I loved the womanly energy that reverberated throughout the room. Like Mililani said, we march to the sound of our culture's drums. I felt that. It was powerful. Her whole talk really finished us off nicely at the end. I was down to get arrested like she has been for her people!
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But also, going into the talk I felt like it was going to speak more to women's issues in the Pacific rather than straight decolonization, though I understand the two are inextricably linked. I felt like in that context, only Ms. Felicidad Ogumoro of CNMI stayed on point.
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The women's summit in CNMI she was talking about that's 6 years running, my mom attended this year & the year before. So it was nice to hear from someone else recognizing the hard work done by i hagan CNMI. I felt like the prompt she had was different from the other women though
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The very first talk given by Ms. Teri Francisco seemed to cover a LOT of ground, which I appreciate but which simply cannot be all covered in the short time she had. I listed everything, and DAMN. Props to her for trying. But I wish it had gone deeper on a few topics, like diet.
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Her stats were great. Domestic violence affects women much more than men. I wish she'd gone in on how Chamorro boys need stronger men in their lives. Women can raise good men, but father figures set the strongest example. We as a culture are failing our boys in this way.
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But everything she listed, from military enlistment rates, to diabetes and cancer, to decolonization, poverty, the Jones Act, suicide, social exclusion, are all tied into our cultures and are valid points. They all deserve to be dug into deeper as a community, idk how/when.
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I mean besides the decolonization conference today I was thinking like townhalls with politicians, community meetings, I want these things to happen. I want real change to come of it. Im impatient. I'm TIRED of disjointed meetings of specific topics already. Let em come together.
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Sandra Creamer's was my fave, because I love law and a strong confident woman who talks law. She fought and saw battles fought in the courtroom without an end in sight. How hard, disappointing, & discouraging it must've been. But by doing that in numbers, you lay the framework.
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I could've listened to her talk with that accent all day lol. I loved her answer to my question. The hard truth of it is we need to raise more attorneys who want to fight for our rights without an end in sight. We need more Julian Aguons. We need to bring together these skills.
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And then Ms. Mililani Trask. Daaang. Those tattoos. That chanting lilt. The beautiful Hawaiian language. I am in awe of her presence. Her points I feel, were the most powerful. We are all one Pasifika people from small islands, united by a vast sea that colonized minds can't see.
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The question asked by Joanie Kerr at the end was powerful but more like a plea. Her voice wavered. I wish the response could have been more solid. Reunification of our islands that have been torn by colonial powers can only happen with the younger generation in power I feel.
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My mom just told me that Ms. Ogumoro is my Auntie
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