By Steve Balkin and Phil Hultquist
Panel discussion at Roosevelt University in Chicago, 425 South Wabash, Room 418, Monday October 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
In the spirit of “Think Globally and Act Locally,” this panel will help people understand the causes of the genocide policies of Myanmar (formerly Burma) directed at the Rohingya, a Moslem minority; what the United States and UN are doing to change this trajectory; advocacy to protect and assist the Rohingya, and programs to help Chicago Rohingya refugees improve their adjustment to America.
This panel will be moderated by professor Phil Hultquist, director of the International Relations program at Roosevelt University, and will open with Chicago Buddhist Peace Fellowship teacher Jack Lawlor reading a statement derived from the writings of spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh.
Speaking will be professor Azeem Ibrahim from the Army War College and author of the book The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide; Abdul Malik Mujahid, director of Burma Task Force USA; and Nasir Zakaria, director of the Rohingya Culture Center in Chicago.
A short video of a recent interview of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) with Hultquist will be played, and an information table from the Burma Task Force and Rohingya Cultural Center will be available.
This panel will help students, faculty and the general public understand this issue better to encourage them to be activists and volunteers in this realm and provide specific ways to do that without traveling to New York, Washington D.C. Brussels, Rakhine State, or Naypyidaw.
See also the item in this edition of The [Monday] Papers.
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When children witness crimes against humanity – wrenching testimonies taken by my colleague @bouckap #RohingyaCrisis https://t.co/OoUcJAeYdT
— Jo Becker (@jobeckerhrw) September 29, 2017
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This is the Commander in Chief of the #Myanmar Army that is carrying out ethnic cleansing. Tell him it must stop! https://t.co/tDkCN5MsxN pic.twitter.com/vkWm0BqIEL
— AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) September 29, 2017
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This is why half a million #Rohingya have fled in a month. That’s 502,000 people fleeing their homes since 25 August. #Rohingyacrisis https://t.co/dnfgRQ2san
— Thomas Coombes 🕯 (@T_Coombes) September 29, 2017
Our @Reuters photographer @soezeya just got back from a trip to Maungdaw. He was able to shoot the destruction from a helicopter pic.twitter.com/IgRv9hMtVK
— Simon Lewis (@Simondlewis) September 27, 2017
Posted on September 29, 2017