‘Climate Change’ – a Sri Lankan Perspective.

31Jul07

The Summary of discussion at the forum held on the 21st of July 2007, at the British Council on ‘How importantly should Global Warming figure in development agendas of developing countries’ with a focus on Sri Lanka.
Introductory presentations
The event started off with an introduction to the event from Gill Westaway, Director of the British Council [...]

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Abortion in Sri Lanka

30Jul07

A debate on abortion from a moral-stand point is mostly futile. One can make an equally compelling case both for abortion and against it. Although abortion is illegal in Sri Lanka, It is said there are around 1000 abortions a day performed here. That’s at least 300,000 deaths per year – A silent genocide, if [...]

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On rationality and worldviews

25Jul07

Is the earth round? Well of course! you’d say.
But imagine you are in 500 B.C., before sliced bread, Apollo 13 and Sir Isaac Newton. Now consider someone making the same proposition? A layman would argue: Surely the earth is flat; otherwise it would be quite impossible stand on it now wouldn’t it? Now, if [...]

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Global Warming : Should We Care?

19Jul07

An Open Forum on the topic of:
“How important should Global Warming (Climate Change) be in the development agendas for developing countries?”
The forum will give space for young people to voice their opinions on this topic which is fast becoming an issue of importance both internationally and locally. The forum will feature Imalka De Silva-Oyewole, [...]

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This aint a scene…its a god damn arms raise….

18Jul07

fallout boy….yes….
tell me this….as a whole bunch of generations of youth…are we ever taken seriously….we’ve gone through the rebellion of 15, 16, 17 and even 21 and 22….but how many lives have we touched?? how many opinions have we influenced and how many rules have we broken???have we walked the walk to talk the talk?we [...]

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An Open Letter to the Minister of Youth Affairs : National Youth Policy

12Jul07

Hon. Minister,
National Youth Policy – Requesting Your Immediate Intervention
The release of the Sri Lankan Government’s National Youth Policy was looked forward to with great expectations over the past few years by concerned citizens of this country. Indeed we wish to thank the Ministry of Youth Affairs for taking the effort to formulate a policy aimed [...]

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We are Hiring!

09Jul07

Well, sort of..
Beyond Borders Sri Lanka is a voluntary youth-led, youth-run organisation supported by the British Council office in Colombo, which focuses on building greater mutual understanding, learning and respect while developing an understanding of active global citizenship.
A functional network of almost hundred Core Group Members (CGM’s) in four countries will manage project activities focusing [...]

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Muslims: An ethnic group or an ideological group?

06Jul07

Muslims, contrary to common perception are an “ideological group” as opposed to being an “ethnic group”. They are differentiated by the strength of their faith, and not by their race, colour or tribe.
Sinhalese, Tamils or Arabs are ethnic groups, which subscribe to various linguistic or geographical connotations. But a Muslim is defined by his [...]

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