How much has she been raising so far ? Is she going to keep the money for her own endeavor? How bad can it be? She is making money for bad mouthing her own country in another country. Is she a great person? No she is not.
On Sep 5, 6:50 am, PuppyXpress <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Morry Hermón from the School of Social Welfare > <[email protected]<http://us.mc823.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > > [image: Social Welfare logo] > > Dear *School of Social Welfare* alumni, faculty, staff and friends. On > September 14th, esteemed alumna Mu Sochua will be giving the 2009 > Friedlander Lecture at 4pm in Boalt Hall. For those of you who live or work > in Sacramento and can’t make it to the Berkeley campus on a Monday > afternoon, Mu Sochua will also be giving a public talk at the World Affairs > Council <http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=pC9EWtWzASfSIahVcf90YA..> *Sacramento > Chapter* on Tuesday, September 15th at 12pm, located in the downtown area at > the *University of California Sacramento Center*. The event is *free *to SSW > alumni. > Please join us there or pass this link along to your *Sacramento *colleagues > who might be interesting in > attending:http://www.itsyourworld.org/assnfe/ev.asp?ID=2583<http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=DUZ34G34jmBgAvx6Cpu8ig..> > > ------------------------------ > *Mu Sochua*, Member of Cambodian Parliament and Women’s Human Rights > Advocate > > *Tuesday, September 15th > 12pm- 1pm > University of California Sacramento Center > *Suite Lower Level 3 > Sacramento, California 95814 > *Title: * > *Cambodian Democracy and Human Rights under Siege*: One Woman's Fight > *Description: * > The UC Berkeley *School of Social Welfare* proudly presents alumna Mu > Sochua<http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=2ExKE4O2QL17uBeBTm5N9A..>(MSW > ’81) — opposition leader, social worker, and women's rights advocate — > for the 2009 Walter Friedlander Memorial Lecture on Monday September 14th, > at 4pm. Sochua will discuss her years battling sex trafficking, domestic > violence against women, government corruption and land grabs in Cambodia, > and the court case that has now attracted the attention of the UN High > Commission on Human Rights. > One of the most outspoken members of the Cambodian parliament, Mu Sochua has > taken on the Prime Minister in a test of her country’s legal system. In a s > eries of events that began last year, over the summer Mu Sochua had her > parliamentary immunity stripped and faced trial without legal representation > (her lawyer was threatened by Prime Minister Hun Sen to drop his client or > be disbarred). > Hers is one of at least six cases in which the Cambodian government is > currently using the courts to silence opposition leaders, journalists and > human rights groups, reports the Asian Human Rights Commission. According to > UC Berkeley Law School faculty member Stephen Golub, “Sochua's battle is > important in and of itself, but also resonates far beyond Cambodia. It has > important implications for US foreign policy and for development aid > provided by our country and many others. > To read more about this issue, you can read two recent articles in the > *Washington > Post* <http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=mImWmmGXtgliU_ZX54R2Wg..> and the *New > York Times* <http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=pZvwPudNCMkkQmiy_UFyDA..>. > Mu Sochua originally served as a member of Prime Minister Hun Sen's cabinet > but left the position after witnessing government corruption; she is now a > senior member of the Sam Rainsy Party. A former minister of women's affairs, > in 2005 she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with women > trapped in the Cambodian and Thai sex trade. In 2007, UC Berkeley Chancellor > Robert Birgeneau presented Sochua with the prestigious Elise and Walter A. > Haas International Award for her distinguished record of service to her > people and country. > For more information, please contact Morry Hermón, Director of Development, > UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare at (510) 643-5433, or e-mail > [email protected]<http://us.mc823.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > Copyright © 2009 UC Regents. All rights reserved. > Update Email > Preferences<http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=CbNKJtkSyDmnBMfmf41Erg..>| > Tell > A Friend <http://my.berkeley.edu/site/R?i=ti85mbNxbMefvf-GLqYopQ..> | > Unsubscribe<http://my.berkeley.edu/site/CO?i=GsFKQfQpU-5pmVXFpqxKNUJC7fapNCzD&cid...> > > -- > "There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, > and that's your own self." > ~ Aldous Huxley --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
