2.00 - 5.00pm
Venue: Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang
(Penang Caring Society Complex)
Jalan Utama, Penang.
(next to Governor’s Residence)
Speakers: Mr. Lim Kean Chye
Dato Dr. Toh Kin Woon
Mr. Tan Kim Hong
Mr. Tan Kim Hong
Editorial responders: Dr. Poh Soo Kai
Mr. Tan Jing Quee
Admission is FREE. All are welcomed.
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Introduction
Welcome to a talk and book launch on the real anti-colonial struggle. Hear the personal stories of the trials and tribulations of these champions of anti-colonialism and nationalism. Listen to how they survive years of incarceration and solitary confinement. Come and listen to that part of history that was seldom told.
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About the speakers:
Mr. Lim Kean Chye:
- Doyen of Penang lawyers
- Founder member of Malayan Democratic Union (MDU) in 1945
- Founder member of All Malayan Council of Joint Action (AMCJA) in 1946 to seek self-rule in Malaya
Dato' Dr. Toh Kin Woon:
- Former Penang State Govt. Executive Councillor
- Former State assemblyman for Macang Bubok, Penang.
- Chair, Centre for Economics, SERI, Penang.
- Research Fellow, Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Univ. of Kyoto.
Mr. Tan Kim Hong:
About the Editors:
Dr. Poh Soo Kai:
Dr. Poh Soo Kai:
- Detained in 1963 for sedition for publishing an article in the Fajar journal calling Singapore a "police" state.
- Former leader of the Barisan Sosialist (Socialist Front) detained for 16 years under Operation Cold Storage in 1963.
Mr. Tan Jing Quee:
- Trade unionist, writer
- Detained from 1963-1966 under Operation Pechah for leading a general strike to protest against the deregistration of trade unions by the Singapore Govt.
This event is jointly organised by the Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (SRID) and the Sembang Group.
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Yes, That We May Dream Again by Vincent Cheng and Kevin de Souza.
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