Double the Quota poster

This poster was the public and tangible face of the Double the Refugee Quota campaign in 2016. The campaign began in 2013 and is run by the independent activist organisation Doing Our Bit led by Murdoch Stephens who is assisted by volunteers and supporters throughout New Zealand.

The plight of refugees throughout the world has become particularly urgent and topical with the massive exodus of Syrian refugees since 2010. Many are debating whether New Zealand should increase its quota of refugees who arrive through the UNHCR resettlement programme. Since 1987 New Zealand's quota has remained at 750 refugees a year. It was reviewed by the government in 2016, hence the campaign's presence in the streets to reach more people than just those engaged with the ongoing online campaign.