These approaches to engage with young people and university students will not help foster a thinking culture which is so urgently needed in today’s society. Thinking skills - to be able to gather all the information and data on a topic, analyse all the facts and come to a logical conclusion is most essential.
However many young people are being robbed of this
opportunity and this action by officials can be viewed as a violation of human
rights as the freedom of expression, the freedom of thought and freedom to
associate is being deprived. These rights are protected in the Convention on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Malaysia is a party to CRC and therefore must
ensure that these rights are promoted and protected not just for children below
18 years of age but also to all young people in their prime years in higher
education too.
Among academics, philosophers and economist there have
been many writings on this theme of rational thinking and public space to
articulate national concerns. The German philosopher Habemas develops the ideas
on the ‘public sphere’, John Rawls develops his thesis of ‘justice as fairness’
in the context of public discourse and Amarty Sen states that ‘democracy is
assessed in terms of public reasoning’
It is therefore of high importance that institutions of
higher learning provide the space as well as foster the revenant knowledge and competencies for engagement and
dialogue in a conducive environment which nurtures open discussions and
reasoning.
It is in this context that Proham is hosting a discussion
to hear young voice of their experiences, challenges and their suggestions on
how they can play a constructive role in nation building as thinking citizens.DISCUSSION DETAILS
Date: Feb 6, 2013 (Wed)
Time: 8pm to 10.30pm (Coffee served)
Venue: Conference Room at Dignity International, A-2-7 Pusat Perdagangan Seksyen 8,
Jalan Sg. Jernih 8/1, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Tel/Fax :03 7931 0741
PANEL
The discussion will be moderated in Bahasa Malaysia by Mr
Ruhan Shahrir, Research Fellow & PhD candidate (KITA-UKM). Panel speakers
are being finalised for among university students and recent graduates.
We are seeking to invite Muhammad Ismail (UKM), Ms Bavani (UUM), Mr Ong Jin Cheng (USM) & Mr Adam Adli (UPSI) to share their views & experiences. We are waiting for confirmation.
Participants
could also make comments in English or BM but the session will mostly be conducted in
the national language.
------------------------------------------Participation is by invitation only and if you are interested to participate and share your view please email to : denisonproham@gmail.com or sms at 019 381 0914
Please be free to contact Mr Helmy for more details too: mobile 014-8611355 or email him at lockomotive.moskhva21@gmail.com
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