Date & Time
10:00am, 21 October 2024 - 11:30am, 21 October 2024Location
Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Beach Road, Apia, SamoaAbout the event
In this session civil society leaders from the Caribbean and Pacific will challenge us to think critically about how change happens, and how obstructions can be overcome. This participatory discussion will set the stage for a deeper exploration of climate justice, health justice and freedom of expression taking place throughout the People’s Forum. Drawing from a series of preparatory events and our speaker’s rich experience, we will openly interrogate barriers to progress and share stories of ground breaking solutions to issues such as noncommunicable diseases, the threats posed to media freedom, and the climate challenges faced by the Commonwealth’s small and vulnerable states.
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Guests
Dr. Terri Karelle Reid, the veterinarian-turned-media personality, is the Caribbean’s leading event host, an award- winning Media and Communications practitioner, an internationally acclaimed speaker, TV personality, author and community builder. With her captivating presence and magnetic energy, Terri-Karelle has become a force to be reckoned within the world of events and entertainment which has earned her a place as one of the Most Influential People Of African Descent (MIPAD) Class of 2023 Global Top 100 list (40 under 40).
Terri-Karelle has built a reputation anchored in excellence and integrity. This bilingual dynamo has a penchant for paying attention to details, solving problems, fostering great relationships, surpassing expectations and advocating for causes she is passionate about. She has mastered the art of communication, online branding and storytelling and has thrilled audiences across the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the USA.
Kalafi Moala is an experienced journalist and media consultant based in Tonga. In 1989, he founded Tonga’s first independent newspaper and acquired a radio network, operating as Taimi Media Network. After 30 years, he sold the company and briefly retired.
He then launched Talanoa ‘o Tonga, an online media platform with a website and other digital news outlets. He also operates a news agency specializing in investigative journalism, focusing on anti-corruption work.
Kalafi is dedicated to promoting societal development in Tonga and the Pacific region through his journalism and media efforts.
Suluafi Brianna Fruean is a Climate Activist, who has been leading projects since learning about the effects of climate change and noticing the changes to her island of Samoa as a child. At just 11, she became climate organization 350.org’s youngest country coordinator, and at 16, she became the youngest winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award. Growing up in the climate movement Brianna has been involved in all areas of climate justice, from grassroots to government.
Dr. C. James Hospedales is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, with 30 years’ experience in public health in the Caribbean, Latin America, UK and USA. He was Executive Director of the Caribbean Public Health Agency, 2013-2019, Coordinator of non-communicable diseases in PAHO/WHO, 2006-2012, and Director of the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre 1998-2005. In 2020, he founded the EarthMedic and EarthNurse Foundation for Planetary Health to mobilise health professionals worldwide to address the climate crisis. He chairs the Defeat-NCD Partnership Executive Committee and Co-chairs the Research for Action on Climate and Health in the Caribbean Project. He played key roles in the CARICOM Heads of Government Summit on NCDs.
Discussion
Date & Time
10:00am, 21 October 2024 - 11:30am, 21 October 2024 AST (GMT + 13)
Location
Tanoa Tusitala Hotel, Beach Road, Apia, Samoa
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