Gender and Development, Fiji, Pacific
Joined September 2014
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Tonight throughout the Pacific, candles are being lit for LGBTIQA+ & Climate activist Poli Kefu. Poli was murdered 2 days ago.
Join. Post a picture using hashtag
#Justice4Poli
SRHR . Know our health. Celiac disease linked to earlier menopause | Article [AMP] | Reuters reuters.com/article/us-celia…
Joanne Lee retweeted
Farah Stockman fact-checks a widely-read list of Trump’s accomplishments, compiled by one of his supporters.
"Facts are vital. But they are insufficient. A bit of context is usually required to produce the truth," she writes. nyti.ms/3bTO3GL
To quote Mulan, "I've been with you all my life, but I'm seeing you for the first time"
Locals have been spending an average of two to three nights at local resorts and hotels as part of the ‘love our locals’ campaign, Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya told Parliament last week. #TimesNews #FijiNews #FijianParliament fijitimes.com/rates-attract-…
The shells of time #pacificoceans #pacificpeople
This type of shell you will only find on Ebon atoll during summer season. Type of style - Egyptian necklace. Kommol liDai and gold @goldilockssx
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[ HOT OFF THE PRESS ]
Download our Women in fisheries bulletin to learn more on Women’s resilience to climate change and disaster risks in the Pacific.
bit.ly/WIF_32 #PacificFisheries #womeninfisheries #gender
Worth sharing again - sustainable pesticide free farming. We need more agricultural colleges for knowledge and research that are not funded by agri-chemical companies
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the UK pushing back against this guy being appointed to UK Board of Trade as he is a misogynist, sexist and overall poor leader. Well done UK. Meanwhile Australians voted him in as their PM.🤦🏿♀️ #TonyAbbott #feminist
Tony Abbott appointed to Britain's Board of Trade despite heavy criticism abc.net.au/news/2020-09-05/t…
Joanne Lee retweeted
If you are <32 yrs, have a first degree & up for a career at @UN, this year citizens from #Kiribati #Marshalls #FSM #Nauru #Palau #PNG #SolomonIs #TimorLeste #Tonga🇹🇴#Tuvalu & #Vanuatu are eligible for the #YPP prog in Political Affairs, Human Rights, Communications & Management
Applications for the 2020 Young Professionals Programme Exams (YPP) are now open on careers.un.org! 📣
Les candidatures aux examens du programme Jeunes administrateurs de l'ONU (YPP) 2020 sont maintenant ouvertes sur careers.un.org ! 📣
#UNTalent #YPP2020
Joanne Lee retweeted
The office romance was already a dying breed. The pandemic has accelerated its decline econ.trib.al/EbXkfL8
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What a lovely thing. Thank you.
What a wonderful set of work -@booksthatmatter
#PutHerOnTheMap
#FeministBooks
We're excited to share Fiji's @noelenen, and the work she has done for the queer Pacific community #PutHerOnTheMap 📚🗺️🇫🇯
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“While there’s some recognition that Indigenous knowledge provides the way forward, there's also the ongoing predatory aspect which we need to guard against.” — Professor Steven Ratuva
e-tangata.co.nz/korero/steve…
Anyone in #Sydney with a gigantic screen+ premier acess to disney+ willing to sell tickets?🤷🏾♀️ disneyplus.com/en-au/welcome…
👏🏿 #Feminists 👊🏿 making a point without speaking
#Feminists : I just turned down participation in an upcoming dialogue-type webinar for 3 nights in a row.
Everyone:
*Apologises profusely.
*BUT no-one changes their webinar schedules in Sydney, New York, Geneva or Bangkok for our convenience.
No thanks. #MovementMatters
"I felt at the time that to speak of it more openly would somehow implicate me, that my story could be seen through the lens of advocacy instead of hard and fast reporting" this is being a person of colour in the newsroom these days. Can't we combine advocacy and objectivity?
"Under the banner of diversity, we are told to bring ourselves and our perspectives. But, if we bring too much of them, we are marked and kept back." For @walrusmagazine, I wrote about my decade in journalism and the cost of being The Only One In The Room. thewalrus.ca/objectivity-is-…
2020 the year of change. new ways of working, different mindsets and new journeys and experiences - and independence! best of luck with the transition Michelle and team @fijiwomensfund #nolongeraforkintheroad (Am I allowed to make up my own hashtags? )
@fijiwomensfund is transitioning to becoming an independent entity under Fiji’s Charitable Trust Act . With @mamacash support, we have begun consultations with stakeholders seeking their views on our Trust Deed.Our new blog shares our journey so far! bit.ly/3gkZkQV
Having diverse teams ensures we are able to reach more people during #disasters and #emergencies. This week we are reflecting on the role women play in emergency management in the #Pacific #PIEMA #GEMdDiv
This is sad that prisoners are resorting to this but can someone tell the commissioner that there is no such thing as self inflicted rape?! fijitimes.com/prisoners-reso…