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We are not drowning. We are fighting.
These photos are just in from the 350 Fiji team - a powerful demonstration of warrior energy. They're putting that fierce and powerful energy in behind everyone showing up in Washington, DC this weekend for the Forward on Climate rally, and in the push for President Obama to deny the Keystone XL pipeline. This was also the launch of a Pacific-wide Warrior Day of Action, with the message "We are not drowning. We are fighting." On March 2nd, Pacific Islanders across 15 Pacific Island nations and territories will...
February, 21 2013 • • 0 Faves
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Lucille aims high at Power Shift
AUCKLAND – Federated States of Micronesia’s (FSM) representative to Power Shift, Lucille Sian wants to create change in the mindset of her country’s people in their attitudes towards disaster preparedness...
December, 5 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Youth Forum kick-starts Power Shift
Participants of the Power Shift: Looking Beyond Disaster Conference AUCKLAND – Power Shift Pacific: Looking Beyond Disaster Youth Forum kick-started today with 60 young people converging at the heart...
December, 5 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Bring it on Fiji!
As we get closer to the start of Power Shift NZ-Pacific, and as young leaders from the region start stepping into the number one rugby playing nation on the planet, to be inspired by other young people from what could become “the” most historical summit for young people in Oceania, it is only a complete event when there are smiling, humble and genuine faces from the Fiji islands. And at Power Shift, we have three very charming Fijians who will be flying their country’s flag at the Pacific youth climate event. Jone...
December, 3 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Christina's countdown to Power Shift!
350 Pacific's inspirational, motivated, young and empowered female organizer from the Solomon Islands, Christina Ora, also a key speaker at Power Shift, shares with us her excitement, building up to...
November, 28 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Tonga to Power Shift
When a 1000 young people from all over the Pacific region will cluster in Auckland, New Zealand for the much anticipated youth climate summit from 7-9 December to “be the change” they want to see in the world, for one young leader from the friendly isles it will be business as usual – trying to inspire young people to voice out in solidarity against the most threatening challenge of our generation. Polikalepo Kefu, an impeccable 350 Pacific organizer, will lead Tonga’s participation at the inaugural Power Shift...
November, 25 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Power Shift: The biggest climate summit the Pacific has seen
Join the biggest youth climate summit the Pacific has ever seen! Power Shift will be part conference, part festival, part workshop and part celebration of the power of 1000 young people to change the world. From 7-9 December 2012, we’re inviting 1000 students, community organisers, young professionals and emerging leaders from across the Pacific region to converge in Auckland for the first ever Power Shift NZ-Pacific. Over the 3 day summit, we’ll engage with climate change solutions, hear from inspirational speakers...
September, 25 2012 • • 0 Faves
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Rewriting her story
By Alejandra Jensen Tell Them (extract from the poem) by Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner …tell them about the water how we have seen it rising flooding across our cemeteries gushing over our sea walls and crashing against our homes tell them what it’s like to see the entire ocean level with the land tell them we are afraid tell them we don’t know of the politics or the science but tell them we see what is in our own backyard tell them that some of us are old fishermen who believe that...
June, 26 2012 • • 1 Faves
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Ambassador Moses from Nauru: "Climate change - the silent motivator"
One of our heroes, Ambassador Marlene Moses of Nauru (here she is, at Right, at one of our events in South Africa), has just written a piece on Huffington Post about the Rio Summit and how little is spoken about climate change in the official documents. In it she referred to how infrequently climate change is referenced, such that it is almost a "silent motivator." We stand with Ambassador Moses and all those converging on Rio--these global summits can be great opportunities--but only with a popular outcry accompanying...
June, 14 2012 • • 0 Faves
