Marama ni Viti Workshop by The Veiqia Project
Over the last few weeks, thoughts about what I know and don’t know about Fijian culture have rolled around inside my head like changing tides. Do I know enough about Fijian culture as whole? How can I learn, while encouraging others to do the same?...
Women With Vision
The Women With Vision event by K&D Management is one that’s close to my heart. In recent weeks I’ve mentioned my thoughts on women genuinely supporting women – that it just doesn’t happen often enough in our Pacific community. I also echo the words of my...
Free Fijian Hugs in the United Kingdom
Bula Talanoa, My name is Luke Rokobuli and I’ve resided in the United Kingdom for the past 13 years. Originally I am from Bua. I now live in Ipswich with my wife and five children. I stumbled across your web site and I think it...
Zeena Suavaga: Wheelchair Basketball, Film, and Focusing on Ability
Tell us about yourself – who are you, where are you from? That’s a simple yet complex question. Who am I? When I’m faced with this question my mind has a tendency to go in many different directions, mainly questions. For example; Am I really who...
Golden Coconut Creations
“Golden Coconut Creations is an independent fashion label that was first conceived in 2010 by three islanders. These friends wanted to create an innovative and unique clothing line to cater for Pacific Islanders all over the world. We officially launched online in November 2011 with...
ArtTalk – Fiji’s Independent Online Art Magazine
When I think of the Pacific, I think of the rich cultures that we’re immersed in. Some old, some new, and many of them expressed through art – a valuable part of Pacific ways of knowing, doing and being. Over the last few weeks, I’ve...
Hunting for the Best Coffee in Suva
After having a two-week trip to Suva extended to six, I decided to start hunting around for the best local coffee spots. For a seriously spoilt, Sydney coffee head like me, finding the right coffee spot was essential to my productivity while writing, working remotely...
Leaning In, Showing Up and Taking a Chance: What it’s Like to Talanoa in Suva
Three weeks ago, sitting on my living room floor, I decided to take the leap into the unknown and hold my first independent event at home in Fiji. A talanoa session – one that would encourage people to step into the limelight of their own...
Elizabeth Kitè and the Queen’s Young Leader Programme
I really didn’t know what to expect when I walked out of the elevator of my office to wait at our designated meeting spot. I knew Elizabeth Kitè was Tongan, she’d recently been selected to represent Tonga in the Queen’s Young Leaders Programme, and that...
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