Youth for Change (Y4C), Kuala Lumpur Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
(KLSCAH) Youth Section and Strategic Information and Research
Development Centre (SIRD) are co-organizing a series of forums on
Ethnic Relations Module. The module was released on January 23 and
submitted to the Cabinet for the approval. The students and the public
are interested to know about the module.

The purpose of the Alternative Course is to create a platform to
encourage the public particular the young people to engage in the
discussion. Alternative Course on Ethnic Relationship Module comprises
of four forums. Each forum will invite prominent academicians,
experts, public intellectuals, representatives from civil society,
youth and students leaders to share their views and comments on the
Module.

On 6th March 2007, the group ran its first forum entitled
“How Far the Ethnic Relationship Module Can Realize a Harmony Society?

It was covered by The Sun, click here

KUALA LUMPUR (March 12, 2007): The Ethnic Relations subject at public universities can help to improve multiracial interaction if it is able to encourage critical thinking and discussion, which are part of the module’s design.

This was one of the views shared by Parti Keadilan Rakyat vice-president Dr Syed Husin Ali and chief coordinator of the Ethnic Relations Module Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, who spoke at the first of four forums last Tuesday on the “Alternative Course on the Ethnic Relations Module”.

Today, 13th March 2007, the group ran its second forum entitled:
Effectiveness and Challenges to Establish Close Ethnic Relationship

This forum held at the auditorium of Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (SCAH)
had the following speakers:

1. Mr. Khoo Kay Peng
(Chief Executive for a local think tank SEDAR)
2. Mr. Ramadhan Fitri Ellias
(Former President for Student Representative Council, University Malaya)
3. Mr. Mohd. Nazree bin Mohd. Yunus
(President of Solidarity Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM)

There will be two more forums coming up later this March as below

Is the Ethnic Relationship Module encourage the Participation from the Civil Society?
Date: 20 March 2007 (Tuesday)
1. Mr. Lee Ban Chen
(Chinese educationer and columnist)
2. Mr. K. Arumugam
(Author for the banned book called “March 8” and the Chairman for
Malaysia Tamil Education Research & Development Foundation)
3. Mr. Hishammuddin Rais
(Social activist, columnist, former prominent students leaders in 70s.)

Is Close Ethnic Relationship a Unreachable Dream?
Date: 27 March 2007 (Tuesday)
1. Dr. Lim Teck Ghee
(Former Director of Centre for Public Policy Studies, ASLI)
2. Dr. Sumit Mandal
(Prominent Academician from IKMAS, UKM)

For more information for the event feel free to contact any of the following;
Y4C Secretariat at (03-77831164) or
Lee Khai Loon (013-3970519) or
Chua Yee Ling (012-7355025) or
email at y4c2006@gmail.com for further information.