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ʻATENISI INSTITUTE
An institute for critical education in the South Pacific
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Lakalaka (2005)
GRADUATION CEREMONY 15 November 2008
The graduation ceremony at ʻAtenisi at the end of the study year is always a colourful and joyous event.
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Speeches by Futa Helu (founder & professor emeritus), Sisiʻuno Helu (director), Michael Horowitz (dean) and Feleti Sevele (primeminister)
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Speeches by duxes Fiotelisa Manuʻatu and ʻAnaseini Likiliki, and violin performance by Loata Mahe
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choral presentation by the AFPA and a Samoan siva
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A meʻetuʻupaki performance
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A ʻotuhaka performance
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Fundraising: a tauʻolunga and carrying in the vala