Are you interested in human rights and social justice movements?
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and one way to commemorate this milestone is to travel to the Thai-Burma border to study the Burmese Democracy Movement. The citizens of Burma have suffered under the iron-fisted rule of a military junta since 1962 and their democratic leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has been imprisoned/under house arrest for most of the last 20 years. This Southeast Asian nation has the largest number of child soldiers in the world, has more than 600,000 IDPs and has recently suffered from tragedies such as Cyclone Nargis and the lack of government aid that followed.
We will spend two weeks in Thailand meeting with various NGOs focusing on democracy, human rights, women's rights, and environmental issues, as well as participating in service projects. Come to one of our information sessions to learn more:
Wednesday, September 4th, 8:30 pm
Sunday, September 14, 9:00 pm
Wednesday, September 17, 5:00 pm
Where: Basement of the Kay Spiritual Life Center
Any Questions, please contact Katie Suplick (ksuplick@yahoo.com) or Vivian Lee(cityslick430@gmail.com).
Hope to see you there!
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