Articles by Emma Leslie
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Vann Nath Personified Cambodian Reconciliation
Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Sep 2011
This week Cambodia bids farewell to Vann Nath, well-known as one of the seven survivors of the Khmer Rouge prison facility S21 or Tuol Sleng. But for me he will always personify the Cambodian capacity to remember, heal and reconcile their past. It was his abilities as a painter, which in effect saved him from execution, and later enabled him to portray vividly the horrors he had witnessed and heard about in Tuol Sleng prison. Vann Nath was indeed a survivor, but more than that, he was a great Cambodian peace builder, who chose not to live a bitter, angry life, but took a unique moment to transform his personal story, so as to teach future generations and, in some small way, break the victim-perpetrator cycle.
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Emma Leslie, Convener for Southeast Asia – TRANSCEND Media Service,
1 Aug 2011
Dekha was a member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace, Development and Environment. She was killed in a terrible car accident on July 14, 2011.
→ read full articleNorthern Myanmar: Civil Society Organisations Call for Dialogue and Urgent International Engagement to Support Non-Military Solutions
Submitted by Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
20 Jun 2011
As civil society working for peace and development in Myanmar, we write to express our grave concern over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Northern Myanmar, especially in Kachin State, where recent fighting threatens to escalate into a full-scale conflict with critical consequences.
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Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
25 Apr 2011
This is the moment for Thai and Cambodian leaders to rise above politics, and bring together two nations with shared history, culture and religious traditions, putting people first.
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Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
29 Nov 2010
The Water Festival is a time of great celebration in Cambodia. It is always celebrated around November but the dates are dependent on the moon. Some say it’s a chance to honour the rivers which replenish the soil for the harvest. Others say it’s to honour the spirits which make the river miraculous change direction and flow in the other direction. Mostly it’s the time where the people from Cambodia’s countryside take over the capital! Phnom Penh is theirs. They sleep along the streets, they cheer on the boat of their district, they stay up all night and enjoy the myriad of free entertainment from fireworks to concerts and traditional dancing. It’s a grand celebration of life!
→ read full articleListening to Voices from Inside: People’s Perspectives on Myanmar’s 2010 Election
submission from Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Jun 2010
Given the elections are widely debated in the ‘international community’, it is critical that the voices of ‘ordinary’ citizens be heard. Given the wide range of views this report may not simplify the debate, and if anything reflects the increasing diversity of opinion inside Myanmar about future directions, possibilities for change and the development of their nation. This report does not intend to draw any conclusions, but simply to amplify what has been recorded from a series of 87 interviews conducted across Myanmar. However if the international community is to accompany a process towards democracy in Myanmar, it must come to terms with the complexity and myriad of perspectives held by its citizens.
→ read full articleListening Project Field Visit Report: Myanmar/Burma
submission from Emma Leslie – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Jun 2010
The Myanmar Listening Project was a joint venture between CPCS, Nyien/Shalom Foundation of Myanmar and CDA Collaborative Learning Projects of the United States. It sought to listen to recipients and deliverers of international assistance as a means of improving international assistance practices.
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