Programs and Activities
 

Our programs and activities are based on cultivating, nurturing and building the personality of students and youths to be confident and conscious, progressive and democratic, creative and courageous, critical and responsible. 

We feel that the best methodology to install such positive virtues is through education and training programs. Therefore, our programs and activities offered to the communities, youth and students are based on Education Programs. 

Our education programs are divided into 3 categories. First, education programs for the community in Bangsar Utama. Second, for the students in various university campuses in Kuala Lumpur and third for the public. 

Community of Bangsar Utama 

Our programs for the community include: 

• English tuition classes for secondary school students
• Mathematics tuition classes for secondary school students
• Drawing and Painting classes and activities for secondary school students
• Theatre classes for youth and secondary students
• Music classes for youth and secondary students
• Camping, visiting art galleries, museum and other extra-activities for youths and students

 All the programs and activities offered are free of charge. 

University Students and Youth 

Our programs for University Students and Youth include: 

• Monthly discussions with panellists and resource persons
• Weekly group discussions with university students and youth
• Weekly film analyses and discussion
• Human Rights Training Programs for University Students and Youths
• Democracy and Human Rights Workshops
• Coalition Building and Networking with various other student groups for the advancement of democratic reform in our country

Public 

Our programs for the general public include: 

• Educational Street Theatre and Agit-prop performance for the public
• Musical performances with progressive songs for the public

Our street theatre, agit-prop, music and songs include progressive element on human rights, democracy and social justice. 

Democratic Reform and Civil and Political Rights Movement 

UBU student activists are also involved in the struggle for democratic reform and civil and political right movement by participating in civil disobedience. SUARAM is one of the NGOs that UBU student activists have a working relationship with. 

Our student activists have been selected by SUARAM to join a Fact Finding Mission for Achenes Refugees in 1999 and as Observers in the Indonesian 1999 General Election organized by Asian Network For Free and Fair Elections (ANFREL). 

Last year, we also collaborated with SUARAM as a joint organiser for protest against Internal Security Act (ISA) in front of ISA Detention Centre in Kamunting.  

In November 1999, with assistance from ERA (Education Research Association) we had organised a Human Rights Training Camp for 5 days in Port Dickson with more than 60 students from various campuses in Malaysia join the programs.  

And in March 2001 together with SUARAM we organised a 2 day Human Rights Workshop on Police Power and Citizen Rights for university students and youths.  

Advancing the Relationship 

With this brief introduction of us as the University of Bangsar Utama Student Group, our programmes and activities as well as what we stand for, our ideas and ideals of contributing actively for the advancement of democratic reform and the building of a just society in our country; we hope that a further commitment and relationship can be explored, advanced and achieved between us. 

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