No Safe Place: the Situation of Women from Burma

Featuring Veronika Martin, Naw Musi, and Renee Blanchard

When: July 9, 12pm-2pm

Where: Oxfam America, 1112 16th St NW, Suite 600, Washington DC, 20008 (202-496-1180)

As the human rights situation in Burma becomes increasingly violent and
abusive, so does the everyday life of the women of Burma. These women are subjected to systematic rape and extreme violence perpetrated by the Burmese military. Even if these women escape to nearby Thailand or Bangladesh, they are still vulnerable to exploitation and abuse as refugees. Join us for a discussion of these issues and actions that we can take in the U.S. to stop the violence against Burmese women.

Please RSVP to Kate Greene at: kate@earthrights.org

About the speakers:
Veronika Martin is an advocate for Refugees International (RI) with an
expertise in gender issues and Southeast Asia. Before joining RI, she
worked with ethnic Burmese refugees in Thailand on development and human rights.

Naw Musi belongs to the Karen ethnic group in Burma, and spent 14 years in a refugee camp in Thailand. She currently attends Hartwick College and is interning this summer at Refugees International.

Renee Blanchard has been an activist with the Free Burma Coalition for
the past 5 years, and has led delegations to the Thai-Burmese border.