During this program, scholar-activists will situate, analyze and strategize for resistance to Myanmar’s military coup. The symposium incudes two public panels, a virtual exhibit and two action workshops to serve as a gathering ground for diverse supporters of Myanmar democracy, inclusive of and informed by Myanmar’s people’s struggles. The panels will be moderated by Hilary Faxon, Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley.
Panel 1: Insights from Comparative Contexts (11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EST)
The first panel is a roundtable discussion with scholars and activists working in Thailand, Hong Kong and India. The panelists will discuss situating Myanmar’s Civil Disobedience Movement within regional struggles for democracy.
Panelists: Tyrell Haberkorn (Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison); Joey Siu(Associate, Hong Kong Watch; Advisor, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China); Jasnea Sarma (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore)
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Panel 2: Analysis from Myanmar Scholar-Activists (1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST)
The second panel will feature presentations on the historical roots, current situation, and possible leverage points for key issues in anti-coup mobilization.
Speakers: Tharaphi Than (Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures, Northern Illinois University); Ingrid Jordt (Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee); Kevin Woods (Adjunct Associate Professor of Geography and Environment, University of Hawaii-Manoa; Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Trends); Wai Wai Nu (former political prisoner; Founder and Executive Director, Women Peace Network, Myanmar); Myat The Thitsar (Parliamentary Research and Support Program Director and Strategic Advisor, Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation /EMReF; Ph.D. candidate in Global Studies, University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
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Action Workshop 1: Supporting the Civil Disobedience Movement from Abroad (2:45 PM - 4:45 PM EST)
An interactive workshop to build networks, determine needs, and start conversations that can be taken forward to support the democracy struggle from afar. Click here to register.
Action Workshop 2: Archiving Social Media (4:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST)
An interactive workshop on ethical and methodological approaches to archiving social media for documentation, public memory and research. Click here to register.