PPP proudly presents the 2010 Pacific Music Award Group of the year TE VAKA!!!
SOLD OUT - Thanks so much for your support!
Straight from the South Pacific, Te Vaka is a Polynesian-rock fusion band and performance group, who are largely acknowledged as the best of the Pacific! They are performing one night only in Victoria as a benefit for PPP.
Thursday July 29th at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad Street, Victoria, BC)
Doors at 7 pm, Performance at 8 pm
Tickets $20 Adults, $15 Seniors/Students
For more information call 250-381-4131 or email amy@pacificpeoplespartnership.org
Proudly sponsored by: the
University of Victoria Centre for Asia Pacific Initatives,
METROPOL,
Village 900,
Open Space &
Creative New Zealand
Pacific Peoples’ Partnership Turns 35!
Like a bumble bee…
From modest beginnings through years of challenge and resilience,
“PPP has, like a bumble bee, flew despite itself”. This quote from our Founding Director Dr. James Boutilier sums up the heart, drive and passion of our organization.
35 years would not have come to be without the continuous dedication and support, past & present, of our Board of Directors, Staff, Volunteers, Interns, Solidarity and Church partners, Government, and our Individual donors.
Plans are underway to mark our 35th Anniversary at our Pacific Networking Conference set for November 10 – 13th in Victoria. At that time we will honour and recognize the spirit of our North and South Pacific friendships and accomplishments, while looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that lay on the horizon. Further details will soon be released.
Our donor friends are our lifeline. Please help us mark this special occasion by making a secure on-line donation at
CanadaHelps.org. With every dollar PPP can seek matching funds to further our work in the South Pacific.
PPP is proud to partner with Yayasan Lingkungan Hidup Humeibou Manokwari (YALHIMO) – Manokwari Humeibou Environment Foundation is a Papuan-led organization with deep roots in local communities. Currently focussing on the coastal village of Wefiani, YALHIMO recognizes the need for support due to the ever-expanding approval of resource concessions that impact the integrity of the local forests, watersheds, and fisheries while undermining land-rights and use-patterns of local communities. Their Wefiani program builds on past participatory mapping activities that document community territory, tenure systems, and resource-use practices. This will enable the creation of appropriate community-based management plans; further support traditional land rights and practices; and help avoid land-use conflicts by empowering local communities to engage in land-use discussions with governments and other agents directly.
Visit the PPP Climate Change Website
Mark Earth Day with a Donation to YALHIMO and PPP!
PPP is continuing work on our major project
Papua: Land of Peace – Civil Society Leadership in Conflict Transformation a three year civil society strengthening initiative to enable the work of five Papuan civil society organizations based in
Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia.
The project will run from February 2009 through to February 2012 and is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency's Voluntary Sector Fund with matching funds coming from Development and Peace along with generous donations of individual Canadians. Check out the winter edition of Tok Blong Pasifik for a project update and profiles on our partners.
Special Thanks to our Major Partner:
Tok Blong Pasifik
Late December 2009 the winter edition of Tok Blong Pasifik was published and distributed. Features included: PPP Updates; Papua Land of Peace; Vanuatu Reconilliation Ceremony; Midway: Message from the North Pacific Gyre; Hailans to Ailans; and A Tribute to Melina. A special thanks to all contributors. Click here to check out a digital full colour version.
Production is underway for a spring edition of Tok Blong Pasifik. We welcome your story ideas and submissions to general@pacificpeoplespartnership.org
