4th Pacific Feminist Forum Programme

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Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Bula Vinaka, Ia Orana, Håfa adai, Mauri, Iakwe, Ran Annim, Ekamowir omo, Bonzou, Kia Ora, Fakaalofa Lahi Atu, Alii, Halo gutpela de, Halo Olketa, Talofa, Malo e Lelei, Halo(Bismila), Malo Ni!, Wa Wa! and Tabaotaota! On behalf of the Regional Working Group, we welcome you to the 4th Pacific Feminist Forum. Over the next few days, we gather as a region - feminists, activists, organisers, and allies from across the Pacific - to reflect, strategise, and reaffirm our shared commitment to gender justice, human rights, and self-determination for our communities. This Forum builds on the voices and outcomes of National Feminist Forums (NFFs) held across the Pacific, bringing together diverse experiences and priorities under one roof. We are honoured to host delegates from 19 countries, each carrying the perspectives, struggles, and aspirations of the movements they represent. We extend our deepest gratitude to our member organisations, partners, and volunteers whose work has made this Forum possible, and to each of you for making the journey to be part of this collective space. May these days strengthen our solidarity, sharpen our strategies, and renew our resolve as we continue the work of transforming our region. Vinaka vakalevu, and welcome. The Regional Working Group 4th Pacific Feminist Forum

Name: My Feminist Motto: My vision for the blue Pacific:

The inaugural Pacific Feminist Forum took place from the 28th – 30th of November 2016 at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. The forum brought together over 100 feminists from the Pacific region. In a collective space we acknowledged those who came before us, recognised our diversities, identified our challenges, celebrated our achievements, rearticulated a shared vision, shared strategies, built new and strengthened old alliances, and further defined our shared politics. Our diversities include; women, girls, lesbians, bisexual, trans diverse people, gender non-conforming identities, ethnically diverse women and girls, women of indigenous minorities, women with disabilities, sex workers, women living with HIV and aids, women living in rural and remote areas, young women, older women, heterosexual women, women in sports, women in non-traditional roles, women in creative industries and women in the informal sector and others. A key outcome of the forum was the creation of the Charter of Pacific Feminist Principles. Participants at the forum endorsed the Charter and recommended further endorsement by those who were not able to be at the forum. It sets out the collective principles that are key to our work as Pacific Feminists. The Charter is a living document and is intended to guide our analysis and practice. Charter of Feminist Principles for Pacific Feminists Defining Ourselves as Feminists We are Feminists from Oceania. We have common bonds of wansolwara (ocean), vanua (land) and tua’a (ancestors). We recognise that our strength lies in our diversity. We respect our differences. We work towards transformative change by upholding the rights of women, girls, and non-gender conforming people. We want the best full lives for ourselves and our Pacific communities. Our work and love is focussed on the lives of the women and the people on our many islands and atolls, and the whole planet. As feminists in the Pacific we recognise multiple intersecting forms of patriarchy, long standing and unequal gendered power relations and emerging processes of oppression. Our journeys as Pacific feminists to address these are varied and diverse. We recognise the specific challenge of geographical location in the richness of the vast Pacific Ocean. We also acknowledge our geopolitical histories and their contemporary manifestations as part of the global economic south. We are in solidarity with south communities in the global north, such as indigenous, ethnic minority, Pacific diaspora and climate frontline communities. The diversities of our cultures, experiences, and the multiple social, political, economic and ecological challenges we face as climate frontline states are our realities. The pandanus mats of our current struggles reveals our history of: gendered cultural and social hierarchies; criminalisation of LGBTQI; gender based violence; sex work and human trafficking; poor education systems; underfunded health systems; lack of attention to mental health, including societal stigma; internally displaced persons; rise in fundamentalist religious groups; ethno-nationalism;

colonisation including the world’s last remaining colonies and territories; forced foreign and domestic military occupation; the erosion of democratic spaces; unfair trade; aid; hyper- development and no development; enforced labour regimes; extractive industries; environmental and nuclear disasters, closure of the commons, ecological damage; climate change, refugee and enforced migration and more. We affirm that our Pacific feminist and women’s activism is vibrant and always growing, and draws on its rich lineage and herstories. We acknowledge that there is still a long way to go and this Charter guides our future work. Our Principles as Feminists Wherever we are working, as individuals, in our homes, workplaces, in governments and intergovernmental institutions, regional development institutions, as funders, civil society organisations and social movements, we commit and believe in the following feminist principles: Women’s human rights are, indivisible, inalienable and universal All Pacific women and girls have the right to live free of patriarchal oppression, discrimination and multiple, intersecting forms of sexual and gender based violence and discrimination Feminist solidarity should be based on mutual respect, honesty and open discussion of differences; Universal, comprehensive, integrated and quality health and education systems, including Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is supported Safe systems of care, wellbeing and support should be available for all women and girls Issues of freedom of choice and autonomy regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and sexual characteristics (SOGIESC), affirm the inextricable links between bodily integrity and autonomy, SRHR and social justice, as central to our advocacy Ensuring the inclusion and explicit needs of women and girl’s with disabilities Women and girl’s knowledge, skills and lived realities are acknowledged and affirmed Inclusive multiculturalism where the knowledge, skills and lived realities of Indigenous Pacific peoples, as well as of all ethnic minority groups, including descendants of indentured and settler communities, in all their diversity, are acknowledged and affirmed We commit to non-violence, human security and peacebuilding We will strengthen alliances that assist feminist social movements to dismantle patriarchy, colonisation, neo-liberal development and militarisation We acknowledge men and boys as participants and allies in our work Our Principles as a Collective Whenever we organise collectively as Pacific feminists, we commit to the following: The leadership of women’s organisations and networks in our region should be led and managed by Pacific women from small island states

Recognising the leadership of women of all ages, including older women, young women and girls, and women of all intersectional identities Spaces of power sharing are created across our diversities, in socio-economic and other class and privilege systems, generations, ethnicities, spiritual beliefs and other intersectionalities We recognise our privilege or lack of it, including education, cultural and traditional status, ethnicity, race, urban status, language, sexuality and others Transparency, accountability, and financial responsibility are practiced in our collectives, partnerships, coalitions, networks, organisations and institutions Feminist ethics is practiced everyday All women and girls, including those in rural, remote and urban communities must have access to information and communication platforms, including feminist, appropriate and accessible media and Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Social and economic justice, including sustainable livelihoods, universal social protection and fair and decent work are realised. We will collectively escalate our work to address the climate and ecological crisis of our times, and protect our commons and our planet We commit to decriminalisation of LGBTQI people of all countries in the Pacific region, and advancing legal rights of all LGBTQI people, with focus on third gender legal recognition We commit to decriminalisation of sex work in all countries of the Pacific We commit to decriminalisation of abortion in all countries of the Pacific We commit to protecting women human rights defenders including trans human rights defenders We commit to escalate and support innovative feminist social organising efforts by all Pacific women, inclusive of marginalised rural, remote and urban communities. The Pacific Feminist Charter was endorsed by participants of the Inaugural Pacific Feminist Forum.

Day 1- 21 September (Monday) WELCOME! Time Session/Details 21 September (Monday) Arrival to accommodation Participants to check-in at Main Reception 4.00- 6.00pm Registration All participants to register and pick up your Conference Package Pacific Fem Art Fair: Trade and barter your artifacts Venue Area outside the main conference room 6.00-8.30pm Cultural Night and Solidarity dinner Networking Dinner with other Pacific Feminist sisters, and opening of the 4th PFF Opening Session Session to include welcome address by Regional Working Group members, keynote speakers, performances and solidarity message Introduction of the Regional Working Group PFF Programme Logistics Explanation on the programme for 4th PFF and outcome statement Venue Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3) Day 2- 22 September (Tuesday) SOLIDARITY IN THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT! Time Session/Details 6.00-7.00am Meditation Morning stretch/ yoga exercise on the beach/ lawn 8.30-9.00am Daily Registration

9.00-10.30am Welcome – Regional Working Group reps Celebrating five Pacific Women Human Rights Defenders Moderator: Speaker 1: Imrana Jalal Speaker 2: Sonia Togna Speaker 3: Sainimili Tawake Speaker 4: Helen Hakena Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3) 10.30-11.00am Group photo and tea break 11.00-12.45pm Plenary 2: Reimagining Pacific Feminist Resistance in the Age of a Poly-Crisis. Moderator: Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: Speakers and open discussion in plenary Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3) 12.45-2.00pm Lunch - Restaurant Riviera 2.00-3.20pm Plenary 3: National Feminist Forums in 9 countries- Celebrating successes and learning from challenges Moderator: Nalini Singh (We Rise Coalition) Representatives from the 9 NFF countries: 1.Vanuatu 2.Samoa 3.Papua New Guinea 4.Bougainville 5.Kiribati 6.Niue 7.Solomon Islands 8.Cook Islands 9.Tuvalu

3.20pm- 3.40pm Tea break 3.40pm- 5.00pm Parallel Workshops – Round 1 1A. 1B. 1C. 5.00pm End of day 1 Day 3- 23 September (Wednesday) REACTIVATING RESISTANCE! Time Session/Details 6.00-7.00am Meditation: Morning stretch/ yoga exercise on the beach/ lawn 8.30-9.00am Daily Registration 9.00-10.30am Plenary 4: From Voice to Power: Intergenerational Feminist Leadership in Action Moderator: Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3) 10.30 -11.00am Morning tea 11.00-12.45pm Plenary 5: Our Bodies, Our Rights: SRHR in times of Poly Crisis Moderator: Speaker 1: Speaker 2: Speaker 3: Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3)

12.45-2.00pm Lunch: Restaurant Riviera 2.00-3.20pm Parallel Workshops – Round 2 2A. 2B. 2C. 3.20pm- 3.40pm Tea break 3.40pm- 5.00pm Parallel Workshops – Round 3 3A. 3B. 3C. 5.00pm End of day 2 Day 4- 24 September (Thursday) REIMAGINING PACIFIC FEMINIST FUTURES! Time Session/Details 6.00-7.00am Meditation: Morning stretch/ yoga exercise on the beach/ lawn 8.00-9.00am Daily Registration 9.00-10.30am Parallel Workshops – Round 4 4A. 4B. 4C. 10.30-10.45am Morning tea 10.45-1.00pm Finalisation of the outcome statement and endorsement By the Regional Working Group Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3) 1.00-2.00pm Lunch: Restaurant Riviera

2.00- 4.00pm Closing event Closing in Plenary by the PFF Working Group PFF ends Venue: Pearl Conference Rooms (Civa 1-3)

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