The evening will feature four of our Pacific Climate Warriors from throughout the pacific and will be joining our young Pacific Climate Warriors of the Portland chapter and many of our guests in talanoa. We will be sharing about their experience of their September Climate moment and their experiences in climate movement. This is an opportunity for our climate warriors to continue to bridge our realities of our islanders on the frontlines with our youth living in diaspora. “Talanoa is a generic term referring to a conversation, chat, sharing of ideas and talking with someone. It is a term that is shared by Tongans, Samoans, and Fijians. Talanoa can be formal, as between chiefs and his or her people, and it can be informal, as between friends in a kava circle. Talanoa is also used for different purposes; to teach a skill, to share ideas, to preach, to resolve problems, to build and maintain relationships, and to gather information.” – The Kakala Research Framework, Seu‘ula Johansson Fua.