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10 Nov COP23 reinforces climate change inequity

9 November, 2017. Bonn, Germany – I was inspired by the stories and strength of the Pacific Climate Warriors yesterday as they presented their Climate Declaration to Pacific delegates, over in the side events section of COP23 – the Bonn Zone. Leading up to COP23, the Pacific...

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Jacynta dances the Samoan siva at the Talanoa space at COP23 in Bonn Germany.

09 Nov ‘May we be healers, not harmers’ – a Pasifika plea at COP23

8 November, 2017. Bonn, Germany – In a moving and poignant ceremony, the 350 Pacific Climate Warriors presented their Declaration on Climate Change to key Pacific environment leaders here at the UN Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany. Signed by more than 23,000 people, the #HaveYourSei campaign also...

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08 Nov For tonight – I believe in COP23.

9pm in Bonn. Cold. It’s been a long day at our COP23 media training workshop. I’m exhausted. The kind of tiredness where you just want to sit down on the sidewalk and (cry) go to sleep. But we also havent eaten so we find a...

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06 Nov False ‘short walks’, shoes and good food – the answer to COP23

One must be careful when dealing with different countries, cultures and languages. Because if we’re not careful, then differences can lead to SOME people thinking bad words and getting musu at others. This is particularly important at international conventions where countries are trying to find...

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03 Nov Coconut Girl at COP23 – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  As I write this, I am going to Bonn, Germany for COP23 – the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change.  This year’s COP is being chaired by Fiji and as part of that, 10 journalists from the Pacific were awarded...

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31 Oct Sia Figiel – raising awareness of mental health in Pasifika communities

30 October 2017. – In a powerful series of social media posts, internationally acclaimed Samoan author Sia Figiel has gone public with her struggle with mental illness and called for greater awareness and advocacy for those in our worldwide Pasifika communities living with mental health issues. Writing...

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17 Oct A One-Stop Sunday Toonai Destination: The Apia Fish Market

On Saturday evenings, Fa’auuga Setefano of Leauva’a makes puligi, Samoan style puddings, rich with coconut cream and caramelized brown sugar. Steamed in bubbling pots over her gas burner stove, it’s hot tiring work. Especially when she makes 38 of them as she did last night....

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Banner poster at the Ending Violence Funrun event in Apia. Photo - Mele Mauala

02 Oct How to get a Protection Order in Samoa

The Family Safety Act was passed in 2013. The focus of this legislation is to help keep families safe and in particular, to improve the handling of domestic violence and related matters. A key part of this Act was the introduction of the Protection Order. What...

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29 Sep Our stories – a fire of pleading hope.

Our stories are like a fire of pleading hope lit in the wastelands of half-forgotten things. 29 September, 2017. Samoa – Today is the 8 year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated many coastal villages in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. It’s a day many try...

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21 Sep Lani Young of Samoa Planet – a COP23 Journalism competition winner

15 July, Samoa – Samoa Planet editor and co-founder Lani Wendt Young is a winner of the UNFCCC secretariat journalism competition for Pacific island media. As one of 10 “outstanding journalists” selected from the Pacific, Ms Young will receive sponsored participation in the United Nations Climate...

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