[New-imc] Fwd: Re: THAILAND/Akha

[Jay]

 From Matthew in Thailand, in response to some questions Evan and I raised.

>X-Apparently-To: jaypsand at yahoo.com via 216.109.117.233; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 
>08:53:53 -0800
>Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:53:52 -0800 (PST)
>From: Matthew McDaniel <akhazauh at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: akha at akha.org
>Subject: Re: THAILAND/Akha
>To: Jay <jaypsand at yahoo.com>, evan at protest.net, akha at akha.org,
>   new-imc at indymedia.org
>
>Jay and all:
>
>I think I mentioned the specific replies to those
>concerns.  I don't think our focus is to have only a
>north Thailand regional or issue north only kind of
>thing.
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>It is very important for everyone in Thailand that
>those effected by adverse government policy,
>environmental events, etc, have a place to voice these
>concerns.
>
>In our work with the Akha people, one of the things
>which has made it difficult is that there is NOT
>enough grassroots network, 1 and that NGO's tend to
>dominate and be gate keepers, blocking individuals
>with good points or ideas from getting their voices
>out.
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>So we don't really have any idea that the IMC will be
>a copy of our work with the Akha (www.akha.org) but
>rather a wide open forum for all Thailand issues,
>whoever they are with.
>
>This is intended to be, and encourage the common
>person's voice in Thailand.
>
>If the Akha, other hilltribes, want to use the forum,
>they can do that too. But it certainly is not limited
>to that.
>
>I hope this makes it more clear what our hopes are for
>this site.  This came out of the fact that the drug
>war killings of last year suppressed ALL networks in
>Thailand.
>
>Matthew McDaniel
>
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