PNBHS NEWS
Race Unity Speech Awards
Well done to PNBHS students Jacob Waugh, Piripi Pinfold-Whanga and
John Hopcroft, who competed in the Manawatu/Whanganui heats of the 2020 Race Unity
Speech Awards yesterday. Congratulations
to John, who placed third, and Jacob, who was second, and will go through to
the semi-finals of the competition.
The Race Unity Speech Awards were initiated
by the New Zealand Bahá’í Community in 2001 in support of Race Relations Day
(21 March).
“The speech topic this year is Titiro
whakamuri, kia anga whakamua – To face the future, look to the past. This
year we’re asking speakers to draw on the past to set out their vision for the
future of race relations in Aotearoa. This is the 20th annual Race Unity Speech
Awards, and the 22nd celebration of Race Relations Day in Aotearoa. Much has
been achieved in this time, yet we are more concerned about racism than ever
before. What will the next 20 years hold for our nation?”