Oceania Youth Collective
Our Oceania Youth Collective was formed to create a cultural space of belonging for Pacific Islander youth who attend local high schools and middle schools in Snohomish County. Our Collective are descendants of Oceania and comprise of Melanesian, Micronesian & Polynesian youth. We focus on elevating Pacific Islander student concerns in their schools, form healthy networks for them to thrive in their education, and form a powerful collective that is focused on integrating the learning of cultural songs, dances, language and other Oceanian cultural protocol.
Teine Mauli Alofa
Our Teine Mauli Alofa has enrolled in the Tacoma Cricket League and competes as an all queer inclusive women's team committed to the sport of Samoan cricket but also to create social and cultural space for queer Samoan women who are seeking belonging. We currently practice in Tacoma on Saturdays and we are active in the Spring and Summer season. Please come out and cheer for us!
Cultural Immersion
Our Mauli Alofa Cultural Immersion program occur at our Tukwila space on Fridays at 4pm to teach the art of siva. We teach sasa, ma'ulu'ulu, fa'ataupati, and taualuga presentations. We also teach the art of pate drumming, chants & cultural songs. Our dance sessions are peer led and we also perpetuate language retrieval for our participants. Please join us!
Kalapu Inu Ava
Our Mauli Alofa Kalapu Inu Ava partakes in the social ritual of ava drinking as a harm reduction activity to steer away from drugs and alcohol but also fostering participation in the sharing of history, culture, singing during the ava drinking session. Our Kalapu members join a social network rooted in alofa or love to create resilence for members in resisting negative influences rooted in addiction and in capitalism. Instead, we promote humility, respect and learning as Oceanian values that we actively practice in our Kalapu Inu Ava.
