ClareBear 💚 :tinoflag:<p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/566097/youth-mp-wants-to-see-pasifika-voices-in-politics-amplified" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/566097/yout</span><span class="invisible">h-mp-wants-to-see-pasifika-voices-in-politics-amplified</span></a> For Tominiko, the experience reinforced his belief that Pasifika youth must become comfortable with discomfort to claim their rightful place, even when politics felt unsafe.</p><p>"Politics is not safe for Pasifika youth right now," he says. "But by getting into those spaces where we're not welcome, we can make them safe. Not just for ourselves, but for our people and our future." Tominiko <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/watchthisspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watchthisspace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nzpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/tominiko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tominiko</span></a></p>