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WATCH THE ARTIST  TALANOA SESSION 
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Rim of the Pacific Exercises (RIMPAC) was founded by the US Navy in 1971 as a biennial military exercise. It is intended to facilitate collaboration and partnership across national militaries with the aim of securing free trade across the US "Indo-Pacific" region and the world. RIMPAC also means that more than 25,000 personnel come to Hawaiʻi, but conduct exercises throughout the Pacific, to play at war. These exercises devastate island ecosystems, cause whale beachings, leach heavy metals into fisheries and destroy reefs through live fire training, missile launches, sinking ships and amphibious assaults.  On land they bomb sacred sites and conservation zones, without  doing any cleanup, leaving hundreds of unexploded ordinances. 

In 2022, June 29 - August 5, RIMPAC is hosting militaries from 26 countries including the US, Australia , the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, France, India, Chile, Ecuador, Indonesia,  Denmark, Tonga, Israel, Colombia, Japan, Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, New Zealand, Peru, the Republic of the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.t The multinational maritime exercise will involve participation of nearly 38 surface ships, four submarines, over 170 aircraft and nine national land forces. The large majority of these countries have long and ongoing histories of repression and violence towards its Indigenous peoples. RIMPAC promotes unchecked militarism, increased sex trafficking and gendered violence against local populations. The military is the largest global polluter driving climate change and countries such as the US, Australia and France still refuse to ban the use of nuclear weapons.

Join the movement of artists across the Pacific who are demanding an end to endless wars and an end to the current military build up of the so-called "Indo-Pacific," that does not honor or respect the Pacific peoples.  Let us imagine a world that is filled with genuine security, that protects our oceans, our islands and our peoples. That promotes peace, safe housing, clean water and economies rooted in generative industries.

WANT TO ENTER A SUBMISSION?  Here's how...


 Submit a short bio, high quality image of yourself, title and description of your work to: 
                                                      koafuturesvirtualsubmit@gmail.com
Visual Art: Please submit a high quality, well lit, version of your painting, drawing, digital or mixed media image
  • Jpg or .tif
  • 300 ppi
Performance and Spoken Word : We welcome video submissions of songs, dance, and spoken word
  • YouTube video submissions are strongly encouraged for easy upload
  • (high quality hd video submissions will also be accepted)
Written Poetry and Stories
  • pdf and Microsoft Word submissions preferred, however any written format, in any language will be accepted
Podcasts: Please upload high quality audio files
                                     THIS IS AN ONGOING DEMILITARIZATION EXHIBITION
                                      SITE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED: JULY 1, 2022

                                           submissions will be uploaded as received, so the sooner the better
                                                 

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
  • ONLINE EXHIBITIONs
    • CANCEL RIMPAC EXHIBITION >
      • VIDEOS
      • VISUAL ART
      • POETRY
    • MORNING STAR EXHIBITION >
      • Visual Art
      • Poetry
      • Video Blog
      • Podcast
  • OUR WEAVE
  • OUR ARTISTS
  • OUR OCEAN
    • Maohi Lives Matter
    • The Ocean We Need
    • Connecting Our Ocean of Struggles: Remembering Why We Sweat and Cry Salt Water
    • Mai Em(Ocean) 2018
    • New Clear Ways >
      • Our Pacific Needs New Clear Ways NOT Japan's Waste
      • Not Japan's Dumpsite
      • We Are Not Alone
      • Pass the Solution for Nuclear Justice
      • 75th Commemoration of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
      • Solidarity with Guahan
    • Ban Seabed Mining >
      • Deep Sea COP
  • OUR STRUGGLES
    • Self Determination >
      • International Day for Human Rights 2020
      • Kanaky Referendum
      • We Bleed Black & Red >
        • Let West Papua Join the MSG
        • Wan Musik Wan Sing Concert 2020
        • Raise the Morning Star 2019
        • Vigil and Call to Action 2019
        • Free the West Papua Seven
        • Fiji NGO Coalition Call for Intervention
        • MACFEST Solomon Islands 2018
        • Youngsolwara Artist Camp 2018
        • I am Nesia Campaign
        • Hawaii Bleeds Black & Red
        • Defenders of Self Determination Exhibition 2016
        • National Day of Action 2014
    • Madang Wansolwara Dance
  • MEDIA
    • Videos
    • Press
  • CONTACT