Sept 6-16 2007, Pasar Seni Annexe.
Come and celebrate you!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Happy Pesta Rakyat Merdeka Day (5)
Sign the petition for abolition of Internal Security Act and Merdeka!
Happy Pesta Rakyat Merdeka Day (3)
A Silat performance by 10 members from the Pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong Malaysia.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Performances in the afternoon
Performances in the afternoon.
There is a short but wonderfully interesting line up of performances during the afternoon. These performances will be interspersed between short inputs from members of the the different ngos present at the exhibition.
At 1.30pm
There is a short but wonderfully interesting line up of performances during the afternoon. These performances will be interspersed between short inputs from members of the the different ngos present at the exhibition.
At 1.30pm
There will be a Flores (Indonesia) cultural dance performance performed by the Migrant Workers Support Centre
At 2.00pm
At 2.00pm
There will be some songs by Johan and Adil
At 2.30pm
At 2.30pm
15 members from the Kelab Remaja JIM Pulau Pinang will be performing Nasyid, creating their own musical accompaniment to Keranamu Malaysia Tercinta and Hanya Untuk Mu
At 3.00pm
At 3.00pm
A 16 member strong choir performance from both Persatuan Seni dan Kebudayaan and Persatuan Kebudayaan Rakyat will perform 2-3 songs
At 3.40pm
At 3.40pm
A poetry reading by Himanshu Bhatt, James Lochhead and Sreekala Nambiar. They will be reading a poem written by Cecil Rajendra “Slouching Towards 50…”
At 4.15pm
At 4.15pm
A Silat performance by 10 members from the Pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong Malaysia
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Ahli Panel Forum
FORUM
DETIK DETIK PENTING SEJARAH PULAU PINANG
Milestones in the history of Penang
AHLI PANEL/SPEAKERS:
1) Dr Cheah Boon Kheng
Politik Awal dan Pilihanraya Tempatan
Early Politics and Local Elections
Cheah Boon Kheng, mantan Profesor Sejarah di Universiti Sains Malaysia, ialah salah seorang sejarawan yang terkemuka di Malaysia. Beliau ialah pengarang kepada beberapa buah buku termasuk The Masked Comrades: a Study of the Communist United Front in Malaya, 1945-48 (1979); Red Star Over Malaya; Resistance and Social Conflict during and after the Japaense occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946 (1983); and Malaysia: The Making of a Nation (2002).
Boon Kheng, formerly Professor of History in Universiti Sains Malaysia, is one of Malaysia’s most distinguished historians. He is the author of numerous books including The Masked Comrades: a Study of the Communist United Front in Malaya, 1945-48 (1979); Red Star Over Malaya; Resistance and Social Conflict during and after the Japaense occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946 (1983); and Malaysia: The Making of a Nation (2002).
2) Dr Johan Saravanamuttu
Hubungan Etnik dan Politik
Ethnic Relations and Politics
Johan, lahir dan bersekolah di Pulau Pinang, pernah menyandang jawatan Profesor Politik dan Dekan di Pusat Pengajian Sains Sosial, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Beliau telah banyak menulis tentang hubungan antarabangsa Malaysia dan politik dalaman. Penerbitan terkininya ialah New Politics in Malaysia (2003, penyunting bersama). Beliau sering menulis untuk Aliran Monthly dan juga seorang pemain gitar dan penyanyi utama Aliran Singers.
Johan, born and schooled in Penang, served as Professor of Politics and Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has written widely on Malaysia’s international relations and domestic politics. His latest publication is New Politics in Malaysia (2003, co-editor). He regularly contributes to Aliran Monthly and is the guitarist and lead-singer of the Aliran Singers.
3) Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid
Perindustrian dan Hak Pekerja di Pulau Pinang
Industrialisation and Workers Rights in Penang
Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid ialah pengerusi MTUC Cawangan Pulau Pinang sejak 1995. Beliau menyertai kegiatan kesatuan sejak 1980, pada tahun tersebut beliau menyertai Textile and Garments Workers Union. Penglibatan aktif beliau dalam perihal kesatuan telah membolehkannya dipilih sebagai pengerusi kesatuan tersebut pada tahun 1989. Sdr Abdul Razak juga pernah menjadi calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) di kerusi ahli dewan undangan negeri bagan Dalam pada 2004.
Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid has been Chairperson of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Penang Division since 1995. He has been part of the union movement since 1980, the year in which he joined the Textile and Garments Workers Union. His strong involvement in union matters has seen him elected President of that union since 1989. Sdr Abdul Razak also stood as a candidate for Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in the state seat of Bagan Dalam in 2004.
4) Sdr Ahmad Chik
Hilangnya warisan dan alam sekitar Pulau Pinang?
Whither Penang’s Heritage and Environment?
Ahmad ialah seorang pemulihara dan pencinta alam yang terkenal. Beliau adalah AJK Penang Heritage Trust. Terlatih sebagai jurutera, Ahmad sekarang mengendalikan syarikat konsultan kejuruteraannya.
Ahmad is a well-known conservationist and environmentalist. He is an Exco member of the Penang Heritage Trust. An engineer by training, Ahmad now runs an engineering consultancy.
PENGERUSI:
Sdri Tan Pek Leng
Pek Leng ialah mantan Pengarah Eksekutif Institut Sosio-Ekonomi dan Alam Sekitar (SERI), Pulau Pinang. Pemenang anugerah Asian Public Intellectual, Pek Leng sedang menyediakan sebuah buku tentang sumbangan orang Cina dalam industri pertanian di Malaysia.
Pek Leng was formerly Executive Director of the Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI), Penang. A winner of the Asian Public Intellectual (API) award, Pek Leng is now completing a book on the contribution of the Chinese to the Planting Industry in Malaysia.
Milestones in the history of Penang
AHLI PANEL/SPEAKERS:
1) Dr Cheah Boon Kheng
Politik Awal dan Pilihanraya Tempatan
Early Politics and Local Elections
Cheah Boon Kheng, mantan Profesor Sejarah di Universiti Sains Malaysia, ialah salah seorang sejarawan yang terkemuka di Malaysia. Beliau ialah pengarang kepada beberapa buah buku termasuk The Masked Comrades: a Study of the Communist United Front in Malaya, 1945-48 (1979); Red Star Over Malaya; Resistance and Social Conflict during and after the Japaense occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946 (1983); and Malaysia: The Making of a Nation (2002).
Boon Kheng, formerly Professor of History in Universiti Sains Malaysia, is one of Malaysia’s most distinguished historians. He is the author of numerous books including The Masked Comrades: a Study of the Communist United Front in Malaya, 1945-48 (1979); Red Star Over Malaya; Resistance and Social Conflict during and after the Japaense occupation of Malaya, 1941-1946 (1983); and Malaysia: The Making of a Nation (2002).
2) Dr Johan Saravanamuttu
Hubungan Etnik dan Politik
Ethnic Relations and Politics
Johan, lahir dan bersekolah di Pulau Pinang, pernah menyandang jawatan Profesor Politik dan Dekan di Pusat Pengajian Sains Sosial, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Beliau telah banyak menulis tentang hubungan antarabangsa Malaysia dan politik dalaman. Penerbitan terkininya ialah New Politics in Malaysia (2003, penyunting bersama). Beliau sering menulis untuk Aliran Monthly dan juga seorang pemain gitar dan penyanyi utama Aliran Singers.
Johan, born and schooled in Penang, served as Professor of Politics and Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has written widely on Malaysia’s international relations and domestic politics. His latest publication is New Politics in Malaysia (2003, co-editor). He regularly contributes to Aliran Monthly and is the guitarist and lead-singer of the Aliran Singers.
3) Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid
Perindustrian dan Hak Pekerja di Pulau Pinang
Industrialisation and Workers Rights in Penang
Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid ialah pengerusi MTUC Cawangan Pulau Pinang sejak 1995. Beliau menyertai kegiatan kesatuan sejak 1980, pada tahun tersebut beliau menyertai Textile and Garments Workers Union. Penglibatan aktif beliau dalam perihal kesatuan telah membolehkannya dipilih sebagai pengerusi kesatuan tersebut pada tahun 1989. Sdr Abdul Razak juga pernah menjadi calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) di kerusi ahli dewan undangan negeri bagan Dalam pada 2004.
Sdr Abdul Razak bin Abdul Hamid has been Chairperson of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) Penang Division since 1995. He has been part of the union movement since 1980, the year in which he joined the Textile and Garments Workers Union. His strong involvement in union matters has seen him elected President of that union since 1989. Sdr Abdul Razak also stood as a candidate for Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in the state seat of Bagan Dalam in 2004.
4) Sdr Ahmad Chik
Hilangnya warisan dan alam sekitar Pulau Pinang?
Whither Penang’s Heritage and Environment?
Ahmad ialah seorang pemulihara dan pencinta alam yang terkenal. Beliau adalah AJK Penang Heritage Trust. Terlatih sebagai jurutera, Ahmad sekarang mengendalikan syarikat konsultan kejuruteraannya.
Ahmad is a well-known conservationist and environmentalist. He is an Exco member of the Penang Heritage Trust. An engineer by training, Ahmad now runs an engineering consultancy.
PENGERUSI:
Sdri Tan Pek Leng
Pek Leng ialah mantan Pengarah Eksekutif Institut Sosio-Ekonomi dan Alam Sekitar (SERI), Pulau Pinang. Pemenang anugerah Asian Public Intellectual, Pek Leng sedang menyediakan sebuah buku tentang sumbangan orang Cina dalam industri pertanian di Malaysia.
Pek Leng was formerly Executive Director of the Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI), Penang. A winner of the Asian Public Intellectual (API) award, Pek Leng is now completing a book on the contribution of the Chinese to the Planting Industry in Malaysia.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Media statement - Pesta Rakyat Merdeka
Below is the Media statement released by Pesta Rakyat Merdeka committee:
For the first time in many years, a coalition of 25 NGOs in Penang have got together to organise a Pesta Rakyat Merdeka to celebrate 50 years of Merdeka and 44 years of Malaysia. Civil society groups are joining hands with their fellow Malaysians who have worked collectively for the socio-economic betterment of the country. These NGOs comprise people who have been actively involved in issues such as public transport, anti-Iraq war, anti-rape, anti-ISA, and anti-PORR.
The event will be held on 24 June 2007 at Dewan Sri Pinang from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm.
The Pesta is aimed at asserting that the 50-44 celebrations should not only be about our political leaders and the government, but more importantly also about the ordinary people’s contribution and struggle for human rights, socio-economic justice, and sustainable development. Equally important, this event will provide democratic and physical space for ordinary citizens and civil society groups to reflect on our accomplishments and shortcomings as a nation over the last five decades.
There will be a forum “Milestones of Penang”, an exhibition, dance and musical performances, independent film screenings, a poem reading and brief soap box presentations by NGO representatives outlining the work they are involved in.
The forum will feature discussions on the early politics and local elections, ethnic relations and politics, industrialisation and workers’ rights, and heritage and environment with a special focus on Penang.
Half a dozen short movies will be screened, including award-winning productions by independent film-makers.
Several groups will be performing musical and cultural performances: these include a dance performance by the Temple of Fine Arts, nasyid and silat presentations arranged by JIM, an item from the Persatuan Seni Rakyat, songs by the Marshall family band, and a jazz session with Johan, James and Russell.
Admission is free. For more information, please contact 04 658 5251
Pesta Rakyat Merdeka organising committee
on behalf of 25 Penang NGOs
For the first time in many years, a coalition of 25 NGOs in Penang have got together to organise a Pesta Rakyat Merdeka to celebrate 50 years of Merdeka and 44 years of Malaysia. Civil society groups are joining hands with their fellow Malaysians who have worked collectively for the socio-economic betterment of the country. These NGOs comprise people who have been actively involved in issues such as public transport, anti-Iraq war, anti-rape, anti-ISA, and anti-PORR.
The event will be held on 24 June 2007 at Dewan Sri Pinang from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm.
The Pesta is aimed at asserting that the 50-44 celebrations should not only be about our political leaders and the government, but more importantly also about the ordinary people’s contribution and struggle for human rights, socio-economic justice, and sustainable development. Equally important, this event will provide democratic and physical space for ordinary citizens and civil society groups to reflect on our accomplishments and shortcomings as a nation over the last five decades.
There will be a forum “Milestones of Penang”, an exhibition, dance and musical performances, independent film screenings, a poem reading and brief soap box presentations by NGO representatives outlining the work they are involved in.
The forum will feature discussions on the early politics and local elections, ethnic relations and politics, industrialisation and workers’ rights, and heritage and environment with a special focus on Penang.
Half a dozen short movies will be screened, including award-winning productions by independent film-makers.
Several groups will be performing musical and cultural performances: these include a dance performance by the Temple of Fine Arts, nasyid and silat presentations arranged by JIM, an item from the Persatuan Seni Rakyat, songs by the Marshall family band, and a jazz session with Johan, James and Russell.
Admission is free. For more information, please contact 04 658 5251
Pesta Rakyat Merdeka organising committee
on behalf of 25 Penang NGOs
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