The People’s Research Organisation for
Social Political Engagement and Collaborative Thinking (PROSPECT) cordially
invites you to a private screening of feature length documentary by the award
winning director Gary Hustwit, Urbanized, on the 16th of October
2013, 7pm at
PROSPECT HQ @ PASIR PINJI COMMUNITY
CENTRE
12 Jalan Prince, Pasir Pinji, 31650 Ipoh
Perak.
Over half the world’s population now live
in urban areas, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities
are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking.
The challenges of balancing housing,
mobility, public transit, civic engagement, economic development, environmental
policy, walkability and cyclability are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet
much of the dialogue on these issues are disconnected from the public domain.
Who is allowed to shape our cities, and
how do they do it?
Urbanized is a feature-length documentary
about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind
urban design, featuring some of the world’s foremost architects, planners,
policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
By hosting the screening of the
documentary ‘Urbanized’ by Gary Huswit, PROSPECT hopes to bring the discussion
closer to home to reflect on the status on urbanisation in Ipoh, Perak and even
Malaysia.
PROSPECT hopes to answer some of the
pertinent questions as well inject some much needed new thinking on
urbanization through creative discourse as well as re-education. To shake the
current market dynamics which perpetuates the many problems we face, any form
of paradigm shift will require a multi-constituency approach of engaging
politicians and policy makers, private stakeholders as well as the general
public.
This screening is but one of the many
ways in which PROSPECT hopes to achieve this. Screening will be followed by a
panel discussion & Forum. We have the honour of having the Chief Operation
Officer of the prestigious Penang Institute YB Steven Sim to be a panelist to
discuss with us any thoughts the film is sure to provoke.
If you wish to take up this invitation,
please email us back on prospect.perak@gmail.com with your name, address,
contact number, as well number of guests you wish to bring along with you. We
would be absolutely thrilled to have you join us.
See you on the 16th.
SCREENING & FORUM OF Urbanized
DATE : 16-Oct-2013
TIME : 7.00pm
VENUE
: PROSPECT HQ
12,
Jalan Prince, Pasir Pinji,
31650 Ipoh, Perak.
PROGRAM LIST :
6.30 pm Registration
7.00 pm Opening Speech by YB Howard Lee Chuan How, founder of
PROSPECT
7.20 pm Private Screening Starts
7.50 pm Tea Break
8.00 pm Forum Starts
9.00 pm Questions and Answers
10.00 pm Adjournment
REGISTRATION:
1) Text PROSPECT <NAME> < NUMBER OF GUESTS> to 012-4728387
2) Register at http://prospect.org.my/?page_id=65
3) Reply this email with <NAME> < NUMBER OF GUESTS> <HP NUMBER>
3) Walk in register on 16-Oct-2013 at 6.30pm
WHO IS PROSPECT?
PROSPECT aims to be the platform for the rethinking and restructuring, of state level policy crafting and development process on issues concerning the democratic empowerment, social welfare, economic progression and cultural advancement of Perakians.
We will do this through a process of
engaging the public and specialist expertise into the process to ensure the
needs of Perakians are met. Not only will we innovate the way in which policies
are made, and as a result, we will also bring about a whole new qualitative
standard in the policies that are made.
To know PROSPECT more, please log on to:www.prospect.org.my
http://youtu.be/rgGx8T8iVZo
Warm regards and Many thanks
HOWARD
LEE CHUAN HOW
CEO
of PROSPECT
E
: prospect.perak@gmail.com
A
: 12, Jalan Prince, Pasir Pinji,
31650
Ipoh Perak