Polynesian Panther Party Legacy Trust
The Polynesian Panthers met Roger Fowler in the early 1970s when Ponsonby was home to the largest urban Pacific population in Aotearoa.
He helped establish the Ponsonby People’s Union for Survival and ran several much needed community focused programmes like a food co-op, tenant’s rights advice and support.
He was a gifted community organiser deeply committed to social justice. He had a wide field of vision enabling him to see injustice in Aotearoa and injustice overseas are interconnected.
He brought so much light into the world and into the lives of many many people who came within his orbit locally and globally including ours.
He lived his life so others could have theirs.
Manuia lou malaga Roger. Our sincere condolences and aroha to Lyn and the Fowler whanau.
This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.