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Sri Lanka update: Mourning the LTTE chief Prabhakaran
From UPI Asia.com, May 22, 2009
Following the deaths of the entire leadership of the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a result of the Sri Lankan government’s
military victory, there is a strong feeling among Sri Lankans both
inside and outside of the country that their deaths, particularly
that of LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran, should not be a matter
for mourning. Basil Fernando, Sri Lankan citizen and director of the
Asian Human Rights Commission, begs to differ.
http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2009/05/22/mourning_the_ltte_chief_prabhakaran/7760/
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Young Agent Orange victim writes to Obama
From Vietnam Net Bridge, April 22, 2009
Citing herself as a living evidence of the terrible impacts of
dioxin during the Vietnam War, Tran Thi Hoan, 23, who is missing two
legs to her knees and her left hand, has written a letter to US
President Barack Obama.
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/reports/2009/04/843421/
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The effects of Agent Orange cross sides, generations
From Thanh Nien News.com, May 17, 2009
Three Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange were united by the common
goal of fighting for justice as they prepared to depose in front of
the International Peoples’ Tribunal of Conscience, which held a
hearing on Agent Orange on May 15-16 in Paris.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/features/?catid=10&newsid=48913
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Executive summary of the decision: International Peoples’ Tribunal
of Conscience in Support of the Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange
From Vietnam Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign, May
18, 2009
After examining the evidence the Tribunal found that the United
States Government and the Chemical manufacturers were aware of the
fact that Dioxin, one of the most dangerous chemicals known to man,
was present in one of the component parts of Agent Orange; yet they
continued to use it and in fact suppressed a study which showed in
1965 that Dioxin caused many birth defects in experimental animals.
The US Government and the Chemical manufacturers were found guilty
of all changes.
http://www.vn-agentorange.org/paris_2009_tribunal_execsummary.html
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Report on the ICF Workshop on Playback Theatre and Theatre of the
Oppressed
By Paddy Nobel, May 2009
During 2009, ICF will organize up to six specialized workshops for
the past participants of the School of Peace. The purpose of these
workshops is to help the participants continue to gain knowledge and
skill for their work of bring transformation to their communities.
The first such workshop was held in Bangalore, India on the Visthar
campus. The theme of this workshop was the use of drama to help
identify problems and seek possible solutions. Running from April 25
to May 7, the participants were also able to be a part of the
Festival of Justpeace, which is now an annual event on the Visthar
campus. This brief report has been prepared by Paddy Nobel, who
served as ICF coordinator for the workshop. [Read
report]
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Publication of That We May Dream Again and Our Thoughts Are Free
By Max Ediger, May 2009
Two books of poetry and prose: Twenty-one years after their
detention, Catholic Singaporean activists reflect on time spent in
prison because of they chose to speak out for the disadvantaged in
society. They share their motivations for the work they did, the
beliefs they held and childhood events that built their character
and perspectives, and agonize over the effects the arbitrary arrests
had on them long after their release. [Read
review]
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The Rebel and the Revolutionary
A poem by Francis Khoo published in Our Thoughts Are Free [Read
poem]
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Letter from BCJP to the MILF
April 20, 2009
A letter from the Bangsamoro Center for Justpeace in the Philippines
(BCJP) to the leadership of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)
urging the MILF to request the EU to support the International
Monitoring Team responsible for overseeing the cease-fire between
the MILF and the Philippine military. Page 1,
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Short film: Chicken a-la-Carte
From Culture Unplugged.com, 2005
Food we throw away may be a feast for others. The following film,
based on a true story, clearly illustrates how even waste food may
be seen as a blessing for those who have nothing.
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/1081/Chicken-a-la-Carte
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