What does justice look like through Pacific eyes? In this episode, Rosaline Parker and Pastor Moe Stiles take us into the personal and collective work of decolonization — exploring how culture, faith, and identity shape our engagement with justice, and why the voices of the margins must lead the way.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro & Theme Music
00:07 Host Welcome — Nathan & Dilys
01:54 Guest Introductions — Rosaline Parker & Pastor Moe Stiles
03:14 How Culture Shapes Our Engagement with Justice
10:28 What Decolonization Really Means — and What It Costs
22:55 Prioritizing Justice Issues: The Forgotten Pacific
31:01 The Role of the Church in Justice Work
34:39 Learning About and Telling Indigenous Stories
38:00 Justice Work as Embodied Work
39:10 Justice Work is Church Work
44:10 Decolonizing Mission Work
51:50 Fa'afetai Tele Lava
54:15 Closing— Nathan & Dilys
Guest Links
Rosaline Parker — PAEL Network with Micah Australia: Pacific Australian Emerging Leaders Network - Micah Australia
Rosaline Parker — The Root Crop
Moe Stiles — Crosswalk Melbourne Church
Resources Referenced
- Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie — referenced by Moe Stiles
- Pasifika for Palestine — Pacific solidarity group
- West Papua / New Caledonia / Marshall Islands — justice issues highlighted in the episode
CALL TO ACTION
This Week's Challenge
This week, do one act of intentional learning about the Pacific. Look up what is currently happening in New Caledonia, West Papua, Tuvalu or the Marshall Islands. Share what you learn with one person. Curiosity is where justice begins.
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