Snapshots of Historical Struggles in Penang

By Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

March 2024 PHOTO ESSAY
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WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY is observed every 15 March, a global awareness event birthed in Penang when it became the Headquarters of the World Consumers Movement.Then, I was heading the movement, and wanted postcards highlighting equity and ecology, local and global issues, and the challenges of violence and waste manipulation, to be made. One of my greatest breakthroughs for the consumer movement was getting a young artist on board. He immersed himself in all the global issues and unleashed his...

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Dato' Seri Dr. Anwar Fazal

is a Penangite and the former President of the International Organisation of Consumers Union (IOCU). He is currently the President of the Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Society and is often described as a "Multiversity" for his vast and diverse interests and activism for over half a century.

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