Fear of Flying (in Broken Gilbertese)
BY TERESIA TEAIWA I maaku You told me ba ko tangirai I maaku I maaku My arms were awkward so ko taua baiu I maaku I maaku The dancer trembles because te ruoia is a kind of sorcery I maaku I maaku The frigate birds fly high above us and I’m afraid of falling I maaku 
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-In loving memory of our Wan-Soul-Warrior-
Teresia Teaiwa A beloved Youngsolwara, Teresia will always be remembered as a mother, aunt, sister and great mentor to the movement. She was instrumental in forming Youngsolwara Poneke in New Zealand whilst working as a lecturer at Victoria University. She was a role model for all Pacific people and was hugely committed and passionate about Pacific people and social justice issues in our region. Teresia is internationally known for her ground-breaking work in Pacific Studies. Her research interests in this area embraced her artistic and political nature, and included: contemporary issues in Fiji, feminism and women’s activism in the Pacific, contemporary Pacific culture and arts, and pedagogy in Pacific Studies. Teresia was born in Honolulu to an I-Kiribati father, John Teaiwa, from Rabi, Banaba and Tabiteuea and an African-American mother, Joan Teaiwa, from Washington, DC. Born:12 August 1968 - 21 March 2017 
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