Political cartoonist Zunar will be having a special discussion on critical cartoons on Sunday 6 May from 5pm - 7pm at the Annexe@Central Market.
Zunar has published his collection titled "Cartoons on Tun...and others"
Followers of Zunar from his early days in Gila-Gila, Berita Harian and now Malaysiakini will be able to chat with him on the use of critical cartoons as part of their freedom of expression.
Speaking at the launch of his book "Cartoons on Tun...and others", Zunar said he does not draw merely for laughs.
“I don’t draw just for laughs. I draw so that people would laugh and think. I’d like to think of myself as a drop of water in the ocean but at least I am able to create a ripple or even a wave,” he added. (Excerpt from malaysiakini report)
Zunar's exhibits of some of his works will be up at the Annexe workshop area the whole of Sunday. He will meet his fans and have his discussions at 5pm.
D.I.Y Aktivisma! What in the world is an activist? Do you need a collective? Must you join an NGO? Is it necessary to have lots of button badges, chant slogans and hang out at demos?
Uhm… we don't really know. But we reckon activism is whatever happens when someone does, says or thinks of something that doesn't just involve the individual, but the larger context that we exist in. Something about relationship between the self and other people, public institutions like the media, school or government, animals small and big, air, water, sky or trees.
But hey, what do we know. Come hang out with us during the World Press Freedom Day Art Fest at Central Market, and set us straight :)
In the meantime, we'll also be sharing skills like silk-screen, stenciling, playing with masks, illustrations and more! Oh, and a session on what to do when the police tries to arrest you (of course)
DoItYourself Aktivisma is happening at:
When? Saturday, 5 May 2007 Time? 4pm Where? Central Market, between the main building at the Annex Who the heck are we? katagender.blogspot.com More info? kata.gender@gmail.com
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D.I.Y. Aktivisma! Apa benda tu aktivis? Perlu ada kolektif? Mesti join NGO? Kena pakai berpuluh-puluh button badge, sahut slogan-slogan semua dan lepak kat demo?
Uhm… kami pun tak tahu sebenarnya. Tapi, kami rasa, aktivisma berlaku apabila sesiapa melakukan, berkata atau memikirkan tentang apa-apa benda yang melibatkan bukan saja seseorang individu, tapi konteks yang lebih besar. Tentang perhubungan di antara diri-sendiri dengan orang lain, insitusi awam spt sekolah, media atau kerajaan, binatang2 yang comel dan juga hodoh, air, udara ataupun pokok.
Tapi bukannya kami tahu apa-apa. Datang pada Pesta Seni Hari Kebebasan Akhbar Sedunia dan ajarler kami apatu sebenarnya aktivisma :)
Pada masa yg sama, kita akan berkongsi pengetahuan tentang silk-screen, stensil, main2 dgn topeng, ilustrasi dsbgnya. Oh, dan juga (semestinya) sesi tentang hak2 asas bila ditahan polis.
DoItYourself Aktivisma akan berlaku pada:
Bila? Sabtu, 5 May 2007 Masa? 4pm – 6pm Dimana? Pasar Seni, di antara Annex & bangunan utama Kami ni siapa? katagender.blogspot.com Nak tahu lagi? kata.gender@gmail.com
World Press Freedom Day is an annual and global event dedicated to press freedom. It falls on May 3 each year and the United Nation would set the theme of the year. Come May 3, the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) Malaysia proudly organizes a two-day celebration to spread the awareness on press freedom and freedom of speech. This blog is the publicity and info site for the coming and the past celebrations.
