Fiji women send a clear message to world leaders in Copenhagen

Women’s Action for Change have been lobbying for climate justice in lead up to COP15 and are now sending this clear message to governments from around the world that the women of Fiji want carbon dioxide emissions reduced to at least 350ppm to ensure survival of small island states – for the future of women, families and children.

We speak with Noelene Nabulivou, Coordinator, and Peni Moore, Creative Director, about the work of Women’s Action for Change (WAC).

Can you tell us a little about your organisation’s work?

Women’s Action for Change was founded in 1993 by a group of local women who identified a need for more community-based, participatory work on gender equality issues for diverse women in Fiji.

The aim was to create a feminist, ecologically sustainable community-based organisation using a wide variety of theatre and arts-based learning methods, working toward full gender equality and social justice for all. WAC also believes that work to envision and create a gender equal future necessarily includes attention to conflict transformation, active non-violence and peacebuilding.

Women’s Action for Change releases November 2009 Peacebuilding Newsletter – WACky Peace

IWDA partner agency Women’s Action for Change (WAC) has released another creative, fun and interesting edition of WACky Peace featuring articles on advancing Sexual rights as part of Women’s Equality and EVAW Work in the Pacific, gender and sexuality baiting.

In this 16 Days Campaign Edition Newsletter you can find information about their pantomime The Princess Who was Kidnapped, and stories from women from 15 informal settlements in Fiji that are growing a movement for gender equality.

On 18th November, Fiji based organisation Women’s Action for Change (WAC) held a learning circle on gender and sexuality baiting as part of their 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence campaign.

The learning circle addressed the issue of negative ideas about diverse gender identity and sexuality being used around the world, often systematically, to discredit individuals, organisations, and political agendas, and acknowledged that this can prevent or slow us from acting together against gender based violence, and toward gender equality.

IWDA partner agency Women’s Action for Change (WAC) has their September newsletter WACky Peace now available online.

Inside readers can find articles on WAC’S 2009 play ‘Bats and Birds’ which “uses the bats and birds of Fiji to discuss racism, child rights, community care and cooperation, environmental sustainability of Fiji forests, nonviolence and peacebuilding.” Readers can also learn about WAC’s informal settlements program, and read an interview with Losana Buli, member of WAC’s informal settlements women’s network.

Women’s Action for Change (WAC) in Fiji has just released their first peace-building newsletter entitled Wacky Peace. It is a very interesting read, outlining WAC’s approach to peacebuilding, their program
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Elimination of Violence Against Women Youth Project
In Fiji, a growing number of women have been struggling with the issue of violence. As reported by Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (Website: 8
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