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Posted on 17-12-10 Tom Newnham Memorial Service
17 Dec 2010
Tom Newnham died yesterday, aged 84, from lung cancer. The memorial
service for Tom is at 10am next Tuesday, Mt Eden War Memorial Hall.
Tom was one of the towering figures in anti-apartheid/anti-racist work
when the going was very tough. He also had a wide impact in many other
areas of work in the peace movement, teaching, China society.
Born in 1926 Tom worked in the education field before becoming more
involved in political activism and became strongly involved in fighting
institutional racism in New Zealand. He was secretary of CARE and
campaigned against apartheid, and was very involved in the opposition to
the 1981 Springbok Tour where he was arrested seven times.
Tom spoke Cantonese and Mandarin fluently after living in China and in
recent years was involved in helping Chinese immigrants.
He wrote the book Dr Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall about the
New Zealand missionary nurse who worked in China in the 1930's.
Tom was awarded the Queen's Service Order in 1988.
Please pass on the message to anyone would be interested in attending the
service.
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