People Before Profits 2000
4-5 November 2000, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Kuala Lumpur
K.L. Office: 383 (1st Floor), Jalan 5/59, Petaling Gardens, 46000 Petaling
Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-77843525, 77820357 Fax: 603-77843526
11 October 2000
Dear friends,
Invitation to "People Before Profits 2000" and appeal for donation
SOS-Selangor, Pusat Komas, Amnesty International Malaysia and SUARAM will be
co-organizing a national conference titled, "People Before Profits:
Development for Communities" in October 2000. This Conference will be held
on 4-5 November 2000, at Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, which will gather
participants and observers from various groups and communities affected by the
many insensible and insensitive "development" projects in Malaysia.
The objectives of the Conference are as follows:
1. To provide the public with basic information on the impact of development on
communities and environment
2. To provide a venue for activist groups to share experiences of their struggles
3. To put forward an alternative sustainable development plan for the nation
4. To explore strategies for national networking and solidarity
5. To create a national platform against unsustainable and destructive
development.
We are inviting your organization to participate this important meeting of the
communities who will come from different part of the country, including Sabah
and Sarawak. The meeting provides a rare opportunity for the participants to
have an overview of the sort of development that is happening in our country
and how the people and communities suffered under these trends of development.
The conference aims to address all these important issues. The communities are
here to explore consensus, cooperation and mutual support among each other.
Lastly, we appeal to you to support this important meeting and the struggle of
the communities by giving donation to the conference. Your contribution would
be much appreciated as we have limited fund to support more participants from
the communities to the conference. No amount is too small.
Looking forward for your positive reply.
Yours sincerely,
Yap Swee Seng
Coordinator for People Before Profits 2000
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How you can help the conference and the community participants?
1. By signing up as conference participants
2. By buying tickets of the cultural interaction dinner on 4/11/2000
3. By giving donation to the conference
Registration Form
1. Name : ______________________________________________________
2. Address : ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
3. Tel : ______________________________________________________
4. Fax : ______________________________________________________
5. Organization : ______________________________________________________
6. Designation : ______________________________________________________
7. Enclosed with this form is the registration fee for:
q Full conference (Public RM100/ Student RM50)
(include conference kits, food during the conference and cultural interaction
dinner's ticket)
q Attending only one day of the conference (Public RM50 / Student RM30)
(include conference kits, food during the conference day)
q Attending only the cultural interaction dinner (RM40)
(include entry ticket for cultural interaction dinner on 4/11/2000)
8. We would like to make a donation of RM____________________ to the conference.
** Please make all payment to SUARAM and send to the address of the letterhead
before 30 October 2000
Date: _______________________ Signature: _______________________
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Program
November 3, 2000
(Friday) Arrival of participants
November 4, 2000
(Saturday)
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am Welcome Speech: SOS-Selangor
- Kam Raslan
8:35 am Keynote address by SUARAM director
- Dr. Kua Kia Soong
9:00 am Plenary: Community Involvement in Development
- Medha Patkar, a leading activist from anti Narmada dam campaign in India
- Anwar Fazal, Senior Regional Advisor, Urban Governance Initiatives, UNDP
- Rajindar Sachar, UN Special Rapporteur on Housing
10:00 am Q and A / response from the floor
11:00 am Tea Break
11:15 am Presentation of cases from representatives of affected groups - Part
(1)
1. Pulp and paper mill project, Sabah
2. LDP Highway, Kuala Lumpur
3. Danga Bay Watch, Johor
4. Question and answer
12.15 pm Presentation of cases from representatives of affected groups - Part
(2)
1. Logging in Pitas, Sabah
2. Logging in Ulu Niah, Sarawak
3. Logging in Ulu Baram, Sarawak
4. Question and answer
1.00 pm Lunch Break
Press Conference: Launching of Fact Finding Report on Ulu Baram
2:00 pm Presentation of cases from representatives of affected groups - Part
(3)
1. Housing and land struggle in Klebang , Perak
2. SOS Penang, Penang
3. Sg. Besi cemetery issue, Kuala Lumpur
4. Question and answer
3.00 pm Presentation of cases from representatives of affected groups - Part
(4)
1. Selangor Dam, Kuala Kubu Baru
2. Bakun Dam, Sarawak
3. Deforestation of Bukit Sg Putih, Kuala Lumpur
4. Question and answer
4:00 pm Tea Break
4:30 pm Summation of Day's Session
5:00 pm End of First Day
8:00 pm Dinner and Cultural Reception
November 5, 2000
(Sunday)
9:00 am Skill Sharing Workshop:
1. Legal
2. Campaign
3. Community Organising
4. Project Tracking and Monitoring
11:00 pm Tea Break
11:15 pm Plenary: Discussion of future joint activities and networking and
adoption of resolutions
12:50 pm Closing ceremony
1.00 pm Lunch / Press Conference
Follow-up Publish proceedings
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Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
add: 383, 1ST FLOOR, JALAN 5/59, PETALING GARDENS
46000 PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
tel: 60-3-77843525 fax: 77843526
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