Dear friends,
I would like to ask you for supporting petition for releasing political prisoners in Burma . I am very pleased to share with you the Free Burma's Political Prisoners Now! Campaign.
Our aim is to keep Burma the priority for UN and to raise awareness on Burma . We would like to create a great global momentum that can inspire many people to take action on Burma.
Please send out the petition around your country in order to spread the word about the situation in Burma and gain more support for the cause. The petition target is 888,888 signatures by May 24th, symbolizing 8.8.88, the day the junta massacred some 3,000 people who courageously protested in Burma’s largest democracy uprising. The petition is calling on the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make it his personal priority to secure the release of all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, and will be handed over to UN SG on May 24.
This is a hugely ambitious target, but with your help it is achievable. Since the launch of the Free Burma's Political Prisoners Now! Campaign on March 13, almost 200,000 signatures from different parts of the world have been collected. Having 175 organizations in 25 countries on board (including Avaaz and others), there are so far only Polish and Czech NGOs supporting it in new member states. We are seeking to change it!
Many thanks,
Marie
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Marie Zahradníková
Programme Officer
Burma Projects, Human Rights and Democracy
People in Need, Czech Republic
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
UN says Burma detention 'illegal'
The UN has said the detention of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi violates both international legislation and the laws of Burma.
The UN working group on arbitrary detentions called for Ms Suu Kyi’s immediate release.Ms Suu Kyi has spent 13 of the last 19 years under house arrest, and many of her democratic allies have been jailed.Analysts said it is unusual for a UN body to accuse a member state of violating its own laws. MORE>>
The UN working group on arbitrary detentions called for Ms Suu Kyi’s immediate release.Ms Suu Kyi has spent 13 of the last 19 years under house arrest, and many of her democratic allies have been jailed.Analysts said it is unusual for a UN body to accuse a member state of violating its own laws. MORE>>
Monday, March 9, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES IN EUROPE
Bucharest, 21 & 22nd of March 2009, Czech Centre
Call for Applications!
If you need information, training and financial support for coproducing a documentary film, now is the moment to apply to DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES IN EUROPE. The event will take place in 21-22 March 2009, at the Czech Centre in Bucharest, Romania. This training session is organized by DocuMentor (Romania) and „Documentary in Europe“ (Italy), with the support of MEDIA Programme in association with the One World Romania Festival.
How to get development funds and support for your projects? How important are training initiatives? Which are the most important business markets and events that you must know? Networking and raising production funds. What is a pitching forum? Why do you need trailers? All these will be analyzed and discussed with case studies and first hand witnesses. Tutors: Leena Pasanen - YLE Fact and Culture (Finland), Alexandru Solomon - DocuMentor (Romania), Stefano Tealdi - Documentary in Europe & Stefilm (Italy).
The training session is appealing to all documentary filmmakers and young talents from Central and East Europe and will be held in English. Everybody who is interested in must register in English, till March 14th, 2009, included. All you must send is a one page synopsis and your cv at this address: ancutza_muresan@yahoo.com. The access is free.
For more informations:
Anca Muresan, DocuMentor
Mail: ancutza_muresan@yahoo.com
Tel: 0747 50 10 13
Call for Applications!
If you need information, training and financial support for coproducing a documentary film, now is the moment to apply to DEVELOPING AND PRODUCING DOCUMENTARIES IN EUROPE. The event will take place in 21-22 March 2009, at the Czech Centre in Bucharest, Romania. This training session is organized by DocuMentor (Romania) and „Documentary in Europe“ (Italy), with the support of MEDIA Programme in association with the One World Romania Festival.
How to get development funds and support for your projects? How important are training initiatives? Which are the most important business markets and events that you must know? Networking and raising production funds. What is a pitching forum? Why do you need trailers? All these will be analyzed and discussed with case studies and first hand witnesses. Tutors: Leena Pasanen - YLE Fact and Culture (Finland), Alexandru Solomon - DocuMentor (Romania), Stefano Tealdi - Documentary in Europe & Stefilm (Italy).
The training session is appealing to all documentary filmmakers and young talents from Central and East Europe and will be held in English. Everybody who is interested in must register in English, till March 14th, 2009, included. All you must send is a one page synopsis and your cv at this address: ancutza_muresan@yahoo.com. The access is free.
For more informations:
Anca Muresan, DocuMentor
Mail: ancutza_muresan@yahoo.com
Tel: 0747 50 10 13
Sunday, March 1, 2009
ONE WORLD ROMANIA - THINK FOR YOURSELF!
One World is the biggest documentary film festival on human rights in Europe. The festival started in Prague in 1999, as an initiative of Haclav Havel, and during the past 10 years expended in other cities like Bruxelles, Madrid, New York or Kiev.
ONE WORLD ROMANIA was born in 2008, after one and a half years of Documentary Mondays at the Czech Center. In 2009, we decided it's time for more. Bucharest has a documentary film public and the second edition is welcomed.
One World Romania
One World Czech Republic
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