December 10, 2024
Time: 7pm-9 pm Eastern, 6pm-8pm Central , 5pm-7 pm Mountain, 4pm-6pm Pacific
Join us virtually on the International Day of Human Rights. Educators and NGO professionals will hear from the film makers of Padauk:Myanmar Spring as well as scholar Palita Chunsaengchan, Assistant Professor from the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota.
For the second half of the event, Elana Haviv, Ph.D., founder and Executive Director of Generation Human Rights, Inc. will lead the discussion. She has designed and implemented human rights-based curriculum projects for middle and high schools across the United States and Europe, as well as in refugee camps and humanitarian emergencies worldwide. In her independent consulting work, she has written for UNESCO, providing practical advice for teachers on how to manage constructive classroom discussions about violent extremism and antisemitism. Elana is also an Oral History Fellow at Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. from Antioch University.
Participants will receive a resource list and viewing guide on the film, and will discuss how to use this film in their classrooms. Participants should view the film before the workshop.
All registrants will receive a free screening link to view the film prior to the talk as well as a detailed resource list and viewing guide.
Attendance for this exceptional event is free for educators, but registration is required.
From Documentary Educational Resources site,“Padauk: Myanmar Spring takes the viewer to the streets of Myanmar during the heady days following the February 2021 military coup. Through Nant, a young, first-time protester, we meet three human rights activists whose lives have been turned upside down by the coup.
As the protests continue, Nant comes to understand the truth of a brutal regime that has continued to wage war against its own people for decades. Against a foreboding backdrop, Nant’s political awakening regarding the plight of others in her ethnically diverse country gives hope for the future.
Beautifully augmented by poetry and art, Padauk: Myanmar Spring shows the resilience and determination of the people of Myanmar, and the sacrifices they’ve made.”
Register here for Zoom with Film Makers of Padauk: Myanmar Spring
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