Decolonization and Anti-Capitalism: A Conversation
Channel: 18millionrising
Date: 24/07/2020

Join our conversation on Decolonization and Anti-capitalism with Presley Ke'alaanuhea Ah Mook Sang (Puuhuluhulu University) and Professor Noelani Goodyear–Ka‘ōpua (University of Hawai'i)! We’ll explore their work to protect Mauna Kea, the return of the Hawaiian language and cultural practices, ending militarization in the Pacific, and the movement for Hawaiian sovereignty.

Link to transcript: https://bit.ly/decolonize_transcript

Hawai‘i is not a state. It’s stolen land. After a U.S.-backed military coup overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom and Queen Lili‘uokalani, the U.S. government illegally annexed the islands in 1898. Native Hawaiians (Kānaka Maoli) are fighting for the return of their independence, rights, and land. They are fighting for Hawaiian sovereignty and decolonization.

This open event is part of the Building an Asian American Feminist Movement Network Gathering for the 2020 Allied Media Conference. We see Asian American feminism as both a political and identity home. Like a home, it requires care for both the space and also the people who live within. By bringing together our lived experiences, memories, and collective histories, we aim to confront the multi-dimensional ways we encounter systems of power and structures of harm in order to create pathways towards liberation and justice. Come dream, create, and build with us towards moving and acting in solidarity within and across our communities.

This event is organized by 18 Million Rising and the Asian American Feminist Collective.

Co-sponsored by Equality Labs and the South Asian Power Building Network Gathering.

Presley Keʻalaanuhea Ah Mook Sang is a kupa of Papakōlea, Oʻahu and an instructor of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her primary focus of study is on curriculum development and engaging different revenues to offer education. One of her most recent endeavors was the development and creation of Puʻuhuluhulu University at Maunakea, Hawaiʻi.

Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua is a Kanaka Maoli, born and raised in Hawaiʻi. A professor of political science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, she teaches Native Hawaiian and Indigenous politics. Her books include The Seeds We Planted: Portraits of a Native Hawaiian Charter School, The Value of Hawaiʻi, 2: Ancestral Roots, Oceanic Visions, and A Nation Rising: Hawaiian Movements for Life, Land and Sovereignty, and Nā Wāhine Koa: Hawaiian Women for Sovereignty and Demilitarization. She is a co-founder of Hālau Kū Māna public charter school and a board member of the Kānehūnāmoku Voyaging Academy.