All are invited to the Earl Hall Auditorium on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 pm to listen to the inspiring stories of four Burmese monks who survived brutal beatings, imprisonment and assassination attempts to work towards the vision of democracy in Burma.

U Pyinnyar Zawta is the leading monk of the Saffron Revolution and an activist in the All Burma Monks Alliance. He was imprisoned for nine years by the Burmese military junta, the State Peace and Development Council.

U Gawasita was a key organizer in the Saffron Revolution and a HIV/AIDS activist in Burma. At a peaceful march during the Saffron Revolutio, he bravely led thousands of monks and others.

U Tayja Wunta, who became a monk in 1988. took part in the Saffron Revolution. Chased by the military government, he was forced to hide in the Burmese jungle.

U Agga Nya is the most recently resettled monk, having arrived in the United States in January 2009. Following his participation in the Saffron Revolution, his monastery was raided by the Burmese police and he was forced to flee to Thailand.

Learn how they organized and led the 2007 Saffron Revolution, the peaceful protest of thousands of monks throughout Burma.

This event has been organized by the Burma 88 Coalition and CTICE, with support from the Undergraduate Human Rights Program, the Office of the University Chaplain, the Student Governing Board, Columbia International Relations Council and Association (CIRCA), and the Columbia Political Union.