We live in a part of the world that has huge potential but is currently being subjected to a model of development that only allows for a few elite and money-men to prosper at the expense of the vast majority of Our people.
Our Pacific Ways challenges the current systems of exploitation and asks: What if we did things according to Our Pacific ways?
What if we told you that Our Ancestors were the best navigators using the sun and the stars to travel the Liquid Continent?
What if we told you they were the best naval architects who built ocean-going vessels for international commerce between our island nations?
What if we told you that agriculture developed here first independent of any outside influence?
What if we told you that Our Ancestors lived in harmony with nature before the rest of the world knew anything about sustainable development?
What if we told you that tuberculosis and leprosy were introduced to Our People?
What if we told you that land was stolen from Our People to build churches?
What if we told you that colonial administrations hung Our People in public the same way blacks were lynched in America?
What if we told you that Fiji became independent when it overthrew the British Monarchy and that Solomon Islands is a colony of Australia?
What if we told you of the French domination of the Polynesia and the violation of Hawaiian sovereignty by the United States?
What if we told you of Nuclear testing and the displacement of Our People?
What if we told you about neo-colonization and the systematic exploitation of Our People and Our Resources? ....more