Tonton & Diskusi Filem: Aku Siapa

Tempat: Kelab 50B (sebelah Malaysiakini, belakang LRT Bangsar)
Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tarikh: 29 April, Jumaat
Masa: 8.30 malam

TDF (Tonton dan Diskusi Filem) siri pertama akan menampilkan filem dokumentari dari Norhayati Kaprawi berjudul, AKU SIAPA

Sesi menonton bermula jam 8.30 malam diikuti diskusi selepasnya dan kemudian bersambung ke Bangsar Seafood bagi yang tegar :)

Sinopsis

Apakah antara sebab wanita Islam memakai tudung? Apakah cabaran yang mereka hadapi? AKU SIAPA menyingkap persoalan ini.

Melalui suatu siri wawancara dengan wanita Islam, dari yang muda hingga yang tua, dari kota dan desa, pengarah dan penerbit Norhayati Kaprawi meneroka mengapa wanita pakai tudung dan mengapa ada yang kemudian membukanya.

AKU SIAPA mengenengahkan suatu perspektif yang jarang diungkap di dalam media arus perdana, untuk dibincangkan bersama.

Pertanyaan - 010 512 6836 Zul

Terima kasih

FORUM KITA: Analisis Pilihanraya Sarawak Ke-10 dan Kesannya Ke Atas Pilihanraya Umum Ke-13

FORUM

Analisis Pilihanraya Sarawak Ke-10 dan Kesannya Ke Atas Pilihanraya Umum Ke-13

Institut Kajian Etnik (KITA) UKM menjemput anda untuk menghadiri sessi diskusi bersama-sama panelis jemputan KITA di sebuah forum yang akan membincangkan tentang Pilihanraya Sarawak yang lepas dan kesannya ke atas Piliharaya Umum yang akan datang. Berikut adalah butir-butirnya:

Tarikh: 25 April 2011 (Isnin)
Masa: 2.30 petang - 4.30 petang

Tempat: Institut Kajian Etnik, UKM (KITA), Bangunan Kolej Keris Mas UKM

Panelis:

1. Dr Bridget Welsh (ISEAS & Komentator Malaysiakini)

2. Prof Madya Shaharudin Badarudin (UITM)

3. Prof Madya Dr Nizam Sulaiman (KITA UKM)

4. Nazri Kahar (Astro Awani)

Bahasa Perantara: Dwi-Bahasa (Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris).

Anda dijemput hadir dan sila sebarkan maklumat tentang forum ini kepada kawan-kawan anda yang lain.

Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi Institut Kajian Etnik (KITA) di talian 03-89214641.

Terima Kasih.

Ekstrak Forum 3.0 terpilih

Sebelumnya, terima kasih kepada Hasbee yang membantu mengekstrak :)

Sharaad Kuttan

- The best artists are not propagandists
- The promise of citizenship is that we can shape institutions of state

Sharon Chin

- Subversion can be accomplished many ways
- The location of a performance can change the context of the performance
- Even in the 'safest' environment, art can be political .. to reflect society's inability to make decisions
- As artists, we have to be prepared for anything.. becoz this is like a war
- There is a difference between self-censorship and being strategic

Fared Ayam

- Art is not looking for answers. The greeks used art to celebrate women, wine and rice :)
- I believe that art should be in the public sphere, in the streets
- Aku nak bawa art jalanan ke art space yang sudah established
- Art in public spaces and established (commercial) art spaces need each other
- when our voices are muted by the govt, we have no choice but to resort to (street) art
- I feel street art is more 'real' since it is direct to the audience
- The limits of censorship are set by the society itself

Video Forum Frinjan 3.0: Art, protest & the public sphere

Forum 3.0: Art, protest and the public sphere

Bersempena Ecopalooza - eco, music and art festival

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=193596394013641

Forum Frinjan mempersembahkan siri ketiga forum kami

"Art, protest and the public sphere"

bersama

Sharaad Kuttan
Fared Ayam
Sharon Chin

tarikh: 22 April 2011, Jumaat
Tempat: Kompleks 3C Subang Jaya (bersebelahan Sunway Pyramid), Jalan PJS 11/2, Bandar Sunway, Selangor
Masa: 8.30 malam
Format: BM dan BI

Forum ini adalah lanjutan dari syarahan umum di Universiti Nottingham 9 April lepas

Over the last decade, amidst political turmoil and an interminably long process of transition from authoritarian to democratic governance, the nation has had to debate, on a few occasions, issues of artistic or cultural value. Namewee’s controversial “Negarakuku” video and the banning of Amir Muhammad’s “The Last Communist” stands out as moments in which these issues entered the national consciousness and were subject to public scrutiny.

Artistic license, cultural freedom, censorship and a host of related issues emerged. But beyond these instances are many ‘lesser’ occasions – that is ‘marginal’ to the national consciousness - in which artists and cultural practitioners have had to confront censorious detractors in the form of state institutions, social groups as well as their own fears. Are these struggles in the margins of the nation of any relevance to the larger public sphere?

Can the struggles of marginal artistic forms in fact illuminate the frameworks in which we all operate? Does the character of our democratic desires hinge on how these struggles are played out?

Speakers

Sharaad Kuttan is presently Senior Lecturer at IACT College in Petaling Jaya where he teaches journalism. He is a columnist with the political news portal, The Malaysian Insider, and is a regular guest on a cultural radio talk show, A Bit of Culture, on Bfm. A graduate of the National University of Singapore, he obtained a masters degree from its Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He is co-editor of “Looking at Culture”, a collection of essays on cultural politics in Singapore. While involved in human rights activism including election monitoring in countries as diverse as Indonesia and Sri Lanka, he has also participated in academic research in the same field. He contributed a chapter on the links between civil society and political ferment, to “Elections and Democracy in Malaysia” (2005), a volume published by the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. In 2006 he was awarded the Nippon Foundation’s Asian Public Intellectual fellowship and spent a year in The Philippines and Thailand exploring the relationship between universities and larger society.

Fared Ayam adalah teruna konon berdarah kacukan berjiwa mustang yang sentiasa penuh dengan cinta dan kemarahan. Beliau yang jarang mandi kerana percaya bau lelaki itu seksi ini juga sering tertanya tentang siapa dia di mata masyarakatnya lalu menjadikan teater, puisi dan segala macam cabang seni sebagai laman luahan ketidakpuashatian. Antara pementasan hasil pengarahan/penulisannya termasuk WAKTU-eksperimental merdeka, Short Eyes, Projek Kolaborasi Pentas Teater 2006:Breaking/Ji Poh/ Kasi-Pe-Cah (Kuala Lumpur, Jepun, Singapura), Instant Cafe Kurang Manis, Uda dan Dara, ProjekKoken:Teater Kompilasi Vol 1, ProjekKoken:Teater Kompilasi Vol 2 serta Projek Kolaborasi Pentas Teater 2009:DELUSIONS The Year In A Word | KHAYALAN Setahun Dalam Kata | 惑: 今年一字. Pernah terlibat sebagai fasilitator untuk beberapa workshop seperti Festival Right To Read, SENTUH:Seksualiti dan Tubuh serta Indonesian Study Tour:Feminisme dari sudut pandangan Islam. Selain pernah dicalonkan sebagai Most Promising Artist di BOH Cameronian Arts Award 2008 beliau juga baru-baru ini hampir-hampir dicalonkan sebagai Jejaka Cun Mangga.

Pertanyaan Zul 010-512 6836

Terima kasih

Another Death at MACC! Civil Society Organisations demand Immediate Investigation and Justice!

Joint Statement: 7 April 2011

We, the undersigned Civil Society Organisations, are appalled are appalled by the news of another death at the MACC (Malaysia anti Corruption Commission) Office that reportedly occurred yesterday around 10.15am. The victim, believed to be Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed (56) an assistant director of the Selangor Customs Department had been released on bail three days ago, but was found dead on the first floor of MACC building at Jalan Cochrane.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the second time a fellow citizen has died whilst under the custody of the MACC. The fact that this comes not long after the death of Teoh Beng Hock in July 2009, is a real cause for concern for the peoples of this nation. This incident has again raised questions on the integrity and accountability of the MACC. Public confidence in the credibility and professionalism of the MACC has been shattered!

We are extremely saddened that the very institutions of the State that are supposed to protect and advance the public's interest have apparently abandoned the principles of democratic governance. Not only have human freedom and dignity been degraded, lives have been unnecessarily lost.

Principally, we do not condone any corruption activities. We support the anti-corruption agency's effort in fighting graft, but right to life is above all - fighting graft must not be at the expense of a life.

We demand that the government, as a matter of utmost urgency, undertakes the following measures:

(1) The establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry {RCI} immediately, to independently and thoroughly investigate the said incident. The terms of reference of the proposed RCI must include investigation into the key role of the present command and power structure of MACC in this tragic incident. Half the members of the RCI must be nominated by civil society organisations to ensure credibility.

(2) The Police must buck up and carry out independent and professional investigation against MACC. They must clear their reputation and regain credibility in this incident. The police have failed to neither investigate nor take action on 59 complaints of abuse of power against MACC. Its inaction caused two deaths - Teoh Beng Hock, and now Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed.

(3) The MACC investigations director Datuk Mustafar Ali, and all officers involved in the investigation of the case must be immediately suspended, until the completion of the Royal Commission’s work, to ensure justice is served and there is no cover-up of evidence or any obstruction to the investigation process.

(4) Immediately implement the recommendations by the Parliamentary Select Committee on The Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to enact a Coroner’s Act in Malaysia and to establish a Coroner’s Court to investigate all cases of sudden deaths in custody.

In closing, we would like to express our deepest condolences for the family of Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed. We would like to encourage the family to approach us should they need further support and assistance in the pursuit of justice and upholding their rights.

This statement jointly endorsed by:
1. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
2. Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia [SABM]
3. Malaysians For Beng Hock
4. 528 Media Action Group
5. AIC (Anwar Ibrahim Club)
6. Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM)
7. AWAM
8. Centre For Independent Journalism (CIJ)
9. Child Development Initiative (CHILD)
10. KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
11. Community Action Network (CAN)
12. Community Development Centre (CDC)
13. Council of Temples Malaysia
14. DISKOPI collective
15. Friends of Kota Damansara
16. Frinjan Community
17. Hartal MSM
18. Ikatan Hak Rakyat
19. Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT)
20. Johor Tamizhar Sangam
21. Klang Consumer Association
22. Kolektif LimaPulohB
23. Kumpulan Aktivis Mahasiswa Independen (KAMI)
24. Lawyers For Liberty (LFL)
25. LLG Cultural Development Centre
26. Malaysia Youth and Student's Democratic Movement (DEMA)
27. Malaysian Dravidian Association
28. Malaysian Indian Business Association
29. Malaysian Indian Development and Unity Association
30. National Institute for democracy and electoral integrity (NIEI)
31. Nationwide Human Development and Research Centre
32. Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
33. People Service Organisation (PSO)
34. Persahabatan Semparuthi
35. Persatuan Kemajuan Pendidikan Malaysia
36. Persatuan Masyarakat Wilayah Persekutuan dan Selangor (PERMAS)
37. Persatuan Prihatian Belia Malaysia
38. Pusat Kesedaran Komuniti, Selangor (EMPOWER)
39. Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS)
40. Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM)
41. SOS Selangor
42. WAMI
43. Women's Aid Organisation (WAO)
44. 霹雳大专青年社 Perak Young Graduate Association
45. 马大新青年毕业生协会 UMANY ALUMNI
46. 青年与学生联盟 Gabungan Anak Muda dan Pelajar, GAMP
47. 理大前进阵线 Student Progressive Front USM
48. 博大前进阵线 Gerakan Mahasiswa Maju UPM
49. 北大前进阵线 Student Progressive Front UUM
50. 新纪元前进阵线 Student Progressive Front New Era Colledge
51. 新纪元学院学生会 Kesatuan Mahasiswa New Era Kolej
52. 新纪元学院校友会 New Era College Alumni Association
53. 大炮论坛 Sembang-sembang Forum
54. 季候风组织 Monsoons group
55. 雪隆社区关怀协会 Persatuan Prihantin Komuniti Kuala Lumpur & Selangor,PRIHATIN
56. 霹雳独中校友联盟 Gabungan Murid-Murid Sekolah-Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Perak
57. 怡保小绿洲社会图书馆 Ipoh Mini Oasis Library
58. 霹雳深斋校友会 Persatuan Murid-Murid Tua Sekolah Menengah Shen Jai
59. 槟城韩江同学会 Persatuan Alumni Han Chiang Pulau Pinang
60. 威省韩江校友会 Persatuan Bekas Murid-Murid Han Chiang Seberang Perai
61. 马来西亚韩江校友会总会 Persekutuan Alumni Han Chiang Malaysia
62. 槟城公民学校同学会 Kong Min School Old Pupils Association
63. 槟城老友联谊会 Persatuan Kawan Karib Pulau Pinang
64. 槟城独中教育基金会 Penang Chinese Independent Schools' Education Society
65. 沙登新村学校校友会青年 Bhg Pemuda Persatuan Alumni Sekolah Serdang Bharu
66 隆雪中华大会堂青年团 Youth Section of KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
67. 森美兰中华大会堂青年团 Youth Section of Negeri Sembilan Chinese Assembly Hall
68. 雪隆会宁公会青年团 Persatuan Wui Leng Selangor & K.L(Bahagian Pemuda)
69. 雪隆福建会馆青年团 Bahagian Pemuda Persatuan Hokkien WP & S’gor
70. Persatuan Sahabat Wanita, Selangor (PSWS)
71. 霹雳广东会馆 Perak Kwang Tung Association
72. 马来西亚基督教协进会青年团 Council of Churches of Malaysia Youth Network
73. 马六甲中华大会堂青年团Youth Section of Malacca Chinese Assembly Hall

Pekan Frinjan 19 di Laman Budaya sabtu ini, 9 April!

Pekan Frinjan Edisi 19 bertukar ke Laman Budaya

Tarikh: 9hb April 2011, Sabtu
Masa: 5 petang - 11 malam

peta ke Laman Budaya

http://maps.google.com.my/maps?oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=laman+budaya&fb=1&gl=my&hq=laman+budaya&hnear=Petaling+Jaya%2C+Selangor&cid=0%2C0%2C18107012493695312494&ll=3.074417%2C101.514981&spn=0.010885%2C0.019205&z=16&iwloc=A
...
Jatuh pada tanggal 9 April yang juga dalam minggu exam UiTM dan minggu dah habis exam Unisel serta malam minggu buat anak-anak muda

Kolaborasi bersama Bijou Bazaar diteruskan dan untuk XIX kami mempersembahkan bakat-bakat seni dari para remaja

KL Krash Pad dan Kaki Teater Muda Putrajaya

Pameran seni mainan dari Toy Rebels

Jadual acara

5 petang
- Bazar oleh Bijou Bazaar, Frinjan dan pameran seni mainan Toy Rebels dibuka
- Sesi perkongsian seni bersama HangDimas dari kumpulan Hujan
- Persembahan oleh the D.I.A
http://www.facebook.com/differentinaction

6 petang
- Sesi perkongsian bersama Toy Rebels 'Menan-menan seni'

7 malam
- Rehat dan solat

8.30 malam
- Persembahan

11.00 malam
TAMAT

Pekan Frinjan 19 dijayakan bersama

KL Krash Pad

This is the group for anyone who wishes to know more about, or contact the KL Krash Pad, a centre for at risk youths in the Chow Kit area. Come to KL Krash Pad and engage in art lessons, drama workshops, dance classes, sports and educational activities or anything you may wish to suggest. We provide food and a safe fun space for the kids. They are free to use our IT room, gym or music room and partake in any of the activities. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=351096588328&v=wall

Kaki Teater Muda Putrajaya

Melahirkan bakat muda dalam seni teater adalah misinya dan merupakan anak emas teater Kementerian Belia dan Sukan http://kakiteaterputrajaya.blogspot.com/

Toy Rebels

-website yang menyediakan info tentang barangan mainan yang diimport dari luar malaysia pada kadar yang berpatutan
-barangan mainan yang diimport terdiri daripada barangan mainan yang lama dan tidak dikeluarkan lagi sehinggalah ke barangan mainan yang baru eksklusif.
-kebanyakan barangan mainan yang dijual oleh toyrebels.com tidak dipasarkan di MALAYSIA
-toyrebels.com juga ada menyediakan khidmat memesan barangan oleh ahli kami dan peminat-peminat mainan.
-contoh barangan jualan kami terdiri daripada: model kenderaan,barangan mainan dari komik,filem etc,prop replika dari filem,komik etc.lukisan,arca,model kit,buku,komik etc..
-toyrebels.com juga menyediakan khidmat nasihat perniagaan..
-projek terbaru toyrebels.com ialah mempromosi hobi mengumpul mainan sebagai satu hobi yang unik dan mempunyai nilai kesenian dan hobi yang boleh menjana pendapatan dan sebagai satu pelaburan yang bagus di kadar yang rendah..
- frinjan ialah batu loncatan untuk toyrebels.com menggabungkan mainan dan seni.

Bijou Bazaar

A diet of sprawling shopping malls and cookie cutter boutiques has left consumers saturated yet unfulfilled, It's not more products we crave, but an exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience. First piloted in July 2007, Bijou Bazaar seek to offer a corrective to today's soulless shopping landscape by yoking commerce to culture. The organising would normally carry three elements: retail lab, installation space and noise venue. In doing so, Bijou Bazaar has also positioned itself as a social enterprise offering a platform, incubating specific young creative micro retailers to test the viability of their retail mix with the right niche market.

Past Nominations & Award
1. KLue Best of 2009: Favourite Flea Market/Bazaar, Life& Style Category
2. Cosmopolitan Fun, Fearless, Fabolous 2009 Nomination
3. TiC Annual Style Awards 2009 Nomination
http://bijoubazaar.blogspot.com/

Morning Rocket

Sebuah distro milik Dimas, pemain keyboard kumpulan Hujan yang berbasiskan semangat independen http://www.morningrocket.com/

Tentang Pekan Frinjan

Pekan Frinjan adalah salah satu inisiatif kelompok Frinjan bertujuan untuk membudayakan masyarakat. Ini dilakukan dengan membawa pelbagai aktiviti seni dan kebudayaan terus kepada masyarakat umum, khususnya di laman massa dan jalanan. Dengan mempersembahkan seni dan budaya dalam bentuk “pop”, diharapkan masyarakat akan terus mahu mendekati bahan berteraskan intelektualisme. Ini penting dalam membentuk sebuah negara dan persekitaran bertamadun yang tidak hanya mementingkan pembangunan ekonomi semata-mata.

Tentang Frinjan

Frinjan adalah sebuah kolektif longgar pengkarya dan penikmat seni budaya, dan kata 'Frinjan' diambil dari perkataan Bahasa Inggeris, 'fringe'. Resondeternya ialah untuk menganjurkan aktiviti seni budaya bersifat semi-komersil dengan suntikan literari, pembudayaan masyarakat dan pengembangan sosial. Frinjan berpendirian untuk memanfaatkan seni sebagai medium untuk menarik perhatian masyarakat terhadap isu-isu sosial politik yang berlaku, sering bekerjasama dengan badan bukan kerajaan, komuniti seni dan institusi pendidikan. Frinjan turut berhasrat untuk memanfaatkan seni sebagai medium pemerkasaan anak-anak muda untuk mendepani pemasalahan yang berlaku di mana-mana.

Untuk maklumat lanjut, sila hubungi:

013 299 0192 : Farhan
010 512 6836 : Zulhabri
017 699 7684 : Naha

atau emel ke frinjan@gmail.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/frinjan
Twitter: frinjan
Blog: http://frinjan.blogspot.com/

Pekan Frinjan 19 ini dianjurkan oleh kumpulan Frinjan melalui Oxygen Media dengan sokongan dari Tourism Selangor dan turut dibantu oleh MBSA

Terima kasih! :)

Invitation to vendors: 4th KL ALTERNATIVE BOOKFEST (KLAB)

3rd KLAB

Dear publishers!

We are once again going to host the KL Alternative Bookfest (KLAB). It will be held on the weekend of 18 & 19 June 2010, from 12pm-8pm, at The Annexe, Central Market. It is once again in conjunction with the hugely popular Art for Grabs event.

We have 20 booths available. Let us know if you want to get a booth. We provide a table (3 x 3 ft) and two chairs. Aside from your books, please bring table-cloth, posters and promo materials too.

We also have some slots available for book launches, lasting 2 hour each (RM200 per slot, although sometimes two books might want to share). Please let us know by 30 April if you'd like to launch a book.

What's even more special is that we have an extra space at the raised loft (accessible by stairs from the gallery) to hold discussions or small events for your books. This space can fit 20 people comfortably, so it's for smaller events than an actual launch of a new book. It can be an author discussion, workshop, reading ... it's up to you. Do give us ideas on what you want to do there.

The rental is the same as the last time: RM100 for both days. Please pay by 30 April to Zulhabri Supian ( Maybank 1623 9372 8980 ). We can't guarantee that spaces will be available after this date.

If you have any questions, do contact Zulhabri (010 512 6836) or Amir ( 012 2311 584).

Thanks!