Politics Program, Human Rights Project, and Human Rights Program Present
Navigating Toward an Ocean of Peace Amid Nuclear Legacies
A Talk with the President of French Polynesia, Moetai Brotherson
Friday, October 10, 2025
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
As the prospects of deep sea mining increase in the region, French Polynesia bears the weight of nuclear testing and unfinished decolonization in the Pacific. Its journey illustrates the quest for justice, resilience, and lasting peace across the region. 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
President Brotherson is from Tahiti. He has a degree in computer science and has held various offices in the region since 2001. In 2007 he published a novel, Le Roi Absent (“The Absent King”). In 2010 he participated in the O Tahiti Nui Freedom expedition, which sailed a single-hulled Polynesian outrigger canoe from Tahiti to Shangha. French Polynesia is an autonomous overseas collectivity of France. He has been president since 2023.
For more information, call 845-758-7127, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium
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