Mcclelland Reading at Mercy Corps

[Edith Mirante]

Mother Jones correspondent offers a singluar view of Burma: March 30

Hear author Mac McClelland talk about her new book, For Us Surrender Is Out of the Question: A Story from Burma's Never- Ending War.

When: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, at 7 pm (doors open at 6 pm).

Where: Mercy Corps Action Center’s Community Room (enter through the Action Center) 28 SW 1st Ave., Portland, Oregon, 97204; 503-896-5002.

Alternately poignant and raucous, angry and heartbreaking… McClelland's reporting is very much from-the-ground-up, far livelier than we will ever get from the average foreign correspondent. (Adam Hochschild).

This spring, Soft Skull Press will release Mac McClelland's engaging and thoroughly researched book, For Us Surrender Is Out of the Question: A Story from Burma's Never-Ending War (March 2010). A combination of journalism, popular history and personal narrative about the war in Burma between ethnic guerrillas and the Burmese junta, For Us offers a very different picture of the hidden crises in Burma. 

McClelland is Mother Jones' new special correspondent for human rights. Her work has appeared in The Nation, GQ, South Africa, and Orion among other publications. She will sign copies of her book on sale at the event following her talk. This event is free and open to the public.

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American citizen Nyi Nyi Aung was arrested in Burma on Sept. 3, 2009, accused of aiding the political opposition and reportedly tortured and starved during interrogation. He has been sentenced to 3 years, hard labor. More info: www.freedom-now.org/NYINYI.php
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Donations to help the people of Burma can be made to:
Global Health Access Program, funding indigenous medical teams and clinics: www.ghap.org/
Burma Humanitarian Mission, delivering medical supplies and training:
www.burmamission.org/
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[Edith Mirante]

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