The two officers of the United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) namely; Mr. Mohalidin “Mhodz” Suga, National Staff of Committee on Campaign and Advocacy and Ms. Kathleen Cecile “Knack Knack” Martin of Davao Oriental Provincial Chapter attended the “Tools for Transformation Workshop” organized by the Interfaith Cooperation Forum (ICF) held in Siem Reap, Cambodia last June 9 to 15, 2013.
In 2010 and 2012 respectively, through the endorsement of the UNYPAD national chapter, Mr. Suga and Ms. Martin had attended the School of Peace (SOP’s) community development related advocacy tools coursework in India and become alumni of the SOP.
The two officers of UNYPAD were selected by the organizer based on their skills, talents, and services to the depressed communities in Mindanao. Mr. Suga has knowledge on film making while Ms. Martin is a competent creative writer.
The participants were selected according to the following criteria: first, they must have worked directly with marginalized communities for several years; second, have demonstrated special interest and skill in Photography, Film Making and Creative Writing; and third, have the potential to serve as resource persons in their fields in future ICF programs and activities.
There were fourteen participants who were qualified in the workshop. The Indonesia has four participants, two from the Philippines, one from Timor Leste, five in Cambodia, one from Laos PDR, and one from Thailand-Burma border.
The resource persons and mentors are from International community and have diverse backgrounds on their field of specialization.
Among of them are: Mr. Michael Bade of Active Video for Film Making group, who made several advocacy videos for different entities, living and working in Cambodia with MCC; Ms. Victoria Rue for Creative Writing, who is a professional writer from the United States; and Mr. Max Ediger for Photography group who is an experienced photographer whose photos and works during US-Vietnam war were published in various multimedia forms.
According to the organizer, the goals of the workshop are the following: 1) To help select a group of SOP alumni to strengthen their special talents in Photography, Film Making and Creative Writing as an effective tools for helping marginalized communities to build a strong movement for interfaith just-peace; 2) To help select a group of SOP alumni to develop their ability to serve as resource persons in future ICF programs.
As explained in the ICF website, “the Interfaith Cooperation Forum was formed to facilitate the examination of different religious perspectives on the root causes of some of the threats and conflicts we experience in community today such as poverty, consumptive lifestyles, and unjust distribution of land.”
ICF aims and objectives are: To support a regional inter-religious Asian movement for justice and transformation that focuses on marginalized communities; To confront the roots of violence; and To promotes justice in the economic, political, and social spheres.
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The two officers of UNYPAD were selected by the organizer based on their skills, talents, and services to the depressed communities in Mindanao. Mr. Suga has knowledge on film making while Ms. Martin is a competent creative writer.
The participants were selected according to the following criteria: first, they must have worked directly with marginalized communities for several years; second, have demonstrated special interest and skill in Photography, Film Making and Creative Writing; and third, have the potential to serve as resource persons in their fields in future ICF programs and activities.
There were fourteen participants who were qualified in the workshop. The Indonesia has four participants, two from the Philippines, one from Timor Leste, five in Cambodia, one from Laos PDR, and one from Thailand-Burma border.
The resource persons and mentors are from International community and have diverse backgrounds on their field of specialization.
Among of them are: Mr. Michael Bade of Active Video for Film Making group, who made several advocacy videos for different entities, living and working in Cambodia with MCC; Ms. Victoria Rue for Creative Writing, who is a professional writer from the United States; and Mr. Max Ediger for Photography group who is an experienced photographer whose photos and works during US-Vietnam war were published in various multimedia forms.
According to the organizer, the goals of the workshop are the following: 1) To help select a group of SOP alumni to strengthen their special talents in Photography, Film Making and Creative Writing as an effective tools for helping marginalized communities to build a strong movement for interfaith just-peace; 2) To help select a group of SOP alumni to develop their ability to serve as resource persons in future ICF programs.
As explained in the ICF website, “the Interfaith Cooperation Forum was formed to facilitate the examination of different religious perspectives on the root causes of some of the threats and conflicts we experience in community today such as poverty, consumptive lifestyles, and unjust distribution of land.”
ICF aims and objectives are: To support a regional inter-religious Asian movement for justice and transformation that focuses on marginalized communities; To confront the roots of violence; and To promotes justice in the economic, political, and social spheres.
http://www.luwaran.com/
UNYPAD activities are the subject of frequent reports on the MILF Website. The group appears to have a close relationship with the MILF.
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