Burma's Non-Political Flood Author: unknown via email
Water, water, all around me But I am so..so.. thirsty. Here, there, human bodies' everywhere But none alive accompany me and share.
And I look at myself Broken hopes and empty handed.
And I look further around Just like a post heavy-battled ground. Wild cyclone has wiped all things down.
Where are those kids from innocent playground? Where are students in the green and white uniform? Where is my town always singing along country rock songs? Where are my mates who search for freedom and independent? Where are those local chicks with new-leaf-color lips? Where are those parents with a too busy habit?
All my questions disappear, All my answers whisper...and whisperer.
Collaborated disaster of the nature and the dictator!
And I constantly hear voices from my empty stomach Asking me food, forcing me speak out and stand up. I silently speak with my loudest, to the entire world Then mankind's sympathies come and knock my door.
Let me now open my door
'Cause those sympathies will help to fix my wounded floor. Let me invite them with an open heart 'Cause those sympathies will help my life reconstruct.
Hello Mr. militarists,
Your guns are currently useless, My demands are urgently needed, Here, I'm alive, not a corpse yet, Neither much time left. Together, let's work out as a nice diplomat!
(Dedicated To My Mother And People Of Burma Who Lost Lives And Who Are Hardly Survived Under Both Natural And Political Weathers!) Mothers' Day 2008
Re:Call for Applications for the PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies (International Program) and the MA in Human Rights (International Program)
We are pleased to announce a call for applications for the PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies (International Program) and the MA in Human Rights (International Program), Mahidol University, Thailand.
The PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies is the only PhD program of its kind in Asia, while the MA is the longest running graduate degree program in Human Rights in Asia. These programs offer a unique opportunity to engage in depth with the highly important issues of human rights and peace in the world today. The objectives of the programs are to produce graduates with excellent research skills and thorough theoretical and conceptual knowledge of these fields, and who are able to apply this knowledge to the field.
Applications must be made on the form attached herewith. The form can also be downloaded from the homepage of the Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development at www.humanrights-mu.org. The applications will be reviewed twice a year: November 15, 2009 and January 31, 2010 for the academic year beginning in June, 2010. Prospective students are strongly encouraged to apply by November 15, 2009 in order to allow time to arrange financial support for study.
We hereby invite eligible candidates to apply for the PhD in Human Rights and Peace Studies and MA in Human Rights. In addition, we would appreciate it if you could kindly pass on information about these programs to your colleagues who may be interested in applying.
We are very thankful for your attention and kind cooperation.
Yours Sincerely,
For more information please contact:
Center for Human Rights Studies and Social Development
ျဖစ္စဥ္မွာ Taman Putri Wangsa Jalan Istimewa 7. No16 Kilang E.W တြင္ အလုပ္လုပ္ေနေသာ မိန္းကေလးမ်ားအား အစုလိုက္အျပံဳလိုက္ မုဒိန္းက်င့္မႈတခု ျဖစ္ေပၚခဲ႔ရျခင္းျဖစ္ျပီး ႏိုင္ငံပိုင္သတင္းစာ တေစာင္ ျဖစ္ေသာ STAR သတင္းစာတေစာင္ကေတာ့ အထ မေျမာက္ခဲ႔ေသာ ကာအိေျႏၵပ်က္ရံုေလာက္သာ ျဖစ္ခဲ႔သည့္ မုဒိမ္းက်င္ရန္ၾကံစီမႈအျဖစ္ ေရးသားေဖာ္ျပခဲ႔သည္။ (The women, who were all in their 20s, were later ordered to strip but his attempt to rape them was unsuccessful and he left soon after. The star link http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Crime/Story/A1Story20090911-167164.html
This disseminated information is about the University for PEACE. It is UN's mandated university, known as the Dual Campus Master of Arts in International Peace Studies. The dual campuses are at Atenee De Manila University, Manila, Philippines & the University for UPEACE in Costa Rica. The programme aims the UPEACE students to be the Asian PEACE Leaders. It is full scholarship progamme by Nippon foundation for all nominated candidates. Below table shows brief information of the programme for next year.
Target population - Asians primarily from Non-English Speaking background with sufficient experience in and intent to be engaged in peace-related work
Closing date for application - 15 October 2009
Commencement of Programme - April 2010
End of Programme - October 2011
Type of scholarship - Full scholarship (100% of tuition, required travel to both campuses and a fixed stipend to assist in daily living expenses)
Don't tell me your age, you'd probably lie anyway - but the Chocolate Man will know!
This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute . Work this out as you read . Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)
2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)
3. Add 5
4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 .. If you haven't, add 1758.
6.. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number...
The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week).
The next two numbers are...
YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
Raise Your Voice, Share Your Ideas, and Get Involved in Democracy!
Submit your essay on democracy, and get your free ticket to the world’s largest gathering of democracy and human rights activists in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2010!
The World Youth Movement for Democracy (www.wymd.org), a youth network of the World Movement for Democracy (www.wmd.org), is pleased to announce the launch of its Global Essay Contest. Fifteen winners (3 in each region: Asia, Central/Eastern Europe & Eurasia, Middle East & North Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa) will be invited to participate in the upcoming 6th Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Jakarta, Indonesia, in April 2010.
Questions Democracy has been practiced in different ways and in different contexts. We believe there are core universal democratic values and aspirations that we all share, which transcend our differences, even though we live in different cultures, speak different languages, and eat different food. The purpose of this essay contest is to highlight personal engagement in democracy by promoting critical thinking about the role of young people in democracy and to connect youth with broader democracy movements. The questions posed below for this essay contest aim to challenge youth to write about their perspectives on democracy and their understanding of democracy activism, particularly their own.
Essays are required to address one or more of the following questions: 1. What democratic spaces exist for young people in your society? What do you see as democratic values in your society? How do you engage with them? 2. How can democracy help address your personal and social concerns (poverty, access to education, pandemics, inequality etc.)? How do you and others in your community address these concerns? 3. Describe and explain how a specific event or instance changed your perception of democracy.
Submissions Please submit your essay by 15 September 2009 via email attachment as a Word document or a PDF. Please make sure to clearly designate, in the body of your email, your full name, age, gender, physical address, and phone number, to the relevant regional email address listed below. Essays can be submitted in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish, and the essay must be no more than 2,000 words. Authors must be between 18 and 30 years old.*
* Asia: WYMD.ASIA@GMAIL.COM * Central and Eastern Europe & Eurasia: WYMD.EURASIA@GMAIL.COM * Middle East & North Africa: WYMD.MENA@GMAIL.COM * Latin America & Caribbean: WYMD.LAC@GMAIL.COM * Sub-Saharan Africa: WYMD.AFRICA@GMAIL.COM
To submit your essays via fax, please fax: +1.202.378.9889. Please provide your personal details in the fax cover sheet.
Timeline June 2009 – Launch of the Essay Contest September 15, 2009 – Deadline for the essay submission October 18, 2009 – Announcement of Regional Winners December 2009 – Regional winner essays posted on website in English April 11-14, 2010 – World Movement for Democracy Sixth Assembly April 14, 2010 – Announcement of global winners at World Movement for Democracy Sixth Assembly closing ceremony
Review Process The submitted essays will be reviewed by regional committees each of which will determine three regional winners. The regional winners will be announced on the World Youth Day for Democracy (October 18). If needed, each of the regional committees will also translate the 3 winning essays into English to post on the World Youth Movement for Democracy Website.
Essays will be evaluated based on: * Composition; * Clarity; * Creativity; and * Practicality
Prizes The 15 regional winners (3 from each region) will be provided with sponsorship to cover travel and other expenses related to their participation in the World Movement for Democracy’s Sixth Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, in April 2010.* The Assembly, bringing together over 500 democracy activists, scholars, and practitioners from over 100 countries, will provide an opportunity for the Regional Winners to attend workshops and connect with hundreds of civil society leaders from around the world. The conclusion of the contest is the announcement of two global winners at the Assembly’s closing ceremony. For further information on the Global Youth Essay Contest, please visit: www.wymd.org. If you have any specific questions, please contact Cecilia Andersen at: ceciliah@ned.org. Good luck and we look forward to reading your essays! *Please note that you must be over age 18 by April 11, 2010 to qualify for participation in the World Movement for Democracy Assembly, if you are a Regional Winner.
Burma Partnership is looking for a Media Officer to join our team. Please find the vacancy announcement below. Feel free to distribute this to your networks or to individuals who may be interested in the position. The deadline for applications is August 7th, 2009.
Thank you,
Burma Partnership Secretariat
Burma Partnership (BP)Position: Media Officer
Location: Mae Sot, Thailand
Report directly to: Coordinators
Overall responsibility:
To strategically promote the voices of Burma’s democracy movement through local, regional, and international media
Key areas of responsibility:
Produce BP’s Weekly Highlights and issue Updates: gather key news and publications on Burma from inside, border-based and international sources, and write an editorial introduction on the key issue (s)
Write and edit materials for the media, including press releases, advisories, op-eds and web stories
Fulfill information requests from the media – connect reporters with appropriate representatives in the movement.
Develop and maintain relationships with reporters and editorial boards in the region
Maintain a media contact list
Assist with press conferences and other media events
Monitor and prepare regular reports for staff on the movement’s media exposure
Consult with: Coordinators and the Secretariat
Term of employment: Yearly (subject to three month probation at the beginning of contract)
Qualification (general/core competencies):
Strong written and oral communication skills in English (Burmese helpful)
Experience in journalism or media relations; excellent writing and editing skills
Strong commitment to and understanding of Burma
Ability to work independently and as part of a small team
Excellent interpersonal skills; sensitivity to local needs and culture
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Preferred: familiarity with regional media and ASEAN mechanisms
Salary & benefits:
Salary: 15,000 THB per month
Benefits: work-related travel expenses (including transportation, accommodation, communication, and per diem) are covered, and accommodation or housing stipend can be discussed.
Application procedures: Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample and one reference in English. Only complete applications will be reviewed by the Secretariat. We will not be able to notify all applicants unless they are chosen for an interview. A writing test will be part of the selection process.
Burma Partnership is a movement of organizations and individuals that aims to develop a strong broad-based partnership of peoples of the Asia-Pacific advocating and mobilizing a movement for promoting freedom, democracy and human rights in Burma. This movement facilitates strategic linkages; coordinates activities; develops and shares its capacity and resources; channels information resources; and promotes dialogue towards unified approaches.
အမ်ဳိးသမီး ထုတ္ေ၀သူ မ်ားရဲ့ စာအုပ္ ေရာင္းပြဲ တစ္ခု က်င္းပမယ္ ဆုိတဲ့ သတင္း တစ္ပုဒ္ ဂ်ာနယ္ေတြ ထဲမွာ ဖတ္လုိက္မိတယ္။ ဒီသံုးေလး ႏွစ္အတြင္းမွာ အမ်ဳိးသမီး ထုတ္ေ၀သူ ေတြ ႀကိဳးစား ပမ္းစား လႈပ္ရွားတက္ႂကြ ေနၾကတာ ကိုလည္း သတိျပဳမိတယ္။ အင္မတန္မွကို အားရ၀မ္းသာ ျဖစ္ရပါတယ္။ နယူးစ္၀ိခ္ မဂၢဇင္း ထုတ္ေ၀သူ ကမၻာေက်ာ္ သူေဌးမႀကီး “ကက္သရင္း ဂေရဟမ္” လုိပဲ ေအာင္ျမင္မႈေတြ ရၾကပါေစလို႔ စိတ္ထဲမွာ ေအာက္ေမ့ ေနမိပါတယ္။
