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VIDEOS
1. Empty Promises, Damned Lives (20:00 mins) and Mother's of Bakun (18:00 mins), 1999 (English)
Two documentary films depicting the Bakun issue and the indigenous peoples' struggle against the Hydroelectric Dam in the Bakun area of Sarawak, Malaysia. The Bakun dam is said to be the largest in SEA and has already displaced almost 10,000 indigenous people from their ancestral land.
2. Housing Rights from Below, 2002 (17:00 mins) (English)
As Malaysia races across the path towards a "squatter free" and "fully-developed" nation, are the interests of the urban poor fully considered? What are their housing rights? How does Malaysia's social housing policies and legislatives regime compare with international standards?
3. Small Loans, Changed Lives. 2002 (16:00 mins) (English)
This is the story of how credit saving initiatives have changed the livelihood, relationships and living environment of the rubber and oil palm plantation workers and their families. It highlights the community people's capacity to harness, mobilize and manage human and financial resources towards their own upliftment.
4. Bangsa Malaysia, 2005 (Malaysian Races)
(English/Malay/Tamil/Chinese) Subtitles Available Compilation of 4 short videos for KOMAS' Education on Non-Discrimination of Ethnicity in Malaysia project. The 4 short stories depict different situations of racial discrimination and stereotyping in Malaysia and is intended for discussions and consciousness raising. They are as follows:
a) "Ada Apa Dengan Cina" (What is this about Love) (13:32 mins)
A story that highlights the perpetual cycle of discrimination in our society.
b) "Darahku Merah" (My Blood is Red) (14:40 mins)
An little girl, through her innocent idealism questions her parents on the media play on race and skin colour.
c) "Loud Thoughts" (05:06 mins
Secret thoughts of prejudices are depicted in this film.
d) "Antara Cinta dan Bangsa" (Between Love & Race" (05:40 mins)
Watch Angela go through a learning period of labels, social stereotyping and discrimination in love and social relationships.
5. Shadow of a Dream, 2001 (22:00 mins) (English)
A film depicting human rights situation in Malaysia.
6. Grassroot Voices, 2002 (36:55 mins)(English)
"Grassroot Voices" is a collection of stories about community grassroot advocacy work in 5 different SEA countries. The video highlights their rich experiences and how they promote their vision to build a better society.
7. Indigenous Women in Transition, 2001 (25 mins) (Malay with English Subtitles)
Two documentary productions by the Red Comm podt production house depicting the Orang Asli (Indigenous People in Malaysia), one is about the importance of education for the youth in a Semai community and the other is about the process of a traditional cultural Semai Wedding Ritual.
8. Buddha's Touch in Tamaole , 2002 (18 mins) (English)
A story about a monk who, inspired by Buddhist teachings, brings change to a community whose economic poverty causes them to take the environment for granted. Praeh Ong Chip Chan To went to serve as a monk in Tamaole, a small rural village in Cambodia, 6 years ago. Observing the ecological destruction caused by the villagers' agricultural practices, he leads them to think not only of their immediate needs, but also the needs of their children. Not easy in a country where any sort of community organization brings back memories of the cruel Pol Pot regime.
9. The Untold Stories of Migrant Workers in Malaysia, 1996. (21:04 mins) (English/ Malay)
Malaysia is now the temporary home to an estimated 3 million migrant workers. They come from Indonesia, Philippines, Burma, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and Thailand. But life is not easy as they had thought it would be. These are their stories.
10. Colours for Change (30:24 mins) (English/Malay)
This video contains unique stories of how community organizers in several Southeast Asian countries use creative popular communications approaches to organize poor communities. Their rich experiences in working with the indigenous people, urban poor, women and youth are vividly shared through colourful video footages of their work and also on location in different SEA countries such as in Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines.
11. Make Your Vote Count (Eng/Malay/Chinese/Tamil)
This video documentary analyses the Malaysia Government General Elections and what are the elements of a "free and fair elections". Based on the Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU) declaration on free and fair elections as a fundamental guide, this video presents the reality in Malaysia. Are the general elections in Malaysia free fair? What are your voting rights? How can you protect your vote? Find your long awaited answers in this video.
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BOOKS
Popular Communications Facilitation
A training booklet for community organisers and NGO facilitators
SEAPCP Art Of C.O.
A SEAPCP Community Organising (C.O.) training manual for organisers, facilitators and NGO activists.
Get Organised!
Insights, experiences and reflections on community organising.
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