Bad Fiji Gyals Collective logo. Text reads: Bad Fiji Gyals. Sugarcane graphic is on both sides of text.

Viti
We want to acknowledge KaiViti/Indigenous and iTaukei communities across Viti (Fiji) and pay our respects to their elders of the past, present and emerging. We recognise and respect their continuing connection to the Vanua, ocean and community.

Aotearoa
I want to acknowledge the Mana Whenua of Tamāki Makaurau, Ngāti Pāoa; Ngāi Tai; Ngāti Whātua; Te Wai-o-Hua/Ngā Oho; Ngāti Te Ata; and Te Kawerau-a-Maki, whose stolen land I live and work from. As tauiwi (non-Māori) Indo-Fijian woman I recognise that I benefit from living on this stolen land in the settler state of New Zealand. As tauiwi I also seek to honour and commit to upholding Māori sovereignty in Aotearoa through our partnership in He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.


U.S.
I aim to break down all kinds of supremacy within the communities that I come from and that also means accepting how I benefit from living on stolen land in North America. I pay my respects to the Jalquin, Lisjan, Chochenyo and Karkin peoples (Ohlone communities across the East Bay, California) while knowing that all Indigenous and Black communities continue to face genocide, displacement and police brutality across the U.S.

The Bad Fiji Gyals Collective

Feminism and Human Rights Activism with Roshika Deo

Image collage of Roshika. Full length image of Roshika standing and holding a sign that reads: Why I march because change is possible. She is smiling and there are graphics of green plants and dalo leaves around her. Upper right corner is an image of the Reclaim the Night banner. Lower left corner is an image of a farm landscape. Upper left corner is text that reads: Roshika Deo.

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About Roshika

Roshika Deo is a feminist activist working in the social development and human rights sector. She is globally recognized for her work and has initiated several feminist and human rights advocacies in the region like One Billion Rising, Take Back the Streets, Vagina Monologues and A Feminist Internet. She has a legal and political science education background. She is a Girmitya descendant who is currently learning more about the Girmit history and decolonisation. Most days she is busy smashing patriarchy.

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