The Human Rights Research & Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa and Inter Pares invite you to join us on Tuesday January 27th from 2:30-4:00pm in room FSS4004, Social Sciences Building, for a film screening and panel discussion on democracy efforts in eastern Burma. Light refreshments will be available.

The 29-minute documentary film, “Roots of Revolution: Building bottom-up democracy in Eastern Burma,” will shine a light on how, amidst the turmoil of war, diverse actors in Karenni State are courageously meeting community needs while contributing to the development of a federal democratic future. Two visiting leaders from the new state-level government, the Karenni State Consultative Council (KSCC)’s Interim Executive Council, will discuss their democracy-building work and the current situation in Burma.

The creation of this film, the work that it features, and the panelists’ in-person participation is generously supported by Global Affairs Canada through its programming partner Inter Pares.

Program:
2:30pm: Opening remarks - Amanda Dale, HRREC fellow
2:35pm: Film screening
3:05pm: Panel discussion + Q&A - Zue Padonmar & Khu Poe Reh (IEC representatives)
3:55pm: Closing remarks - Nikki Richard, Inter Pares

Featured speakers:

• Zue Padonmar is Secretary 1 in the Cabinet of the Karenni State Consultative Council (KSCC)’s Interim Executive Council (IEC). She is also a prominent women’s rights activist and member of the Burmese Women’s Union (BWU).
• Khu Poe Reh is Liaison Officer of the IEC’s Foreign Affairs Committee, with a strong background in civil society strengthening and humanitarian response.
• Amanda Dale is an international human rights scholar and activist, with a specialization in gender-based violence, access to justice and women's international human rights. She is a HRREC fellow.
• Nikki Richard is a program manager with Inter Pares, an Ottawa-based social justice organization that has been acting in solidarity with social movements and activists around the world for over 50 years.

Please contact Nikki Richard (Inter Pares) at nrichard@interpares.ca with any questions.

We hope to see you there!