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Obituary: Sam Kalayanee

Sep 6th, 2010

The Irrawaddy

In 1988, when thousands of young Burmese student activists arrived at the Thai-Burmese border, many enthusiastic supporters of Burma's democracy movement came to the border to share their lives with the “Student Army,” also known as the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF), that was born in the terrain controlled by several ethnic armed groups. Sam Sittipong Kalayanee was one of them. As a former Thai student activist, he supported the struggle for democracy and justice in his neighboring country, and as a photographer, he recorded it for history.

From activist to humanitarian worker to documentary filmmaker, Sam was always passionate about his livelihoods. In 1993, his pioneering vision led to him founding Images Asia –among the first NGOs dedicated to visual documentation of the humanitarian plight of ethnic minorities and democracy activists from Burma.

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Democracy for Burma (Wordpress)

http://democracyforburma.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/sam-kalayanee-passed-away/

Groups from Burma will host the religious ceremony for Pi Sam Kalayanee at Wat Chang Taem at 7:30 Pm on Thursday. Please pass this info to your friends who knew Pi Sam. They may be able to come the ceremony. The cremation will be on Saturday 11 Sept.

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Prayer schedule award Sam Pee Images Asia.

Wat Chang points at the road end Chiang Mai Gate Saturday, September 4 until September 11 2553 Shaka starts chanting the funeral at 19:30 pm Note: Saturday, September

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