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SUMMARY:Can the generals be defeated in Burma? Hackney Lib Dems Pizza and P
 olitics.
DESCRIPTION:You are welcome to attend the Hackney Lib Dems Pizza and Politi
 cs event where for &pound\;8 (&pound\;5 low income) you can join our polit
 ical discusion together with a Vegetarian Pasta based meal. Our host is Ja
 n Morgan\, whose cooking skills are highly regarded.We prefer you to give 
 advance notice of your attendance if possible to help us organise this eve
 nt. Please send your cheque to Shaun Sanders\, 2 Cleveleys Road\, Clapton\
 , E5 9JN.&nbsp\;We are delighted that Malcolm Bruce MP hasagreed to speak 
 at this event. He is chair of theParliamentary International DevelopmentCo
 mmittee\, visited the region to meet Burmeserefugees on the Thai-Burma bor
 der prior to thecyclone.We are also delighted that our Hackney councillorD
 awood Akhoon who was born in Burma has alsoagreed to speak at this event.B
 urma is the largest country by geographical area inmainland Southeast Asia
 .It was most recently in the news last May because ofcyclone Nardis\, that
  left tens of thousands dead anda million homeless\, a natural disaster ma
 de muchworse by the failure of the military junta to warn orevacuate its p
 eople.Last September there was the &ldquo\;Saffron rebellion&rdquo\; inres
 ponse to the Burmese government&rsquo\;s unannouncedremoval of fuel subsid
 ies\, as recommended by theIMF and the World Bank\, which caused fuel pric
 esto double and let to widespread demonstrations anda brutal clampdown by 
 the government.So the last 12 months have been particularly hardfor the Bu
 rmese\, but the problems of Burma go backfurther. Burma has been run by a 
 militarygovernment since 1962. A popular rebellion in 1988led to elections
  in 1990 where the National Leaguefor Democracy (NLD)\, the party of Aung 
 San SuuKyi\, won 392 out of a total 489 seats\, but theelection results we
 re annulled and Aung San SuuKyi has been under house arrest for most of th
 e timesince then.So what\, if anything can be done? Hackney LiberalDemocra
 ts invite you to join us for a discussionabout this at our &ldquo\;Pasta a
 nd Politics&rdquo\; event.
LOCATION:239 Stoke Newington Church Street\,\, N16 9HP
CONTACT:Geoff Payne\, 020 7608 2881\, 07905 493 924
URL:https://www.flocktogether.org.uk/event/3790
CATEGORIES:MEETING,SOCIAL EVENT
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