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 will be a Flores (Indonesia) cultural dance performance performed by the Migrant Workers Support Centre

At 2.00pm

There will be some songs by Johan and Adil

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

A 16 member strong choir performance from both Persatuan Seni dan Kebudayaan and Persatuan Kebudayaan Rakyat will perform 2-3 songs

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

A Silat performance by 10 members from the Pertubuhan Seni Silat Pusaka Gayong Malaysia

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.

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

Filem Alternatif (1:30 ptg - 5:00 ptg)

1) 1:30 ptg – 2:10 ptg “Alice Lives Here” oleh Reel Powers

2) 2:10 ptg – 2:40 ptg “Paradise Bus” oleh Chi Too

3) 2:40 ptg – 3:10 ptg “Twelve 11” oleh Loh Yin San, Ong Ju Lin & Claudia Theophilus

4) 3:10 ptg – 3:40 ptg “The Tapper and the Law” oleh Rajan Paramesran

5) 3:40 ptg – 4:10 ptg “The Invisible Children” oleh Hariati Azizan

6) 4:10 ptg – 4:40 ptg “Sustainable Penang” oleh Cahayasuara Communication Centre

Filem Alternatif 6

4:10 ptg – 4:40 ptg “Sustainable Penang” oleh Cahayasuara Communication Centre

Dokumentasi ini diambil pada tahun 2002 selepas pelupusan Akta Sewa Kawal yang mengakibatkan kenaikan sewa secara mendadak dan penghuni di pusat bandar berpindah keluar atau dipaksa berpindah. Walaupun sesetengah bangunan bersejarah dipelihara, wajah bandar Pulau Pinang mungkin tidak sama lagi tanpa komuniti bandar dan kehidupan seharian mereka.

This documentary was shot in 2002 shortly after the Rent Control Act was lifted as a result of which rentals were hiked up and thousands of inner city residents were forced to move out or were evicted. Even if the heritage buildings are preserved, Penang’s cityscape would never be the same again if the urban communities and their everyday lives are no longer there.

Filem Alternatif 5

3:40 ptg – 4:10 ptg “The Invisible Children” oleh Hariati Azizan

Di Malaysia, terdapat kira-kira 9000 kanak-kanak pelarian yang hidup terumbang-ambing dalam masyarakat kita. Ikuti pengalaman Moses, 16, dan Wulan, 19, dalam melayari kehidupan normal sebagai pelarian di dalam sebuah masyarakat yang menidakkan kewujudan mereka.

In Malaysia, there are about 9,000 refugee children living in the fringes of our society, leading a marginalised existence. Follow a few refugee children, namely Moses, 16, and Wulan, 19, as they try to eke out a normal existence in a world where they are not recognised.

Filem Alternatif 4

3:10 ptg – 3:40 ptg “The Tapper and the Law” oleh Rajan Paramesran

Seorang penoreh getah kecundang dek sebuah proses perundangan yang melarat, dalam usahanya menuntut gaji yang dihutang kepadanya. Sesungguhnya, keadilan yang ditunda penghakimannya, dinafikan pertahanannya.

A rubber tapper's quest to recover his rightful wages was stymied by a lengthy legal process. A true case of justice delayed was justice denied.

Filem Alternatif 3

2:40 ptg – 3:10 ptg “Twelve 11” oleh Loh Yin San, Ong Ju Lin & Claudia Theophilus

Mendalami misteri di sebalik sebuah tragedi yang mengorbankan 48 nyawa dan menggegarkan negara. Twelve 11 mempersoalkan kehilangan nyawa dan harta benda dalam kejadian ini, dan bagaimana sistem undang-undang telah menggagalkan penerimaan keadilan oleh pihak mangsa.

A tragedy of a magnitude never before seen in Malaysia had claimed 48 lives and shocked a nation. In unravelling the mystery surrounding the incident, Twelve 11 questions whether the loss of life and property could have been avoided. The aim is also to expose a legal loophole that begs urgent action in the call for justice.

Filem Alternatif 2

2:10 ptg – 2:40 ptg “Paradise Bus” oleh Chi Too

Pada tahun 2003, sebuah syarikat pembalakan Malaysia telah diusir keluar oleh penduduk tempatan di Papua New Guinea, diketuai oleh Sep Galeva. Berganding bahu, penduduk tempatan menebang beberapa batang pokok demi menyelamatkan hutan hujan warisan turun-temurun masyarakat mereka.

In 2003, Sep Galeva led a group of land owners on a mission to remove a Malaysian logging company guilty of stealing their forest in Papua. New Guinea.See how it takes a man, his community, and the cutting of a few trees help save an ancient rainforest.

Filem Alternatif 1

1:30 ptg – 2:10 ptg “Alice Lives Here” by Reel Powers (40 mins)

Renungilah sebuah kisah kemelut politik dan skandal melalui lensa seorang wanita muda berikutan penglibatannya dalam menentang pembinaan sebuah tapak pelupusan sampah di Broga.

An inspirational story and political intervention which tells the scandal of building an incinerator in Broga through the personal story of transformation of a woman.

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