Human Rights Day

Dear friends,

Greetings!  Hope to see you at the commemorative event to
celebrate Human Rights Day.Please bring along your friends.

You could also help to distribute the invitation to friends, students,
and encourage all to participate - human rights is for all us!

You could also promote the commemorative event in your
newletters or through your a-mailing-list.

Singapore Working for ASEAN

The Singapore Working Group for ASEAN will commemorate
the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on 6 December 08 (Saturday).We would like to invite you
to take part in a special celebration on 6th December 2008.

Invitation: Singapore's Celebration of International Human Rights Day

http://www.thinkcentre.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=2950

Theme: ASEAN economic integration - What is in it for Singaporeans
during this economic gloom?

The Singapore Working Group for ASEAN will commemorate the 60th
Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on 6 December 08 (Saturday).

- What is the long-term impact of the financial crisis on Singaporeans?

- What are our economic rights as ASEAN citizens?

- How will the vision of a people-centred ASEAN be affected
by this economic downturn?

Come hear and share your hopes and fears for a change in Singapore and ASEAN.
Activities would include presentations from the banking, labour, youth and NGO
sectors, a photo exhibition and a parallel workshop focusing on the 2015
ASEAN's
economic integration and what is in it for Singaporeans.

Date: Saturday, 6th December 2008 Time: 3pm to 5.30pm

Venue: Conference Hall, 8th floor, Catholic Welfare Building
           55 Waterloo Street, Singapore

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RSVP to: Signapore Working for ASEAN
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REPLY FORM

To: Singapore Working Group for ASEAN

I will be able to attend the Celebration of the International Human Rights
Day on Saturday, 6th December 2008 at 3pm, at the Conference Room,
Catholic Welfare Service Building.

Name:

Organisation [optional] :

Tel No [optional] :

Date:

Please complete the Reply Form and return to email: thinkcentre@hotmail.com
by 4th December 2008.

Note: All registrations will be taken as confirmed unless otherwise notified.

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Around the world, every year, the United Nations' Human Rights Day
is celebrated on the 10th December to mark the anniversary of the
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Here in Singapore - our government has ratified the UN Convention
on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the UN Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
- we are commemorating this day with a special sharing session
with individuals from various walks of life.

Please RSVP to thinkcentre@hotmail by 4th December 2008
and feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who may
be interested to come along.


Together, we can forge a more caring society.

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Singapore Working Group for ASEAN

We are a group of individuals and civil society organisations which aim
to create a connected, compassionate and people-centered ASEAN
community together with our partners in the region. Through a holistic
approach covering the arts, research, inter disciplinary practice,
public education and constructive consultation with the government
and other stakeholders, we aim to create a common platform
for cooperation on human rights, economic, social, cultural
and environmental issues.

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For more information:

Sinapan Samydorai
Chair - Singapore Working Group for ASEAN
President - Think Centre
Mobile: + 65 9479 1906
Email: samysd@pacific.net.sg