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Update on the Burma Uprising

Location: OSI-New York
Event Date: October 26, 2007

The Open Society Institute held an in-house update with Burma experts on current political conditions in the country. Topics discussed included how the uprising began, the challenges now faced by pro-democracy activists, and efforts to lobby the UN to enforce Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security.

Speakers

  • Ashin Nayaka, Founding Director of the Buddhist Missionary Society, and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Department of History, Columbia University, New York
  • Todd Pierce, former Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Information Service in Rangoon
  • Lway Aye Nang, Women's League of Burma
  • Maureen Aung-Thwin, Director of the OSI Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, introduced the event
Related Information

“The Opposition Has No Chance Right Now, But This Is Only the Beginning”
October 23, 2007
In this interview, Maureen Aung-Thwin, director of the OSI Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, speaks on the current situation in Burma.

Monks, Media, and the Military: The Protests in Burma
New York City
October 5, 2007
The Open Society Institute and Asia Society hosted a program on the current crisis in Burma, featuring eyewitness reports and calls for international pressure against the military government.

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