Pacific Stream: Community Narratives of Climate Change

When:
May 16, 2017 - January 16, 2017
Time:
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Category:
Lecture
Location:
MAC D115
Details:

Pacific Stream: Community Narratives of Climate Change 
MAC D115 or online via Facebook
Hosted by Pacific People Partnership 


Community Narratives of Climate Change is an interactive panel featuring the voices of South Pacific Islanders on the relationships between climate change, community displacement and Indigenous knowledge. With Pacific Islanders widely portrayed as the first climate refugees, our panelists will unpack the disconnect between community-based and global narratives of climate change, and how the climate refugee narrative interacts with Indigenous identities and histories of Pacific Islanders. The panel will be an educational and participatory experience, live broadcast as part of our Pacific Stream series to communities across the South Pacific. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions. Panelists include Selwyn Toa (Vanuatu), Eugene Lee (Borneo) and Mikaele Maiava (Samoa). We thank Kirk Schwartz from MediaNet for technical support. 


Chair: Eli Enns UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA/CANADA 
Eugene Lee UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA/BORNEO 
Mikaele Maiava SAMOA 
Selwyn Toa UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND/ VANUATU