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COP26: Have Your Sei
This year during COP26 Pacific youth united under the #Youth4Pacific Declaration on Climate Change. Representing frontline communities, grassroots organizations, youth networks, and Indigenous peoples, with unified support from around the world, we called on our global leaders to respond to the challenge of this time with an intersectional lens prioritizing justice that promotes an inclusive and just world for ourselves, and the future generations to come.
Have Your Sei brought Pacific peoples from across the world to share their stories on why they’re fighting for their islands.
With the support of our people in the islands and the diaspora, our small team of Pacific Climate Warriors representing us at COP delivered the Youth4Pacific Declaration on Climate Change to our leaders during the High-level Pacific Islands Forum event held on November 4th.
Salome Matangi presented the #Youth4Pacific Declaration to Pacific island leaders.
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Have Your Sei: Beyond COP26
Have Your Sei brought Pacific peoples worldwide to share their stories on why we fight for our islands, and ultimately our survival.
Pacific youth united under the banner of #Youth4Pacific Declaration on Climate Change at the COP26. Frontline communities, grassroots organizations, youth networks, and Indigenous Peoples, with unified support from around the world, called on global leaders to act on the worsening climate crisis, with an intersectional lens prioritizing justice that promotes an inclusive and just world for ourselves and the future generations to come.
We need to continue the vital work of uplifting the voices of the vulnerable nations and the real leadership that people on the frontlines are showing. We must challenge world leaders to step up and give it their all to protect the people and the planet, not big polluters' profits.
#HaveYourSei in the Pacific and Diaspora
SAMOA
350 Samoa teams engaged with their young people through artivism during the Have Your Sei week of action. Through paintings, fashion and spoken word poetry, the team managed to bring together young and inspiring artists to showcase their talents and creativity as a way to drive awareness towards the #Youth4Pacific Declaration on Climate Change.
Fiji
The 350 Fiji team hosted a ‘Sei Festival’ in Suva to bring together partner organizations, youth and families for an afternoon of sharing through storytelling, music and dance. In solidarity with our warriors at COP, they got attendees to sign on to the declaration and made space for people to have their say.
Marshall Islands
Our Marshallese family from the Youth Climate group Jo-Jikum led by Jobob Silk participated in the Have Your Sei 7 Day challenge and created space for members of their team to make signs and Sei’s as part of our solidarity actions for the team at COP.
Kiribati
As part of the Have Your Sei 7 Day Challenge, our 350 Kiribati team brought their community together for a day of making signs and Sei’s as part of their solidarity action for our team at COP.
Tonga
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Our 350 Tonga had initially planned a week-long of events during our week of action but due to COVID-19 safety measures needed to reschedule their event to the following week. As part of their solidarity action, they gathered their community for a Have Your Sei Day where members of their team, family and friends share their stories on why they’re fighting for the future of their islands.
Wellington, New Zealand
The Pacific Climate Warrior Wellington team mobilized their communities and spent a day making signs and Sei’s as part of our week of action. They also used the opportunity to create awareness on the #Youth4Pacific Declaration and have their communities sign onto the demands. Throughout the week of action, they also participated in our TikTok challenge and webinars.
Auckland, New Zeland
With the current Covid-19 restrictions, our Pacific Climate Warrior, Auckland team create a digital sign that spelt out #HaveYourSei as a form of awareness and support for the #Youth4Pacific Declaration.
Melbourne, Australia
The Pacific Climate Warriors Victoria team hosted a number of online events that brought their community together to participate in different HaveYourSei challenges. From content creation for Tiktok, making signs, a Sei making workshop and participating in our online webinars. The team also organised and facilitated a digital storm event targeting the National Australia Bank to pressure their staff to influence the release of their new climate policy.
Brisbane, Australia
As part of the Pacific Climate Warrior Queensland teams solidarity action, they brought together their community for a Paint & Sip event to wrap up the week of action that included sign-making, banner painting and Sei making.
Portland, USA
Our PDX team in the US showed solidarity for our members at COP by participating in 6 of the 7 #HaveYourSei challenges.
Coming up next
Join us on Monday 22, November at 7 pm GMT+12 as we meet our Pacific delegation that represented us at COP. This will be a moment to share and reflect on all the work that happened in the UK during COP26 and what our next steps are moving forward.
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