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PIANGO Monthly v1.2

This newsletter is produced with financial assistance from the Commonwealth Foundation, OSB and CCFD.


Editorial

Bula vinaka.This newsletter is an attempt to keep members informed, not only about proceedings within the Secretariat but also about respective member NGOs. If you have anything that you would like to share with other NGOs, please contact the Secretariat. This newsletter is produced with financial assistance from the Commonwealth Foundation, OSB and CCFD.

PIANGO MEETING POSTPONED

The PIANGO Coordinating Committee and Working Group Conveners' meeting planned for the 15th to the 17th of April was postponed. A new date is yet to be set for this meeting. The meeting was called off to allow for more time for the formal registration of PIANGO in Fiji. The meeting is to coincide with the openning of the PIANGO Secretariat in Nadi, Fiji.

Topics to be discussed in this meeting will include, among other issues, the consideration of the roles and responsibilities of Coordinating Committee, the Working Groups, National Liaison Units (NLUs or National NGO Umbrella bodies), and the role of the Secretariat. Issues surrounding the next PIANGO Council meeting will also be discussed.

PIANGO TRUSTEES

As a requirement for the incorporation of PIANGO under the provisions of Fiji's Charitable Trusts Act, the following have been nominated and endorsed by the Coordinating Committee of PIANGO as PIANGO Trustees:

  • Gabriel Tetiarahi (Chairman, PIANGO)
  • Hana Tukukino (Coordinating Committee, PIANGO),
  • Bill Armstrong (Coordinating Committee, PIANGO),
  • Senator Paula Sotutu (Chairman, FCOSS)

Latest development suggests that the issue of intended registration of PIANGO in Fiji will be submitted to the Cabinet for consideration and approval.

PIANGO-KANAKY

PIANGO-KANAKY comes under the umbrella of the NGO, “Developpement d'une Sante Pour le Peuple en Kanaky” or A.D.S.P.P.K. A representative of PIANGO-KANAKY, Jimmy Naouna contacted the Secretariat to express their wish to be part of the PIANGO network. KANAKY has been an affiliate of the Indigenous Rights Working Group, along with Ka Pae'aina (Hawai'i), Hiti Tau (Tahiti), ANGOA (Aotearoa), ACFOA (Australia) and Rapanui. PIANGO-KANAKY can be reached at:

PIANGO-KANAKY
C/. ADSPPK, BP: 6521
98806 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia
Phone and fax: (687) 269728

RAPANUI JOINS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS WORKING GROUP

Rapa Keave Hugo Chavez is the designated Rapa Nui representative on the PIANGO Indigenous Rights Working Group. Mr. Chavez lives in Tahiti and is currently in New York City where he is trying to contact the United Nations Human Rights Commission office about issues in Rapanui. He reports that the plight of his people on Rapa Nui is especially difficult because of their lack of resources, their remoteness and colonial coercive assimilation and economic dependency promoted by the Chile government.

Mr. Chavez is currently in New York but he can be contacted at:

Hugo Chavez
C/. Roland Oldham
BP 1492, Arue, Tahiti
Ph/fax: (689) 438 374

PIANGO BUILDS ON ITS LINKS

Despite the postponement of the Coordinating Committee and Working Group Conveners' meeting, members of the Management Working Group have agreed to hold their own meeting from the 20th to the 23rd of April 1998. There will be an update on our next issue. This issue will also inlcude reports from various individuals who have represented PIANGO at various meetings, etc and workshops.