[cia-drugs] Akha Journal: Making progress

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:02:45 -0700

Dear Friends:
 
I am continuing to assemble the 3rd Akha Journal, getting closer and closer to working on the layout stage.
 
One good piece of news is that we have been trying to get OMF, a mission agency, to change its page on the Akha, singling them out for very strong statements that we felt were very racist in nature. Finally they have pulled down the pages in question. We have been trying to get them to make these changes for at least two years or more.
 
We hope this remains the case and it doesn't go back up in some "modified" but still offensive form.
 
We have managed to get many, many websites to correct content, to remove offensive or racist statements about the Akha, but in the case of OMF they did not respond and some OMF employees even said that the statements were ok, despite much evidence to the contrary. So we are very glad that the pages came down, and hope that some of the underlying attitudes and policies with these missions will change also.
 
That would be good news all around for the Akha people.
 
I will be adding more movies to www.akha.org as soon as I get the chance, I have many many more to ad as I get them formatted.
 
We are waiting for final reports from the investigation of abuse of Akha women in Laos by aid workers in the two agencies, ACF and NCA. These reports will be posted to our website when we have them, our own investigation continues as well.
 
Your donation to this work will help us continue to assist the Akha people and promote their human rights.
 
Sincerely,
Matthew McDaniel
 


The Akha Heritage Foundation.
http://www.akha.org Akha Heritage Site.
PO Box 6073 Salem, OR. 97304 USA.

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