Burma Human Rights Day Film Screening and Benefit

TERROR IN THE GOLDEN LAND A Burma Human Rights Day Benefit Burma, once known as the Golden Land, is now being terrorized for more than four decades by a vicious military dictatorship that has been condemned by the United Nations and the international community as one of most brutal regimes in the world. Join us on Burma’s Human Rights Day for traditional Burmese cuisine, award-winning speakers, and a daring film that focuses on the suffering and the courage of the Burmese people in their quest for democracy and freedom FILM SCREENING-- Burma: Road To Nowhere A powerful documentary depicting massive forced labor in Burma – men, women, and children in 21st century slavery -- an entire country terrorized by cruel and corrupt dictators. Color, 40 min., ImagesAsia *** SPEAKERS *** BO KYI: *Spirit of Survival: My eight years as a Political Prisoner* Joint Secretary of the Association for Assistance to Political Prisoners of Burma. Based on the Thai-Burma border, he travels around the world to promote the release of Burma’s political prisoners. He himself served 8 years with hard labor in Tharawaddy prison for his participation in the 1988 popular uprising. He received an honored of Award from Amnesty International, Italian Section for his relentless effort. KHIN OHMAR: *Human Trafficking and its consequences* Award-wining speaker and the Women\\\'s Affairs Coordinator of the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB), based in Thailand. She left Burma during the 1988 democracy struggle and has been promoting women’s human rights for more than ten years. PAW HSET HSER: *Burma\\\'s Army: License to Rape* Member of Karen Women\\\'s Organization (KWO) and the Advocacy Team of the Women\\\'s League of Burma (WLB) in Thailand. She travels extensively to encourage international awareness on the situation of women of Burma, particularly minority women, under the military regime. SAW MYAT MAR: *Women\\\'s Rights is Human Rights* An aide of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma People\\\'s Leader and 1991 Nobel Laureate) during 1988 people\\\'s uprising, and was arrested in 1989 while delivering a letter from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to a gathering crowd in Rangoon; and imprisoned for three years in notorious Insein Prison in Rangoon, Burma. She is now a member of Burmese American Women’s Alliance (BAWA), based in San Francisco Bay Area. Saturday, March 15 th Berkeley Unitarian Fellowship Hall, Bonita @ Cedar, 6-10pm SPONSORS: *The Global Fund for Women *Global Exchange (SF) *Berkeley Unitarian’s Social Justice Committee $15-$20 Donation (dinner included) to benefit Burmese Women’s Groups Organized by the Burmese-American Democratic Alliance INFO: www.badasfbay.org (415) 892-0871