Monday, March 12, 2007
Hi hi...this is my annual [so far, it's annual...LOL] inspiration from the International Women's Day event. Just to share with you all....=)

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Title: WE see, WE listen, WE speak.

Media:
Computer [Paint + MS Publisher]

Caption:

The heads are obviously females. They are actually all the same faces but with the different hair color, skin color, eyes color, and lips color, they represent different women. The open eyes, open ears, and open mouth is my contradiction to the famous 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' concept because we NEED to SEE THE EVIL, HEAR THE EVIL and SPEAK THE EVIL. The evil I'm talking about is of course the crimes that women have been subjected to. It's also a call for women to band together because like mentioned, if women don't help each other, who can we expect it from?
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Title: Not Just LOOKING. Not Just HEARING. Not Just SAYING.

Media: Computer [Paint + MS Publisher]

Caption:
To see, to listen and to speak up is in my view the simplest thing we can do for other women and ourselves. ONE person can make a big difference by these actions. Let's stop just looking at the atrocities. Start seeing. Let's stop just hearing the cries and ignore them. Start listening. Let's stop just saying things to comfort the ourselves eg. 'it won't happen to me'. Start speaking aloud.


Note: The face for this is interchangeable with other. =P
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It's wordy I know. I kind of want to draw on the poster look and hence the wordiness. And of course to make sure the message gets across. So let's women's day be our day to celebrate our sisterhood!!!


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And, just to show the work I did for 2006...=P
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Title: 'Still Defending Ourselves'

Media: Computer [Paint]

Caption:

All we ask for is respect and acknowledgement of our rights. Sisters, let's stand together and show the world we're ONE! Mess with one, you mess with ALL!

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Title: 'Men Support'

Media: Computer [Paint]

Caption:
The male community needs to recognise and supports the campaign in order for violence against women to stop. Men, the women maybe your mother, sister, wife, daughter, aunt, grandmother etc.. Would you want harm comes to them?

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Note: The concept here is that the different colour hair strands are different people embodied in one. =)
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So though it's kinda late in wishing...




HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!




Let's celebrate sisterhood!!!

 
posted by Mei Yee at 23:20 1 comments
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
A few days ago, I had an interesting msn conversation with a friend from college. I told my friend; Y, about the AI flotilla to Guantanamo.

Y replied me:
I don't see how Amnesty International can stop Bush by doing this.

And there I began thinking about what's the point of people joining AI or any other human rights group for this cause...for a few moments, I was stumped with wondering does supporting and joining these some-sort-of-petition help?? It was weird how it is for me to going along this torrent of human rights and SLAP! this question stopped me. Momentarily.
After clear and deep thoughts, I had my answer. Or maybe I had always had my answer. Just needed a recall of it.

Me: Bush needs to know that people don't like his actions.

Y: I think he does know that.

Me: Yeah, that is true. But I feel that without people protesting his actions, he is going to do even more awful things to people. I mean, he is going to feel that his inhumane actions are acceptable by people so he will go ahead and do even more bad things because he thinks that since no one is against it, then it's not bad.

A bit of little kid thinking here, I know. But somehow, it makes sense to me as to why I'm supporting the campaign to put an end to Guantanamo Bay. A little chat with my sister also confirmed that she thought along the same lines as I.

A good proof of joining these fun petitions really help is to look at the Million Faces Control Arms petition. [Ah...I wondered why I didn't tell this to my friend immediately]

By the way, P!nk has a song [Dear Mr. President] in her new album [I'm Not Dead] which lyrics questions Bush on this whole situation he cooked up.

And if you haven't join the AI flotilla, do it NOW!
Even if you don't want to join, the animation is really worth checking out.

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So, what's your reasons to join the petitions/ campaigns?
We can compile a list and use it in our debate with our friends cos' I'm very sure I'm not the only one who have to explain my reasons to friends like these. ;-P He he...talk about ganging up....
 
posted by Mei Yee at 22:32 1 comments
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Hello!!! Welcome to this blog, created especially for Amnesty International Malaysia Youth Network. With this blog, I hope we can have more discussion about human rights issues. Put down any thoughts on issues that you are interested in. Feel free to post any interesting photos. For local groups, do post any events that are organised.

Let us go against the norm by being N.O.R.M.

P.S.: Let me know if there is anything you want to add to this blog's template.
 
posted by Mei Theng at 12:00 5 comments