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Rosie Batty (4th from left) with Leadership Fiji board members in 2017. Picture: SUPPLIED
One of Leadership Fiji’s objectives is to facilitate dialogue on matters concerning socio-economic interests.
In 2017, with the support of the Australian High Commission, Leadership Fiji hosted Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year Award recipient and held a series of dialogue and fundraising on the subject of family violence.
Rosie Batty, who had endured years of abuse, spoke out just hours after her son’s murder and gave voice to many thousands of victims of domestic violence who had until then remained unheard.
In November, 2019, with the support of the New Zealand High Commission, Leadership Fiji hosted a one-day national dialogue on substance drugs where the outcomes were formulated into the Laucala Document and handed over to the permanent secretary for Ministry of Defence and National Security.
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The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell
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I had hoped to interview the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell in person. But this was early March, the kids weren’t back at school and travel restrictions had yet to be lifted. I protested that, as this was official work business, it was entirely possible to do a socially distanced meeting that would stay well within the rules. The Primate of England would not be moved. And so we Zoomed instead.
It’s hard not to see this overzealous interpretation of Covid restrictions as emblematic of the problems the Church of England has got itself into over the past year in its response to the pandemic. When lockdown was first imposed, back in March 2020, communal worship was forbidden, but it was the C of E itself that ruled that clergy too should stay at home: they were not even permitted to go into their churches to conduct virtual services – although the buildings themselves were allowed to stay open f
In a world of ever-increasing screen time and the newfound necessity for virtual options, a non-profit known around the University of Georgiaâs campus as UGAHacks seeks to create community through computer science and programming.
The non-profit, formally known as University Hackathons, hosts an annual programming event and competition, UGA Hackathon. Run by UGA students, they hope to host this event every semester starting in the fall of 2021.
The UGAHacks Hackathon is described as a 36-48 hour programming sleepover. Participants, or âhackers,â sponsors, mentors and other attendees come together to create anything they can think of. On the last day of the event projects are submitted for judging and winners are selected.