26th Annual Tafesilafa’i Festival 2023
July 16-22

Greetings!

Welcome to the 26th Annual Tafesilafa’i Festival.

According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, 6 in 10 say their default tendency is to distrust something until they see evidence it is trustworthy. Another 64% say their distrust level is to a point where they are incapable of having constructive and civil debates about issues they disagree on. When distrust is the default – we are stuck and can’t move forward.

In the same study, democratic institutions are trusted less by half of their people, including only 46% in Germany, 45% in Spain, 44% in the UK and 43% in the US. Moreover, no developed countries believe their families or themselves will be better off in 5 years-time.

Of the institutions studied, businesses are once again the most trusted at 61%, ahead of NGOs at 59%, government at 52% and media at 50%. Seventy-seven percent of respondents, however, trust “my employer” making the relationship between employer and employee, or localized relationships, incredibly important.

Which begs the question: If this is True, what Ought We to Do? This issue will be reflected upon throughout Tafesilafa’i 2023: When Distrust Becomes the Default “E ‘asa le Faiva ae le ‘asa le Masalo.” We trust that you will share your perspectives with our community. Tafesilafa’i week is July 16-22.

Talofa

O le faama’i o loo feagai pea ma le lalolagi, ua le gata ina fano ai tagata, ma aliali ai le eseesga o le tamaoaiga o atunuu, ae ua tula’i mai ai fo’i le le faatuatuaina e tagata-a-nuu o ta’ita’i o malo. O le vala lenei ua le gata ina aafia ai mataupu taua e pei o le masalomia o le tui pe lelei, ae ua tula’i mai ai le masalomia o i latou o loo faia tulafono a malo, ma tagata atamamai (experts). Ua tautalagia, ona o le faama’i, le mataupu i le filemu o malo. Ua silia ma le tolu tausaga talu ona tula’i mai le Koviti, ua soo tui le lalolagi, ma ua faaititia lona mata’utia, a’o le galuega o le faatuatuaina ole malo ma faalapotopotoga, o loo fia faia pea. Ua le o toe fia fo’i tagata i tulaga tuai, ae maise tulaga tuai e le o mafai ona maua ai se lumana’i manuia. O loo iai pea fesili a tagata-nuu, e le o mafai e le malo ona tali.

Faata’ita’iga: Pe toe afaina i matou i nisi faama’i o le a tula’i mai? Pe ou te talitonuina le malo, latou te faia faaiuga mo lo’u manuia, le manuia o lo’u aiga, nu’u, ma lo’u itumalo? O le upu moni: A le mafai e le malo & faalapotopotoga ona faatumauina le filemu ma le manuia o tagata, o le a lafoa’i e tagata nei fatamanu. O le a suia ta’ita’i, o le a faata’ita’i isi faigamalo fou. O le taimi nei o loo iai se asiosio o masalosaloga o loo agi-agi i Malo ma Fatamanu Faasalalau (media). Ua masalomia e tagata, pe aoga ma tatau nei faalapotopotoga. Afai ae tula’i mai se afaina i le lumana’i, ae le mafai e le malo ona laveaiina tagata mai le afaina, ona tatou faapea lea: Ua ‘asa le faiva. Ua tuufua le sasaga. Ua naumati le eleele. Ua papa’u le tanoa. Ona tatau lea ona faatula’i o nisi faatufugaga fou, aua le manuia ma le filemu o tagata.

O le alagaupu ua filifilia e fai ma tagavai o le Tafesilafa’i i le 2023: E ‘Asa le Faiva, ae le ‘asa le Masalo. When Distrust becomes the Default. Afai ae maluelue le faatuatua o tagata ona o faafitauli ua tula’i mai i nei ona po – o ai a toe faatuatua iai? Ia manuia tele le Tafesilafa’i o lenei tausaga. Liligi ifo e le Atua lona sosia i ta’ita’i o lo tatou atunuu, ae maise tupulaga lalovaoa (diasporic youth) ua fitoi tonu iai lenei faamoemoe.

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