The Pacific Fellowship makes grants available to promote peace and social justice. These small grants are designed to enable individuals to develop their practice of peace.
Grant recipients become Fellows who join the Pacific Fellowship, a community of like-minded peace-makers who are, in their own ways, committed to building peace and social justice, particularly in the Pacific region. |
The word 'pacific' has a number of meanings. When it is written as 'Pacific', it refers to the geographical region in and surrounding the Pacific Ocean. This is a region of great physical and cultural diversity and beauty, which includes 20,000 - 30,000 islands as well as countless forested areas, mountains and plains. Unfortunately, this region is also prone to natural disasters and anthropogenic risks where the people of small island states are endangered by rising seas and other effects associated with climate change. It is an area in need of peacemaking because of underlying tensions and conflicts between and within countries; some of these conflicts could have global consequences because of the actors involved, because of the potential to escalate to nuclear war, and because the world is increasingly globalised.
The word 'pacific' also describes actions and relationships. It means peace-loving, nonviolent, peacemaking, and calming. The Pacific Fellowship uses both general meanings of 'pacific'; our focus is on the Pacific Region and we hope to promote peacemaking in this region by offering fellowships.
The word 'pacific' also describes actions and relationships. It means peace-loving, nonviolent, peacemaking, and calming. The Pacific Fellowship uses both general meanings of 'pacific'; our focus is on the Pacific Region and we hope to promote peacemaking in this region by offering fellowships.
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Valentina
Valentina considers India her first home. She was raised an Anabaptist and her life journey led her to the USA where she studied theology and was ordained clergy. She precipitated her passion for nonviolence, peace and justice which included undoing oppression in her work with Mennonite Central Committee USA. She now lives in Wurundjeri country and continues her journey of undoing oppression through a postcolonial lens while being grounded in nonviolence and peace.
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Tom
Thomas is a native of Australia. Although he was raised in a metropolis he has been drawn to the hinterlands of the country and has worked in remote communities engaging with the First Nations people of Australia. He has always embraced his wanderlust which led him to countries in Europe as well as Asia. His passion for social justice drives him to seek and promote opportunities for young students to engage in matters of justice. He hopes to raise young people’s awareness while providing them opportunities to engage with the disenfranchised such as the First Nations of Australia as well as the refugee and asylum seekers in Australia. He currently resides on the land of the Woiworung speaking elders past and present.
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