jemimah widdicombe

Writer. Anthropologist. Island Geek.

[Anna Powles @AnnaPowles]

Yesterday I declined to be on a panel on Pacific security issues because the fellow panellists were all non-Pacific Islanders. This perpetuates the privileging of ideas. I suggested they come back to me if they achieved panel parity. This is the Pacific version of the #manel.

[Stefan Armbruster @StefArmbruster]

An independent #Bougainville? Well worth a listen to journalist Ben Bohane (covered the 'crisis' and was first to interview BRA leader Francis Ona) on coming independence referendum in October https://t.co/geJYljPE8B via @hughriminton @RadioNational #PNG #auspol

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

This is a (very) long shot: Anyone know how to get in touch with JVDK?

https://t.co/cJNSAt3Koa

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

I wish I could live in this: #Awavena . Go see it if you can. It'll make you lighter https://t.co/1RbTrmi4RY

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

Indigenous Seasons Calendars

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[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

what better way to spend a Sunday:

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[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

an amazing first day : playing ukuleles in the collection stores, eating hot-chicken-white-rolls- with-margarine and Arnott's. #pacifica #Bliss

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

who was it that said cricket was colonial form of torture?

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

"Jack told Beth that over the years he'd received "hundreds" of letters and returned souvenirs from travellers who attributed "guilt and misfortune" to having purchased objects that contained images of, or artwork from, local Aboriginal people." https://t.co/pVxK9bqh2r

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

Many a friend said they wouldn't come visit me on the island cos they were 'allergic to reggae'... OK, it took a long time to convince me, but this is just so good: https://t.co/W9FmvRiJom @ChronixxMusic

[Pasifika Rising @PasifikaRising]

.@President_Heine is convening the first Pacific Women Leaders' Coalition conference from 26-27 March 2019 in Majuro and online: https://t.co/Yro1y0vJrr

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

homecoming gripe #90340294209... dear *creative type* please don't write about *celebrating* indigenous #cultures without ever having had a conversation with an indigenous person

[The Lowy Institute @LowyInstitute]

“Papua New Guinea is a global standout when it comes to aid concentration from a particular partner.” https://t.co/a5fs6gajEZ

[Pacific Live tweets @spc_live]

#DYK 11 February has been allocated as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science #WomeninScience4SDGs. To celebrate this, @spc_cps will be publishing a series of stories to showcase the work of our own female colleagues working in the #Pacific. Stay tuned!

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

Good.

"This is one of the most intense periods, if not perhaps the most intense periods of engagement I think I've ever seen,"

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[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

The memories of the Kanakas lives on in #kanaky Nouvelle Calédonie. A must see. Can't wait for the feature.

[NITV @NITV]

The tragedy and heartbreak of the "blackbirding" era has had a ripple effect all throughout the Pacific, yet it’s a history that remains largely under-acknowledged and unknown, writes Amie Batalibasi. https://t.co/JSEmxXBMBX

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

This is not surprising but deeply concerning

[Prianka Srinivasan @iamprianka]

West Papuan leaders declare commitment to 'war' against Indonesia during a meeting in the PNG capital Port Moresby. From @BEHarriman for #PacificBeat. https://t.co/yskPcR7YNZ

[jemimah widdicombe @Jem_widdicombe]

Interesting to see how this unfolds

https://t.co/fqUbammGsZ

[Archiver@s de CyL @AsociacionACAL]

Free: Download Thousands of Ottoman-Era Photographs That Have Been Digitized and Put Online https://t.co/i7GFToqLzZ vía @openculture