Wednesday, February 15, join RCSD for the launch and discussion of new book "Waves of Upheaval: Gendered Transformations and Political Transitions" from NIAS Press, edited by Jenny Hedström and Elisabeth Olivius. Both editors will be participating in person along with a panel of Myanmar discussants including Naw K’Nyaw Paw, Justine Chambers, Hsa Moo, Maggi Quadrini, […]
Join us on Friday, 24 February at 2 pm (Indochina/Western Indonesia time) for a special talk: "PUSHED OUT: Forced migration and displacement from and within Myanmar." This panel will discuss the situation of forced displacement of Myanmar people, both internally within the country and moving outward to Thailand, Indonesia, and India. Each speaker will help […]
On International Women's Day, Wednesday March 8, join the "Myanmar Women's Symposium and Summit" held from 9 am to 4 pm at the 4th floor meeting room of the Operations Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University. Organized by the Thanaka Gender Tekkatho, this symposium will bring together a wide variety of speakers who […]
RCSD is pleased to invite you to participate in a thesis examination, “The Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic and Myanmar’s Political Crisis on the Lives and Livelihood of Internally Displaced Migrants in Kachin- China Borderlands” presented by Labang Roi San, M.A in Social Science, specializing in Development Studies, on Thursday, 8 June 2023 at the Department […]
Wednesday 26 July from 9 am - noon you are invited to join a press conference and film screening from Justice Movement For Community -Innlay for a short documentary film screening and press conference on the situation on the ground today in Myanmar's Innlay region. The event will be held in the 4th floor meeting […]
“Multidimensional community-level impacts of development projects: the case of cement production in Mon State, Myanmar” Event: Friday, 08 September 2023, 16:10 P.M. Presenter Mr. Myint Than (Master of Arts in Social Science, Specialization in Development Studies) Examining Committee Asst. Prof. Dr. Marco Haenssgen: Chair Asst. Prof. Dr. Ta-Wei Chu: Committee Lect. Dr. Maya Kóvakaya: Committee […]
Please join us for a book launch and discussion with the author of "Rights Refused: Grassroots activism and state violence in Myanmar," Elliott Prasse-Freeman on Friday, 15 September from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at the 4F meeting room, operations building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University "For decades, the outside world mostly knew […]
Please join us in person or online for presentations and discussion on an ongoing research project: Infrastructure and Circulations in Southeast Asia (and Beyond) 24 October 2023, 4:00pm – 5:30pm Subaltern Room, RCSD, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University Participants can join online via this Zoom link: This collective presentation aims to share and […]
คลิกสำหรับภาษาไทย In the spirit of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and #16Days of Activism, Asia Justice and Rights will hold the Myanmar Human Rights Festival, an event dedicated to fostering understanding, dialogue, and advocacy for human rights within #Myanmar and beyond. From 2-30 December 2023 at the Chiang Mai University […]
Visualizing Gender and Revolution - Arts-Based Methods for Research on War and Revolutions Since the 2021 military coup, Myanmar’s countryside has been rife with violence and off-limits to researchers. Drawing on a participatory research project that employs feminist visual methods to understand gendered experiences of war in revolutionary landscapes, this short talk will present a […]
1 February 2024 marks the three-year anniversary of the unjust seizure of power by the Myanmar military junta. Asia Justice and Rights in collaboration with RCSD will host a special ceremony on 2 February to shine a light on the resilience and courageous struggle of the Burmese people throughout the three-year coup d'état. The ceremony […]
Come see the Journey towards accountability: "This is how we feel" exhibition on display from 16-26 February 2024 at the CMU Food Center, Chiang Mai Art for change: Explore powerful artworks expressing the collective desire for accountability and human rights in Myanmar. Hear the voices of regions like Kachin, Karen, and Rakhine, affected by decades […]