To: akhaweeklyjournal@yahoogroups.com
From: Matthew McDaniel <akhalife@...>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:43:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [akha] Akha Journal: Czech TV documentary on Missionaries, Reports on line

Dear Friends:

 

Online at http://www.akha.org there are a lot of new articles and reports about the Akha situation.

 

We think it is quite clear from the reports, that US Drug War policy has increased relocations in Laos, the eradication of opium in a very short time, and a rapid increase in the mortality of the Akha and other hilltribes. Some villages are shown to have lost as much as 20% of their population in one year's time.

 

Take time to read through the reports and ask any questions that you might have.

 

Also there is a public announcement about the Czech TV Presentation night and Press Release about the film on "Missionary Infiltration in Thailand". This will be in Prague, Czech Republic I believe, on the 21 of September 2005, at the MAG theatre.  There will be a time for questions and discussion with the movie producers after the presentation of the three Documentaries. Let me know if you have any questions about this.

 

The documentary contains direct video interviews with missionaries who describe the sexual abuse of Akha children at the missions and other illegal behavior, involving the removal of Akha children from the villages and the destruction of their culture and identity.

 

A longer documentary will be released in early 2006.

 

We have our friends in the Czech Republic to thank for their determined work and sacrifice to make the project come about.

 

The Akha Swing Festival has come and gone, and the Akha community now heads toward the rice harvest when the hill will turn gold with rice.

 

We thank those of you very much who continue to support our work in South East Asia to assist the Akha people.

 

We thank you for your donations which allow us to continue this work.

 

Matthew McDaniel

 

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Christianists, Zionists, and Islamists all support Drug Wars and "Holy" Wars.
Braindead spiritless fundamentalists hogtied to their religious texts.

Most were civilians:

MMM (Global Million Marijuana March).
First Saturday in May, or that weekend, or thereabouts.
Hundreds of different cities worldwide. Email list and public archive:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cannabisaction