Send us a text The first official episode of consciousness into action! đ± New Episode Alert | Consciousness Into Action on Fanachu! đ Goal One: Zero Poverty with special guest Jenelyn Abinales What does it mean to be poor on a rich island? Why is poverty a violation of our human rightsânot a personal failure? In this episode, we get real about how colonial systems, militarization, and economic barriers keep us stuck in cycles of powerlessness. Main Points: đ„ Why poverty on G...
Send us a text Season 8, Episode 328 of Fanachu was hosted by Tori Manley Speaking, premiered on November 14, 2024 and is the next installment in her series "The Environment and You." Here is her description for the episode on "Matriarchal Waters" as well as some resources to further your understanding on these issues. *************** "In environmental advocacy, we often hear that 'water is life.' This episode explores the deep connection between women's rights and the s...
Send us a text For this episode of the series "The Environment and You" with Tori Manley Speaking, she explores the kinships that interconnect us with the land. On "Awakening Our Kinship: Protecting Endemic Species and Natural Habitats" she talks to Tihu Lujan of the group "TĂ„si, TĂ„no' yan Todu" about personal healing that further connects us to the land. This episode was inspired by Joanna Macy, Ph.D., author and teacher, a scholar of Buddhism, systems thinking, and deep ecology. Our ...
Send us a text For this episode of Fanachu, Tori Manley Speaking sits down with Mike Manley, Trusted Car salesman, Father and Veteran. They discuss the most common mode of transportation, our expectation of well being and status through our cars. How we buy what we buy and how we can be at a constant disadvantage as Chamorro people. We end the episode with hopeful calls to action and what the future of the transportation looks like on Guam in the near future. This is part two of Season...
Send us a text In this episode of "The Environment and Your," host Tori Manley Speaking discusses the most common modes of transportation, their obstacles, possible solutions and calls to action. Here's a message from Tori about this episode: "The main thing I want you to know about this episode is that you are trying your best with what you have, and I hope this episode sparks ideas, conversations and connections with others with transportation. Our sustainable development with...
Send us a text "Imagine how good you feel when you help people; you feel grateful to be able to give to others. Your helpfulness brings joy, love, and hope. Being helpful can strengthen the best parts of you." - Tori Manley Speaking. Volunteering or helping is a part of Chamoru culture and in March we celebrate Pulan Chamoru or Chamoru month. For this March 2024 episode of her series "The Environment and You," Tori Manley Speaking focuses on "A Culture of Helping" and discusses three m...
Send us a text Hundreds of people gathered at the Bishop Museum on June 15th, 2024 for a ceremony around latte stones taken from the Mariana Islands in the 1920s and 1950s. For this episode of Fanachu some of those who organized and attended the event share their thoughts on the history of these latte and their hopes that they be brought home. This ceremony took place during the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Cultures in Hawai'i and also represented a powerful moment of unity amongst Cham...
Send us a text The Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (Guam CAHA) has recognized dozens of cultural masters in recent decades who have all played important roles in teaching and perpetuating parts of Chamoru culture and heritage. At the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawaiâi a handful of Guam delegates are the children or grandchildren of cultural masters. For this weekâ Fanachu episode weâll learn about the work of their families and what it means to carry on the fa...
Send us a text As thousands of delegates from Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia gather in Hawai'i this month for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture or FESTPAC, Fanachu interviews two West Papuan activists who are attending the event in hopes of bringing attention to their struggle against oppression and for liberation, and to assert their identity as Melanesian and a Pacific people. This episode of Fanachu features Herman Wainggai, Executive Director of the West Papua Human Right...
Send us a text How does the Pentagon and US military use words like strategic, steward or buildup to obscure the nature of their activities in our region? Thatâs one of the goals of the âLittle Book of Pentagon Words in the Pacificâ a booklet edited by Dr. Isa Arriola featuring definitions, images and on the ground voices from the Marianas meant to counter the framing of the US military in our region. The book focuses on the gap between the words used and the potential impact on the community...
Send us a text From the special Fanachu's series, "The Environment and Us", enjoy a three part bite sized episode emphasizing on human and environmental rights worldwide. Our clothing choices are interlinked with the well-being of others, and is a direct reflection of our extractive, widespread, and colonized society. Series host Tori Manley Speaking invites you to share your fashion story of sustainability, expression and style satisfaction on #Fanachu!' #ThoughtfulFashion and/or #FashionR...
Send us a text From the special Fanachu's series, "The Environment and Us", enjoy a three part bite sized episode emphasizing on human and environmental rights worldwide. Our clothing choices are interlinked with the well-being of others, and is a direct reflection of our extractive, widespread, and colonized society. Series host Tori Manley Speaking invites you to share your fashion story of sustainability, expression and style satisfaction on #Fanachu!' #ThoughtfulFashion and/or #FashionR...
Send us a text This episode of Fanachu featured updates from solidarity work being done across the Marianas by the group Marianas for Palestine. The group discussed the passage of a resolution supporting a ceasefire in Gaza last year by the CNMI legislature, protests and demonstrations for peace and demilitarization both in Guam and the CNMI and the importance of linking liberations and decolonization movements from the Pacific to the Middle East. This episode was hosted by Monaeka Flores fr...
Send us a textOn this episode of Fanachu! Annie Fay Camacho sits down with Pairourou Navigators Larry Raigetal and Melissa Taitano and students in their traditional navigation class to talk about canoe house building, community, and traditional learning! Students interviewed are Nolan Flores, Mikayla Blas and Isa FloresThis episode premiered on Facebook and YouTube on March 7, 2024. Support the show
Send us a textPulani Peredo is the daughter of difunto Joseph Blas Peredo, a Chamoru teacher and activist, who also wrote memorable songs such as âHagu Islan GuĂ„hanâ and âAyuda I Famaguâon-ta.â She is in her early 20s and was taught the Chamoru language by her parents and wants to help future generations to learn the language by becoming a Chamoru language teacher herself. For this Fino' Chamoru episode of Fanachu, learn more about Pulani and her experiences as a young person who is flue...
âThe Environment and Youâ Episode 2: "From Earth To Body"This is part of a special series of Fanachu hosted by Tori Manley Speaking. This episode focuses on how we can holistically inform our bodies to heal with the information about the food we consume. We talk about the importance of diversity from an economic and environmental aspect and what it could mean to have everything or nothing. Finally, we talked to two experts in their field, Jessica Nangauta at Triton Farms and Chris Rosar...
The first episode of "The Environment and You" from Tori Manley Speaking is now live! This episode is titled "Barriers to Climate Change & Sustainable Living" and here is Tori's description for the episode: "Let's expand our consciousness, shift our awareness of barriers, reflect about how we interact with the world and navigate simple solutions for individuals to overcome barriers. Joining us for this episode is the organization Mañe'lu, and their program Micronesian Resource C...
Send us a text One of the strongest poetic voices in the Chamoru language over the past two decades has been that of chanter and writer Jay Baza Pascua or "Sinangan." He is well-known for several poems and chants most notably "FakmÄta" and joined for this 2023 Fino' Chamoru episode of Fanachu where he discussed some of his research and theories on our ancient ancestors. This episode and other Fino' Chamoru episodes of Fanachu are part of this podcast's commitment to promoting the Chamor...
Send us a text If you own a Chamoru music CD, there is a very good chance that Siñot Tom Bejado and Stel Star Productions had a chance in creating it. For this 2023 episode of Fanachu, we spoke to Siñot Bejado as he reflected back on decades of making music in the Marianas and working with some well-known and some not-so-well known names to get their music from backyard into the studio and then back onto the cha cha dance floor. This episode originally aired on March 8, 2023 and was hos...
Send us a text On January 26, 2023, a group of activists protested a ceremony for the reactivation of the new US Marine Corps Base on Guam, Camp Blaz. Despite not disrupting the event in any way save for the holding of banners and signs, they were escorted away by Guam Police SWAT officers. This February 2023 episode of Fanachu features the voices of some of those protestors who were representing the group Prutehi Litekyan (now Prutehi GuÄhan), discussing what motivated themselves to de...