Tag: Burma

Berkeley grad looks to Burma to complete film on ‘art as a weapon’

Berkeley grad looks to Burma for 'Art as a Weapon'

November 21, 2011:

Jeff Durkin, a 1999 College of Environmental Design graduate, fell in love with filmmaking more than a decade ago. Now he’s hoping to get to the Thailand border to explore the connections between “street art, Buddhism and democracy” in Burma.

Burma’s voice of liberty, struggling to be heard

March 8, 2011:

Speaking to a Berkeley audience via cellphone from Burma, Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of her country’s democracy movement, had to contend with static and feedback squeals. Even so, her message came through loud and clear.

Aung San Suu Kyi event moved to Wheeler

March 4, 2011:

Because of high demand, Monday night’s event featuring a phone interview with Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to Wheeler Hall.

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to speak

February 28, 2011:

Leader of the Burmese democracy movement and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will speak to Berkeley for the first time in a live phone interview on Monday, March 7, as part of a DeCal course. RSVPs are required to connect with the tele-event.