This week we remember the devastation of the Castle Bravo nuclear weapon test by the United States in the Marshall Islands It has been 70 year but still the legacy of harms from this test (& many others) are being felt across the Pacific Solidarity with the Marshall Islands

Please read Talei Luscia award-winning essay weaving so many nuclear-free, NFIP, Fiji, Suva, Pacific, feminist, popular culture, art, environment, activist, Pacific Studies threads. Politics at all scales! This is an ex. of. transdisciplinary research I believe in for Oceania 🌊

March 1st is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day which marks the anniversary of the US 'Bravo' nuclear bomb detonation at Bikini Atoll

As Marshall Islands marks the anniversary of the 1 March 1954 #Bravo nuclear test, this IPPNW Germany video shares stories from RMI's Bedi Racule and Benetick Kabua Maddison, and activists from Aboriginal Australia, Ma’ohi Nui and the Cherokee nation. youtube.com/watch?v=v-d8PQ…

Youngsolwara Pacific Tim Jones Bedi Racule 🇲🇭🇫🇲 James Bhagwan Ronny Kareni Lisa Viliamu J OraTaiao Pita Ligaiula Pacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN) Vehia Wheeler Moana M Epeli Vl Dr Karly Burch (she/her) Dr. Siobhan McDonnell CWS New Zealand Pacific Conference of Churches Doreen de Brum Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner Talei Luscia Disrupt Weapons=Disrupt Genocide:#ArmsEmbargoNow 🌴PAWA 🌴Pacific Australian Womens Association🌴 Benetick Kabua Maddison Today 💕Details, facebook.com/events/7096655… #NuclearJustice #NewClearWays #PacificLivesMatter RMI National Nuclear Commission Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport Benetick Kabua Maddison Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner Doreen de Brum

1st March 2024 - It's 70 years since the Castle Bravo explosion on 1st March 1954. #NuclearJusticeforthePacific #nuclearfreepacific #PeoplePower

Solidarity with the Marshall Islands, their reefs and islands, their amazing people 🌈🇲🇭 #NewClearWays #NuclearVictimsRemembranceDay

In honor of International Women's Day, I celebrate this brilliant daughter of the #MarshallIslands. Gone far too soon but her legacy lives on in her contributions to our scientific understanding of atoll environments impacted by #nucleartesting and #climatechange. Rest in Love.

Press Release on the Approval of the Compact of Free Association Act 2023

This is what happens to islands in RMI 🇲🇭 during a king tide, a common occurrence and reality for low-lying atoll nations. If you’ve ever asked yourself why RMI leaders, negotiators and climate justice activists lead with so much knowledge, heart and passion—this is why.

On #Fukushima anniversary, discussion on #NuclearColonialism #RadioactiveWaste and more 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=0z89WD… Pacific Conference of Churches CWS New Zealand Ronny Kareni Pita Ligaiula Lisa Viliamu J CWS New Zealand Joey Tau Dr Karly Burch (she/her) DIVA for Equality AucklandPeaceAction Tim Jones

The US Congress just approved US$7.1 billion of COFA funding for three Micronesian states, spread over 20 years. But the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command in Hawai’i has just asked Congress for more than US$26 billion FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. Do the maths on guns and butter.

Over the past week, more reports of floodings came. Besides Majuro, Jaluit, Ebeye, Kili, and Likiep, there’s also reports from Arno, Ebon, Mili, and Ailinglaplap. Here’s high school senior Arty Tabu outside Jaluit High School talking about the flooding

Why do Fiji banks have so many hidden fees????

#MarshallIslands calls for a #FossilFuelTreaty at United Nations #SIDS4! 🇲🇭 This Pacific nation, a leader in climate action, echoes the spirit of nuclear non-proliferation by taking on new weapons of mass destruction—fossil fuels. 🧵 Read about the endorsement 👉 FossilFuelTreaty.org/rmi

"Fossil fuels are at the heart of the planetary crisis that we face today," said Dr. Dr. Hilda C. Heine, President of Republic of the Marshall Islands. At the opening plenary of the #SIDS4 Conference, she officially announced the #MarshallIslands' support for a #FossilFuelTreaty.

"Our ambitious trajectory is not an option but a necessity. Not just for our futures, but our very present," says Selina N. Leem, Micronesia Lead for the #FossilFuelTreaty initiative.

🌍✨ This past Monday, Benetick Maddison shared his story on nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands at the #PeaceBoat event. His and other hibakusha testimonies remind us of the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Youth engagement is key to a peaceful, nuclear-free world! ✌️🌿