Call for Applications - Navigating the Digital Landscape for Storytelling Advocacy Workshop in Aotearoa (NZ)

The Pacific region is rich, vibrant, and powerful- yet it faces new challenges from, fast-changing technology, artificial intelligence, transparency in digital media, economic prosperity and security.

This workshop brings together current and emerging Pacific leaders (ages 25–40) to protect, strengthen, and amplify Pacific voices to ensure a free, open, and prosperous Pacific.

Over the course of the program, participants will develop leadership skills in storytelling advocacy, digital media, and explore how cultural preservation can take many forms- from cooking to coding, painting to product design, wakas to writing. The focus is on both honoring traditional cultural preservation and leveraging modern tools to ensure Pacific stories, identities, and sovereignty endure for future generations.

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴:

• Pre-workshop virtual activities (January-March 2026).

• Four-day in-person workshop (plus travel days) in Auckland, New Zealand (March 9-14, 2026, including travel).

• Post-workshop online activities (March-April 2026).

• Final virtual meet-up (April 2026).

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