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February 2009
HEADLINE
 Northern Thailand Field Study |
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The Rotary Center for Peace and Conflict Studies brought fellows to Chiang Rai province to study issues related to citizenship, migration, human trafficking and natural resources management in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The field study lasted from February 8 – 15, 2009.
Fellows visited Mae Ai district to learn about citizenship issues occurring from missed civil registration or migrated parents. Fellows interviewed villagers in the district with the coordination of the Law Clinic in Mae Ai, which was established by law scholars from many universities to help villagers in Mae Ai district solve their citizenship problems.
Fellows visited to Chiang Sean district to learn more about issues of natural resources management. They learnt two different perspectives from the manager of the Chiang Sean Port Authority and the chairman of the Sub-district Administrative Office about issues surrounding the development plan of the Greater Mekong Sub-region. They also went on boats to see the bank erosion of the Lao river bank.
On the last day they went to Chiang Khong and visited Pak Ing Tai Village. They interviewed villagers about their daily life, the importance of the Mekong river, and their river conservation efforts. |
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| Module 3 Week 3 |
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| Module 3 week 3 explores the importance of involving civil society, the military, and the public sector in achieving sustainable zones of peace both locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. |
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| From left: Dr. Kamarulzaman Askandar, the Regional Coordinator of the Southeast Asian Conflict Studies Network, lectured on the role of civil society in resolving conflicts and building peaceful societies. Dr. Sukree Lungputeh, Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Yala Islamic University, and Mr. Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, an author, lecturer and social activist. |
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Fellows learned about the role of civil society in resolving conflicts and building peaceful societies, using the situations in Aceh, Mindanao, and Southern Thailand as case studies. |
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Don Pathan, a journalist from Nation Group, taught about role of media in the conflict in southern Thailand. |
Reena Kukreja, lecturer from Queens University in Canada, taught more about role of media in conflict situations and how to analyze news report from different sources. |
Dr. Chaiwat Satha-Anand, Director of Peace Information Centre at Thammasat University, taught theories of nonviolence. |
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In this module the fellows learned about cross cultural elements of conflict. Fellows wore their traditional costumes and presented their culture and countries.
First line from Left: Neeta Kolhatkar from India, Ankur Bharali from India, Piyal Abeysekera from Sri Lanka, Jianrong Chen from China, Fatoumata Fofana from Liberia and Aref Noorzai from Afghanistan
Second line from Left: Joseph Halake from Kenya, Dilshad Jaff from Iraq, Wendy Sternberg from USA, Simon Artz from Australia, Rolando Ganac from Philippines and Scott Hinkle from USA.
Third line from Left: Karina Gremes from Argentina, Manolinh Thepkhamvong from Laos, Frederique Lehoux from Australia/France, Sorawit Sangsuwan from Thailand, Chiara Logli from USA/Italy and Sanakorn Manmuang from Thailand. |
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| Module 2 |
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From Left: Karina Gremes from Argentina, Piyal Abeysekera from Sri Lanka and Chiara Logli from USA/Italy.
Discuss about conflict mapping and analysis of the root causes of the conflict in Darfur. |
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NOW
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS |
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The Rotary Center for Peace and Conflict
Studies at Chulalongkorn University is now
accepting applications
for its three-month certificate Rotary Peace and Conflict
Studies Program.
Session V: July to September 2008
Full and part funding for the participants
are provided by Rotary International. The deadline for application
is December 1, 2007.
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CONTACT
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Rotary Headquarters in USA
The Rotary Foundation
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201-3698 USA
Tel: 847 866 3374
Fax: 847 866 0934
E-mail: rotarycenters@rotary.org
Rotary Peace and Conflict
Studies Center in Bangkok
Chulalongkorn University
254 Prachatipok-Rampaipannee
Bldg. 3F Pathumwan, 10330,
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 652 5088
Fax: +66 2 652 5089
E-mail: peace@rotarychula.org
Website: www.rotarychula.org
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