To all SEAPCP CO bloggers...great job, keep on blogging...to the members of our CO network still not yet registered into this blog, please do so immediately... otherwise you will miss out on the latest developments of our CO network members!

Paul you win first prize for being hardworking blogger...and also for doing a lot of follow up work with regards to our collective plan to spread the CO spirit across the Asian region!! I hope Makoto can join up with you in India sometime later!!

SEAPCP is presently preparing for the next big event that is the COMMUNITY VIDEO consultation workshop to be held in Malaysia in conjunction with the KOMAS freedom film festival! Check out our website for the film festival www.freedomfilmfest.komas.org SEAPCP is also trying to raise more funds so that we can hold a regional community video training workshop possibly early next year!

Saylar is exploring to conduct local CO workshop among the refugee settlements for local leaders. We are still working out details together with HREIB! Our Cambodian friends are all set to spread this CO spirit to their local communities and are presently working out a plan to do local echo workshops there.

Over to the far east, in Hokkaido Japan, our Ainu and other Japanese friends are intensely preparing for their CO workshop which will be held in a few weeks time! Wish them luck! PERMAS malaysia led by 'MAMA" Julie will be conducting a local CO workshop for new recruits in August!!!

okay gang keep the CO spirit alive and burning for the empowerment of the grassroots people!!

Jo Hann

LET THE PHOTOS SPEAK!

SEAPCP CO COURSE 2009, KUALA LUMPUR
Take a look! different positions, different actions...organisers take to the stage and dance the C.O. dance!

SEAPCP ADVANCE CO COURSE FINISHES WITH A BANG

10 days, 17 participants, 9 countries, lots of stories and strong voices of hope and determination! This is how i am describing the SEAPCP ADVANCE COMMUNITY ORGANISING COURSE 2009 which successfully concluded on July 8th 2009!

In one voice, all 17 advance graduates of the C.O. Course voiced their commitment and rejuvenated vigour to spread the C.O. perspective to their respective country contexts. Echo workshops have been planned and graduates intend to further strengthen their local communities to initiate organising processes in their respective countries.

In the coming months, big things will happen as these eager graduates take up the challenge to put themselves to the test to strongly mobilse their local communities to be organised in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Timor Leste, Mongolia, India, Japan!

Stay tuned to this blog as we share with you stories of what exciting things had happened during the 10 days of the course held in Malaysia!

Jo Hann Tan
SEAPCP course director