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		<title>New Blood</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/new-blood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being new to Beyond Borders (BB) is something that has grown to be a little old now. As a teenager, I’ve always dreamt of goals I would want to achieve someday and thought long and hard on areas that I’ve always been passionate about. I’ve dreamt big and thought small. That is of course until [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=666&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry with Teeth</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/poetry-with-teeth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poetry has long been a form of activism. From the early Greek philosophers who wrote promoting their thoughts and ideas in the form of the acclaimed dialogue, contributing to the reshaping of their societies, to the greats of the Enlightenment that helped shape the Industrial Revolution to modern day activists and slam poetry, poems have always been used to play a role in identifying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=545&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing educashun</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/fixing-educashun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 03:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The End</dc:creator>
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I was not a student who academically excelled in School. Whilst scoring high in subject such as Maths and Science, I was horrible at the subjects that required one to “study” for them. And even though I find writing absolutely enjoyable now, it was not so when I was in school. My teachers made me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=527&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BB on Citizen&#8217;s Journalism</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/bb-on-citizens-journalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YaTV&#8217;s Sri Lanka Today program featured this blog and others on a segment of Citizen&#8217;s journalism. 

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		<title>The Financial Crisis and it&#8217;s Impact on Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/the-financial-crisis-and-its-impact-on-sri-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harsha De Silva]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recession]]></category>

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Last week, I was at a workshop on the financial crisis and it’s impact on South Asian economies put together by LYSA – Liberal Youth of South Asia – a network of South Asian youth organizations based on liberal values.
The workshop was mainly handled by Dipankar Sengupta, professor of economics at the Jammu University, an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=476&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To Speak the Truth and Die</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/to-speak-the-truth-and-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peace-Conflict-Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sri Lanka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lasatha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

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Lasantha Wickrematunge was killed for being a vociferous proponent of what he and many others thought was the truth, the world has seen a great many good souls who have been mysteriously killed for speaking the truth. Many have spoken about how Lasantha was great in what he did.
I have another person who i am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=473&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Youth, Youth Policies and Conflict</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/03/13/on-youth-youth-policies-and-conflict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbposter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[K. Guruparan &#8212; a BB-ite, father of the Sri Lankan Youth Parliament and well-known youth activist, spoke at a regional youth conference on youth organized by International Alert, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Youth.
Below is a synopsis of the comments he made as reported on the Bottomline newspaper.
The disillusionment of the youth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=447&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lahore</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/lahore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbposter</dc:creator>
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Cartoon by Bottomline, uploaded by Pebotuwa 
Dead men on pitches,
Bullet wounds for scores&#8211;
&#8216;Is this the new cricket?&#8217;
The gentlemen groaned.
They stopped wearing chest guards,
And switched to bullet proof vests&#8211;
They stopped looking at the ball,
In order to drop down just in case&#8211;
&#8216;They&#8217;ll all be bowled for a duck!&#8217;
The fans screamed in the stands&#8211;
But the players, didn&#8217;t give [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=433&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Independence</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/on-independence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bbposter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independence Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talking to the YaTV  Sri Lanka-Today programme, BB-ites Dinidu De Alwis and Sachith Vidanapathirana offer their perspectives on the independence day.
The Talk touches on issues such as democracy, economic freedom and individual liberty, development and a whole host of other things. The relevant clips are included below. The full program is available on youtube (part [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=414&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Abortion</title>
		<link>http://beyondborders.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/thoughts-on-abortion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sex education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The post about abortion we had some time ago, continues to attract comments. We thought this latest one from Sanaman is interesting:
First, “established social structures” were formed by white men who wanted to exercise control over everything including women’s bodies. These oppressive and sexist practices transcended geographical borders, becoming the corollary aspects of colonialism, taking shape [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=beyondborders.wordpress.com&blog=268112&post=409&subd=beyondborders&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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