Siobhon Rumurang McManus is a

Palau Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands ...

an- Chamorro teacher and

peace activist A peace movement is a social movement which seeks to achieve ideals such as the ending of a particular war (or wars) or minimizing inter-human violence in a particular place or situation. They are often linked to the goal of achieving world p ...

based in

Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...

. In 2017 she led opposition to the construction of a new missile defence system by the US government. When speaking about the 2017 protests against

American militarism United States militarism refers to the reliance of the United States on its military force to pursue foreign policy goals that can be achieved more effectively by other means. Militarism has been defined as the tendency to regard military effi ...

, McManus stated that it also enabled the indigenous people of Guam to be heard on a global stage. She also represented the group Prutehi Litekyan, who campaigned against construction of a defence facility on ancient burial grounds and limestone forest. She also has been outspoken about the fact that citizens of Guam do not have full voting rights United States elections. In 2018 she contributed to the anthology ''Kinalamten Gi Pasifiku,'' which features writers who focus "on narratives of colonised Pasifika". Her uncle is the poet Valentine Sengebau.

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Dear Gorgeous Podcast: Siobhon McManus

KUAM's Culture Club: Siobhon McManus
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