California – In commemoration of the one year anniversary of the founding of Vietnam’s modern day major democracy movement called “Bloc 8406” which was established on April 8th, 2006, the Len Duong International Vietnamese Youth Network will host an international dialog on human rights in Viet Nam via Paltalk.
Speakers in Viet Nam will be linked up with speakers from outside of Viet Nam to discuss the human rights conditions in Vietnam and collaborative advocacy to further advance the democracy movement which was spearheaded by the Bloc 4806 one year ago. Since its creation, the Bloc 8406 has spurred the establishment of several other human rights advocate organizations such as the Alliance for Human Rights and Democracy in Vietnam, the People's Democratic Party, and the Committee for Human Rights in Vietnam. Father Nguyen Van Ly is one of the founders of the Bloc 8406 and was recently sentenced to 8 years of prison for his human rights activities.
This Paltalk event is a part of a series of activities of the “Raise Your Voice”, an international campaign by Vietnamese overseas youth to demonstrate support and solidarity with the democracy movement in Vietnam. Vietnamese youths are encouraged to develop in-depth understanding of the human rights abuses in Vietnam, and to participate in local activities to help raise awareness of recent human right abuses.
Paltalk room to join: “Hay Len Tieng Tuoi Tre vi Nhan Quyen”
Paltalk will be set on:
Saigon, Vietnam: 9:00 PM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
Tokyo, Japan: 11:00 PM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
Moscow, Russia: 6:00 PM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
Paris, Europe: 4:00 PM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
California, USA: 7:00 AM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
Washington-DC, USA: 10:00 AM – Sunday, April 8, 2007
Sydney, Australia: 12:00 AM – Monday, April 9, 2007