TUESDAY, NOV 13TH 7:30PM in London

This Tuesday Charm Tong, an impassioned public speaker and well known activist from Burma, will be speaking at LSE.

Charm Tong has emerged as one of the strongest international voices in a fight for more humane and democratic leadership in Burma. Charm Tong is ethnically Shan, and has fought to bring the plight of women and ethnic minorities under the military rule to the forefront of the debate on Burma. For her dedication to human rights issues in Burma, Charm Tong has received numerous human rights awards including being named one of 1000 women nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, Time Asia’s Hero of the Year in 2005, and the Student’s Peace Prize in 2007.

Charm Tong co-founded SWAN (Shan Women’s Action Network), which is best known for producing a report entitled “License to Rape” documenting the systematic use of rape and intimidation by the military regime. Charm Tong is also the co-founder and director or SSNY (School for Shan State National Youth). The school provides social justice education to refugee youth, to promote youth participation in social and political change in Burma.

Charm Tong will speak on Tuesday about the current situation in Burma in light of the recent unrest in the area.