WELLINGTON (PASIFIKA NETWORK GROUP) – Boxing legend David Tua will inspire hundreds of Pacific men with his personal story of anger, depression and suicidal thoughts at the historic Gathering of the 3000 event.
Hundreds of Pacific men will gather in Wellington later this month for an event that will challenge Pacific men to address issues such as family violence, health and financial capability.
As a keynote speaker, Tua says it will be an opportunity for men to “talk openly about the challenges they’ve faced and really confront the issues affecting Pacific men and their families”.
“These issues need to be talked about and the negative statistics cannot become the norm. We are so much more than what the statistics say about us, we are intelligent, we are kind, we are loving,” says Tua.
“I’ll be at the Gathering of the 3000 to express the challenging times in my life and how I found a solution to get out of those dark times,” says Tua.
Organisers are looking to register more than 3000 Pacific men and their supporters nationally, to agree to a pledge of changing their lives and positively influencing their families and communities.
