September 9, 2026
Many petals, one whole bloom: Strengthening SOGIESC inclusion in the Pacific
Co-authored by Noelene Nabulivou and Kris Prasad, “Many petals, one whole bloom: Strengthening SOGIESC inclusion in the Pacific” is a 2026 rights-based guidance publication by Pacific Women Lead designed to
July 19, 2026
Experiences of an I-taukei, Indigenous LBQ+ Woman in Fiji
As an Itaukei, LBQ woman living in a small island state like Fiji, we face a lot of challenges in our lives every day. We move in spaces with care,
July 2, 2026
We refuse for you to refuse us: Feminist Disruption and Direction: Gender Justice, SRHR & SOGIESC in the Pacific.
Let’s be clear: we are not here to be managed. We are not here to fit our lives, our survival, or our movements into the neat, sanitised boxes of calendar-based
April 29, 2026
April 4, 2026
Joint Statement: Response to Proposals by the Bose Levu Vakaturaga, Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs
Date: 3 April 2026 Issued by: Diverse Voices and Action (DIVA) for Equality, the Pacific Sexual and Gender Diversity Network (PSGDN), ILGA Oceania, Fiji, Rainbow Pride Foundation Fiji (RPF), Oceania
January 29, 2026
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION OPENING STATEMENT AT THE ASIA AND PACIFIC DELIVERED BY NOELENE NABULIVOU, ON BEHALF OF ASIA AND PACIFIC CSO FORUM PARTICIPANTS AT THE REGIONAL CONSULTATION FOR THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN 70 MEETING, BANGKOK, THAILAND
Noelene Nabulivou, DIVA for Equality, Fiji delivered the CSO Statement on behalf of the Asia and Pacific CSO Forum participants. Excellencies, distinguished speakers, honourable members and delegates, colleagues and friends
January 22, 2026
LBQ Activists Hold Feminist Strategy Meeting in Fiji
Nadi, Fiji | 23 January 2026 Twenty-seven Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (LBQ+) feminists from ten Pacific Island countries and territories gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for the second Pacific LBQ Working
January 15, 2026
Input to the UN Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Thematic Report to HRC62 on Violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women
Submitted by the Pacific Feminist LBQ Working Group Submission : Pacific LBQ Working Group to HRC62, via UN Independent Expert on SOGI. Warm Greetings from the Pacific! Click here to
August 13, 2025
Mana in Our Blood: Julia Evans on Menstruation, Feminism & Dismantling Patriarchy, One Period at a Time
Julia Evans is a Pacific feminist from the Cook Islands and is the founder of RedPack, a grassroots social enterprise focused on menstrual equity, environmental sustainability, and dignity for women
August 12, 2025
YOUNG WOMEN IN FIJI GROW WELL WITH FEMINIST ROOTS: The Origins of Qaqa Grassroots Young Feminist Network
The QAQA Grassroots Young Feminist Network emerged from DIVA’s Women Defend Commons (WDC) network since 2016 in urban, rural, and maritime Fiji. DIVA for Equality is a well-known local civil