[sustran] Re: Regional focus for sustran-discuss: Asia or the global South?

[Todd Edelman, Green Idea Factory]

When people join this List, is there a way to ask them clearly if they 
would like to use an anonymous ID, and include a link to e.g. Googlemail?

- T


Jonathan E. D. Richmond wrote:
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> I do not think the issue is fear of lack of knowledge but fear of 
> punishment.
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> In many Asian countries there is a taboo about expressing opinions, an 
> activity often felt to be reserved for politicians and the most senior 
> officers --Jonathan!
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> On Sat, 6 Jun 2009, Carlosfelipe Pardo wrote:
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>> Paul and everyone,
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>> The discussions on geographical focus and participation are very useful
>> for Sustran. I'll comment briefly on both:
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>> - Regarding participation, I think it's lacking due to a bit of shyness
>> from members of the group. I've met with many people when we did various
>> training courses in Asia that would have great ideas and examples on
>> these topics that would be extremely useful for places such as sustran.
>> However, many of these people say they are "silent readers" of 
>> sustran. [...]
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