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SUMMARY:MyPACK Burma film screening & panel discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Myanmar Policy and Community Knowledge Hub (MyPACK) at the Asian Institute\, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy\, and Inter Pares invite you to join us on Thursday January 29th from 7-8:30pm in the Robarts Library Theatre at the University of Toronto\, for a film screening and panel discussion on democracy efforts in eastern Burma.\n\nThe 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.\n \nThe 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.\n \nProgram: \n7:00pm: Opening remarks - Dr. Nisha Toomey\n7:10pm: Film screening\n7:40pm: Panel discussion + Q&A - Zue Padonmar & Khu Poe Reh (IEC representatives)\, moderated by Dr. Matthew Walton\n8:25pm: Closing remarks - Sam McGavin\, Inter Pares\n \nFeatured speakers: \n- 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).\n- Khu Poe Reh is Liaison Officer of the IEC’s Foreign Affairs Committee\, with a strong background in civil society strengthening and humanitarian response.\n- Dr. Nisha Toomey is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto's Department of Political Science\, and member of MyPACK.\n- Dr. Matthew Walton is Associate Professor in Comparative Political Theory in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto\, and member of MyPACK.\n- Sam McGavin is the Executive Director of 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.\n\nPlease contact Nikki Richard nrichard@interpares.ca or Matthew Walton matthew.walton@utoronto.ca with any questions.\n\nWe hope to see you there!\n\nMore info: https://freeevite.com/event.php?e=P46Pm1tJ4kmlZwed22Nk5w
LOCATION:Robarts Library Theatre\, University of Toronto\, Toronto
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