Aims

The principal objective of the current AWEA constitution is the same as for other Workers Educational Associations in Aotearoa New Zealand:

the advancement, encouragement, and provision of adult and community education that promotes a just and equitable society, in accordance with te Tiriti o Waitangi.

As completely independent organisations each WEA interprets these concepts differently.
For Auckland WEA:

* community education is that which is defined by the learners

* a just and equitable society is one in which people are not advantaged by virtue of age, class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc; at present we are focusing on advantages based on being members of the majority cultures

* Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Māori Text) indicates rights and responsibilities which form the basis of a relationship that allowed tangata Tiriti to migrate here on certain terms.

* While the Treaty Resource Centre is a major part of the AWEA's current response to this commitment, the AWEA is also trying to develop enduring relationships with tangata whenua.

For those who agree with the constitutional purpose of the AWEA and would like to support us by becoming a member download a membership form here.