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A Change is Gonna Come… But Slowly — Speaking with Burma’s Monks
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Maggin monastery, in Yangon’s eastern Thingangyun Township, was a refuge for hundreds of dissident Burmese monks during 2007’s “Saffron Revolution.” The Saffron Revolution began with local demonstrations against arbitrary and immediate price increases, which quickly became a national movement for … Read more
Aung San Suu Kyi is free — but what happens now?
Posted on November 14, 2010 by Alan Senauke
“Whatever they do to me, that’s between them and me; I can take it. What’s more important is what they are doing to the country.”— Aung San Suu Kyi, 1994
The images of Aung San Suu Kyi greeting thousands of … Read more
Leading Saffron Revolution monk’s memoir
Posted on January 2, 2009 by Alan Senauke
Article by U Pyinya Zawta, first published in Mizzima. U Pyinya Zawta spent almost 11 years in prison. He is now living in exile.
Burmese monks are known to have played an important role in their nation’s politics throughout its … Read more
On the One-Year Anniversary of the Saffron Revolution — A Revolution of the Spirit
Posted on September 26, 2008 by Alan Senauke
They may control the streets and monasteries, but they will
never be able to control our hearts and our determination.
— U Gambira (imprisoned monk)
One year ago, last September, 100,000 Buddhist monks and nuns poured into streets of Burma, … Read more
Grace Under Pressure — The Plight of Burma’s Monks
Posted on April 1, 2008 by Alan Senauke
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as “grace under pressure”—grace which … Read more
Burma’s Opening Door
Posted on January 19, 2012 by Alan Senauke
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This piece can also be found on Shambhala SunSpace.
The news from Burma this week is encouraging. The doors of freedom continue to open. On January 12, the government of Myanmar and ethnic rebels of the Karen National Union signed
Category: Burma (Myanmar), News Tags: Ashin Gambira, Assistance Association of Political Prisoners, Barack Obama, Burma (Myanmar), Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Ethnic minorities in Burma, Hillary Clinton, Ko Ko Gyi, Min Ko Naing, Saffron Revolution, Thein Sein