Heritage and Hope | IMP #383

Help support people affected by Myanmar’s crisis—donate to Better Burma Foundation (501(c)(3)) → https://www.betterburma.org/donation Recorded on-site at the 4th International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies, this episode weaves together voices from digital rights, academia, agriculture, human rights, and women’s organizing to illuminate Myanmar’s evolving struggle after the coup. Listeners hear how activists and researchers are confronting surveillance, displacement, food insecurity, ethnic conflict, and gender inequality while building new forms of resilience and solidarity. For the latest episodes, subscribe in your podcast app: http://insightmyanmar.org/listen In this episode: • Hear Gar from the Myanmar Internet Project explain how military surveillance, internet shutdowns, and online doxxing endanger everyday people across Myanmar. • Explore with Jaivet Ealom and Napas Thein from the Myanmar Policy and Action Knowledge Hub how diaspora scholars, filmmaking, and new research are reshaping understanding of Myanmar’s revolution and identity. • Learn from Sharon Bell how partnerships with ethnic armed organizations and a resilient horticulture project supported by New Zealand’s International Development Cooperation are helping communities face severe food… • Discover how researcher Tin Maung Htwe from Chiang Mai University’s RCSD approaches peacebuilding in Rakhine State by fostering empathy between Rohingya, Rakhine, and Bamar communities while tracking the impact of… • Understand how Kham Mai and the Shan Women’s Action Network support Shan women and girls through education, health care, crisis response, and political leadership training along the Thai–Shan border and inside Shan… • Reflect on how the Burma/Myanmar Studies conference creates rare space for activists, academics, and civil society from inside and outside the country to connect their work for a more just future. Chapters 00:00:00 Conference intro and on-site series 00:03:13 Digital rights under Myanmar’s junta 00:06:47 Internet as a lifeline in war zones 00:10:10 Surveillance, doxxing and lost online years 00:15:12 Diaspora scholars, brain drain and ICBMS 00:19:33 Connecting research, aid work and identity 00:32:05 Civil society, EAOs and development partnerships 00:38:38 Resilient horticulture and food insecurity 00:41:20 Rohingya crisis, empathy and peacebuilding 00:49:30 Chinese investment and Rakhine’s gateway role 00:52:11 Shan Women’s Action Network and women’s leadership 01:02:32 Closing reflections and support message