after the morning session, everyone had to attend two think labs each. The first one I attended to is a lab from Think Peace Build Peace by ms Rohaniza(Honey).
Honey’s life is a story of two cultures. She was born into royalty as a Maranao princess through her Muslim father while her Catholic mother hails from Bulacan. Despite the notions her status might connote, Honey grew up outside wealth and comfort. At the age of two, she moved to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where her father worked as a civil engineer. When she was seven years old, the Gulf War broke out in the region and she laid witness to the terror of conflict thus shaping her commitment to peace. In Honey’s own words, “I have experienced war myself. I am working hard for peace because I do not want other children to suffer from conflict”. She shares herself with anyone – Christian, Muslim, Maranao, Maguindanaoan, Lumad , Tausug or any religious or ethnic group. She finds a bit of herself in every child who fears the sound of war. (full article extract here)
In her words, she told us during the lab - “What I wanted to prove was that despite the difference in cultures and religions, we still have a lot of similarities that we should focus on.”
So during the lab, we had a few engaging activities. here are photos of a few. Firstly, she asked us to illustrate the barrier to peace. The photo above says the barrier to peace is discrimination. The photo below is about religious conflict which is fueled as well by media manipulation.
a photo of the attending Brunei delegates with ms Honey.
The next few photos are on #HumanRights in the digital age by speakers from Asia Society. It's an interesting lab, people come from various backgrounds and shared their stories of what made them go this path. This lab links technology, human trafficking and indigenous groups together.
Our speakers, Jason and John (both photos above and below this text) shares their inspiring stories of promoting human rights for vulnerable groups. Here, they teach us to discover the meaningful engagement and to learn ways in which we can be a part of the solution.
making mind maps on how to reduce/eradicate problems of human rights.
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