DSN Newsletter August 2010 Vol 1 Issue 1

Issue

01
August, 2010
SEARCH &Partners
DEEP SOCIAL NETWORKING NEWSLETTER

This Issue
“START FROM Connecting the Global Community P. 1
WITHIN.....” The Lives of Kayan Women P. 2
FEATURED BLOG POST Blogging Tips P. 2
Impact of Increased Military Presence P. 4
Posted by Julia Manganip on
esadanga.ning.com at November What Are People Saying? P. 5
29, 2009 at 12:01am

Once there was a man born with
strong ideals. And he had this
really huge dream. He said, "I will
go out and change the world! I
will make it a perfect habitat for
all of us to live".

And he dreams!

As he was graduating in elemen-
Connecting the Global Community
tary, he realized he could not
Written by Francisco Violich, Four Directions DSN The Internet provides an outlet to the unforeseen
change the world that he reduced
Coordinator world with just the click of a mouse. Connecting these
to just change the country. He
said, "I'm very much sorry that I The Deep Social Networking (DSN) program has been isolated communities provides them with an oppor-
couldn't change the world. I've implemented by Four Directions International over tunity to not only learn from the rest of the world,
decided to change the country the last 2 years as part of a regional initiative by the but also to teach the rest of the world, about their
instead". Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development cultures and traditions.
(FORUM-ASIA) and Southeast Asia Regional Coopera- Potentiality
He goes around still dreaming!
tion on Human Development (SEARCH), with the full
Looking out to his country, he With the advance in digital technology over just the
support of the Canadian Government. The goal of
gets frustrated that he was not past 5 years, the Internet has drastically changed to
DSN is to advance the understanding of the Internet,
able make it as perfect as he allow it’s users to create the actual content that we
social networking, and social media among our Indig-
wants it to be. So the man said, read on the web, today.
enous People and Ethnic Minorities, for the promo-
"Okay, I can't change my country
tion of their human rights, child protection, youth In the past websites would cost thousands of dollars
but give me this chance. I will
empowerment, and advocacy. and were very expensive and difficult to keep updat-
change my community!" He was
ed.
then a grown man and still spend- Deep Social Networking was inspired by statistics
ing his time dreaming. that point to an ever growing youth population of continued on page 4
66% of people in Southeast Asia being under the age
Frustration but came when he
of 25, as well as, the need for the nearly 250 million
realized he can't even change his
Indigenous People living in the region, to be connect-
community. He then decided to
ed to the Internet.
just change his family.
Even as more and more Indigenous roots can be
He goes about dreaming of how
seen in the urban centers of Southeast Asia, most
he could achieve his dream!
Indigenous and Ethnic People still live in rural and
mountainous terrain. The benefits of connecting the
people of these isolated communities with each oth-
continued on next page
er, as well as, the world, are numerous.
Page 1

“START FROM
WITHIN.....”
Featured Blog Post
The Lives of Kayan Women (continued from page 1)

By Mu Sophia Lying on his deathbed and was
about to leave the world, he
Only some people know them as The Kayan tribe lives in the valley helped schools and we can find uttered this "Its very sad that I
Kayan and mostly they are known area and their region is difficult for schools only in some village. The was not able to change the
as Padaung. The Kayan national transportation. If we look carefully Kayan ethnic tribe studies only until world, my country, my commu-
ethnic are living in the region their demographic figures, they are the end of primary level and after nity and even my family. If I had
known as far southern Shan State, living in the periphery area of each that, they are sent to the cultiva- only thought of what I can do
far northern Karen State, some state. tion field to learn how to cultivate to myself then I could have
parts of Kayah State and far eastern and farm for food. For the family improved my family, I could
The Kayan ethnic tribe use Kayan
part of Madalay Division located in planning, they goal is to have as have contributed to my coun-
language as their ethnic language
Burma. Although they are living many children as they can and as- try's progress which might even
and only the people who live in big
together as the group, they are sume pregnancy is the gift of the have a great impact in this
cities can speak Burmese properly.
divided by different state and divi- God. According to the religious world. “
Their religion is Catholic and some
sion within Burma and discriminat- teaching, they object using contra-
are Buddhist as well as believe all “I should have started with
ed by other ethnic people. The ception medicine or condom. That's
creation has a spirit. They don't myself, now I cant do anything
estimate population of Kayan peo- why; they have from seven to six-
give much attention to the educa- I'm dying..."
ple is about over 200,000. The teen children in every family. Alt-
tion for their children. The schools
Kayan tribe is mostly living as local hough there are public clinics in
are the Kayan regions are only pri-
farmer and they are lack of under- some village, the doctors and nurse
mary schools and self-
standing in business. are not in full-time duty. There is
not even one clinic in every twenty
villages. In emergency cases, alt-
hough the villagers come from very
BLOGGING BEST PRACTICES & TIPS far village to the village where pub-
Here are some tips to stop the lic clinic is located, there is no doc-
skimmers dead in their tracks with tor and nurse or medicine some-
time in that village. Therefore, the
DSN HIGHLIGHTS
your blog posts and articles.
villagers cure their health problem
Have a strong headline. with local traditional medicine as FWII.net
Most people scan headlines looking they believe in long time ago. The Four Worlds International
for important information. Without Institute's (FWII) deep social
The Kayan girls marriage is ar-
a good headline your article will be network that is dedicated to
ranged by their parent in age of 16
By Tom Litchfield, DSN Tech Team ignored. “A” list bloggers and pro- actualizing the Fourth Way, a
or 17. Many quickly become preg-
fessional copywriters spend about principle-centered, culturally
Writing a great article or blog post nant after marrying. They are con-
80% of their time writing a new respectful path that transcends
is often not enough to get your tinuously working such as culti-
article on the headline alone. assimilation, resignation, and
article read by visitors passing by vating in high lands or collecting
conflict through the spirit of
your website. You could have ex- How do you write a great headline? woods for fires even though they
cooperation, healing, compas-
tremely valuable, must-have news You copy other great headlines! have pregnancy. They always face
sion, for creating partnerships
to share, but if that information is Check out www.copyblogger.com, the abortion because of these hard
with all members of the Human
buried somewhere in long para- the writers on this blog are experts labors. When they deliver the ba-
Family.
graphs or your article has a weak at writing headlines and they even bies, they use traditional midwives.
headline, your visitor may move on have articles that can teach you Therefore, most of the mothers
to the next website. how to write better headlines. Look died during their delivery. The
at the big news websites such as Kayan region is also known as Ma-
On today’s internet, there is so laria region.
www.nytimes.com. Also take a
much information available that
close look at any headlines that continued on page 3
people have trained themselves to
convinced you to read an article.
scan and skim for interesting and
valuable news. continued on page 3
Page 2

DON'T REFUSE TO DO
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO
The Lives of Kayan Women (cont.) A song written by the
Kayan Youth
(continued from page 2)
Look at the eyes of your people
They never use mosquito net, not The heritages are given only to sons Mostly, these women don't know
They are talking to you....
boiling for drinking water and never and give priority to sons in educa- how to take care the family and Can you see their sorrow
use toilet until today. As they have tion. The sons are accepted as the they don't understand their hus-
through their eyes?
big extended family, the difficulty carrier of the family's glory and the band and their family. Therefore, Let's give our hands to heal
for living is very common. daughters are known as other's they have a lot of problem within
their suffering.......
own. The lives the women are end- family. As the Kayan region is pe-
For the young ladies, they became
riphery, the government officers Use your freedom and then
malnutrition because they deliver ed in working as house wives.
never reach to this region. Right save your people
so many babies or they cannot feed The region where the Kayan ethnic now, although a lot of NGOs are Spread your love and give it to
their children nutritiously because tribe are valley region and difficult working inside Burma, they don't your people
they have so many children or they in transportation, far from the city run projects in Kayan region as the Be the shelter for your own
cannot send to school their chil- and they are lack of knowledge and region is very far and remote area. people
dren and only struggle for their education, therefore, they are un- So, other people don't know much When heal the world, we heal
living. The children are also malnu- modernized in everything. Among about the situation of Kayan who ourselves
trition and infant mortality rate is the people, the women are more are living in the valley area. There Don't refuse to do something
increasing year by year. The father un-modernized as they are mostly are some Kayan who are internally you can do......
is respected as household god. uneducated. displaced as refugees because of
mega government projects. They Look at our mother the earth
have to find new land and home for She is losing her friends......
BLOGGING BEST PRACTICES & TIPS their new lives. Those Kayan people She cannot survive without her
(continued from page 2) face more difficult for cultivation as friends
they move to new place and new Let's give our hands to heal her
Think about what it was about the headline that got your attention. When
environment, they have to stop suffering.......
you see a good headline, you can use it by swapping out some words.
Here’s an example taken from the NY Times: schooling and they face health
problems in new places. Moreover, Use your freedom and then
Targeted Killing is New U.S. Focus in Afghanistan they also have economic difficulty save our earth
in the new place. As they cannot Spread your love to all around
Now, if I were writing an article on military activity in Burma, I might write
cultivate paddy in their new land, the world
something like this:
they cultivate opium instead of Be the shelter for mother the
Random Killing is Junta’s Focus in Ethnic Areas of Burma paddy. Therefore, they definitely earth
use opium by cultivating it in the When heal the world, we heal
Different words but the main idea and strength from the original headline
future. ourselves
is maintained. Writing strong headlines does not have to be hard when you
Don't refuse to do something
have great headlines handy for inspiration. As they are not modernized in edu-
you can do......
Here are more tips for your blogging and article writing efforts. cation and knowledge, they don't
know about their rights. Although We are the earth, you are the
 Use short paragraphs, 1 to 3 sentences long. there are so many right abuses
earth
cases in the area where the people
 Use lists, or bullet points when possible. Don't let ourselves to become
don't understand their rights, they
the murderer.......
 Add subtitles to break up areas with too much text. don't know these are violation of
their human rights. There are a lot
 Use images when appropriate.
of right abuses such as relocation,
 Always, always, always end your article with call to action! “…make a land confiscation and forced labor.
donation… ”, “…leave a comment…”, “…share this with someone who Under this situation, the Kayan
cares…”, “…bookmark this page…” region needs a lot of education,
health and knowledge attaining
For more tips and help with your website, please visit my new forum at
projects.
www.techiediy.net.
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DSN HIGHLIGHTS
ColorfulEthnicYouth.ning.com
Colorful Ethnic Youth is an Indige-
Connecting the Global Community
nous Youth Network represented (continued from page 1)
by the Lahu, Hmong, and Ahka
Indigenous People's of Northern On today’s Internet there are nu- At the start of our first ever DSN Not long ago it was extremely diffi-
Thailand. merous platforms that allow you to training with the Colorful Ethnic cult for NGO’s, CSO’s, and especial-
easily create and update your very Youth in Chiang Mai, Thailand in ly small organizations to get their
LahuGreenland.ning.com own website, for free. The content March of 2009 we asked our partic- message heard on the major media
A Hpo Ko Ya Aw Pon. Welcome to of these websites is constantly up- ipants if any of them had created outlets; but with the advance of
Lahu Greenland a place to learn dated automatically by member’s any social media, one of them had communications on the Internet
about Lahu cultures and traditions. contribution and are extremely and he brought a copy of his video the global Non-Profit community
socially interactive. It is now possi- with him. We posted his movie as now has an unprecedented oppor-
ble for any willing individual or part of our DSN training and by the tunity to trade their often short
eSadanga.ning.com group with access to the Internet, end of the day it had already been and rare segments on TV (which
eSadanga is an online community
to reach out to their global commu- viewed 40 times. usually can be seen only one time)
formed by Indigenous Youth for nity with websites and social media for a 24/7 online interactive
the people of Sadanga, located in All of the participants gained a
that they themselves create. The “network of networks” where hu-
the Cordillera Mountain Region of result is a feeling of empowerment strong sense of empowerment that
man rights and peace building
The Philippines. day; they realized then that their
that the entire global population is based social media and discussion
videos can be seen all over the
their audience and the world is at can be shared freely. What makes
world. As of August 1st, 2010 his
i-sadangaak.ning.com their fingertips. This has created an this so special is that after human
video had been viewed 2,532
I-Sadanga Ak is an online communi- online global community that is rights videos or documentaries are
times.
ty formed by Indigenous Youth for exceptionally active in discussing shared on-line; everyone that has
the people of Sadanga, located in human rights struggles, among Connectivity access to the Internet has the right
the Cordillera Mountain Region of
many other global issues. to express their personal insights,
The Philippines. NGO’s and Indigenous Youth Or-
thus creating a global dialogue on
Even as the Internet becomes wide- ganizations can now reach out to
any issue. It truly is amazing how
ly available to a constantly growing an exponentially greater audience
KarenniYouth.ning.com much we can all learn from each
global community; it is of great than ever before.
Karenni Youth is a social network other, on the Internet.
importance that we ensure the
center striving to unify the Karenni
Youth. voices of all the world’s cultures are
heard, regardless of class, economic For more information and further developments in DSN
background, gender, culture, race, please visit:
SCommunity.ning.com etc. If we do not ensure that all
Kayan News Network for the Bur- cultures are involved then a digital
mese and International communi- divide will be created, in which the www.deepsocialnetworking.wordpress.com
ties to know about current events world is not properly represented
effecting the Kayan People.
on the Internet.

The Impact of Increased Military Presence
By KNGY The Meaning of Forced Labor: ing and repairing roads, forced use of forced labor is through
agricultural programs, and other changing the rhetoric used for talk-
The move to the new capital by the “Forced or compulsory labor shall
tasks. According to the ILO Conven- ing about it. First, they said that
SPDC of Burma has had profound mean all work or service which is
tion of 1930, Burma’s government they have no forced labor in the
impacts on the Kayan people. exacted from any person, under the
has an obligation to eliminate all country, they have only free labors,
There has been an increase in mili- menace of any penalty and for
forms or practices of forced labor but nowadays they changed the
tary personal due to the need for which the said person has not
in Burma. term free labor to “voluntary ser-
increased security and land confis- offered himself voluntarily”
vice”. They said that the people
cation. This has led to forced labor, Despite the fact that uses of forced
Force labor can take the form of who live in the country are only
tremendous affects on livelihood, portering army supplies, guiding labor in Burma has been reported
doing service for their country.
and insecurity for the Kayan wom- army patrols, messenger duty for by various human rights groups in
en, education and health. army colonels, collecting building the region, the SPDC has been
denying its use for many years.
materials, constructing fences and continued on page 7
Page 4 buildings at military camps, build- One way that SPDC has denied the

What Are People Saying Online?
DSN HIGHLIGHTS This is an example of a deep online discussion taking
Peacestar.ning.com
Peacestar is focused on justice, place on the Rongmei Social Community website
peace and humanity in Kayan Re-
gion, Burma. It connects with peace (http://rongmeinaga.ning.com)
builders, Indigenous People and
human rights advocates around the
world.
“ARE WE (RONGMEI) LACKING BEHIND IN
THE INTERNET WORLD?”
Rongmeinaga.ning.com
Rongmei Network is a platform for will go far...that's for sure..I was so Forget about the Internet. How
the Indigenous Rongmei communi- glad to hear that there has been a many Rongmei own a personal
ty of Northern India, committed to number of internet connections computer at home? I will not be
the expansion of learning through Posted by Jim Rongmei on August
back at Tamenglong. we are getting wrong to say that most people
sharing and dessemination of infor- 30, 2009 at 12:16pm in Political
into it slowly..It might take some (Rongmei) accessing internet are
mations, ideas and awareness Discussion
time but it won't be long when all students and working peoples re-
through community cooperation No offense guys!! I don't really of our younger generations back at siding outside. This is not to offend
and participation. know how much Rongmei youth our hometown will start surfing anyone. I am just telling a fact.
are being exposed or engaged in right at a young age..
internet world. Some are addicted
Reply by Jim Rongmei on August Internet is not just about making
UGFONation.ning.com to it which is not good. But in to-
31, 2009 at 12:33am friends, chatting etc. There is a
UGFO Nation Unity Gives Fruitful day's modern world, this is so far
whole lot more. Internet is making
Output is an Indigenous Youth Or- the best mechanism for business That sound great Herina...
life easier. The biggest amount of
ganization based in the Cordillera world, media, communication etc.. Sometime I log in into Nagalim and
money I ever earned in my life is
Mountain Region of The Philip- Are we active as Rongmei in partici- other site like Tangkhul and Pou-
through the internet via my blog.
pines. pating? Do we engaged ourselves mai etc... it’s nice to see many Na-
or exposed to others and to the ga youth "rolling along with the
We have to reach out to the people
world? time.."..I am afraid I might stay
"What is internet?" and why it is
USKILA.ning.com behind when others are moving
Reply by Herina Gangmei on Au- useful
USKILA , Unity Solidarity Knowledge forward.
gust 30, 2009 at 11:03pm
Integrity Loyalty and Accountability I appreciate you guys for this con- Reply by Herina Gangmei on De-
for all Indigenous People to use a There are still a lot of rooms for our tribution...let it spark even the cember 1, 2009 at 10:23pm
different kind of learning tool. people to reach out the world out- youths back home...
Yeah exactly uncle Puanthanh, very
side but I do feel we have really My challenge is, let's engage our-
few families own a personal com-
grown in areas such as cyber world. selves more even as we play our
puter.
KNGY.org It's not been so long since there part to contribute to our people... I
It's most of the students and work-
Kayan New Generation Youth is a has been a constant growth in net- am not into cyber field but all I can
ing people who are beginning to
network dedicated to spreading working sites such as facebook, do is only participate here by
realize how much internet can do.
Human Rights awareness by provid- orkut.. The number are still grow- posting in this forum.
The basic things like chatting, join-
ing current events, news as well as, ing and this is one which shows we I hope many members here will
ing networking sites and such is
research resources online. It is also are really getting into it. And I become up with such creativity to
just a start. I believe all those stu-
dedicated to promoting peace, lieve there has been a realisation share one another's experience.
dents and working people will real-
education and democracy to the working on everyone of us that the Let's keep it up guys...!!!!!
ize chatting is not all about the
Kayan community. world of internet is such a powerful
Reply by Puanthanh Gangmei on world of internet and soon unfold
tool for today's world.. The number
October 15, 2009 at 5:43pm the power of it.
of our people will keep rising and
continued on next page
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Platform for Indigenous
Rongmei Community!
(continued)
The online discussion continues...
“ARE WE (RONGMEI) LACKING BEHIND IN
UPCOMING THE INTERNET WORLD?”
DSN EVENTS Reply by Herina Gangmei on De- from it and we have also, as much what is reqd at this moment is not
cember 1, 2009 at 10:23pm as we want, that we can give and discussing drawbacks. we must
(continued from previous page) share. For instance, we create a seek solution. friends, take every
August 11th
blog and write up our experiences problems as solution findings and
Webinar on Keyword Re- For it's the students and working
and whatever we want to talk not as problem. share good things
search loads who can make a difference.
about. People come read your blog n motivate others. for wise people
9:30 AM Online We can get far no matter how slow
and they in some way or the other there is opportunity in every obsta-
the pace is...
learn or even get touched by your cle? i hope i;m right if not suggest
We just need more of an aware-
write up there. This is one way of me.
August 12-15th ness and guidance from people
sharing and getting the world clos-
Cambodian Indigenous Youth who already have living proofs of Reply by Francis G Gengmei on July
er to more understanding of each
Alliance DSN First Training how much cyber world can get us. 11, 2010 at 2:06am
other.
Cambodia
Reply by Jim Rongmei on December We gain so much of information INTERNET... wooooo
1, 2009 at 11:31pm from it that sometimes we feel we Its really a big thing to discuss
September 1-12th don't need much of books again. Of about.....
Internet is not about just chatting,
ASEAN People's Center DSN course internet can never replace I have read the valued discussion of
doing idle business, making friends,
First Training books (I don't know what you guys our valued people....
networking etc. I agree. It is "why
Location TBD would say to this). My brother does Every one is correct....
we do what we do". Its not just
home schooling and most of his
about making money either. But its
curriculum are being backed up by But r we discussing the same with
about how technology can help
September 1-12th some research I do from the inter- other away from the computer???
people step into discovering life
Jakarta Urban Youth musi- net sources. Sometimes we can't R we education our people, as we
more easier and be prosper.
cians First Training really get what we want or rather go back home in village or any-
There's lot more in it,even to give
Jakarta takes long time to get to what we where else...???
rather than what we can get from
want exactly, it gets too bulky. But R we sharing our knowledge and
it.
it sure does help a lot. Nowadays, learning with our fellow RONGMEI,
"It is why one do what he/she do".
October 24-30th It would be hard to imagine life who did not know about all
Mountain Province State Poly- Reply by Herina Gangmei on De- without the internet. Talking of this...????
technic College cember 2, 2009 at 5:54pm most of the merits it's hard to deny
Philippines that Internet is one of man's big
I was just pondering on how inter- I think we should feel responsible to
achievements. educate our own people, who are
net has really made things easier…
and I get too far thinking of it.. It's Reply by jianlung on January 23, not aware of this technological
For details on these events
a powerful tool in today's world. It 2010 at 11:59pm advantage......
please see the back page.
can do so much, much beyond I think the access rate of an inter-
i think we r not lacking in anything, net of our people will grow faster
what we can think of. One can
we r just lagging n need n motiva- by that way...
share his views and ideas to the
tion.
world. It's just a matter of a click
away from where we are. We can This is just my suggestion.....What
acquire so much do u guys say???
Thanks
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The Impact of Increased Military
DSN HIGHLIGHTS Presence (continued)
EMIPSEA.ning.com (continued from page 4) The local people do not want to The SPDC are exploiting the Kayan
EMIPSEA is part of a thematic grow the seeds that the authorities people. They have unfit powers
programme of FORUM-ASIA In fact, the SPDC wants to show the
order them to grow twice a year which allow them to force women,
that covers seven countries: world that they do not use forced
because they know it will not grow. children, and even elderly people
Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, labor in the country. However,
However, the people cannot deny to work as porters, on farms, to
East Timor, Vietnam, Laos, and although SPDC changed the terms
the order because if they do so, maintain road, construction and a
Cambodia. The programme to more beautiful words, forced
they will lose their lands. range of other tasks. Sometime,
seeks to build capacity for advo- labor is still happening in every
this work was carried out for the
cacy, enable access to justice state in the country. Moreover, Kayan villages located in
benefit of private individuals.
and the rule of law, and insure Naypyidaw Division are forced to
The local people are facing many
the enjoyment of human rights carry rations, especially during the “The army official not only confis-
kinds of forced labor in Naypyidaw
for ethnic minorities and Indige- rainy season. The roads are not cated the lands but also extorted
Division. They are forced to grow
nous Peoples. good in the rainy season. the livestock from our local peo-
plants, weed the farms, cut bam-
ple. They did not consider for our
boo to build fences, build govern- “We are forced to carry the ration
families and they supported their
KayanPho.ning.com ment departments, helicopter for the army camp on foot, village
families as they got money from
Kayan Pho is for Kayan People landing pads in the village, repair to village. They said that they will
us. It is not fair.”
around the World to promote the roads, and carry rations, just to pay money for that but we did not
Human Rights, Democracy and name a few. get any payment for carrying the
to protect the Environment. rations. Additionally, we could not Written by KNGY staff. For more
“The local people are called in
care for our families while carrying information on further develop-
rotation for weeding castor plants ments in Burma please visit:
the ration.”
Khaungyaypuepuelay farms, mango farms, djenkol bean
.ning.com farms, paddy farms and other The local people cannot work on
Khaungyaypuepuelay is a net- farms in the military agriculture their farms when they are forced www.KNGY.org
work to protect the ENVIRON- areas. If some people cannot go to carry the rations. Therefore,
MENT, to share the POLITICAL when they are called to provide they lose the jobs that allow them
situation and to improve ENG- labor, the absent persons must to support their family. Sometimes,
LISH SKILLS. Don't Refuse to do pay a day’s wage as a fine.” the officers pressure every villager
something for your people & to come for working in the army
In addition, the dictatorship gov-
your environment! areas. Also, they requisition the
ernment forces the villagers to
local people’s properties such as
grow some seeds on their farms
motorbikes, machines, tractors and
such as castor plants and different
livestock for the work. They often
kinds of paddy seeds which cannot
even collected money to support
grow on their farms due to the land
the army camp.
and water conditions.

The Power of Deep Social Media A Spotlight on Two DSN Videos
There are so many ways human journalist, web designer and pho- Environmental Impact in Kayan Lahu 2: This was a summer video
beings learn. Some people tography and most importantly Communities: This short film was project directed and produced by
learn by watching a video, by give yourself and your community produced in five days during a so- one of the DSN participants,
listen to a song, story telling or a voice that may never been heard cial media-training program in Maitree, who is an up and coming
simple by doing. A vital compo- before. Below are two of our fea- Northern Thailand near the Thai/ Indigenous filmmaker. It recreates
nent of our DSN project is help- tured DSN videos. Next time you Burma boarder. It was made by a traditional Lahu story of a young
ing our participants create are at your computer take the time Kayan Indigenous youth who are man who takes revenge for his
deeper social media. With the to check them out on Youtube! fighting for justice and peace for community who was wrongfully
advances in technology in the their Indigenous peoples living in treated. It is a fantastic short film
Just search on YouTube.com for
past few years, it has become Burma. For more information on with special effects and in just over
the following:
very easy and accessible to be- how you can help please visit: a year has gotten 2,532 views on
come a filmmaker, musician, Khaungyaypuepuelay.ning.com Youtube!
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Upcoming DSN Events
Keyword Research Webinar Cambodian Indigenous ASEAN People's Center Jakarta Urban Youth
August 11, 9:30 AM Youth Alliance DSN First Training Musicians
DSN First Training September 1-12th DSN First Training
Learn the basics of keyword re-
search from DSN Tech Staff mem- August 12-15th September 1-12th
ber Tom Litchfield. Improve your
blog’s or website’s Google rank-
ing. Help people interested in
your work find you on the web. Mountain Province State November Regional Conference
Polytechnic College Time and Place TBD
For those interested in register-
ing, please send a quick email to October 24-30th
Community leaders will be informed
Philippines about this exciting event planned for
NoteForTom@gmail.com
November. Announcements will also
and you will receive registration be posted at
details.
Deepsocialnetworking.wordpress.com

For more information and updates on DSN events
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2010 SEARCH DSN Team
Deloria Many Grey Horses, deloriamgh@gmail.com
Francisco Violich, francoviolich@gmail.com
Sian Phairotsuphasin, sianbike@gmail.com
Tom Litchfield, notefortom@gmail.com

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