A looming doom in our country right now is the draft Police Bill – Shamima Ali
A looming doom in our country right now is the draft Police Bill – Shamima Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator Shamima Ali says a looming doom in our country right now is the draft Police Bill which has the potential to further shrink spaces for all women.
Speaking at the solidarity concert to mark a symbolic strike and commemorate International Women’s Day at Ratu Sukuna Park, Shamima Ali says women may think the proposed bill does not concern them as they are only concerned with bread and butter.
Jale Daucakacaka
6 March, 2021, 8:45 pm
Prominent artist Aggie Vakaloloma belts out a few tunes in front of the jam-packed Sukuna Park during the STC Yasa Appeal Music Concert in Suva. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA /FILE
A HOST of renowned local female artists will frontline the Fiji Women’s Rights Movements’ (FWRM) “If Women Stop, the World Stops” concert that will be held at Ratu Sukuna Park in Suva next week.
FWRM executive director Nalini Singh said the concert would feature renowned artists such as ‘Vude Queen’ Laisa Vulakoro, Georgina Ledua, Aggie Vakaloloma and Natalie Raikadroka to celebrate International Women’s Day.
“We are organising the second such concert, in solidarity with the Women’s Global Strike, which is our symbolic strike action calling for women to stop or slow down their formal or care work and demand the recognition of women’s rights,” she said.
21 February, 2021, 9:15 pm
Members of the public attending the TC Yasa Relief Concert at Sukuna Park in Suva on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA
FIJI Performing Rights Association managed to raise a sum of $17,300 during its TC Yasa Appeal in January this year.
FPRA’s board of directors chairman Saimone Vuatalevu said the FPRA team would be leaving today for Nabouwalu for distribution of relief supplies to affected homes in the province.
“Our trip will cover the whole province of Bua, including villages and settlements,” said Vuatalevu.
“We’re also taking foodstuff and clothes that will help Fijians, who’re still affected by TC Yasa in Bua.
Jale Daucakacaka
Munro Leys lawyer Richard Naidu outside the Suva High Court. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA/FILE
Prominent Suva lawyer Richard Naidu has criticised the actions of Fiji police officers in stopping supporters of former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka from collecting signatures for his proposed political party at a public event in Suva last Saturday.
The group was collecting signatures during a STC Yasa appeal concert at Ratu Sukuna Park when they were told to leave.
Mr Naidu said outside of an election period, no law stopped a proposed political party gathering membership signatures in any place or at any time.
$16,363.55 raised at TC Yasa Appeal Concert
$16,363.55 raised at TC Yasa Appeal Concert
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$16,363.55 was collected through the TC Yasa Appeal Concert at Ratu Sukuna Park in Suva yesterday.
Hundreds of people showed up to donate money, stationery, clothes and shoes.
There were also lot of people overseas that donated but the majority of donations came from ordinary Fijians.
More than 28 bags of clothes and stationery were also collected.
For many people, the concert was an opportunity to enjoy good music, food, grog and spend time with the family and friends.
The concert was organised by the Fiji Performing Rights Association and it was supported by Communications Fiji Limited – the parent company of Legend FM, FM96, VitiFM, Navtarang, Radio Sargam as well as The Fiji Times, Fiji One, Hot Break Kitchen, Suva City Council, Digicel Fiji, Kava Corp and Profile Productions.