From watching "Detective Chinatown" in a near empty auditorium to shopping the strip malls of Suva- I spoke to Fiji Chinese migrants about the China dream and the Belt and Road Initiative
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Sun-baked Servant of the Most High
trying to be a good Husband and father. Keen SUP-er and traditional voyager.... also GenSec of (PCC)
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Katrina Esau, 88 years of age, is the last remaining South African who can speak the ancient Khoisan San language N|uu, which is said to be 25 000 years old. 🇿🇦🇿🇦
In May last year, she published a children’s book in her mother tongue, titled '!Qhoi n|a Tjhoi'
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Some images from today of our reefs in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji that are (thankfully) doing well to resist climate change-induced thermal stress. Data are collected, and now uploaded into @datamermaid and contributing to the work of @AllenCoralAtlas and @WCSocean @WCSMelanesiaSci
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Want a part-time paid job tackling militarism & working with a range of peace, human rights & anti-poverty groups? The Global Campaign on Military Spending (), of which we're part, is looking for a co-ordinator! Find out more at
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The Army Chief of Staff (Kasad TNI) General Dudung Abdurachman has completed recruitment of the 726/Tamalatea Infantry Battalion HQ in Bone, South Sulawesi on Tuesday, 9 May, to check the readiness of troops to be dispatched to West Papua as a "combat alert" response.
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Berita Papua // Kasad cek kesiapan pasukan di Bone untuk ditugaskan ke Papua dlvr.it/SnmrVZ
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Tribal fighting has long been a persistent and devastating part of life in the PNG highlands.
ABC presenter recently visited the highlands and spoke to those affected by the violence.
She heard horrible stories of devastation - but also glimmers of hope.
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A powerful panel on "Spaces for our voice & representation" kick starts this morning session.
#𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 #𝐏𝐅𝐅𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑
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TAAG Congratulates ‘s Executive Director Nalini Singh (pictured here with our CoFoundress and Executive Director) and the rest of the working group responsible for the successful 3rd Pacific Feminist Forum - PFF.
In solidarity, We speak more power to you.
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"Unity in diversity - that's what I see in this room"
Salote 🇹🇴 of who was thrilled when her application to attend the 3rd #PacificFeministForum was accepted. Young people are working hard to claim space and amplify their voices ✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Awesome! 🇹🇴joins🇻🇺🇫🇯🇳🇺🇸🇧🇹🇻🇪🇺 #FossilFuelTreaty call, when will #NewZealand 🇳🇿 join this & support #FossilFreePacific?
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Mālō e lelei! #Tonga has formally joined the group of nations calling for negotiation of a #FossilFuelTreaty! 
In March, they called for a #FossilFreePacific.
Today, they build on this, proving the Pacific is at the forefront of climate leadership. 
fossilfueltreaty.org/tonga
In March, they called for a #FossilFreePacific.
Today, they build on this, proving the Pacific is at the forefront of climate leadership. fossilfueltreaty.org/tongaShow this thread
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All the time... SaveLaucalaBay
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Right place at the right time: an oceanic #manta ray jumping!! So cool!!
Saw this a few days ago with @manta_luke while looking for mantas in Laucala Bay just off Fiji’s capital #Suva.
Has anyone ever seen this?
@MantaTrust @ILCP @Sea_Legacy
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Read this piece by brilliant human rights lawyer and check out his gorgeous book, No Country For Eight-Spot Butterflies! With a foreword by Arundhati Roy
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Kiribati 🇰🇮 Minister announces their support for the #PortVilaCallToAction for a #FossilFuelFreePacific at the Ministerial Dialogue now underway at the 5th Pacific Regional Energy & Transport Ministerial Meeting #PRETMM
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“The MoU signed between Tuvalu and Sea Shepherd Global represents a significant step forward in the fight against IUU fishing.”
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#BREAKING: Sea Shepherd Global joins forces with #Tuvalu 
to combat illegal fishing in the South Pacific
Check out the full media release below 
dfa.gov.tv/index.php/2023
to combat illegal fishing in the South Pacific
Check out the full media release below
dfa.gov.tv/index.php/2023
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Such incredible speakers at the WCRP G7 Hiroshima Summit Prayer and Symposium! Grateful to be able to share this space and amplify call for JUSTICE FOR ALL CREATION!🌺 Kommol tata 🙏
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Pacific civil society has called on Pacific Energy and Transport Ministers currently meeting in Vanuatu 🇻🇺 to secure the highest ambitions for our people and communities, through a deep, rapid and sustained emissions reduction in these sectors.
➡️ pican.org/post/civil-soc
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Towards just and safe Pacific communities for women and men!
#women #men #children #Safechurches #SafeCommunity #safepacific #pacificconferenceofchurches #eliminateviolenceagainstwomen #EVAWG #Oikoumene #HouseholdofGod #Ecumenism
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And the moment has arrived, watch the different countries that implemented their National Feminist Forum last year now come together in Fiji to share their stories and experiences at the regional space that is the 3rd PFF happening this evening.
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"Meanwhile, Pacific Feminist Fund CoLead Michelle Reddy (she/her) says the PFF will provide support to #women’s organizations making a difference in communities and in families which are usually left behind because they do not meet…lnkd.in/gkPidzen
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This is gross. Please grow up and have some decency our islands facing rising sea levels is not a joke
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This is the life of Indigenous West Papuans in the highlands nowadays: highly militarized.
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Death in custody of an unlucky fate😢
A Papuan man was taken into police custody ALIVE for clashing with them over petty crime on Friday (05/05) night and came out a DEAD body on Saturday (06/05) morning.
In protest, the people returned the corpse to Jayapura City Police.
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Jayapura 5/04/2023
Korban dianggap jambret, polisi amankan yang dianggap tersangka. Tadi malam ada perlawanan dengan polisi.
Org yg ditangkap polisi masih hidup, pagi 6/4/23 dibawah pulang mayat.
Masyarakat tidak terima antar kembali ke Polisi kota jayapura.
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#PeniMoore and #WAC. Thanks Betty. Thinking of that work today and giants of #feministactivism like Peni who passed on after a lifetime of feminist action...#WomenHumanRightsDefenders #PFF2023 #MovementsMatter
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I must have been about 14years old when I first met @noelenen at a training organised by Peni Moore and team. I didn’t know what #PoliticalEconomy was then but I do know that my feminism was inherently grounded in its analysis - always in awe when I hear Noelene speak
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People like you deserve to take the place of innocent people who are suffering from what you/countries doing.
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Yes. Why is boycotting #COP28. At a point it becomes ridiculous and dangerous to #SocioEconomicEcologicalClimateJustice (and many of us would argue, well before this).
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We believe that #climatetalks and the fossil fuel industry’s interests are 
mutually exclusive. The #COP28 presidency is at odds as climate activists react to their vision for a climate action that includes #FossilFuels. What do you think? ft.com/content/70d158
mutually exclusive. The #COP28 presidency is at odds as climate activists react to their vision for a climate action that includes #FossilFuels. What do you think? ft.com/content/70d1586
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Preparations are underway in #Kiribati for the country’s first National SafeNet Summit. Led by the Ministry of Women Youth, Sport & Social Affairs, over 100 delegates will converge from across 🇰🇮 next Monday, representing multi sectors responding to gender-based violence.
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Day 2 training with The weather held up long enough to ensure most of the marine pollution was collected, catalogued and uploaded into Litter Intelligence app. We could not wish for trainers any better than Ben and Caitlyn, vinaka vaka levu to also
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Congratulations to Her Excellency Viranria Brown on her appointment as Vanuatu's High Commissioner to Fiji, Vanuatu's First Female High Commissioner since Independence no less!! 👏💯
Proud is an understatement, may your journey and success be an inspiration to all 💯🇻🇺
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Come join us as we celebrate the Pacific Day of Prayer 2023 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Suva tomorrow afternoon at 5PM!The theme for this year's Pacific Day of Prayer and PCC's 2023 General Assembly is "Do Kamo: Christ Transform us into your new Humanity".
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Reps from the are concluding their first visit to Kiribati today, accompanied by PCC General Secretary. Valery Nodem from & Dayna Oliver from are visiting the region to get a first hand understanding of the challenges faced by PICs.
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Join us and be part of the formative years of our Pacific Feminist Fund.
We are looking for a #consultant to support the #recruitment for a new Co-Lead, Programmes & Innovation. Think you can help? Details below:
#genderequality #genderlensinvesting #feministfund #humanrights
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NZ Foreign Minister @NanaiaMahuta reaffirms importance of NZ’s independent foreign policy & refers to NZ #nuclearfree 
status as a cornerstone of it. Earlier @ChrisHipkins confirmed there have been “no formal decisions on any NZ engagement around #AUKUS” thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350
status as a cornerstone of it. Earlier @ChrisHipkins confirmed there have been “no formal decisions on any NZ engagement around #AUKUS” thepost.co.nz/a/politics/350
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The Pacific calls for freedom for Maohi Nui!
#Kanaky #WestPapua #MerdekaPapua #TannahPapua #SelfDetermination #Freedom #FreeWestPapua #MaohiNui #FreeKanaky #FreeMaohiNui #Pacific #PacificConferenceofChurches #Oikoumene #HouseholdofGod #Ecumenism
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I would recommend this to anyone interested in learning about ways we can reduce the levels of pollution that have plagued island life here in Fiji and the pacific.
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Happening today! ALL welcome to join discussions on pollution reduction in Fiji and the Pacific.
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The World Council of Churches welcomes interested persons to register for the “Caring for the Earth, Transforming Lives” event exploring links between faith and natural regeneration.
Date: Friday 12 May 2023 | 09:00-17:00 CEST
Link to Registration:
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