Miriam Wood reflects on her experience working with youth in Vanuatu, and asks whether aid money is better spent on quantity or quality…
Oceania
30 October Newsletter
News on the Just Focus regional groups, activist arrests, Turkey and the Kurds and more…
The Anti-Vitamin Bill
The Therapeutic Products and Medicines Bill has had minimal media attention, but it is likely to affect more of us than the Anti-Smacking Law ever will.
Eco-prisoners: from the US to the Pacific
Across the globe there have been many brave acts of resistance against those exploiting both humanity and the environment. Unfortunately as global awareness of environmental issues increases so does repression of those brave enough to stand up.
MY PYF EXPERIENCE: A REFLECTION
I knew that my going to the PYF would be a liberating home-coming of sorts, to a place in Polynesia which is a significant part of both my family heritage and cultural identity.
PACIFIC YOUTH CHARTER
The outcome of the first Pacific Youth Festival, held in Tahiti in July 2006, is the Pacific Youth Charter. Have a read and then comment in the forum…
THE PYF: PĀKEHĀ REFLECTIONS ON A PACIFIC GATHERING
For myself personally, the Pacific Youth Festival was a chance to reflect on my own culture and identity, and to think about my place both in the Pacific and in Aotearoa.
EATING THE MEDIA LUNCH
In an increasingly decreasing world, the Global Media are playing more of a role in how young people interpret and understand their surroundings. Here’s a word of warning - never believe everything you see and hear.
A FESTIVAL “PACIFICALLY” FOR YOUTH
Tahiti. Sun, sand and… socio-political activism? This may not be the most likely combination, but for over 1000 youth from around the Pacific region, it seemed to do the trick.
PYF: A TRIP TO TAHITI, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD IT BE?
Nicole Mathewson describes the Pacific Youth Festival - from pre-departure nerves to an experience that taught her more about culture, respect and love than she learned in all her years at primary and secondary school.
