Yep, that's Kate Fanning, the Director of 'White Indigenous Rights Alliance':
When I chose the name White Indigenous Rights Alliance for my organisation, it was not just because it is an accurate description of what the organisation is and what it will do, but also mostly for the symbolic value of such a name.
The acronym WIRA has deeper meaning in the origins of Indo-Aryan languages.
Its most common meaning is Hero, in other contexts its meaning is White.
WIRA Etymology:
From Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (“man”)
Cognate:
With Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀 (vīra), Latin vir (“man”), Lithuanian výras, Old Irish fer, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Old Norse verr, Old English wer.
In Sanskrit it is वीर (vīra) it means hero, fighter, one who is brave
वीर • (wīr) f (Perso-Arabic ویٖر) meaning, white willow.
Adjective:
वीर • (vīrá) meaning: heroic, powerful, strong, excellent, eminent
Nouns:
वीर • (vīrá) m
a man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero, husband ,male child, son, heroism
In modern times Wira as a name for a child means White, it is most popular in Poland as a boys name in modern Europe. Wira in English was used as girls name according to some sources and also means White.
The meaning of WIRA is: White Heroism.
Could you think of anything more symbolically fitting for the first white rights organisation in Britain?
If you imbed postive symbolism into your most important work, it connects and communicates its messaging more powerfully than mear words into the great collective consciousness of our peoples.
Just a small insight into how my mind works.
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