Women, Christians, Citizens:
Being Female in Melanesia Today
11-13 November 1998
List of Participants
From left: Patricia Goa,
Tamara Wete
Photo courtesy of Radio
Australia
Convenor and Organiser: Bronwen Douglas
Administrator: Monica Wehner
Steering Committee: Bronwen Douglas,
Margaret Jolly, Shelley Mallett,
Angela Mandie-Filer, Rona Nadile, Ruth
Spriggs
| Name |
|
|
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| Gloria Biia | Bougainville
|
Sister-in-Charge, Tekesu Health Centre | "The Church, Women and Health: Being a Nurse in the Bougainville War" |
| Pauline Boseto | Solomon Islands
|
Chief Nutritionist, Ministry of Health and Medical Services | "Melanesian Women: Mothers of Christian Democracy" |
| Patricia Goa | New Caledonia
|
Coordinator, Youth Affairs, Mission locale d'insertion des jeunes de la Province nord | "Women Facing Modernity in New Caledonia" |
| Theresia Hopkos | PNG
|
President, Ambunti District Council of Women | "The Ambunti District Women's Council: Problems and Successes" |
| Tarcisius Tara Kabutaulaka | Solomon Islands | PhD student, Political and Social Change, ANU | "Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Christianity and Women on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands" |
| Jully Makini | Solomon Islands | Poet, activist | Poems |
| Angela Mandie-Filer | PNG | PhD student, NCDS, ANU | "The Influence of Church-State Partnership in Education on the Education and Development of Women in PNG: an Overview" |
| Rona Nadile | PNG
|
PhD student, Anthropology, ANU | "Prayer as Practical Action" |
| Enikelen Netine | Vanuatu
|
Director, Women's Literacy Program | "The Women's Literacy Program in Vanuatu" |
| Alice Aruheeta
Pollard
|
Solomon
Islands |
Chief Women's Development Officer, Ministry of Youth, Women, Sports and Recreation | "Christianity and Bride Price" |
| Ruth Saovana- Spriggs | Bougainville
|
PhD student, Political and Social Change, ANU | "Women, the Church and the Peace Process in Bougainville" |
| Jean Tarisesei | Vanuatu | Coordinator, Women's Cultural Project, Vanuatu Cultural Centre | "Today is not the Same as Yesterday and Tomorrow it will be Different again: Kastom on Ambae, Vanuatu" |
| Martha Toarats | Bougainville
|
Inter-Church Forum | "The Women's Inter-Church Movement and Conflict Resolution on Bougainville" |
| Tamara Wete | New Caledonia
|
Lecturer in Women's Program, Pacific Theological College, Suva, Fiji | "Christian Marriage in Kanak Society with Special Reference to 'Iai' Island" |
| Josephine Barnes | Solomon Islands/
Australia
|
Facilitator, Catholic Women's Program, Auki, Malaita, Solomon Islands | "'Out of the Valley of Tears': the Catholic Women's Program, Auki, Malaita - a catalyst for change" |
| Lissant Bolton | Australia | Anthropologist, ANU | "Praying for the Revival of Kastom: Women and Christianity in the Vanuatu Cultural Centre" |
| Helen Hill | Australia | Sociologist, Victoria University of Technology | "European Christian Missions in Melanesia and the Work of Women: the Impact of Christian Community Work on Attitudes Towards Women's Productive Labour" |
| Martha Macintyre | Australia | Anthropologist, Melbourne University | "Women's Organisations in Lihir" (on behalf of Jacklynne Membup) |
| Jean Mitchell | Vanuatu/ Canada | Young People's Project, Vanuatu; PhD student, Anthropology, York University, Ontario | "'A Woman Has Never Seen Jon Frum': Lisbeth Nampas and the Jon Frum Movement" |
| Will Parks | Australia | Medical anthropologist, Queensland University | "Blessed Maternity and Maternal Blame: the Paradox of Motherhood in Marovo, Solomon Islands" |
| Jolene Stritecky | Solomon Islands/USA | PhD student. Anthropology, University of Iowa; doing fieldwork in Honiara | "Research? Collaboration? Constructing Knowledge about Women & Christia-nity in Solomon Islands" |
Top: Bronwen Douglas
From left: Gloria Biia,
Martha Toarats
Photo courtesy of Radio
Australia
Helpers
| Name |
|
|
|
| Julie Andrews
|
Australia | Aboriginal Liaison Officer, La Trobe University | Performed general welcome on behalf of Koori people and as a link between Aborigines and South Sea Islanders; a Yorta Yorta person with Bunnerong and South Sea Islands (Ambae) antecedents |
| Kathryn Briggs | Australia | Daughter of Victor Briggs, elder of Bunnerong people | Performed welcome to the participants on behalf of her father as representative of the Bunnerong people |
| Lorna Briggs | Australia | Mother of Victor, grandmother of Kathryn | Accompanied Kathryn |
| Kirsty Douglas | Australia | Recent MPhil student in HPS, Cambridge University | Chauffeur, general helper |
| Margaret Jolly | Australia | Anthropologist, ANU | Session chair |
| Kenya Kala | PNG | Tok Pisin Unit, Radio Australia | Recorded sessions and interviews with participants for Radio Australia |
| Annabelle Leve | Australia | MEd student, Monash University | Videoed the sessions |
| Irene Mockridge | Australia | Former La Trobe University student in Pacific History and AVA in Solomon Islands | Looked after one of the Melanesian visitors |
| Michael Morgan | Australia | PhD student, Pacific History, ANU | Chauffeur, general helper |
| Helen Morton | Australia | Anthropologist, La Trobe University | Melbourne organiser |
| Bob Pollard | Solomon Islands | Husband of Alice, father of Caleb | Looked after Caleb |
| Russ Naughton | Australia | Radio Australia | Photographed the participants |
Kenya Kala
Photo courtesy of Radio
Australia
Observers
| Name |
|
|
| Ron Adams | Australia | Pacific Historian, Victoria University of Technology |
| Liz Dimock | Australia | African Historian, La Trobe University |
| Noreen Dunne | Australia | Marist Missionary Sisters |
| Mary Dykes | Australia | Overseas Service Bureau |
| Richard Eves | Australia | Anthropologist, ANU |
| Pat Jessen | Australia | Overseas Service Bureau |
| Julie Klugman | Australia | Coffey MPW Pty Ltd, Consulting Engineers, Scientists and Managers |
| Shelley Mallett | Australia | Anthropologist, ANU |
| Kathleen Mercovich | Australia | Marist Missionary Sisters |
| Adrian Muckle | Australia | PhD student, Pacific History, ANU |
| Jack Phopo | PNG | Christian Literacy and Adult Education; student at VUT |
| Sheila Phopo | PNG | Christian Literacy and Adult Education |
| Doreen Sam | Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Women's Information Network (SIWINET), Honiara |
| Nina Shatifan | Australia | Gender adviser, AusAID |
| Christine Weir | Australia | PhD student, Pacific History, ANU |
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