OUR ISSUES

Pacific Peoples' rights

Mobilising Pacific Peoples to be politically and economically self-determining

In conflict with the world view of our Oceania home, we connect Pacific peoples and build movements to determine the direction, autonomy and integrity of our region’s development. Working to assert the importance of our place in the world, particularly regarding our ocean home’s strength to weave our struggles together on self-determination, climate change resistance and nuclear justice.

  • Elevate and mobilise the voices of those practising and promoting self-determination and custodianship;
  • Promote self-determination by challenging the political and economic activities of colonial and occupying powers in the region;
  • Create new avenues to explore people-to-people forms of self-determination and sovereignty.
 
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Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance

Youngsolwara Pacific

Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance

Established in 2009, the Melanesian Indigenous Land Defence Alliance (MILDA) is a regional civil society network that supports and coordinates community efforts to maintain control over our land, ocean and resources.
Recognising threats to customary land systems, our intention is to unite, organise and defend guardianship of Melanesian communities over our land, ocean, water, air and natural resources. We assert that the customary systems are the basis of life and community in Melanesia.
We aim to lead, coordinate and support the effective functioning of the MILDA network by mobilising to effectively address issues of concerns in Melanesia.

MILDA is connecting Melanesia and building networks locally, nationally and regionally to keep our people informed on the common issues affecting them and asserting their power and control over land and resources. MILDA also stands in solidarity with those advocating for their political freedom such as West Papua, Kanaky etc.
MILDA website

Youngsolwara Pacific

Youngsolwara is a regional movement comprised of a collective of activists from the Pacific. We share common concerns on issues impacting our Pacific people and our islands. Youngsolwara is a movement birthed from the regional gathering, Wansolwara Madang Dance in 2014. The Madang Dance was a gathering of practitioners, academics, musicians, bloggers, artists, university students, community workers, social workers and activists, youth and church thinkers.

The Madang Dance provided the opportunity for youth and students who attended the meeting to have a separate space from the larger Wansolwara Movement to discuss issues concerning the Pacific through a young Pacific person’s perspective. Participants include students from the Divine Word University (PNG), University of Papua New Guinea (PNG), University of Goroka (PNG), University of the South Pacific (Fiji), West Papuan activists, Victoria University (New Zealand), Bismarck Ramu Group (BRG), Pacific Network on Globalisation (Regional), Pacific Conference of Churches (Regional) and other participants from Papua New Guinea.
Youngsolwara Pacific website