Archive for November, 2009

The Source of the Mekong.

YPD harvests!

Posted: November 28, 2009 by bennetthaynes in Allies

ศูนย์ประสานงานเยาวชนเพื่อประชาธิปไตย Young People for Democracy Movement, Thailand (YPD.) ศูนย์ประสานงานเยาวชนเพื่อประชาธิปไตย Young People for Democracy Movement, Thailand (YPD.)

[Bangkok, Thailand] 23 November 2009 We, ASEAN Youth Movement accompanied with Community representatives, Friends of Burma, NGO-COD North, TACDB and TERRA, gathered in front of Parliament House and protested against Hatgyi dam construction on the Salween River in Karen state, Burma. Apart from environmental issue as we all know, Hatgyi dam is also located at [...]

Photography is one of my passions! Since I’ve been involving in social works for years and I’m always thinking how I can bring experiences and stories from our works to tell other peoples through the lens. This photo exhibition has inspired me! I got a chance to see this photo exhibition after attending the Social [...]

[Bangkok, Thailand] – Community representatives from villages whose lives will be affected by the proposed 1,360 megawatt Hatgyi Dam on the Salween River in Burma, accompanied by civil society and youth groups, will gather in front of Government House on Monday, November 23 at 10.00am, to deliver a petition signed by 189 organisations to H.E. [...]

Food Sovereignty now: young people creating their future

Posted: November 22, 2009 by bennetthaynes in Allies
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http://peoplesforum2009.foodsovereignty.org/food_sovereignty_now_young_people_creating_their_future Posted on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 – 16:50 -Final declaration of the Youth Caucus- Introduction Food Sovereignty is a legitimate cause involving sustainable improvement of social, economic and nutritional wellbeing of all individuals on earth by increasing access to quality food, production resources and making favourable food policies for all producers in the world. [...]

Here is Saiaew’s new report on the potential impacts of Pak Chom Dam on food security in communities living along the Mekong River in Loei province, Thailand – Please take a look and share your thoughts!

trường ĐHSP Đồng Tháp

Posted: November 16, 2009 by bennetthaynes in Uncategorized
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Phạm Trọng Nhân Mai Thị Hồng Xuân Sinh viên lớp Công tác xã hội 2006 Trường Đại học Đồng Tháp Năm 2005, trường ĐHSP Đồng Tháp (nay là ĐH Đồng Tháp) được Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo cho phép mở ngành Công tác xã hội. Trường ĐH Đồng Tháp là trường đầu tiên của [...]

Nov 10, 2009 – A preliminary report released today by the Arakan Rivers Network (ARN) argues that a planned transport facility on the Kaladan River in western Burma’s Arakan State will wreak environmental devastation on the river, and negatively impact the lives of many of the approximately one million civilians living along it.

We came together for two main reasons. First, we aimed to produce a new, comprehensive Youth Statement that represented our consensus on key issues in the ASEAN region. Second, we hoped to strengthen our youth network to facilitate communication and exchange of ideas, support youth activities and share information between youth working at the local-level. [...]