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An art exhibit is bringing the struggles of the Banaban community to the global stage, providing them with a platform to share their history and demands for action from the governments of Fiji and Kiribati to safeguard their human rights. Through 9 March, Tāmaki...
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ICAAD, the Auckland Banaban Christian Fellowship Support Hub, the Banaban Women’s Organization, and the Rabi Council of Leaders have launched a new initiative centered on building and exhibiting the arts from Banaban artists and storytellers in Tamaki Makaurau...
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On October 19, ICAAD joined the group of powerful Pacific civil society advocates to sign the historic Kioa Climate Emergency Declaration. Unlike similar declarations, delegations came directly to communities on the frontlines of the climate emergency on Kioa Island....
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Erin Thomas is the Policy and Research Coordinator at ICAAD and has been involved with ICAAD since 2017. A skilled facilitator and researcher with impact, Erin has worked on difficult human rights issues in the Pacific including gender-based violence, nuclear justice,...
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The USP Banaban Student Association in Suva with ICAAD’s Erin Thomas and ICAAD Artivist, Katja Phutaraksa Neef Since July 2021, ICAAD has been collaborating with the Banaban Local Government and Civil Society Working Group on answering some big questions on...
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In June 2022, the ICAAD team participated in the Pacific Climate Change Migration and Human Security Regional Dialogue held in Nadi, Fiji. The dialogue brought together civil society and non-state actors for the first two days and then invited the Pacific Islands...
