Noelene Nabulivou

Noelene Nabulivou (b.1967 or 1968 (age 55–56)) is a Fijian activist and spokesperson on climate change, sustainable development, and gender equality. She is the co-founder and political advisor for Diverse Voices and Action for Equality (DIVA), an organisation that promotes climate justice, reducing violence against women, human rights, and LGBTQ rights.

Quotes

• I've been spat at; (my wife and I) have had people harass us in public; we've had stones thrown at our roof at night. There have been many things over the years,"
• I had a newspaper out me. I've had to fight the Methodist church on the radio and on TV, which was really hard to do as I'm a very private person,"
  • In Fiji, lesbian feminist activist Noelene Nabulivou strives for world ‘liberated and free’ (13 May 2020)
• Eighty-four percent of LBT women and gender non-conforming people (who do not typically behave in traditional male or female roles) have reported intimate partner violence,"
  • In Fiji, lesbian feminist activist Noelene Nabulivou strives for world ‘liberated and free’ (13 May 2020)
• We are women who are also experiencing poverty, but also want to talk about bullying in schools or the experience of ecological development in the Pacific.
  • In Fiji, lesbian feminist activist Noelene Nabulivou strives for world ‘liberated and free’ (13 May 2020)
• "There are many different things we care about as human beings," said Nabulivou, a self-confessed workaholic who says she has drawn fresh inspiration from her young daughter. "I want a world for her that is amazing, in which she can be liberated and free."
  • In Fiji, lesbian feminist activist Noelene Nabulivou strives for world ‘liberated and free’ (13 May 2020)