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Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Repost: KS Jomo Lecture: When will we ever learn? Has Malaysia learnt the correct lessons from past crises?
UPDATE @15/12: Added map to venue
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INVITATION to a PUBLIC LECTURE by Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram on Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 Strategic Information and Research Development Centre and Youth for Change cordially invite you to a Public Lecture by the well-known public intellectual, Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram of the United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Details of the lecture are as follows: When will we ever learn? Has Malaysia learnt the correct lessons from past crises? Date: Wednesday, Dec 16 2009 Time: 7.30pm Venue: Hotel Singgahsana, Persiaran Barat, off Jalan Sultan, 46760 Petaling Jaya (next to Taman Jaya LRT Station) Admission: FREE
The Topic The world is still struggling to emerge from the longest and deepest financial crisis in six decades. For every piece of optimistic news about recovery there are stories of setbacks and worsening downturns. Asia has been here before. A decade ago, the Asian financial crisis swept across the region. It not only prompted some rethinking of how to 'manage' financial crises but also stimulated some serious rethinking about the character of the development model in Asia. Lessons were learnt and new policy and institutional frameworks were put into place. But the severity of the current crisis begs a question: did politicians and policymakers really learn the right lessons from ten years ago? This is the burning question that is addressed in Jomo's important public talk.
The Speaker Jomo is one of the world's leading thinkers on questions of development -- not just development economics but also the policy commitments and institutional frameworks for international cooperation that are necessary to deliver both reform and sustainability. From his position at the United Nations he is able to shape debates and influence their outcomes. At the same time, he remains profoundly committed to building longstanding solutions to the most pressing problems that face the world today - environmental degradation and climate change, financial disorder and continuing uneven development. Come and listen to him offer important reflections on what has gone wrong and what might be done to advance a progressive agenda.
Friday, 4 December 2009
19th NLLC
The 19th edition of the National Lasallian Leaders Convention kick starts next week from 8th December 2009 - 12th December 2009!
Drop by on night of the 12th December. for the 20 Years Anniversary of Lasallian Youth Work in Malaysia Celebration DINNER. All are invited!
Monday, 16 November 2009
20 Years - Convention on the Rights of the Child
In 1989, a group of youth came together to organise the 1st National Lasallian Leaders' Convention. This year, as we celebrate 20 years of lasallian youth work in Malaysia, we find that there's another cause for celebration!
In that same year, world leaders decided that children under 18 years old needed a special convention to protect them and so the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was born. Today, 20 years ago, the CRC was open for signature and ratification.
The four core principles of the Convention are
non-discrimination;
devotion to the best interests of the child;
the right to life, survival and development;
respect for the views of the child.
All the Articles protects the rights of the last, the lost and the least. ;)
Malaysia ratified the CRC in 1995 but expressed reservations for (which means they don't agree with and will not abide by) Articles 1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 15, [...], 28, [paragraph 1 (a)] 37, [...] of the Convention. To find out what these Articles are about, go to http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm.
For more information on the CRC, visit http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/237.htm
Radio stations and newspapers nation-wide have stepped up to support and to promote respect for the rights of children.
So did Lasallians!
Firstly, Lasallian Day of Prayers for Peace (LDOPP) was held in Lasallian schools (nation-wide as well). The theme was 'The War on Children'. Photographs and more information coming soon!
Next, a few of us, namely Marveen, Dinah, Aaron and Pui Yi, helped out at Yayasan Kajian Pembangunan Masyarakat (YKPM), an NGO that works with urban poor children. We conducted sessions on 'Values' for children aged 6 - 15 years. A whopping 49 children turned up! Here are a few photographs that don't do justice to the chaos on that day.
In that same year, world leaders decided that children under 18 years old needed a special convention to protect them and so the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was born. Today, 20 years ago, the CRC was open for signature and ratification.
The four core principles of the Convention are
non-discrimination;
devotion to the best interests of the child;
the right to life, survival and development;
respect for the views of the child.
All the Articles protects the rights of the last, the lost and the least. ;)
Malaysia ratified the CRC in 1995 but expressed reservations for (which means they don't agree with and will not abide by) Articles 1, 2, 7, 13, 14, 15, [...], 28, [paragraph 1 (a)] 37, [...] of the Convention. To find out what these Articles are about, go to http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/crc.htm.
For more information on the CRC, visit http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/237.htm
Radio stations and newspapers nation-wide have stepped up to support and to promote respect for the rights of children.
So did Lasallians!
Firstly, Lasallian Day of Prayers for Peace (LDOPP) was held in Lasallian schools (nation-wide as well). The theme was 'The War on Children'. Photographs and more information coming soon!
Next, a few of us, namely Marveen, Dinah, Aaron and Pui Yi, helped out at Yayasan Kajian Pembangunan Masyarakat (YKPM), an NGO that works with urban poor children. We conducted sessions on 'Values' for children aged 6 - 15 years. A whopping 49 children turned up! Here are a few photographs that don't do justice to the chaos on that day.
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Celebrating 20 Years
Come December, it'll be 20 years since the convention process started. We've all been part this "funny-magical-convention" thing, and it has impacted our lives in one way or another.
Hence on 12th December 2009, we'll be having a 20 Years Anniversary Reunion Dinner! We've got a list of exciting events and programme during the event, so do join us!
Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Venue: La Salle Centre, Ipoh (St. Michael's Inst)
Time: 5:30pm - 11:00pm
Tickets: RM30
For ticketing services, please call the following people :
* Eric Bryan
* Vinesh Naidu
* Doreen DC
or leave us a note here.
Visit the facebook group here:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=157166623725
Friday, 30 October 2009
Map for Terry Fox Run KL 2009
Hi,
For those attending the Terry Fox Run KL 2009, here's a map for your reference. Better to stop at PASAR SENI station and walk to lake gardens.
Race starts at 8.45am, so please do plan your traveling time accordingly.
Thanks!
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Green day report
So it came to be that a few Lasallians gathered at a recycling centre last Saturday to help out and to gain useful insight on what happens there.
We got Naz (who had never been to a recycling centre) to share his experience.
'I expected a huge building with lots of machinery, but it was rather a big hut. This place was more of a collection centre for recyclables, as they collected, sorted and then sold the material to the actual recycling centres. It was fun to meet up with other Lasallians in this setting. We were tasked with sorting and separating items on the floor into various categories.
My time there made me think. Most of the items I saw were the ones I usually threw away as rubbish. I realise now that it was probably a waste of resources and not environmentally friendly. If only we all paid more attention to the things we throw away, and recognise the ones we could recycle, we could be helping to make the earth a greener place.
I hope more people would join us there the next time'
We got Naz (who had never been to a recycling centre) to share his experience.
'I expected a huge building with lots of machinery, but it was rather a big hut. This place was more of a collection centre for recyclables, as they collected, sorted and then sold the material to the actual recycling centres. It was fun to meet up with other Lasallians in this setting. We were tasked with sorting and separating items on the floor into various categories.
My time there made me think. Most of the items I saw were the ones I usually threw away as rubbish. I realise now that it was probably a waste of resources and not environmentally friendly. If only we all paid more attention to the things we throw away, and recognise the ones we could recycle, we could be helping to make the earth a greener place.
I hope more people would join us there the next time'
Naz and Choulyin digging in
Did you know that styrofoam typically takes more than 1,000,000 years to decompose? And NO ONE recycles them because they have no resale value?
Some of the things we salvaged really wasn't rubbish at all!
The obligatory group shot after a job well done for the day.
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