“Courage is spontaneous,” Dr. Schaar said. “It’s a result of answering a question and confronting the force in front of you.”
Activism is a form of courage. It is a lifestyle, one that can run a person ragged from the energy it demands and the attention it deserves.
Later in Schaar’s lecture he said activists must be alert and always on guard, no matter how exhausting it is, because one missed link could result in rights being swiped away.
Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, founder and president of Sarvodaya, said throughout Sarvodaya’s history, the government warned the media not to focus on the organization's efforts, because they are afraid of how big the NGO could become.
He continued that the government has always held a question mark over the organization as to how extensive it can grow. Even though Sarvodaya has no political motivation or violent desires, the government warns them and the media not to draw any attention.
In Morocco, Rachid Touhtouh, a researcher of the NGO society of his country, said there is an optimistic drive within the civil society to counter the opposition of the government, oppression similar to what Sarvodaya is facing.
Touhtouh said the social actors are active in various aspects of society, but they generally call for freedom of associations and to uplift the red tape that restricts them.
The courage of these activists empowers them to criticize their government and find work within the flexibility of NGOs.
Sri Lankan poet Jean Arasanayagam said courage is required to expose the grotesque and the unjust through writing.
As a journalist, there is not only a demand to unveil these events, but there is also an expectation of ethics.
Though some would think journalism ethics are black and white, Malinda Seneviratne said they are actually vague guidelines.
“The only way to be real is to be ethical yourself,” he said.
If courage is answering a question or acting in response, then the ethic pillars must be the framework to work within and the sense of awareness, always on guard.
Activism is a form of courage. It is a lifestyle, one that can run a person ragged from the energy it demands and the attention it deserves.
Later in Schaar’s lecture he said activists must be alert and always on guard, no matter how exhausting it is, because one missed link could result in rights being swiped away.
Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, founder and president of Sarvodaya, said throughout Sarvodaya’s history, the government warned the media not to focus on the organization's efforts, because they are afraid of how big the NGO could become.
He continued that the government has always held a question mark over the organization as to how extensive it can grow. Even though Sarvodaya has no political motivation or violent desires, the government warns them and the media not to draw any attention.
In Morocco, Rachid Touhtouh, a researcher of the NGO society of his country, said there is an optimistic drive within the civil society to counter the opposition of the government, oppression similar to what Sarvodaya is facing.
Touhtouh said the social actors are active in various aspects of society, but they generally call for freedom of associations and to uplift the red tape that restricts them.
The courage of these activists empowers them to criticize their government and find work within the flexibility of NGOs.
Sri Lankan poet Jean Arasanayagam said courage is required to expose the grotesque and the unjust through writing.
As a journalist, there is not only a demand to unveil these events, but there is also an expectation of ethics.
Though some would think journalism ethics are black and white, Malinda Seneviratne said they are actually vague guidelines.
“The only way to be real is to be ethical yourself,” he said.
If courage is answering a question or acting in response, then the ethic pillars must be the framework to work within and the sense of awareness, always on guard.
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