I count it an honor to have been part of the preparation for this event in a small way. I believe it will be unique memorial which everyone regardless of race, religion and political persuasion can relate to. It’s beyond party politics, so I’d highly recommend your participation. To confirm and spread the word click…
First They Came… (2009) – ALDE Civil Liberties campaign
Based on the original First they came poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984).
A New Kind of Wedding Procession?
Thanks Sze Zeng. Let’s see whether any couples in Malaysia will take up the challenge. Perhaps, a more contextualized version?
Funeral
With thanks to the late Yasmin Ahmad.
Aaron Strumpel – Twenty Three
I don’t know how to explain it. But this video did me some good.
We’ve lost Yasmin (1958 – 2009)
In the past, a loss like this might feel the same with perhaps the loss of Michael Jackson or another celebrity. But a key difference for Yasmin is that a friend of mine was there during her last moments, so its no longer a feeling from a distance. There’s an insight to something deeper than…
DISEMPOWERMENT
Challenging stuff from The Work of the People through Claudio Oliver from Brazil.
Brian Mclaren in Scotland
This reminds me of the time we had with Brian McLaren when he was with us in Malaysia in 2007.
A Pool of Tears
EACH TIME I SPEAK or teach or gather together in some other way with folk from our local congregation, I am aware that each one of us sits next to a pool of tears. Each one of us carries in our hearts personal wounds as well as the wounds of the nation. Each one of…
Random Links #338 on Teoh Beng Hock Part 3 (with Fiancee’s tribute to Teoh)
Even after seeing this a second round, the tears just flowed. Fiancee’s tribute to Teoh During the last rites on 20th July, Teoh’s two-month pregnant fiancee Soh Sher Wei delivered a moving tribute. Soh said she misses Teoh dearly and promised that she will bring up their unborn child for him. Many were in tears…