This year is the third year Khmer-Canadian Youth Association celebrated the anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement (PPA). This year, the theme focused on "How peace mean to us? And how we can build peace?" Many speakers who come from various disciplines and different backgrounds shed us light and gave us great input on this Peace Commemoration. Sophan who is the president of the Youth Association and chair of the PPA Commemoration committee stressed on the importance of PPA comparing to the great civilization of the Angkor Era. He also valued the PPA as the renaissance of Cambodia. Further to his statement, the Youth will keep organize the Peace Commemoration annually to provide public with right understanding and help build peace together collectively. This concerted effort will not only ensure that Cambodia can get fruition from the PPA, the world will also share this peace process.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Summary of 21st Anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement
Op-Ed: KC-YAA
This year is the third year Khmer-Canadian Youth Association celebrated the anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement (PPA). This year, the theme focused on "How peace mean to us? And how we can build peace?" Many speakers who come from various disciplines and different backgrounds shed us light and gave us great input on this Peace Commemoration. Sophan who is the president of the Youth Association and chair of the PPA Commemoration committee stressed on the importance of PPA comparing to the great civilization of the Angkor Era. He also valued the PPA as the renaissance of Cambodia. Further to his statement, the Youth will keep organize the Peace Commemoration annually to provide public with right understanding and help build peace together collectively. This concerted effort will not only ensure that Cambodia can get fruition from the PPA, the world will also share this peace process.
MP Wayne Cao who is the member of parliament of Alberta government gave us a great importance on the decline of two countries who signed the PPA but Cambodia is still alive. The Russia union and Yugoslavia have been split, but he observed that Cambodia has been stronger by the PPA. He emphasized that the cold war has been died while the connectivity of people in the world has become more visible. On his sight back home of birth in Vietnam, Mr. Wayne Cao reflected on his life and his friend which both have born in the same location but made a living in different situation of political circumstance and economic development. Mr. Wayne highly appreciated the Peace Commemoration and he will join this celebration in years to come.
Ms. Janyce Konkin who has extensively worked in Cambodia for "Initiative for Change" described the importance of building peace within individual first before expanding it to others such as family, community, nation and the world. In this context, Janyce shed us insight on both practical knowledge and academic theory. As her MA major focused on peace research, her conclusion wholly rests on individuals who must initiate peace within themselves first before outreaching to others. But she accepted the original interdependent of inside peace affects outside peace, and outside peace also affects inside peace. Her theory is not different from that of Lord Buddha and late Cambodian monk Maha Ghosananda. For the PPA, according to Janyce, it is a good instrument for peace development in Cambodia.
This year is the third year Khmer-Canadian Youth Association celebrated the anniversary of Paris Peace Agreement (PPA). This year, the theme focused on "How peace mean to us? And how we can build peace?" Many speakers who come from various disciplines and different backgrounds shed us light and gave us great input on this Peace Commemoration. Sophan who is the president of the Youth Association and chair of the PPA Commemoration committee stressed on the importance of PPA comparing to the great civilization of the Angkor Era. He also valued the PPA as the renaissance of Cambodia. Further to his statement, the Youth will keep organize the Peace Commemoration annually to provide public with right understanding and help build peace together collectively. This concerted effort will not only ensure that Cambodia can get fruition from the PPA, the world will also share this peace process.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Duch on Trial: Week 22
This is episode #22 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings recently concluded in Cambodia. This episode shows villagers’ reactions to the hearings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
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Duch on Trial: Week 21 (November 30, 2009-December 3, 2009)
This is episode #21 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia. This episode covers week #21 of substantive proceedings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
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Duch on Trial: Week 21 (November 30, 2009-December 3, 2009) from East-West Center on Vimeo.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Duch on Trial, Week 20 (September 21-September 24, 2009)
This is episode #20 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia. This episode covers week #20 of substantive proceedings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
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Duch on Trial: Week 20 (September 21-September 24, 2009) from East-West Center on Vimeo.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Duch on Trial: Week 19 (August 31, 2009-September 3, 2009
This is episode #19 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia. This episode covers week #19 of substantive proceedings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
Duch on Trial: Week 19 (August 31, 2009-September 3, 2009) from East-West Center on Vimeo.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Duch on Trial, Week 18 (August 24-August 27, 2009)
This is episode #18 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia. This episode covers week #18 of substantive proceedings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
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Duch on Trial: Week 18 (August 24-August 27, 2009) from East-West Center on Vimeo.
Duch on Trial, Week 17 (August 17-August 20, 2009)
This is episode #17 in a series of weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia. This episode covers week #17of substantive proceedings in the case against Kaing Guek Eav, alias “Duch,” who has admitted that he ran the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center.
Copyright East-West Center 2009
Duch on Trial: Week 17 (August 17-August 20, 2009 from East-West Center on Vimeo.
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