• Opinion
  • 19 Nov 21

100 Voices #AllAgainstRacism: Arvo Party – "We should be helping each other towards a better world for everyone. Because what else is there?"

100 Voices #AllAgainstRacism: Arvo Party – "We should be helping each other towards a better world for everyone. Because what else is there?"
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Arvo Party shares his thoughts and experiences as part of 100 Voices: #AllAgainstRacism.

Arvo Party,
Musician & Composer

Nobody should be judged by the colour of their skin, by their culture, their language, or their place of birth. None of us chose to be the colour we are. None of us requested to arrive at a certain place or time. But we are here now and we should be helping each other towards a better world for everyone. Because what else is there? Love above all.

Read Part 1 of 100 Voices: #AllAgainstRacism, in the current issue of Hot Press. Available to pick up in shops now, or to order online below:

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Special thanks to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission for their support in this project.

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