Aroha honour sees Carmen visit NZ again
Posted in: New Zealand Daily News
By GayNZ.com Daily News Staff - 24th February 2010
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Trans-Tasman transgender legend Carmen Rupe is to visit New Zealand again – this time to pick up the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the Aroha Festival.
A lifetime of achievement: Carmen on the steps of Parliament in the 1970s
A special night out at Auckland's Galatos venue is planned to honour Carmen, who now lives in Sydney, for her humanitarian work, cultural significance, and revolutionary impact as a force for social and political change in Aotearoa.
"Carmen is a real living legend," say the Aroha Festival crew.