About The Event
Parade and Picnic. Celebrate. Share. Laugh. At 12pm We will be parading from Te Manawa Museum to Te Marae o Hine in the Square. There will be Giant Puppet representations of varied ethnicities who make up our city, along with women of all ages and abilities. We will be parading to and around the Square, to finish at Te Marae o Hine for laughter, celebration, songs, dances, and a few speeches. We will be having a shared Picnic, so bring a plate to share. Food can be dropped to Te Marae o Hine (in the Square) before the Parade. We are excited to announce there will be a mass dance for all women attending. We invite you all to join us in this powerful moment together. Moves for this mass dance will be taught at One hour Rehearsals to be held at Te Manawa Museum on Sunday 26th Feb at 1pm and at Palmerston north City Library Wed 3rd March at 11.30am and Sunday 5th March at 1pm. We also invite contributions for a collaborative Big Book, where women can leave a record of their experiences, thoughts, recipes, wishes. Paper will be provided, or things can be prepared in advance and bought along to add to it during the Picnic in the the Square. This will be a record/snapshot of women in the region and may be displayed within the community after Women's day. We are working with newly arrived Syrian, Columbian and Southe Eat Asian women to create their own Giant representative. These will join the 9 other Big Girls that have been created in past years with our diverse community, with representatives from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Aotearoa and the Pacific. Proudly suppported by: New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, PNCC Celebrating Communities fund, Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science & History, Jennifer Moss Music and English Language Partners
About The Organization
Rangiwahia Environmental Arts Centre Trust inc.
Listed within our kaupapa/ vision/missions are:
Create street spectacles for and by the community.
Raise awareness of environmental issues and positive
actions for change.
Help further understanding and appreciation of different groups that make up our communities.
Promote local pride and engender raising the profile of marganalised groups.
Encourage hopes and dreams.
Reduce - Reuse - Recycle - Renew.
Help people realise that being involved in their community can be cool.
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