Monday, June 15, 2009

Come, Listen, Talk

Hi folks, just to remind you once again about the public forum tomorrow. The topic is Race Relations:The British Experience and it's at 3pm at the Malaysian Institute of Integrity, Jalan Duta, KL (see previous posting on this forum for the map).

I just met Prof Aneez Esmail, the speaker, and he has some very interesting things to say and we can learn a lot from his experience. So do come. I am moderating the forum and Q&A session.

The other forum, People Like Us:How Arrogance Divides Us, took place last Friday night and by all accounts it went very well. Absolutely no stone-throwing at all. Not even a rude word. Please do go to Rev Sivin Kit's blog to read his report and see some photos here.

OK, look forward to meeting some of you at the public forum tomorrow!

8 comments:

malayamuda said...

Marina,

Pls take your dad with you. I think he needs to learn more about race relations and how not to hurt the feelings of others when he speaks.

malayamuda said...

you know Marina, I feel so bad now that u actually published my comment. I seriously thought u would not.

I am sorry if I hurt your feelings by saying what I said........but it's my true feeling !

MarinaM said...

Malayamuda, you might want to reflect on why it's OK to hurt my feelings in private but not in public?

Sivin Kit said...

Thanks Marina for linking to the Report - it's part of a series of at least 2 or 3 with videos too!

Noor Azmi said...

Can I have the full program agenda?

natives are restless said...

malayamuda ;

What makes you regret if you've hurt Marina's feeling by your statement?

Why would she be hurt ??? Isn't this forum suppose to be about people like us ? or ain't we all people afterall ???

MarinaM said...

Nor Azmi, here's the programme:

2.30 Arrival of partiipants
3.00pm Launch of public forum:
Speech by Prof Shamsul AB, Founding Director of Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), UKM
Speech by Prof Tan Sri Dr Sharifah Hapsah, VC of UKM
Speech by Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Minister in PM's Dept (Unity and Performance Management)

3.30pm Special lecture by Prof Dr Aneez Esmail, Race Relations:The British Experience

Q&A, moderated by me

5.30pm tea/press conference

So come by 3.30pm...

Samaritan said...

Hi,

Happy listening unfortunate I am away on a tour of duty.