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The Radio Show Must Go On
Tuesday, 6 December 2011, 10:53 am | femLINKPACIFIC
Operating a community radio network is more than about managing regulatory systems, producing programmes, arranging broadcast logs and rosters, and coordinating women to attend the interactive dialogue sessions. It is also about managing technical ... More >>
Voices Add Up!: Community Radio Campaign: 25 Nov – 10 Dec
Monday, 5 December 2011, 12:56 pm | femLINKPACIFIC
“Peace starts from within ourselves so that we can make peace with others and the community at large,” said Rusila Saubeleti More >>
Participation and Podcasts!
Friday, 2 December 2011, 12:42 pm | femLINKPACIFIC
It’s World AIDS Day and as a preview for today, day five of our community radio campaign and HIV-AIDS and young male advocates for gender equality and peace were featured in programmes which aired in Suva, Labasa and Nausori. These and other programmes ... More >>
Community Radio Campaign: Rural Women Have Their Say
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 10:58 am | femLINKPACIFIC
“Women in most rural areas keep to themselves (but) they should start voicing their issues," said Alumita, as she took to the airwaves as the 16 Days of Community Radio Campaign in Nausori. And one issue which women continue to face she said is domestic ... More >>
FemTALK 89.2FM in Labasa and Nausori
Monday, 28 November 2011, 11:18 am | femLINKPACIFIC
“Coming out from home and sharing out stories on the Community Radio station so that people can hear us and help us on what we are facing. Women have to come together in trust to work hard and also share their views on Community Radio 89.2FM,” said ... More >>
WACC Call to Action: "Support Take back the Tech"
Monday, 28 November 2011, 11:14 am | femLINKPACIFIC
The evolution of internet, mobile phone and other information-communication technologies maybe enabling faster and easier communication and social interaction across the globe but it is also a space where girls and women are vulnerable to violence. That ... More >>
Women Win’s Campaign to Address GBV Through Sport
Monday, 28 November 2011, 10:45 am | femLINKPACIFIC
November 25 marked the beginning of the global campaign for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). GBV continues to be one of the most prevalent and socially accepted categories of human rights violations. In conflict and post-conflict regions ... More >>
From our Home, Rural Communities
Monday, 28 November 2011, 10:41 am | femLINKPACIFIC
It was Day 1 of the annual 16 days of Community Radio broadcasts and the women came from as far as Tawake Village on the tip of Fiji’s second island Vanua Levu, from Bua community as well as Dilkusha Methodist Women’s Fellowship and the Geeta Mahila Mandal in Nausori, took to the airwaves with our community radio stations in Labasa and Nausori towns sharing their stories, explaining what peace and security means to them. More >>
More Young Women Join Community Radio Network
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 1:48 pm | femLINKPACIFIC
“As a young woman you can make a difference. My message for the 16 days of activism is for my community to be free from violence especially violence against women and girls,” says young mum Ana Rakacikaci. As a mother of 9 and 5 year olds, her priorities ... More >>
FemLINK Pacific 1325 Report - Part 2
Friday, 18 November 2011, 10:11 am | femLINKPACIFIC
What did yesterday's riots in Honiara mean to women? Did they actively engage as protestors? More >>
FemLINKPacific 1325 Report: Solomon Islands
Friday, 18 November 2011, 9:18 am | femLINKPACIFIC
As Radio Australia reported yesterday (16 November) there have been violent clashes in Honiara between protesters and police in Honiara. The protesters are demanding newly declared Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lillo step down just hours after he took ... More >>
Women's Weather Watch: Fiji
Wednesday, 16 November 2011, 10:08 am | femLINKPACIFIC
As flash flood warnings continue in Fiji, FemLINKPacific's rural network share the following, in an effort to demonstrate that women are a vital source of information for Disaster Risk Management Strategies: More >>
Pacific Perspective to Share Regional Insights
Monday, 14 November 2011, 11:53 am | femLINKPACIFIC
As leaders and high level representatives of regional intergovernmental organisations and civil society organisations from around the world will meet in Madrid for the conference “Strengthening Global Peace and Security for Development: the Role of ... More >>
Welcoming World Radio Day!
Friday, 11 November 2011, 3:36 pm | femLINKPACIFIC
FemLINKPacific, the operators of the "suitcase radio stations" Fem TALK 89.2FM in Fiji today joins members of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) in welcoming the confirmation of February 13 as the World Radio Day. More >>
FemTALK 89.2FM Labasa Inaugurated
Monday, 7 November 2011, 2:48 pm | femLINKPACIFIC
It is 9.10 on Saturday morning and the summer sun is already burning bright over Anaite Sivoi (Ana) who lives in the Naleba community, 15 kilometres from Labasa town, which means around $2 by bus as we drive out to meet her and other members of the ... More >>
Postcard from NY#5
Monday, 31 October 2011, 10:19 am | femLINKPACIFIC
“Tell the stories. Let the world know. Create the visibility. Use the Peace Portal,” said Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury, as he responded to the concern raised by panelists in a public roundtable (NY, 27 October) organized by GPPAC in the lead up to today’s ... More >>
Statement from Fiji's Ambassador to the UN Security Council
Monday, 31 October 2011, 9:39 am | femLINKPACIFIC
We are encouraged by the initiatives currently being undertaken by the Secretary-General and UN-Women in the implementation of Resolution 1325. More >>
Call To Ensure Women’s Role In Peace Processes
Monday, 31 October 2011, 9:35 am | femLINKPACIFIC
(Please note: Confirmed speakers from the Pacific region include Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, as well as Australia) More >>
Postcard from NY#6 - Statements from our Region (Australia)
Monday, 31 October 2011, 9:30 am | femLINKPACIFIC
"When we talk about conflict prevention, we are talking not just about involving women in preventative diplomacy," said Ambassador Phillipa King, the Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, "We also speak of the much ... More >>
Women, Peace and Security
Monday, 31 October 2011, 9:26 am | femLINKPACIFIC
Statement by H.E. Philippa King Ambassador and Acting Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations More >>