The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) and Pua Mohala I Ka Po, in cooperation with Oceanic Coalition of Northern California (OCNC) presents: Moana Nui 2013:  ”PEOPLES OF THE PACIFIC–CONFRONTING MILITARIZATION, RESOURCE THEFT, GLOBALIZATION & THE PACIFIC PIVOT ” (see announcement) 45 Speakers/ 20 nations:  May 31 – June 2   • May 31 “We Define...
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When Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, the Commander of U.S. Forces in the Pacific, says that the US Navy is, “working to set the stage for the region’s military forces to work together more effectively in responding to climate disruption driven disasters,” he sounds as if he is responding to a new threat that...
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Currently, US military contractor, Lockheed Martin, is negotiating with Fiji’s Bainimarama administration to fast-track and sponsor new legislation that would allow the private U.S.-based transnational titan to delve into experimental deep seabed mining.  Because the U.S. has not ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), U.S. industries cannot engage in...
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March 1st is Nuclear Free Independent Pacific (NFIP) Day and groups in the region will hold commemorative events, observing the anniversary of “Castle Bravo,” the first test of a thermo-nuclear hydrogen bomb near the Bikini Atolls in Micronesia in 1954. Between 1945 and 1992 the U.S. conducted (by official count) 1054 nuclear tests, and...
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Harold Green’s presentation (center, wearing white Morning Star t-shirt): I want to commend Moana Nui for organizing this demonstration on behalf of our Brothers and Sisters in West Papua to help give voice to their fight for freedom, the fight for their to right to self-determination. This being just 2 days after the birthday of...
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  support the document Pacific Island Forum Submissions Page We, the peoples of Moana Nui, connected by the currents of our ocean home, declare that we will not cooperate with the commodification of life and land as represented by APEC’s predatory capitalistic practices, distorted information and secret trade negotiations and agreements. We invoke our...
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International Day of Solidarity for West Papua Independence Indonesia Consulate – 3457 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 90010 Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013  11am-1pm Stand with Free West Papua Associations around the world demanding Indonesia stop their campaign of killings, human rights abuses, and the systematic burning of villages for more information and directions: facebook: Free...
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Wal-March Los Angeles, Chinatown, 1245 N. Spring St, 90012   Last December, WalMart VP Angela Marshall Brown delivered testimony before a Congressional subcommittee on Trade highlighting WalMart’s strong support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free-Trade Agreement.  In her testimony she writes that “WalMart encourages negotiators to secure liberal rules for retail and distribution rights...
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Octavianus Mote from Imi Pono on Vimeo. Action against Congress of Indonesia Diaspora, Los Angeles Sunday July 8, 2012 LA Convention Center. Speaker: Octavianius Mote, John Miller, ETAN (East Timor Action Network) Directions: http://www.diasporaindonesia.org/venue/images/map_lacc.jpg more info on the CID: http://www.diasporaindonesia.org/ Alexander Manuputty from Imi Pono on Vimeo.
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http://tpp-fta-la.blogspot.com/ Health GAP and the California Fair Trade Coalition, AFL-CIO, Citizens Trade Campaign, Friends of the Earth, Public Citizen, Moana Nui and local members of the labor, environmental, Latino, and Asian-Pacific Island communities teach-in and Rally in LA: PANEL: THE TRANS-PACIFIC FTA: “NAFTA OF THE PACIFIC?” Monday, January 30, 2012, 6pm USC University Club...
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