One Wave Gathering: Celebrating Culture, Community and Climate Resilience

Experience the spirit of the One Wave Gathering, where Pacific and Indigenous communities unite to celebrate climate resilience. Dive into vibrant Talanoa sessions, unforgettable performances by local Indigenous and South Pacific artists, and immersive displays of art and artifacts illustrating stories of Pacific Indigenous resilience. Don’t miss the screening of YUMI, a powerful documentary on Pacific law students taking climate action to the International Court of Justice, followed by an inspiring community discussion.

 

Event Schedule

11:00 am–3:00 pm

Clifford Carl Hall, main floor 

 

11:00 am Welcome and opening protocol by Songhees Jr Elder and Knowledge Keeper Florence Dick

11:20 am South Pacific protocols

11:35 am Yaqona (Kava) Ceremony 

12:00 pm Tradewinds performance

1:00 pm Esquimalt Singers and Dancers performance, Xwsepsum Nation

1:55 pm Coastal Jammers “Wolf Pack” performance 

2:40 pm Closing remarks

 

 YUMI Film Screening

12:55–3:00 pm 

Conference Hall

 

12:55 pm Opening protocol 

1:00 – 2:30 pm Screening of YUMI

2:30–3:00 pm Community discussion 

 

About Pacific Peoples’ Partnership

https://pacificpeoplespartnership.org/

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About the film YUMI

In a brave fight for survival, students from the South Pacific are inspiring a global movement to demand legal accountability for climate change at the world’s highest court, pushing for historic action.

 

https://yumi-documentary.org/

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