Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 25th, 2009
Guess who was in Dey Krahom during the evictions last month? A team from an Australian news show. Sunday 1 March 8:30pm ‘Dateline’ covers relocations in Cambodia. http://news.sbs.com.au/dateline//cambodia_for_sale_563580 March 04 Update: Full transcript and video at the above link. Tags: cambodia,evictions,khmer,society
Posted in current events, dance, more stuff, news, Other Goodies, visual art, weblogs on Feb 14th, 2009
Crazy busy with life outside the internet. (Yes, it exists.) I will add more pictures later. OK, last night I stopped by the ‘Because We Loved Him‘ exhibition at Java Cafe. Svay Ken, even when I’m on deadline, deserves some respect. Some great paintings, it’s a wonderful effort on the part of Java Arts, who [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 9th, 2009
Press Release: The Danish band “The Chopsticks” arrived in Cambodia in Jan ‘09 to release – “Love & Eviction” – a new album dedicated to and inspired by Dey Krahorm village and their 4- year, non-violent resistance to eviction. The Chopsticks and Dey Krahorm artists and leaders had planned to launch a solidarity concert tour [...]
Posted in current events, news, urbanization on Feb 1st, 2009
Letter:http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=69319195624&topic=7504 Update: now at http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/freevoicecambodia/ Update: response from David Pred: I appreciate the support from those who wrote the letter and have signed the petition, but let’s be clear that this is not about me. I may have been singled out this time, but the message is clearly being sent to all who dare to [...]
Posted in current events, news, photography, urbanization on Jan 29th, 2009
Looking for the latest info? I’m going to start archiving it here: http://jinja.apsara.org/dey-krahom-info/ Dey Krahom has always been a curious community. Some of my Khmer friends were uncomfortable to go there. Others called it (and the ‘grey building’ towering above it) home. I visited the area frequently in 2003 and 2004, observing the music & [...]
