Spring 2011: National Organizing Meeting

April 2-3, 2011

About the USCB Spring 2011 National Organizing Meeting

The National Organizing Meeting organized by the U.S. Campaign for Burma is an opportunity for participants to hear and engage with leading human rights practitioners, policy makers, scholars, U.S. officials, and peers on timely human rights issues in Burma.

The event aims to raise more awareness about the ongoing human rights abuses in Burma, to implement post-election strategy, and to empower and educate activists and supporters of pro-democracy movement in Burma to speak out and to take a stand.

The event also serves as learning and networking forums that promote the exchange of information and collaboration among scholars and activists as we determine our 2011-year plan for advocacy and grassroots mobilization in this post-election period in Burma.

Event Details

The plenary theme of the conference will explore human rights in Burma and the country’s political landscape in the post-2010-election period.

At the National Organizing Meeting, you will:

Get updates on Burma’s post election strategy
Hear and engage with leading human rights practitioners, policy makers and scholars
Screening of a part of new documentary, “Burma Soldier”, directed by Annie Sundberg, Nic Dunlop and Ricki Stern
Learn about effective campaign and lobbying strategies
Learn about how you can get more involved in our campaigns
Meet and network with other activists in the movements

Latest updates on the event:

We are truly excited that Joseph Yun, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and Myo Myint, a Burmese-soldier-turned-democracy-activist will be speaking at the National Organizing Meeting.

Updated Schedule:

04/02/2011 – Plenaries, Workshops, Film Screening

8:30-9:15 AM: Registration and Breakfast
9:15-9:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs, USCB Board of Directors
9:35-9:40 AM: A special video message from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
9:40-9:50 AM: Remark by Aung Din (Executive Director, USCB)

9:50-11:05 AM: Panel Discussion: Situation on the Ground, Moderated by Patrick Cook-Deegan (USCB)
Myra Dahgaypaw (Campaign Coordinator, USCB)
Dr. Parveen Parmar (Associate Director of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, International Emergency Medicine Fellowship and Physicians for Human Rights)
Dr. Thaung Htun (The Burma Fund-UN Office)
Myo Myint (Former Burmese Soldier, NLD Member and Former Political Prisoner)

11:10 AM-12:25 PM: Panel Discussion: International Policy and Action on Burma, Moderated by Jennifer Quigley (USCB)
Joseph Yun, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of East Asia and Pacific)
Dr. Mike Green (Former Senior Director for Asia at National Security Council, Associate Professor at Georgetown University and Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS)
Ms. Dokhi Fassihian (Executive Director, The Democracy Coalition Project)

12:35-1:35 PM: Lunch

1:35-1:50 PM: Screening of A Part of New Documentary, “Burma Soldier” Featuring Myo Myint

2:00-5:00 PM: Three workshops will be conducted concurrently and repeated three times between 2:00 and 5:00 PM.
Workshop (1) Fundraising, Grassroots campaigns and Outreach
Workshop (2) Advocacy
Workshop (3) Online Community Organizing and Social Networking

End of the Meeting

04/03/2011 – Advocacy Training Day (optional)

A half-day training will be conducted by USCB staff between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM.

04/04/2011 – Congressional Lobby Day, Meetings at Congressional Offices (optional)

Note: If you are interested in participating in both “Advocacy training and Lobbying days”, please make sure to check the box for Training and Lobby Days when filling out the registration form online.

A brand new film screening:

The conference will also feature a partial film screening of a highly acclaimed documentary, “The Burma Soldier”, directed by Nic Dunlop, Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern. It tells the unforgettable story of a former member of the Burmese Army, a foot soldier named Myo Myint who risks everything solely because he believed in the freedom and basic rights for him and for his people.

Get a glimpse of Burma Soldier

Registration Fees

The U.S. Campaign for Burma ask all participants a registration fee to help off-set the costs of the event. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on both days of the events for the participants.

The event registration fees are:

Pre-Registration Fee

If you would like to pre-pay your registration fee online, you will pay $25. Register now!

On the day of Registration Fee

If you would like to pay your registration at the door, you will pay $35. We accept cash and checks.

Event Venue

George Washington University
Academic Center
Phillips Hall, B 156
Washington, DC

Lodging and Dining

There are plenty of hotels and dining options within walking distance of the conference.

For additional information on hotel and lodging, please visit George Washington campus website.

Questions?

Please contact Myra, Campaigns Coordinator:
Phone: (202) 234-8022
Email: myradah@uscampaignforburma.org