"You want what I want"
The ''Lost Souls'' of the Rohingya
You want what I want...
Why I Have Joined Restless Beings
I first heard about Restless Beings whilst attending a photography exhibition by Ruhul Abdin, one of the founders of Paraa, another charitable organisation doing great work.
The Bromley-by-Bow Centre was unknown to me and I walked right past it down a deserted residential street. It was dark and I had no idea where I was going. Heading back towards where I had come from I met some people who were also lost and also attending the event. We made it.
2012: Let the Ugandan Dream prevail
I take this opportunity to thank everybody and use this space to talk with you about the future we face together. Though at times it may seem uncertain, the future is ours to decide, ours to define and ours to win, and I know we will.This is the time we must reflect boldly as our resolve is being tested, but the Ugandan Dream and we as a nation must prevail. Overcoming the challenges we face today requires a new vision for tomorrow the true and original Ugandan dream. We must move forward...
Summit Foundation (SUFO)
SUFO is a Ugandan based charity founded in 2008 with a mission to contribute to ending poverty and injustices in the world through building the capacity of the local young men and women to effectively conduct policy research, analyses and advocacy; provide and sustain credible policy ideas; and establish strategic partnerships with civil societies and governments to meaningfully strengthen adherence to fundamental human rights, deepen local democracy and expand livelihoods opportunities for...
The Rohingya Cultural Gathering
Earlier this week, the Burma Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) held a cultural interchange gathering at the Burma Campaign Office in Old Street, London. Every month the Burma Campaign Office holds these gatherings for all the ethnic groups of Burma to come together and learn about the different cultures. They believe that together the ethnic minorities of Burma are stronger, as Nant Bwa Bwa Phan (Burma Campaign Office volunteer) said at the start of the gathering "Burma is all of ours".
Nowhere People: Photo essays on the faces of the Stateless
Nowhere People is a series of photographic works exploring the haunting lives of the stateless and bares their invisible voices for the world to witness. Amongst the stateless are the Nubians in Kenya, the Dalits in Nepal and the Rohingya in Burma.
Will We See World War III In 2012?
For the past decade, the public has heard vociferous rhetoric from the White House and the Israeli government about Iran and their nuclear capabilities. In November 2002, the then Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon said "the day after" the Iraq war ends, full attention should be given to Iran. The Iraq invasion officially ended this month, so we must now ask: what now?
AK Akillez Restless Freestyle
Akillez is one of the current artists who supports RestlessBeings causes and working closely with us to raise the volume on human rights abuses and voice the struggles that go unheard.
Burma- A Secret Genocide
The Burmese are carrying out what we call ethnic cleansing. We dont want to fight, but we have to. The moment we give up there will be no Karen in this world. Colonel Nadah Mya, Commander of the KNLA