Archive for May, 2009

People Like Us: How Arrogance Divides People
Bangsar Lutheran Church

A Conversation Contributing Towards A Better World For All
In his book, “People Like Us: How Arrogance Is Dividing Islam and the West”. Waleed Aly explores how “…our thoughtless and destructive tendency to assume that the world’s problems could be solved if only everyone became more like us. The result is deep mutual ignorance and animosity, [...]

Women Personal Protection Workshop
Twin Towers Fitness Centre, KLCC

WAO (Women’s Aid Organisation) invites you to…..
Women Personal Protection Workshop
We are living in a society where we are constantly being the target of muggers, snatch thieves, robbers, molester,s rapists, etc. It has become so bad that even presumably safe places like offices and homes are not that safe anymore.
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED..
This workshop is specially [...]

Peace Vigil In Unity for the liberty of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

SUARAM, Tenaganita, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall and Youth 4 Change (Y4C) is organising a vigil that is part of an initiative of coordinated vigils by various groups in Southeast Asia. While we have our vigil for Aung San Suu Kyi in Malaysia, other groups in other countries in Southeast Asia will also be [...]

Position Vacant: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMME MANAGER

Sisters in Islam (SIS) is inviting applications for the following position. If you are passionate about advancing the rights of women in the country and believe in gender equality and human rights, please submit your application by 30th June 2009.
POSITION: PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMME MANAGER
The role of Public Education and Communications Programme Manager is [...]

Memorandum to SUHAKAM on Poor Conditions of Immigration Detention Centres Contributing to the Outbreak of Leptospirosis

Background
On 12 May 2009, a 21 year old asylum seeker from Burma, Thang Hoih Piang, died of Leptospirosis and on 17 May 2009, a 26 year old asylum seeker also from Burma, Sa La Hin, suffered the same fate. They were both detained in Juru Immigration Detention Centre where they were infected by the disease. [...]

AIR: Hak Asasi Rakyat, Jangan Niagakannya!

Air merupakan suatu keperluan asas untuk manusia terus hidup. Apa yang kita perlukan hanyalah satu pihak yang bertanggungjawab untuk menguruskan perkhidmatan air bersih, jernih dan selamat kepada rakyat. Perkhidmatan ini harus diberikan secara percuma atau dengan kos yang paling minima. Persoalan membekalkan air adalah semudah ini sahaja.
Namun demikian, perkara ini menjadi rumit apabila keperluan asas [...]

Gadoh Screening
12 June, HELP Institute, Pusat Bandar Damansara

This film which tells the story of students in schools who fought each other along racial lines, received encouraging reviews and response from the viewers and also in the blogs.
Due to overwhelming demand, GADOH will be re-screened.
Details as follows:
Date: 12th June 2009
Time: 8 PM
Venue: Theatrette, HELP College, Pusat Bandar Damansara
You can reserve your seats by [...]

Police abusing its role in going after BN critics

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) strongly protests the continuing police arrests and a related raid at the headquarters of opposition party, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) to eliminate critical expression about the political crisis in Perak state.
The raid was conducted on 23 May and police seized a computer, DVDs and pamphlets about the [...]

Forum- Media Under Najib: Hope or Disappointment Annex Gallery, Central Market

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day this 10 May.  In the last 6 years, CIJ has commemorated this day, which falls on 3 May, through public activities that included exhibitions, talks and concerts. This year, we will be organising a public forum at the Annexe, Central Market on 10 [...]

Deaths and Conditions of Detention of Migrants and Refugees

On 19 April 2009, a Bangladeshi newspaper reported that a Bangladeshi migrant worker, Ikhtiar, died in Lenggeng Immigration Detention Centre days after being tortured by the Malaysian police[1]. Three days later, on 22 April 2009, The New Straits Times reported that a 25-year-old Liberian detainee was found dead in the same detention centre.



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