Here is the statement from the alternative APEC conference:

Moana Nui Statement

We the peoples of Moana Nui (the great ocean), connected by the currents of our ocean home, declare that we will not cooperate with the commodification of life and land as represented by APEC’s (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) predatory capitalistic practices, distorted information and secret trade negotiations and agreements.

We invoke our rights to free, prior and informed consent.  We choose cooperative trans-Pacific dialogue, action, advocacy and solidarity between and amongst the peoples of the Pacific, rooted in traditional cultural practices and wisdom.

E mau ke ea ‘o ka ‘aina i ka pono,  A mama.  Ua noa. (The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.  The prayer is said.)

 

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