Koreti Tiumalu Explained
Koreti Tiumalu was a Samoan climate activist.[1] She was the coordinator of 350.org in the Pacific Region,[2] [3] and a coordinator of the Pacific Climate Warriors,[4] a network of grassroots climate activist groups from Pacific Island nations and communities.[5]
Tiumalu, a mother, worked as a civil servant before leaving the service to become climate activist. Some of her notable climate awareness campaign include blockade of the Newcastle coal port in Australia and a three-day prayer vigil climate justice campaign at the Vatican, Rome in 2015. She died on 2 July 2017.[6] [7] [8]
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- News: Pacific climate warriors target Australia's coal industry . 23 July 2023 . ABC News . 2 May 2014 . en-AU.
- Web site: 2014-08-28 . Pacific climate warriors: 'We are not drowning, we are fighting!' . 2023-07-22 . Climate & Capitalism . en-US.
- Web site: Centre for Theology and Public Issues . Protecting the Planet in a World of ecological Crisis . 2023-07-22 . www.otago.ac.nz . en-nz.
- Web site: February 19, 2016 . Vatican kava ceremony . 2023-07-22 . en-NZ.
- Web site: In Loving Memory: Koreti Mavaega Tiumalu . 2023-07-22 . 350 . en-US.