The Perspectives Project: Send Kovit to America

Welcome to the Perspectives Project!

Dear fellow study abroad student,

This is your site. These are stories by you, the international student, to all of us in the socially-engaged study abroad community. As past and present students of the CIEE-Thailand program, we have witnessed many students raise their voices to make a difference and build consciousness about what they have seen, the movements they have witnessed. Here is where your stories can be shared and you, in turn, can be inspired by the stories of others. We believe that such sharing is an important step towards building a coalition of study abroad students and educators.
To this end, you will find two outlets for expression in this site. The Newswire is a continuously updated space for you to post news stories, opinions, and short audiovisual pieces about your abroad experience. The Magazine, published tri-annually, focuses on a different theme each issue. Content may include, but is not limited to, feature stories, essays, poetry, fiction, photos, and artwork. We hope that these outlets will help build a coherent voice for our study abroad community.
It is time to take action, to begin to understand the state of the world and bring people together to change it. Right now, we may each be taking amazing steps to be the change we want in the world, but together we could create a force even greater. Together we can see how we fit into this world and in solidarity raise our voices to create a movement out of study abroad.

Perspectives Project Coordinators

Monday, February 18, 2008

Send Kovit to America

This short film was made by and for ENGAGErs on behalf of our dear friend, colleague, and mentor Kovit Boonjear.

This film was created as a way for Kovit to communicate with his friends in the States about his potential exchange trip to the US and what it would mean for him and his work in Thailand.

The creators of this film hope that it will inspire ENGAGE members to get involved and strengthen the effort to make this trip possible.

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Kovit Boonjear has been a mentor for the CIEE-Thailand program for many years, serving as a link between students and local people's movements, particularly the urban poor. He is planning to do a study trip to the States to further develop his skills and gain new experiences in his field. He is hoping to work with social activists, grassroots leaders, community organizations,educators, and students to learn more about the movements in the US to bring back and apply to his work in NE Thailand.