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SUMMARY:HRREC Burma film screening & panel discussion
DESCRIPTION: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.\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: \n2:30pm: Opening remarks - Amanda Dale\, HRREC fellow\n2:35pm: Film screening\n3:05pm: Panel discussion + Q&A - Zue Padonmar & Khu Poe Reh (IEC representatives)\n3:55pm: Closing remarks - Nikki Richard\, 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- 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.\n- 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.\n\nPlease contact Nikki Richard (Inter Pares) at nrichard@interpares.ca with any questions.\n\nWe hope to see you there!\n\nMore info: https://freeevite.com/event.php?e=yywcVaQlI0Wckshm4jIAXA
LOCATION:Room FSS4004\, Social Sciences Building\, University of Ottawa\, 120 University Private\, Ottawa\, nrichard@interpares.ca
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