1-Introduction
The Summer Regional School is a course of Master of Arts in Inter-Asia NGO (MAINS), which is a collaboration program between Inter-Asia Graduate School of NGO Studies (IGSONS), SungKongHoe University, and Aisan Regional Exchange for New Alternatives (ARENA). In 2007, the theme of the first Summer Regional School was “Democracy and Democratization in Aisa”. In this year summer regional school had raised themes on “Rural Regeneration in Asia” held from August 23-28, 2008 at Kapyeong-gun, Kyonggi-do (Future in Us) and Green-Eco Touring Village, Mul-An Gol in Bukyiri, Chuncheon City, Kangwon-do.
Organizers
SungKongHoe University is located in Seoul, South Korea, was founded in 1914, for the purpose of providing education. During the Korean War, Japanese was occupation in South Korea; University was closed and moved several times.
Nowadays the university is supporting second generation of MAINS program and on going 7 departments and 4 facilities.
(Asian Regional Exchange for New Alternative)ARENA is a regional network of concerned Aisan scholars-academics, intellectuals, activists, researchers, writers, and artists founded in 1980s. ARENA is was based at SungKongHoe University.
The May 18 Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization working on Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, was found in August 30, 1994 by the surviving victims of the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising, the victims families and the citizens of Gwangju. The foundation is not only working in South Korea but with solidarity in several countries like USA, Germany and Asian countries at aims to keep the memory May 18 Democratic Uprising and contribute the struggle and solidarity of Gwangju citizens to other international issues, especially in Asia. Since its establishment, the foundation had conducted programs such as Gwangju Price for Human Rights, Gwangju International Peace Forum, Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School, International Exchange Programs, Grant Project and Provide five scholarship for human rights activit have a chance to study in MAINS at SungkongHoe University.
Facilitators
Mr. Cho Sei-Hoon: he has been a member of Wonju Producers and Consumers Cooperative since 1997. He was elected as executive director of Council for Consumers Cooperative Movement in Wongju in 2007. Currently, he is also working as executive director of the Center for Promotion of Eco-friendly Meal Service.
Mrs. Espallardo, L.Lea: director of the Women’s Theatre Programme of the Philippines Education Theatre Association (PETA) before she moved to Bangkok as an Artist-teacher and program director of the PETA Mekong Partnership Project.
Ms. Hikita Mitsuko, she used to work in the Pacific Asia Resource Centre (PARC) in Japan as full time staff during the 1980s. two year ago she founded “Shirataka-Nora-no-kai” a farmers’ group that produces vegetables, rice, beans and processing to make various products such as pickles, soups and cakes. She is also Co-chairperson of Alternative People’s Linkage in Asia (APLA).
Mr. Mazhar, Farhad: he is managing director of the Dhaka-based research organization, UBING (Policy Research for Development Alternatives) and an organizer of Nayakrishi Andolon.
Ms. Sit Tsui Margaret: she is lecturer of the Department of Sociology of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Takahashi Kiyotaka: Associate Professor, Faculty of Human and Social Studies, Department of International Social Studies, Keisen University, Teaching peace studies, civil society movements, and NGO/NPO studies.
Supa Yaimuang: Work with small farmers and the rural communities on the concept of sustainable development. Strengthens farmers’ organization to solve their own problems and develop their own communities.
Won Hyeok-Jong: He is a farmer. Three years ago, He visited Cuba to learn organic farming. Currently, he is director of Wonju Producers and Consumers Cooperative.
Yoon Geum-Soon: She is one of the founders of the Korea Women Farmers Association(KWKA). She has been working as an International Coordinating Committee for Via Campesina of Southeast-East Asia, a permanent representative of Women Corea Solidarity, and a managing committee member of Corea Institute for New Society.
Yoshizawa Mamiko: in 2000, she had been taking charge of quality supervision of Balangon Bananas products from the Philippines. Later, she moved to Japan Committee for Negros Campaign (JCNC) in 2007, a parent NGO of ATJ.JCNC closed its history within the past two decades, and Alternative People’s Linkage in Asia (APLA) was launched in May of 2008. At present, she is working as Executive Director of APLA.
Participants
In this program, was joining by 15 students from SungKongHoe University, Master of Arts in Inter-Asia NGO Studies (MAINS). Prof. Lee Young-Chae, Graduate School of Human and Social Studies Division of International Social Studies, and Ms. Kawaii from Keisen University, Japan. And 10 participants from the May 18 Memorial Foundation.
Focus and Objectives
“2008 Summer Regional School: Rural Regeneration in Asia” focused on four specific themes relevant to the subject:
- Land: access to land and food security/sovereignty
- Sciences: organic farming and resources planning
- Gender: women’s contribution and leadership
- Culture: cooperatives and popular participation
At the end of this course students will be able to:
- Reflect on human relations to the land/nature
- Bring “Rural Regeneration” back into the global social movement
- Develop greater insights on people’s participation
- Examine the role of NGOs, the rural communities, and the civil society in mobilizing the people to act for social change.
2- Interested point on guest sparkers and program activity.
After Picnic and Solidarity night of 2008 Gwangju Asian Human Right Folk School (GAHRFS), which was finished on August 22, 2008, I, Ria, Pete, Lynn, Mr. Chanho Kim and Senior Level participants in GAHRFS went to the venue of 2008 Summer Regional School at “Future In Us” situates in Kapyeong-gun, Kyonggi-do, on August 23, 2008.
In the morning on August 24, 2008, we had two sessions, but before the sessions we had 30mins of short cultural activity for the day start of the by Lea and Margaret, we had play and several games to cheer up the feeling of participants.
First Session that was presented: “Peasants Movement and the Role of Women in Korea and Asia” by Mrs Yoon Guem-Soon, former president, Korea Women Peasants Association (KWPA), and a member of ICC of LA VIA CAMPESINA), she had mention about suffering of women peasants from neo-liberal globalization. This brought about, the soaring prize of products, food crisis and climate change that affected to their life. She explained on women peasants in Korea average, agricultural household and population in 2007 compare with 2008. Especially, responsibility of women, they are not only working in the field and at home but they also participate and initiated women peasants’ movement to address women discrimination issues. Women peasants were the most victims of society.
Second Session is group discussions on how we can learn from the first session, after that group discussions presented their work. But for Group E my team, we decided not to show our reflection but raised question back to other group and facilitators such as;
1. What is the role of rural generation in Asia make different in women in team participation making decision and policy maker?
2. What kind of urban women movement support to women movement in Rural?
3. How can we sustain this kind of movement?
4. Why Women tend to leave the village looking for better life in urban?
5. Do the rural community changes the perspective?
In the afternoon of the same day, Mr Wong Hyoek Jeong, Director of Wonju Producers and Consumers Cooperative on “Wonju Producers and Consumers Cooperative: Introduce his History and present Activities. He had share his experience after visited Cuba three ago on organic farming chemical fertilizer. Anyway I can understand the way of his organization work, even though this task with farmer but the structure of Wonju Producers and Consumers Cooperative is fantastic. The most golden word I take it, He told us the main point of improving rural agriculture not only to cultivate the field but we have to think about “Marketing”, find a proper way to make direction meet between farmers and consumers.
In that day also, we had a program which made me really interested to a session call Group presentation on impression on women peasant, the participants had divide into five groups from A-E. They were so creative to change the simple presentation upgrade it more vivid action, like role play.
The last point I am really happy, that I can share a game in Group Dynamics, when I was in charge of my Group.
On August 25, 2008, I had learned from the MAINS students’ group presentation. They are so smart and active. The good point, I saw is the way they work together and live together, even though they have some conflict or different ideas. They could solve it with patience and acceptanee. Team work is so important and will be success if we give value, voice and hear all ideas from all members in team. A MAINS student said.
On August 26, 2008, lecture is still on going but I feel a bit far away from presentation because it complicated to understand, especially most question from participants, it seem like in the presentation had mention, and they raised imprecise question. Other point it made me to understand, how MAIN students learn from the session, to me I think SungKongHoe University is very seriously on to develop new perspectives than strategies.
My own reflection on summer school in theme of “Rural Regeneration”
My perspective on Rural Regeneration;
Rural generation is the issue to talk about in relation between cities and rural areas, how people change their attitude. Especially on the immigration from country side to city and from city to country side, it is going to impact to future development and facing problems of many people in the city. And also the way people behave with to each other, like valuing farmer role. To me emphasis should be on lecture to prevent immigration to city and promote people come back to enjoin their home town.
Many issues rural farmers on confronted with were discussed in the summer school, especially about Korean farmer most of them not being valued by society. Reality, most of Korean male farmers are having hard time to find partner in their life, so that they need help from company to find or arrange a lady from poor countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia or China. Our visit to Korean country side showed only old people and very rare seeing young men or women.
In this Summer School it makes me taught that government, urban and farmer should work on a solution and address their particular responsibilities:
Government
- Make policy that give value to farmer.
- Send and promote expertise to rural areas.
- Build infrastructure and social service that farmer easy to access.
- Market, price guarantee and positive economic to farmer product.
- Land policy.
- Development farmer human resource and provide technical.
- Capital, make sure that farmer can get enough money.
- Media and Morality educations to improve people understand and don’t look down to farmer and make urban people enjoin life as farmer. It means change old opinion on farmer.
Farmer
- Make community and exchange.
- Promote farm product.
- Find market by them self.
- Education and Exchange.
- Enjoin their life what they have.
- Make them self not far away from society.
Urban
- Keep morality
- Give value to farmer
- Sharing their life to love nature
- Exchange and motivation
3-My Observation on Summer School
I think ARENA, SungKongHoe University and The May 18 Memorial Foundation made a amazing decision to conduct it in a different venue. It is really stupendous area to make participant want to live as farmer and feel relax, that is so relevant to theme of “Rural Regeneration in Asia”.
Most of the students in MAINS are smart and friendly. They are from different countries but they can live together in happiness. It not the easy way to deal with it but ARENA and SungKongHoe had success in their facilitation. I used to work in Jonkoping International University for 3 months in Sweden, but I felt the relationship between European to other European in my university not strong like student in MAINS program, not thinking only in nationalism.
One interesting thing, which I appreciated about this program is the skillful facilitation and program arrangement of organizer. We got session from 10 AM to 10 PM but it seem like everyone not feel so tired. Because they prepared break time per each session in the right way, especially they had a good expertise in group dynamics and game, Ms. Lea to cheers up the feeling of the participants.
It difficult to say it as weakness point this Summer Regional School because every thing is so fabulous experience for me. Anyway I still see small one as to improve that issues in the question and answer time. Sometime I felts raised were already made in the presentation but questioner still raise it up and give so long explanation that makes it so complicated for me to understand. Other point if the organizer can give chance or motivation to quiet participant to say something, I think it will be helpful to understand and know from their opinion.
4-Suggestion and Recommendation
This year we had good speakers. So I hope next year ARENA and SungKongHoe University will invite better guest speakers, who have long experience and success in their work relevant to next year theme.
5-Conclution
ARENA and SungKongHoe had done really good work and give value to over Asia by support MAINS students to have chance to learn from each other, and also from South Korea, which was a good job to build more understanding and relationship between one country to other country in Asia, It also a work to build peace network. I hope I will have other chance to join with SungKongHoe University or ARENA.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
My Personal Reflction on 2008 Folk School
1-Introduction
Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School is a training course aim to share Korea democracy history and movement particular the May 18 Democratic uprising to activists’ worker who has been working for human rights, democracy and peace in Asia. Every year the May 18 Memorial Foundation invite 25 participants over Asia and divided into three levels, 10 participants in Junior level, 10 in Middle Manager level and 5 in Senior level.
In this year, 2008 Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School was processed at venue in Chosun University and several relational places with the May 18 Memorial Foundation and May 18 democratic uprising, from August 11-28, 2008. Organized by The May 18 Memorial Foundation and supported by SungKongHoe University, Korea Democracy Foundation (KDF) and Pusan Democratic Movement Memorial Association. Twenty-five participants were invited, unfortunately one participant couldn’t inside Korea and other one didn’t come. The participants had learned in seminars from important guest speakers and professor from Seoul, Pusan and Gwangju who had working long years experience on Democracy and expert in Asia movement. Group workshops, discussions, organization and country presentation had been raised to exchange ideas among participants toward for new experience and build network. Field trip to particular place which relevant to the May 18 democratic uprising.
2-Experance and implementation
I had worked on 2008 Directory Book when I learned from Folk School, so I didn’t have much information and documents before upcoming event. On August 09, 2008, we had gone to Chosun University before we leaved office for setup material at venues. to run our program was need a lot of man made resource because it supported to our demand and participants, such as we prepared processing rooms, Tables and chairs, witness Stands, office products, a photocopy machine and printer, LCD projectors and speakers, table telephone, two accessing internet computers, setup coffee break table and two sofas, and other necessary materials. The works still not finish yet. After day we still made sure at Chousun University while participants were arriving. I also went to pick up five participants from bus terminal.
On 11, 2008, at 9:00AM was the time for Opening Ceremony and Orientation by the Chairman of The May 18 Memorial Foundation, Mr. Kwang Jang Yoon gave his welcome remark. At the same day and day after I got sessions from eight professors such as, Prof. Gueseok Yang din of SunKongHoe University, Prof. Lee Gwangsoo from Busan University of Foreign Studie, Prof. George Kasiaficasa visiting professor from US, Prof. Haksoon Paik from Sejong Institute, Prof. Young-jong Jin from SungKongHoe University, Prof. Wondam Baek from SungkongHoe University, Prof. II Jun Chung Korea Univesity, and Prof. Francis Lee from ARENA.
I am so appreciated what they said, they compared the democracy in Korea with Asia and US. Especially, they had deep explanation about May 18 democratic uprising which their own personal survey experience. Anyway prof. Guenseok Yang had mention comparing dictatorship and atrocity during the May 18 democratic uprising with candle light virgin. He also presented important of media that government had trying to control all programs of TV and broadcasting that had changed staffs and structure management, which showed that Korean government nowadays want to increase dictatorship power. It remanded me that how important of the media in society and it also the reason that why Cambodians’ government success to ban the voice of peoples.
I got many sessions from difference source guest speaker and participants that make me understand many issues around Asia as well as South Korea. For my reflection of sessions orientated in issues it always makes me thinking to strategic and experience how to deal with the issue how to do advocacy with dictatorship governance.
Below are some strategies I had notice to get attention from government;
- Awareness raising campaign in perspective countries and in regional such as Media, forum, website press, petition, join statement, manifesto, clarification of National Security)
- Build networks with other human rights mechanism
- Create South East Asia, East Asia, South Asia secretariat
- Lobby for the creation of human rights body in Asian Charter
- Develop directory of victims
- Conduct fact finding (research, survey…)
- Seek for fund to support projects
- build regional and international network
- Education programs
- Make and improve solidarity in society programs to all levels.
- build community which strong network with other community
Other point of my survey, if we want to do big responsibility, we must to understand from the ground level. Anyway the ground step is more complicated work then top level, because most of time they can’t make their own decision. So the top level must share the right information and divide specific responsibility is better, this experience is relevant to organizing and management which I learn from my work.
Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School is a training course aim to share Korea democracy history and movement particular the May 18 Democratic uprising to activists’ worker who has been working for human rights, democracy and peace in Asia. Every year the May 18 Memorial Foundation invite 25 participants over Asia and divided into three levels, 10 participants in Junior level, 10 in Middle Manager level and 5 in Senior level.
In this year, 2008 Gwangju Asian Human Rights Folk School was processed at venue in Chosun University and several relational places with the May 18 Memorial Foundation and May 18 democratic uprising, from August 11-28, 2008. Organized by The May 18 Memorial Foundation and supported by SungKongHoe University, Korea Democracy Foundation (KDF) and Pusan Democratic Movement Memorial Association. Twenty-five participants were invited, unfortunately one participant couldn’t inside Korea and other one didn’t come. The participants had learned in seminars from important guest speakers and professor from Seoul, Pusan and Gwangju who had working long years experience on Democracy and expert in Asia movement. Group workshops, discussions, organization and country presentation had been raised to exchange ideas among participants toward for new experience and build network. Field trip to particular place which relevant to the May 18 democratic uprising.
2-Experance and implementation
I had worked on 2008 Directory Book when I learned from Folk School, so I didn’t have much information and documents before upcoming event. On August 09, 2008, we had gone to Chosun University before we leaved office for setup material at venues. to run our program was need a lot of man made resource because it supported to our demand and participants, such as we prepared processing rooms, Tables and chairs, witness Stands, office products, a photocopy machine and printer, LCD projectors and speakers, table telephone, two accessing internet computers, setup coffee break table and two sofas, and other necessary materials. The works still not finish yet. After day we still made sure at Chousun University while participants were arriving. I also went to pick up five participants from bus terminal.
On 11, 2008, at 9:00AM was the time for Opening Ceremony and Orientation by the Chairman of The May 18 Memorial Foundation, Mr. Kwang Jang Yoon gave his welcome remark. At the same day and day after I got sessions from eight professors such as, Prof. Gueseok Yang din of SunKongHoe University, Prof. Lee Gwangsoo from Busan University of Foreign Studie, Prof. George Kasiaficasa visiting professor from US, Prof. Haksoon Paik from Sejong Institute, Prof. Young-jong Jin from SungKongHoe University, Prof. Wondam Baek from SungkongHoe University, Prof. II Jun Chung Korea Univesity, and Prof. Francis Lee from ARENA.
I am so appreciated what they said, they compared the democracy in Korea with Asia and US. Especially, they had deep explanation about May 18 democratic uprising which their own personal survey experience. Anyway prof. Guenseok Yang had mention comparing dictatorship and atrocity during the May 18 democratic uprising with candle light virgin. He also presented important of media that government had trying to control all programs of TV and broadcasting that had changed staffs and structure management, which showed that Korean government nowadays want to increase dictatorship power. It remanded me that how important of the media in society and it also the reason that why Cambodians’ government success to ban the voice of peoples.
I got many sessions from difference source guest speaker and participants that make me understand many issues around Asia as well as South Korea. For my reflection of sessions orientated in issues it always makes me thinking to strategic and experience how to deal with the issue how to do advocacy with dictatorship governance.
Below are some strategies I had notice to get attention from government;
- Awareness raising campaign in perspective countries and in regional such as Media, forum, website press, petition, join statement, manifesto, clarification of National Security)
- Build networks with other human rights mechanism
- Create South East Asia, East Asia, South Asia secretariat
- Lobby for the creation of human rights body in Asian Charter
- Develop directory of victims
- Conduct fact finding (research, survey…)
- Seek for fund to support projects
- build regional and international network
- Education programs
- Make and improve solidarity in society programs to all levels.
- build community which strong network with other community
Other point of my survey, if we want to do big responsibility, we must to understand from the ground level. Anyway the ground step is more complicated work then top level, because most of time they can’t make their own decision. So the top level must share the right information and divide specific responsibility is better, this experience is relevant to organizing and management which I learn from my work.
on April
1- Achievement and output
I had assisted for program design and listing of guests for 2008 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award, 5 nominee’s details were made by me, Mr. Mano Ganesan, Stephen Sheng Shyong Lee, Ms. Le Thi Chong Nhan, Dr. Qazi Furuque, Sanghas (Buddhist Monks). Nominee’s details were the background of work experience and achievement on human rights of nominees, so I had learn so much from this task because I had read all the full documents of these nominees, I learned how the Foundation judge the winner.
I learned how to make blogs for sharing my experiences about my internship here in South Korea. The blogs contents are about my own feelings of culture shock, working, food and weather, the diffidence of the culture between Cambodia and South Korea, especially how to work with Koreans. Anyway I will continue to improve my English writing and more understanding about online work and follow trail of blog.
I attend the team and general meetings. I had a session with Mr. Sangseon about locations here in Gwangju City. I had noted the leadership of the leader and staff of Foundation during meetings that were a bit different as to my experience.
I made a PowerPoint presentation and lesson plan on Cambodian Culture for the Gwangju National Science Hight School. Unfortunately the presentation was postponed for another time since the teacher who will translate had leg operation.
I had joined the campaign in down town to encourage people to vote for 09 April 2008 parliamentary election.
I had accomplished the directory into Excel file and will continue to update it.
I enrolled for Rights and Justice in International Relations online course at Learn Space operated by Open Institute in UK.
Provided a tour guide service on 11 April for Ms. Subhatra of Thailand, she was a member of the pre-selection committee for the GPHR. Showed her same historical places in down town and had lunch with her.
I had made a book report and submitted to Mr.Pete, the report is about my understanding of the book. I had a book report discussion with Mr. Chanho, he gave some good advice on the meaning and issues of May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. I attended a meeting and to welcome the new chairman of the Foundation.
2- Problems Encountered
The presentation at Gwangju Natural Science High School was delayed until 07 May 2008. This month of May the Foundation will be busy with The May 18 Events, so I hope to have a time to do my presentation and do my survey on The May 18 Events.
It is nearly a month since I made the brochure translation, but until now to have not received feedback from my organization.
3- Recommendation
I appreciate The May 18 events so much, especially the work of the Culture and Solidarity Team. It is an amazing work of the Foundation, GIPF, GPHR, to commemorate, have ceremony and solidarity work between The May 18 Memorial Foundation with other local NGOs and international organizations in Asia, as well other NGOs in the world. I hope I will get a good understanding, that will become part of good experience during my 10 months internship with the Foundation and I wish to get some task for these events, although I was assigned to be part of the Education team for Red Festa activities.
4- Plan
Next month plan for May 2008, I was assigned responsibilities and I hope to learn such as, First week, learn from the staff about process of The May 18 Events and provide assistance for 2008 Gwangju International Peace Forum and learn about facilitating visa process and ticket of participants. Second week, Learn and implement the May18 Events activities like, GIPF, GPHR, EAHRF and the May 18 Commemorative Ceremony of the May 18 Democratic Uprising. Third week, give assistance for the post events and follow-up work for May 18 Events and prepare information of the May 18 Events for human rights organizations in Asia. Fourth week, develop research and campaign plan for human rights. Get information about organizations in Asia and keep in touch on human rights, democracy and peace news.
Anyway, I was assigned to Education and Research Team for Red Festa Festival, I am yet sure about my responsibilities and the way to sharing my participation until now.
I had assisted for program design and listing of guests for 2008 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Award, 5 nominee’s details were made by me, Mr. Mano Ganesan, Stephen Sheng Shyong Lee, Ms. Le Thi Chong Nhan, Dr. Qazi Furuque, Sanghas (Buddhist Monks). Nominee’s details were the background of work experience and achievement on human rights of nominees, so I had learn so much from this task because I had read all the full documents of these nominees, I learned how the Foundation judge the winner.
I learned how to make blogs for sharing my experiences about my internship here in South Korea. The blogs contents are about my own feelings of culture shock, working, food and weather, the diffidence of the culture between Cambodia and South Korea, especially how to work with Koreans. Anyway I will continue to improve my English writing and more understanding about online work and follow trail of blog.
I attend the team and general meetings. I had a session with Mr. Sangseon about locations here in Gwangju City. I had noted the leadership of the leader and staff of Foundation during meetings that were a bit different as to my experience.
I made a PowerPoint presentation and lesson plan on Cambodian Culture for the Gwangju National Science Hight School. Unfortunately the presentation was postponed for another time since the teacher who will translate had leg operation.
I had joined the campaign in down town to encourage people to vote for 09 April 2008 parliamentary election.
I had accomplished the directory into Excel file and will continue to update it.
I enrolled for Rights and Justice in International Relations online course at Learn Space operated by Open Institute in UK.
Provided a tour guide service on 11 April for Ms. Subhatra of Thailand, she was a member of the pre-selection committee for the GPHR. Showed her same historical places in down town and had lunch with her.
I had made a book report and submitted to Mr.Pete, the report is about my understanding of the book. I had a book report discussion with Mr. Chanho, he gave some good advice on the meaning and issues of May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. I attended a meeting and to welcome the new chairman of the Foundation.
2- Problems Encountered
The presentation at Gwangju Natural Science High School was delayed until 07 May 2008. This month of May the Foundation will be busy with The May 18 Events, so I hope to have a time to do my presentation and do my survey on The May 18 Events.
It is nearly a month since I made the brochure translation, but until now to have not received feedback from my organization.
3- Recommendation
I appreciate The May 18 events so much, especially the work of the Culture and Solidarity Team. It is an amazing work of the Foundation, GIPF, GPHR, to commemorate, have ceremony and solidarity work between The May 18 Memorial Foundation with other local NGOs and international organizations in Asia, as well other NGOs in the world. I hope I will get a good understanding, that will become part of good experience during my 10 months internship with the Foundation and I wish to get some task for these events, although I was assigned to be part of the Education team for Red Festa activities.
4- Plan
Next month plan for May 2008, I was assigned responsibilities and I hope to learn such as, First week, learn from the staff about process of The May 18 Events and provide assistance for 2008 Gwangju International Peace Forum and learn about facilitating visa process and ticket of participants. Second week, Learn and implement the May18 Events activities like, GIPF, GPHR, EAHRF and the May 18 Commemorative Ceremony of the May 18 Democratic Uprising. Third week, give assistance for the post events and follow-up work for May 18 Events and prepare information of the May 18 Events for human rights organizations in Asia. Fourth week, develop research and campaign plan for human rights. Get information about organizations in Asia and keep in touch on human rights, democracy and peace news.
Anyway, I was assigned to Education and Research Team for Red Festa Festival, I am yet sure about my responsibilities and the way to sharing my participation until now.
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