Video of Dialogue Between Myanmar, U.S., Iranian Women on Uprisings Against Police Brutality/Mass Incarceration & Pathways to Solidarity

On June 6, 2021, I spoke with two amazing women about  uprisings against police brutality/mass incarceration in Myanmar/Burma, U.S., Iran & pathways to solidarity.  Romarilyn Ralston is a prison abolitionist scholar and activist in the U.S.  Debbie Stothard is a Burmese human rights activist.

This one-hour  dialogue delves  into the similarities and differences between our struggles, and ways to create collaboration among activists from these countries.  If there were any doubts about the urgency of addressing these connections,  the latest statement of Michael Flynn, a Trump advisor  about the need for a Myanmar style military coup in the U.S., shows that the Republicans are drawing connections between Myanmar and  the U.S.   for  their own fascistic purposes. Continue reading Video of Dialogue Between Myanmar, U.S., Iranian Women on Uprisings Against Police Brutality/Mass Incarceration & Pathways to Solidarity