In this presentation Sarah Garap will reflect on her personal journey from grassroots activism to academia, drawing upon more than 30 years of active citizenship in the areas of human rights, politics, peacebuilding and community organizing for community development. Sarah is a proponent and practitioner of participatory research as a tool for social change and will elaborate on the foundations of her approach using practical examples. Her work has been undertaken primarily in the PNG Highlands.

Sarah Garap is a human rights and social justice advocate currently based in Jiwaka Province in the PNG Highlands. Her work has broken through many traditional and enduring gender barriers. Sarah is a founding member of Kup Women for Peace and Meri Kirap Suppotim amongst other groups. She stood as a candidate for the SinaSina Yongomugl open seat in Simbu Province in the 2002 national elections. She is a visitor with the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University.

This seminar is run by the Department of Pacific Affaris, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific