Our Marama Pacifika Guttenbeil Likiliki-Likiliki Director Women and Children Crisis Centre Tonga is in the House at #ACC2022 presenting the #2022MitchellOration 'Enough is enough: audaciously decolonizing the development and humanitarian nexus' Malo Sistah & Vinaka Vakalevu

.Guttenbeil Likiliki standing in her power. Being vulnerable and so very real. The influx of white-led GBVIE after weeks of WCCC response sent the message that local knowledge was inferior. Are you hearing this, devel sector? Are you ready to do differently? #AAC2022 #decoloniseaid

Question about how to strengthen cross country feminist movements? Start from the local understanding of feminism, which might look different to western understanding, but the root is the same. Build up movements from the grassroots. Guttenbeil Likiliki #AAC2022

“Co-creation, co-design, co-responsibility & collective accountability… it starts with listening.” Honoured to hear from Guttenbeil Likiliki on what is needed to genuinely decolonise aid and development. Lots of reflection on this one #AAC2022 devpolicy.org ANU Crawford School of Public Policy The Asia Foundation

Such powerful words from Guttenbeil Likiliki, Director of WCCC Tonga. 👏 The urgency of decolonising humanitarian aid and development was reinforced by Ofa emphasising the importance to shift from ‘power to not power over.’ #AAC2022

Jo Pradela Alice Ridge Terence Wood Guttenbeil Likiliki I have a heavy bias towards this team as well also because of my own views on the impact of geopolitics haha. But a great line up on both sides! #AAC2022

#AAC2022 kicks off day 2 with some amazing talent in a Great Debate on ‘Geopolitical competition is good for aid.’ Affirmative: Ben Day Bridi Rice Henry Ivarature Negative: Alice Ridge Terence Wood Guttenbeil Likiliki Chaired by Stephen Dziedzic

Repeat after me: geopolitics is not a dirty word BUT it has done dirty things. Guttenbeil Likiliki examples: the terms given to Tonga to join WTO; denial of self-determination as a gender priority by donors; the NZ dawn raids; conditions and rights of Pacific laborers in Aus #AAC2022

#AAC2022 an absolutely great discussion full of sass, provocation and a little devils advocacy Bridi Rice Ben Day Henry Ivarature Guttenbeil Likiliki Terence Wood Alice Ridge 🌟 devpolicy.org ANU Crawford School of Public Policy The Asia Foundation

Now to Guttenbeil Likiliki who tackles Ben’s mantra. ‘Geopolitics is not a dirty word. But. It has done dirty things.’ ‘Yeah aid is good for the Pacific,’ but the power imbalance is detrimental. Are we looking after seasonal workers? Consulting local leaders? Not so much.

🔴 #BREAKING: Paddy Gower has massive news to share - and it will change lives bit.ly/3yQUVzA #Newshub

Legendary I’iga Pisa (born 1882) was 1 of several matai who were exiled by the Germans in 1909 due to their adherence to the Mau a Pule movement for Samoan independence. I'iga was the only one of the exiled matai still living when Samoa gained independence thecoconet.tv/know-your-root…

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Vinaka, #Vanuatu and the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change whose tireless and wide-ranging efforts have brought us to this global milestone-- #PacificIslandsForum statement at the historic adoption today. bit.ly/3nq43tP #ICJAO

This is about power and control. It's toxic masculinity. Our boys need positive mentoring in schools if they don't get it at home. Perfect breeding ground for gangs to recruit IF we don't make key interventions now...

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These last two weeks 4 cases of child sexual abuse. WCCC’s Stay Safe program still not allowed into primary schools #TheTimeIsNow We need proactive leaders who take this issue seriously WCCC (Women and Children Crisis Centre) TONGA #EmpowerChildrenToStaySafe #KnowWhereToGetHelp #StaySafe Program WCCC

GB News suspends Laurence Fox after sick rant about female journalist mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bre… YUCK 🤮 Dan Wootton and Laurence Fox just YUCK 🤮

Congrats SB ✊🏾 But you gotta admitt that wasn’t a game, It was more a technical training session with the Ref 🙄🙄🙄