'm Hamish. I'm just um, hanging out with Gareth, and we're just going around chatting and seeing how people are doing. How's Pride and your experience today? Oh, awesome. No, we're having a great [00:32:30] time. We're so excited to seeing the amount of people here just celebrating Pride. Everyone's in such glorious moods to be here as well. You can feel the energy. It's wonderful. It's so wonderful. Do you want to tell me about the Burnett Foundation and what you're about? Absolutely. So, the Burnett Foundation is all about education around HIV, um, transmission. Um, we do on site testing for both HIV and syphilis, um, we provide a lot of information in regards to, um, wider rainbow [00:33:00] sexual health, completely free services as well. Okay, so, and the Burnett Foundation came from Bruce Burnett, wasn't it? Yes. Who was a wonderful gay man who came back to New Zealand, I think it was, it must have been the early 80s, he came home. Yes, absolutely, that's absolutely right, and it's all part of recognising, you know, all the wonderful, the wonderful mahi that Bruce has done alongside a lot of other people. Sadly he passed away, but Bruce, the Burnett Foundation, comes from the New Zealand AIDS [00:33:30] Foundation, doesn't it? Yes, that's absolutely right, yeah. Born from that, and then, um, the Burnett Foundation is, uh, trying to move away from it's just not about HIV, it's about the holistic look of, uh, look of it. Is that, is that, am I on the money with that? So still recognising that HIV is at the forefront of the work we do, but recognising that we're, we're here for all sorts of wider rainbow community as well, and recognising that. recognising all the communities affected by HIV. Oh well thanks for chatting with us today. I was just looking at your fabulous store. [00:34:00] You've got answer a question, win a prize. So tell me what's the question and see if I can answer it. Okie dokie. What does U equals U mean? Q equals U. U equals U. Oh U equals U. Yes. What does it mean? It means undetectable equals untransmissible, transmittable. That's exactly right. Wow that's awesome. How did I know? Hey, well, thanks so much for your time. I'm glad to hear that we're able to spread a message that [00:34:30] undetectable equals untransmittable. Awesome. Thank you so much. I hope you guys have a wonderful day. Hey, thanks guys. See ya. Oh, we've got some room over here now at Queer Archive. Kia ora. How are you guys going? I'm Hamish. Kia ora. Welcome to Kawemahara, Queer Archives Aotearoa. It is the new name. Oh, is that the new name? Very good. Which came from the community. I'm just catching up. And it means to [00:35:00] carry the memories of our past, present and future queer communities. Are you still housed up at the um, the old National Library? Yes we are. Oh wow. They are like a kaitiaki and we're still owned by the queer community. Isn't that wonderful, they're still offering you support. And what do you need from people who might be hanging out here today? Well, just to understand. And the importance of keeping our queer stories alive and also [00:35:30] honouring the people that fought for our liberation during gay liberation, homosexual law reform, all of the things that made us be able to live our lives in peace and harmony and the way we want. The way we want. That's an awesome outcome. And we've got people if they wanted to could join. Yep. Absolutely. And we've got a whole bunch of volunteer opportunities, including a new working group, which is specifically trying to capture. Trans and intersex, um, digital archives that are being made today, so we don't miss out [00:36:00] on, on all the, all the content that's being, that's being made now. Port of Mahi, well I hope you're able to find some new volunteers here today, and um, thanks so much for your time. Thank you, and thank you for recording this event. Thanks guys, see ya, bye bye. Hey I'm Hamish, I'm just hanging out with Gareth, and we're just going around chatting some people on the stalls, and I see you've You're here in, I think, aren't you Wellington Frontrunners? Yes, [00:36:30] yes we are. Do you want to introduce yourself and say, tell me about Frontrunners? Uh, I'm Brendan. I'm Anthony. Uh, and Frontrunners is a free and friendly group for all LGBT runners within the Wellington region. Uh, we meet once a week outside Friberg Pool on a Sunday morning at 9am. Wow, that's great. That's pretty awesome, and so if you go, is it a, like if I was, had never run before and I wanted to learn to run, could, can you do it with me, or would you, do I need [00:37:00] to be a fabulous runner? Uh, you can, you can certainly start, start, um, with us, um. So you can take all, all abilities is what I'm thinking. Yes. We never leave anyone behind. Yeah. You don't leave anyone behind. Oh my God. It's like the Navy Seals. I love it. And, and since, uh, and since our dear Nigel departed, we don't run up that terrible hill anymore. Oh, do you not do, when I ran in for Jolly Frontrunners, Nigel always made me run up that hill. Especially at the [00:37:30] end. Yes. Right at the up that zigzag round up from the bay. Oh my God. That was a killer as well. It was indeed. We don't. So. So, I'm letting it out here that, yes, I used to run for Wellington Frontrunners as well. I loved it. And Nigel Departed means he moved to Hawke's Bay. He didn't die. Just for anyone who's listening, thinking, oh my god, does Nigel die? Wonderful Nigel Jeffcoat, who is a great supporter. And he would be running along like a whippet, and I'd be running like a draft horse. And he'd be [00:38:00] chatting away to me, and I'd be smiling. Sweating away and hardly able to breathe and talk. That's Nigel. That's Nigel. That's our Nigel. That's awesome. Great to hear that Frontrunners is still happening. Yep. Yep. And um, you're looking fabulous as a result of your efforts. Oh of course. Always. Okay. Thanks for chatting with us today. See ya. Kia ora. How are you? Hi Sandra. Hi Sandra. I'm Hamish. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you Hamish. How's Pride and the um, out in the city going for you? Um, going good so far. I see you're wearing a Glamourphones t shirt. Oh we're [00:38:30] seeing you soon. Are you staying? Yes, we'll be here for the event. I think you're on the main stage at 3 o'clock, is that right? Uh, 1. 45. Oh, 1. 45, oh my goodness. That's very soon, yeah. Okay, we'll have to come and enjoy. Do you know what you're singing today? Five songs, six songs, I'm not telling you. Okay, that's fine. You better be here to hear it. I'll have to be here to get it, that's great. So, thinking about the Glamour Phones, how long have you been singing with them? I wanted to start it last year. Awesome. Mid July. Okay. I. Well apparently, every [00:39:00] concert Glamourphones have, I'm there. I'm always watching their concerts. So, I have been thinking about joining Glamourphones many years ago. Even my friends inquired me to join. I said, I haven't got the voice, so I, I'm not sure. I'm thinking about it. So, last year when I watched their, um, Dolly Parton show at St. Andrews. Oh yes, yeah. That's what made me decide big. You felt inspired. Yes. Listening to the beautiful voices. And seeing those, that great connection that those people have. Yeah, and now thanks to this. [00:39:30] You were dancing as well? Yes. So singing and dancing? Yes. Oh my god, is there anything you can't do? I can't climb a wall. You can't climb a wall. I think it's probably just as well. Yeah. Well that's great and um, Have you got a favourite stall other than the Glamourphones? Have you got a favourite stall that you might have seen here today? No I haven't. Is there anyone, nothing yet impressed on you? No, it was just nice to see everyone out today. Isn't it lovely? All our young ones, our young generations coming out. Nice to see. That's what I [00:40:00] noticed as well. There's so many people who are um, yeah. Young and colorful and free. I love it. Yeah. And a grateful day too today as well. We should have been outside. I know, but we can never tell what the weather's gonna be like here. Could be like last Monday. Oh, that's true. Remember we, when we had the other day, we had Newtown Festival on the Sunday. Did you go to that? It was just gorgeous. And then it was the next day. It was a how horrible cold day. I'm glad I made a Sunday. Yeah. So that's why we moved it to. Yeah. Anyway. [00:40:30] Hey, well, lovely to see you. It's lovely to see you too. Enjoy your day. I will. And you too. Okay. Taste every flavour. It's a good t shirt. Thanks, doll. You're welcome. Take care. See you again. Bye bye. See you soon. Bye bye. I'm Hamish. Nice to meet you. I'm Kent. Nice to meet you. And I see you're hanging with the Glamour Phones. Yes. You've got a Glamour Phones t shirt on. Yes. Wearing it well. And is this a song? I hear you're singing five songs at 1. 45. Actually, seven songs. Seven songs at 1. 45. Is it? Do [00:41:00] you want to tell me, do you know who chose the songs and why they chose them? I think our director Rachel chose them. Most of them have a queer history to them, so, you know, all classics. Do you want to tell me about some of them and what they mean to you? Oh, um. Any of them? Any of them special to you? Or what are some of them? Maybe I know some of them. Constant Craving by Katie Lang. Right. It's a banger. What else are we doing? It's like last week. I'm so on a limb here at this stage because I'm not very good at singing. [00:41:30] A little respect. I mean, that's, have you seen that musical video from like back in the 90s? 80s? 90s? I mean, I'm sure before the time, it was so gay. It's just eluding me right now, but yeah. Oh, sorry. Talking about a revolution? Old people. Me and my memory. What was the last song? What are you going to close with? I think I Will Survive. Oh, of course. A total gay anthem. I remember screaming that on the media dance floor. Floor anyway, [00:42:00] so, um, great. So that's enough about your last weekend, isn't it? So tell me about, um, the glam phones, how long you've been singing with them. Uh, I've been in it just one year. One year? Um, yeah. Oh, did you, did you um, join up after the last Hicky? I think I met you on that hick. That was so last. Pride after. Pride event. You um, started singing with the Glamophones. What a great outcome from a community organisation like that. Yeah, I mean, the HECO was, I mean, obviously what they're marching for was great [00:42:30] as well, but it was great to have lots of community groups and have that awareness of what's out there in Wellington. That's right, start to learn. And um, and you haven't been Swimming yet? We have to get you in the swimming. One day. One day, maybe. Oh, well I'm glad to hear you joined up with the Glamour Phones. So you guys rehearsed on Thursday night. Yes. Where about, do you still Still in St. Andrews. Is there rehearsal at the St. Andrews on the Terrace Thursday night? What time? Uh, six 6. 30. 6. 30 and anyone can just rock on down and bring their beautiful [00:43:00] voice? Yeah. Yeah. Well they're not so beautiful voice. Well that's nice to know. It's welcoming for everyone. Any kind of voice, of course. You can come and, the beauty of singing in a choir is you don't have to be too fabulous because you're singing in a choir. Exactly. Anyway. I mean I'm there so. I look forward to hearing you guys on the stage and there's seven pieces that will be a part of that. Thanks Hamish. Thanks Gareth. See ya. Bye bye.
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