Debbie Stothard
@debbiestot
Founder/Coordinator, @Altsean
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http://www.altsean.org 05-05-2010 15:50:43
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Debbie Stothard of ALTSEAN-Burma: "We've had inputs from conflict affected zones, people feeling very strongly about this, but also understanding that, hey, this is what we are fighting for, and we're fighting for solutions at the end. What do we do?" insightmyanmar.org/insight-myanma…
Debbie Stothard ALTSEAN-Burma "...Because in the end, while everybody's obsessing about what constitution to have, the majority of people still need to have a livelihood, they still need to eat, they still need to have access to health and education..."
Debbie Stothard ALTSEAN-Burma "...They still need to have natural resource policies that don't displace them and push them out of their homes!"
“How much of our human rights perspectives are colonized?” Debbie Stothard of ALTSEAN-Burma asks rhetorically, in describing one of the purposes of her activist collective. “We can't assume that the solution will come from some Western human rights organization..." insightmyanmar.org/complete-shows…
Debbie Stothard ALTSEAN-Burma "... There has to be a little bit more respect and understanding that the people who are directly affected by human rights violations should also be the source of the recommendations, and the solutions.”