Mauri.
My name is Marita Davies.
I am an Australian / I-Kiribati woman, descended from the atolls of Marakei and Tabiteuea North. I stand at the intersection of Pasifika storytelling, creative practise and strategy.
As a writer and creative practitioner, I share stories that weave themes of kindness, family, joy, resilience, pride, strong women, culture and community.
As a strategic writer, I facilitate qualitative research and community listening to build the voice of lived experience and communities into strategic organisational outcomes and vision.
I am passionate about carrying the stories and cultural knowledge of Pasifika.
I long for stories that ask us to think beyond our own world; stories that help us understand each other better and stories that guide us towards equality, community and justice.
I write the stories that call to be told and I answer to the call of the story.
Previous Collaborations
National Portrait Gallery
State Library of Victoria
Australian Red Cross
National Gallery of Victoria
Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Clans Corporation
ACT Health
Kardu Diminin Aboriginal Corporation
Walangeri Aboriginal Corporation
Melbourne University
Melbourne Museum
Office of Township Leasing
Melbourne Arts Centre
Mantiyupwi Aboriginal Corporation
Good Shepherd
RMIT
AIATSIS
Gardiner Foundation