Recent attendance at a conference
Pictured: Glenda, Melesiale, Tiana, Katarina, Chris and Jioji
Advance Pacific Research Australia: Reclaiming Pasifika Voices: Inform, reform, transform, a conference for Pasifika researchers, students, and postgraduates, and community was held at QUT, July 3 2023 with around 70 participants.
The conference utilised the strengths of Pasifika cultural expressions and protocols to engage undergraduates, community and Pasifika attendees. It also demonstrated the SSAVI principles of spirituality, service, agency, vision, and innovation later shared in detail in a participatory workshop.
The Vision of the Conference, was to encourage all participants to think deeply about why we do research, and how important our motivation, and methodology are to bring about lasting positive outcomes for the communities we serve and originate from as well as those we now live in as part of the diaspora.
This Pasifikaness was woven dynamically throughout the day in the presentation stylings of the presenters and the overall…
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