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In the early planning stages of GPS 2016, our Youth Action Komiti prioritised the inclusion of a Visual Arts space at the conference. Our very own Youth Action Komiti member Zech Soakai is the curator of this space, supported by Amiria Puia-Taylor from the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

The focus of our GPS conference in April is not problems, but solutions. In the words of one of our Youth Action Komiti members, “we are not problems to fix”. And our young advisors are indeed bringing together people with solutions. 

Le Va invited Christchurch board member and youth leader Josiah Tuamali’i to write about his experiences in the latest Christchurch earthquakes. Josiah is a New Zealand born Samoan who grew up in Christchurch and Dunedin. 

How do you shift a system, sector, services and staff to work differently?  This is the challenge that the ‘Supporting Parents, Healthy Children’ initiative faces. 

“If you have the ability to share, you have the ability to save.” This is something I constantly remind myself when delivering the two-day FLO Talanoa Facilitator training.

The Smoke & Mirrors Project is the brainchild of award winning playwright and youth development worker Charlizza Harris who has brought together elements of business, social enterprise, performing arts, youth development and leadership to create this social change movement.