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SUMMARY:PEN Lecture: Writing from Prison in Myanmar
DESCRIPTION:Sean Turnell spent almost two years in Myanmar’s terrifying Insein Prison\, accused of being a spy. Ma Thida was also incarcerated there\, where\, denied medical treatment\, she came very close to dying. \nHow did they survive? What hope do these important players in Myanmar’s government and politics hold for the return of democracy three years after the military seized power in a coup? In conversation with Catherine Renshaw. \n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join us at the Sydney Writers Festival for this fascinating conversation. This is a free event. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Book Now
URL:https://pen.org.au/event/pen-lecture-writing-from-prison-in-myanmar/
LOCATION:Home\, 245 Wilson St\, Eveleigh\, NSW\, 2015\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Day of the Imprisoned Writer 2024
DESCRIPTION:Recent high-profile prosecutions of whistleblowers – Witness K\, David McBride\, Richard Boyle have shown that blowing the whistle in Australia can land you in jail. What is the cost to our democracy? Keeping the bastards honest has never been more dangerous for whistleblowers and the journalists who bring their stories to light. \nFormer Senator Rex Patrick – advocate for whistleblowers \nPeter McCutcheon – Senior ABC Journalist on 730 \nAnneliese Cooper – Lawyer with the Whistleblower Project \nModerator – Michael West – Journalist \nJoin us for PEN Sydney’s annual Day of the Imprisoned Writer \n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join us on Zoom 7pm AEDT on 14 November . This is a free event. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Book Now
URL:https://pen.org.au/event/whistleblowers-behind-bars-day-of-imprisoned-writer-pen-meaa/
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SUMMARY:Shankari Chandran at Sydney Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:We live in an era of unprecedented access to information\, yet power and authority often present fiction as fact. \nAs a writer and lawyer\, Shankari Chandran recognises fiction’s limitations in delivering justice. But her interviews with survivors of Sri Lankan genocide inform her novels\, which provide a powerful opportunity to explore and reveal stories\, history\, war and injustice. Fiction is a crucial space for truth-telling\, especially when official channels are blocked. \nIn this PEN Sydney lecture\, hear the Miles Franklin Literary Award winner speak to her use of fiction as a living\, communal archive. \n\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join us for this free event at the Sydney Writers Festival on Friday 23 May at 1pm. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Book Now
URL:https://pen.org.au/event/shankari-chandran-pen-lecture-fictional-space/
LOCATION:Carriageworks\, 245 Wilson St\, Eveleigh\, NSW\, 2015\, Australia
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