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Home > Community > The Chatterbox Forum Description: This board is for discussing general issues that come to mind. This encompasses anything from simple questions about life to philosphical inquiries on Plato's Republic, and more! Post Reply Username:  (Join!)   Password:  (Lost Password) Subject: (optional) Message Icon:                             None Message: [quote][i]Originally posted by phatry[/i] [b]From Monovithya Kem by way of Phatry D. Pan Please contact monovithyakem@yahoo.com for more information.[/b] Hi there, I'm Monovithya, Mitty You gave me your telephone number. She may have informed you already about the arrest of my father, Kem Sokha, and others. Please read the article below if you're not aware of the situation.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4572208.stm The followings are what I am working on with a group of Cambodian American (and everyone else who's concerned) regarding my father's case. We need everyone's contribution, please contact me if you have any questions. Any help from you is much appreciated. Maybe you can pass this on to Cambodian American college students across the U.S. if you have the contacts. What they can do is writing to their congressman, senator, and other appropriate people to condemn the arrests and ask for their realease. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Monovithya Kem Action Items: 1) Notify all Cambodian-Americans and American friends about Kem Sokha by email, phone and Internet. A UCIC website with daily updates, action being taken and contact as well as background info needs to be created. Person in Charge: Everyone Date due: Jan 9, 2006 2) Draft a letter to Congressional Contacts and supporters Re: b) Informing them of Kem Sokha's (K.S.) recent arrest and situation/plight c) include bio/write-up or info on K.S. -- (daughters should do this ASAP) d) Ask them to call on President Bush, Congress and UN to pressure Hun Sen to release political prisoners and open dialogue for Democracy in Cambodia e) Ask for support of UCIC Resolutions f) Ask for meetings with Congressional and White House aides to discuss issue and wants g) Ask for meeting with Members of US House and Senate with K.S. daughters and UCIC leaders to show support for K.S. and democracy in Cambodia. Person in Charge: Warren Anderson Date Due: Jan 4th, 2006 3) Hold a "Weekend of Prayer for Democracy in Cambodia" from Jan 13 -15th, 2006. a) Fri 13th Jan Candle light Vigils. Main one in front of White House. Others in front of UN, State Capitols or City Halls around US. b) Sat 14th Jan Hold Prayer Vigil for Democracy in Cambodia in Cambodian Temples around the US. Invite local press, dignitaries, American friends and politicians. Write letters or postcards to be sent to Pres Bush and politicians. Examples will be given. c) Sun 15th Jan hold Prayer Vigil for Democracy in Cambodia in Cambodian churches. Same events/set up as in Temples. d) A contact person is needed for each church and temple e) Press releases will be written and sent out to all press f) state and federal officials will be identified for invitations and letters of support will be requested (for KS and Cambodian democracy) g) identify and invite other human rights groups/democracy advocates to all events (local, state and national chapters) h) Put together a 10-15 min dvd about Cambodia, KS and his work for democracy in Cambodia. KS 's daughters should be the voice and face for the dvd. Pass it to press and show at Temples and churches. Person in Charge: Venerable Monk and Sukry Path, with help from Warren Anderson. Also one person in charge of each state, Temple and Church in the US. Date due: Jan 5th 2006 4) Put together a Bio/history of KS and Cambodia spoken and read by KS's daughters. Work with IRI, Congressional leaders and friends to try to get the daughters on "the News Hour", Larry King, Oprah Winfry, morning talk shows, VOA, Fox News shows, CNN, etc. Theme - Cambodia was abandoned 30 years ago, suffered through Pol Pot and the Killing Fields and is still suffering under a Communist dictator. Please don't abandon Cambodia again, now that its people have leaders willing to stand up and fight for democracy through peaceful means. Person in Charge: KS's daughters with help from Ven. Monk, Suykry and Warren Date Due: Jan 5th 5) Contact Ambassador Boschwitz Re: UN Democracy and Human Rights Commission. a) set up meeting and strategize. Person in Charge: Warren Anderson Date Due: Contact by Jan 3rd, 2006 6) Contact all local political/elected leaders representing communities with Cambodian Americans. a) get member info to Suykry Path. b) Warren will find political/elected leader info c) Local Cambodians will contact the elected and political leaders in their area. Person in Charge: Ven. Monk, Suykry and Warren Due Date: Jan 9, 2006 [Message last modified 02-07-2006 11:52pm by phatry][/quote] Options: Parse URLs: turn the URLs in my post into links. Email Notification: tell me when someone replies. (not applicable for anonymous users) Disable Smilies Show Signature: include my signature. (not applicable for anonymous users)

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