Marina Alefosio on social change for equity

Marina Alefosio has performed spoken word poetry and music both locally and internationally for varied events including Nuyorican Poets Café New York 2012; TedX Auckland 2013; Adelaide Fringe Festival 2016; Toronto Writers Festival 2021 and most recently at the Dawn Raids Apology Ceremony by the NZ Government in Auckland 2021. *

Poet and artist Marina Alefosio.

She was also awarded two artist residencies with the Banff Creative Arts Institute in Canada in 2019, and with Tautai Arts Trust in 2021. She has co-written three theatre shows with the Black Friars Theatre Company from 2018-2021 and released her first song, "We Want the Dawn" on all music streaming platforms. Her poetry has been published in anthologies with a short story published in the IKA 4 Journal with the Manukau Institute of Technology. *

(* from Marina's bio in 'Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity').