Rebellion and resistance continues in Myanmar after the Tatmadaw (Myanmar’s military) arrested State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and seized government on 1 February. Young workers and students have been at the centre of an uprising that has included mass strikes, street protests, and creative acts of civil disobedience. On this episode Burmese-Australian youth activist Ye Yint Aung and socialist Robert Narai share their perspectives and stories on the eruption of popular anger and the challenges ahead.
Further readings:
Myanmar coup: ‘The people are more united, armed with past lessons’ by Ye Yint Aung
https://amp.theage.com.au/national/myanmar-coup-the-people-are-more-united-armed-with-past-lessons-20210302-p57747.html
Myanmar’s spring revolution by Robert Narai:
https://redflag.org.au/article/myanmars-spring-revolution
Myanmar Workers and Unions on the Front Lines in Fight Against Coup by Kevin Lin:
https://labornotes.org/2021/02/myanmar-workers-and-unions-front-lines-fight-against-coup
If the Military Leaders Win, There Will Be No Unions': Myanmar Garment Workers on the Strikes Against the Coup, interview with Ma Moe Sandar Myint, Ma Ei Ei Phyu, Ma Tin Tin Wai
https://labornotes.org/2021/03/if-military-leaders-win-there-will-be-no-unions-myanmar-garment-workers-strikes-against-coup
Join us for a special panel at Marxism 2021
https://marxismconference.org/program/monday/myanmar-thailand-hong-kong-mass-movements-for-democracy-across-asia
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