Join us at this student-led event for a discussion on civil disobedience on the ground in Myanmar, and the international community’s ability to respond, following the military coup.
Please register in advance. The Zoom details will be emailed to you prior to the event.
Speakers:
- Isabel Chew, PhD candidate, Political Science, UBC
- Elena Sarver, Legal Advisor, the Global Justice Center
Moderator: Joshua Diemert, Student, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC
Speakers’ Bios:
Isabel Chew is a PhD candidate in Political Science at UBC. Her research looks at how identity politics affect political behaviour and attitudes in Myanmar. Prior to her PhD, Isabel worked as a policy consultant for governments in Southeast Asia and East Africa. She also holds a MA in Southeast Asian studies from the University of Hawaii.
Elena Sarver is a Legal Advisor at the Global Justice Center, where she supports the legal program through research, writing, and advocacy. She holds a J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. While in law school, Elena participated in two year-long clinics, the Innocence Project as well as the Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic, where she researched sexual and gender-based violence crimes for regional human rights litigation. She has experience in international human rights law and policy analysis both in Myanmar and the rest of Southeast Asia.
Moderator’s Bio: Joshua Diemert is a second-year student in the MPPGA program at UBC. His particular policy interests align with economics-as-security, and the growing security and democratic challenges posed by Big Tech. Those challenges to democracy exist globally, but are underlined in developing economies and democracies, where controlling access to information and bandwidth itself becomes a tool for oppressing the voices of young people.
Hosted by: Joshua Diemert, Nicholas Jensen, Michael Law, Yahe Li, Students, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
