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  "INVITATION for a NEW BOOK LAUNCH on the  WOMEN OF BURMA DAY"
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 Dear respected guests,
 
 May we invite you to a new book launch on the Women of Burma Day? 
 It was two years ago that Burmese women unanimously recognised 
 the Women of Burma Day on 19 June, at the 51st birthday 
 celebration of our leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace 
 Laureate. This was primarily a tribute to an outstanding women 
 of Burma and of our time, in honour of her work, leadership and 
 the sacrifices that she has made for our country. This year, we 
 have published a bilingual book entitled "BURMA: Voices of Women 
 in the Struggle" to mark the Women of Burma Day 1998, written by 
 Burmese women and edited by the Thnahka Team. Since we all have 
 to work during the week days the new book launch will take place 
 on the coming Sunday.
 
 Date:     :Sunday, 21 June 1998.

 Time:     :Starting from 1:00 pm.. till...5:00 pm.
            You can pop in and enjoy the exhibition and a Burmese 
            snack at your convenient time during these hours.

 Venue:    :Buddhayana Wihara 
            (Buddhist meditation and teaching centre)
            *Stephensonstraat 13, The Hague, The Netherlands*.

            Directions :  : From the train station Den Haag CS, 
            take the tram 3 in the direction of Loosduine; get off
            at Conrad Gade stop, the eighth stop from the central 
            station, Den Haag CS.

 Activities of  the day
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 13:00 h     Opening of the book launch and Burmese cultural exhibition: 
             tapestry, handicrafts, silverware, paintings, books, 
             posters, etc. etc. 

 14:00h      A personal video message from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to the 
             "Women of Burma Day 1998" followed by a Documentary narrated 
             by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi herself.

 14:30h      Informal presentation by the representative of the 
             International Women discussion group

 15:00h      Informal presentations by Burmese women and Dutch scholars 

 16:00h      Repetition of the video show as mentioned above

 16:30h      Informal party with Burmese tea and 
             Baya-Gyaw (fried bean snack)

 17:00h      Closing the event with more snacks and tea.
  
 With metta (loving kindness) and friendliness, 
            and looking forward to see you on Sunday!

 This event is organised by the Water, Research and Training Centre 
 for a new Burma. The Burma Centrum Nederland co-operated.
 
 For more information please contact Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein.
 Tel. 015-2151814 (from 9:00h to 18:00h NL time) 
 or Tel. 015-256 96 95 (from 19:00h to 23:00h NL time)
 Fax. No. 015-256 96 95; E-mail <nin@xxxxxx>.
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