Prologue

"Oppression" is a very "in" word these days. It usually has a starring role in any student vocabulary, and is bandied about with reckless carelessness along with other words like "workers" and "struggle".

People are getting sich of words, something more concrete is needed, so when "oppression" sprang from a most unexpected quarter, - a secondary school, and landed in our laps, people began to take notice. Eruera Nia's story caused last week's SRC meeting to carry on past two o'clock and, for once, nobody cared!