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Youth-led Dialogue: I am what I believe - Telling our Stories, Sharing our Experiences
Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER Malaysia) and Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) cordially invite you to the Youth-Led Dialogue: I am What I Believe. Telling our Stories and Sharing our Experiences.
The forum intends to discuss the ways in which religious institution can and do serve the interest of young Malaysians in our rapidly changing political scenes.
This session will be oriented to engage young people from diverse faiths in dialogue. It is our intention to find out what the challenges are in living our religious faith and how the interaction of politics and religion impacts our lives. The discussion will be from the perspectives of the Federal Constitution, human rights and personal experiences.
Below are the details of the event.
Date: Friday, 9 July 2010
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Venue: Bilik Gerakan MBPJ, Tingkat 2, Bangunan MBPJ
Moderator : Hadil El-Khouly (Program Officer for Musawah Unit)
Panel of Speakers :
Tricia Yeoh (Research Officer to Menteri Besar Selangor)
Aston Pava (Bar Council of Malaysia)
Mrithula Shiva (United Religions Initiative and Nur Damai Cooperation Circle)
Nazreen Nizam (SIS Legal Officer)
Discussion
Book Sale
For queries, please contact Medecci (014 8861752), Sufiah (0102211980) or Hana (016 6447934).
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INVITATION: Saturday, 26 June - Book Launch - Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock
Amnesty International Malaysia and Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) are pleased to invite you to the launch of the book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock by Alan Shadrake.
From in-depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapore’s chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts of numerous high profile cases, Once a Jolly Hangman reveals the cruelty and imprudence of an entire judicial system. At the same time he displays a touching empathy with the anguish of the victims and their families. This important book should be required reading for human rights activists everywhere
Alan Shadrake is a renowned veteran investigative journalist and author whose 50-year career has taken him around the world. His appetite for unearthing the facts and presenting unpalatable truths remains undiminished.
Date: Saturday, 26 June 2010
Time: 11am – 1pm
Venue: KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Jalan Maharajalela
Programme:
Welcome by Nora Murat (Executive Director, Amnesty International Malaysia)
Speakers:
Edmund Bon Tai Soon (Chairperson, Constitutional Law Committee, Bar Council)
M. Ravi (Dedicated abolitionist and Yong Vui Kong’s lawyer in Singapore)
Alan Shadrake (Author)
Discussion
Official Book Launch and Presentation
Book sale and signing
For queries, please contact Hiba 03 7955 2680, Chong Ton Sin 016 379 7231 or Clare 019 227 4473.
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Selangor Bookfair 2010 ( 25 Jun - 5 July 2010)
Event: Selangor Bookfair 2010
Place: Kompleks PKNS, Shah Alam
Date: 25 June 2010 to 5 July 2010
Booth: E02 & E03
INVITATION - BOOK LAUNCH: 8pm on Monday, 22 March: No Cowardly Past: James Puthucheary & KL BOOKFAIR: 19-28 March
Dear friends and colleagues,
Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SIRD) cordially invites you to the launch of the book No Cowardly Past in Petaling Jaya. On our distinguished panel of speakers are well-known personalities, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Jomo K.S. and Dominic Puthucheary.
No Cowardly Past: James Puthucheary - Writings, Poems, Commentaries (Second Edition). Edited by Jomo K.S. and Dominic Puthucheary
Informed by a profound understanding of history and convinced by the need to construct a sustainable future for his country, Puthucheary spent a lifetime engaged with the most pressing problems of the day. The new edition of No Cowardly Past brings together some of his most important essays on political economy, the struggle for a progressive politics and the character of university education, as well as his lyrical and pungent poetry.
Date: Monday, 22 March 2010
Time: 8.00pm – 10.00pm
Venue: Auditorium, MBPJ Civic Centre, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Petaling Jaya
Programme:
Welcome by Ismail Gareth Richards
Speakers
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - The Malaysia We Want
Jomo K.S. - Half a century later: The relevance of the Merdeka generation for us today
Dominic Puthucheary
Discussion
Official Book Launch and Presentation
Light refreshments will be served
Book sale and signing
Please see the attached flyer for more information.
For queries please contact Chong Ton Sin 016 379 7231 or Clare 019 227 4473.
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Saturday, 23 January 2010: Sembang-Sembang Forum on Socialist Movement in the Middle East
A former committee member of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Mr Salah Salah will be in town for a short visit. In his own words, he would like to have a dialogue with Malaysians who have experience in the global socialist/leftist movement from the 70s - 80s to the present day. It will also be your chance to find out more about the leftist movement in the Middle East where struggle for liberation is more important than ever!
Date: Saturday, 23 January 2010
Time: 8.00pm - 10.00pm
Venue: SIRD/Gerakbudaya (11 Lorong 11/4E, 46200 Petaling Jaya)
Please see the flyer below for more details about Mr Salah Salah and the PFLP.
For further information, please write to msri@streamyx.com.
15-17 January : 2010 New Year Sale at GB Gerakbudaya
GB Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd invites you to our …
2010 New Year Sale
Friday, 15 January to Sunday, 17 January 2010
9:30 am to 8:00 pm
We have High-quality, Provocative, Controversial, Inspiring Books.
BIG Discounts from 30% to 100%!!
COME and BUY these stimulating books!
Books on Arts and Literature, Current Affairs, Development, Economincs, Environment, Globalization, Indigenous, Labour and Migrant Workers, Memoirs, Oral History, Politics and International Relations, Religions and Cultures, Social Science, Women and Gender Studies, and more
Books from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and other countries.
Please see the following flyer for more information.
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Book Launch in PENANG - The Fajar Generation: The University Socialist Club and the Politics of Postwar Malaya and Singapore
You are cordially invited to this book launch in PENANG.
Date: Saturday 9 January 2010
Time: 2.00–5.00 pm
Venue: Kompleks Penyayang, Jalan Utama, Penang (next to Governor’s Residence)
Organized by: SIRD & Sembang-sembang Forum
BOOK LAUNCH - The Fajar Generation: The University Socialist Club and the Politics of Postwar Malaya and Singapore
Date: Saturday 28 November 2009
Time: 3.00–6.00 pm
Venue: KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, 1 Jalan Maharajalela, 50150 Kuala Lumpur
INVITATION: Anwar on Trial book launch by YAB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
Gerakbudaya Enterprise Sdn Bhd cordially invites you to the book launch of Pawancheek Marican’s Anwar on Trial: In the Face of Injustice by YAB Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim on Friday, 30 October 2009 at 3.00pm at Perpustakaan Raja Tun Uda.
