APSCEIU Symposium

Mus and Pete Participate in APSCEIU Symposia


Asia-Pacific Center of Education for International Understanding (APSCEIU) is operating unde the auspices of UNESCO, was established in 2000 to promote education for international understanding toward a culture of peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

To fulfill this mandate, APCEIU-the first regional center of its kind - works in collaboration with governments, academia and civil society organizations of the 45 UNESCO Asia-Pacific member states as well as UNESCO and its regional offices and other partners.

Mus and I attended their 5th Anniversary celebration dubbed as International Symposiun on a Culture of Peace, Partnerships for Peace and Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific last 25-27 of August 2005 at Sejong Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

So here goes the gallery of pix:
(we did went out and see places in Seoul, thanks to Mr. Jeff and Prof. Asakawa for the nice dinner !)

Seoul - First trip

Seoul - An Album

Last July 26, 2005 just barely three weeks here in Korea, the Foundation had its summer vacation. So Agnes, Mus and I decided to go to Seoul to visit NGOs. My immediate contact was Joyce and CONET, Reverend Park and Mr. Choi. With the help of Mariko, I was re-introduced to Atty. Jeff Plantilla, I've met him before during my CPAR days (voulnteer work with the peasant coalition).

So here goes our pix in Seoul, this is a retrospect - well just last month though...


trip to Insadong, the dolls, the masks, with Ayoung and Joyce






a dinner courtesy of CONET and groups, ah yes they adopted us for 2 nites, thanks so much to their hospitality, the resto is cute, the wall is a big grafitti wall, Agnes made her marks







Sarangbang and Minbyun visit, thanks for their time











a visit to Suwon migrants workers center and women's center, they hosted a dinner for us, thanks to Joyce and the group









it was an experience learning to ride the Seoul subway and maximizing its amenities and services - Itaewon ifo/tourist center with free net access and we don't have to carry our luggage we left it at the subway's paid lockers.

Interns Present !

Welcome our presenters...

Today my co-interns gave their presentation to the staff of the Foundation. Agnes and Mus - Human Rights Defenders Attack in Indonesia: Munir Case.





of course we have an audience





the next presenter: Pan and Ram - The Right of Privacy in Nepal and China, they were assisted by our official multi-media man - Mr. Park and the official translator Mr. Chris





Mus and I will be attending Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU) - International Symposium on a Culture of Peace - Partnership for Peace and Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific this coming 25-27 August 2005 in Seoul.

Rainy August: An Album

Anyong Hasimnikka !

this is the first blog entry for the May 18 Memorial Foundation Interns. I have a digital camera and loves taking pix so what to do but share it on the web - this will also serve as our album for our internship experience here in Korea.




sharing the task of putting posters inside a cylidrical container






visit at the Gwangju Migrant Workers Clinic





finally we have a Korean Language teacher !