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17 November 2009:

Press release : New guidebook reveals darker side of tourist sites in Shan State

Forbidden Glimpses of Shan State

A guidebook giving tourists an alternative view of Shan State by providing a pictorial exposé of the deliberate neglect, destruction and reinvention of local cultural and historical sites.

2009 SWAN English newsletter is out!

13 August 2009

10,000 Shans uprooted, 500 houses burned in Burmese regime’s latest scorched earth campaign

Map of villages forcibly relocated

Summary of villages forcibly relocated

Images of the Burmese regime's latest scorched earth campaign

19 June 2009

SWAN's birthday message to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

March 28, 2009

Statement on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Shan Women’s Action Network

Community event photos on 10th anniversary

SWAN: A 10-year journey

A new publication includes reflections on SWAN's experiences over the past 10 years and provides insight into the complexities of developing a feminist movement within the Burmese cultural and political context.

Paper dolls from Shan State to raise fund for SWAN Education Program!

	In collaboration with DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency) & the Danish Burma Committee (DBC), SWAN has produced a book of cut-out dolls from children showing the costumes of the different ethnic groups in Shan State. The book is being on sale internationally to raise funds for SWAN Education Program. For more information on how to place an order, please contact SWAN at: paperdolls@shanwomen.org

The Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)

SWAN is a network of Shan women active in Shan State and Thailand, set up on 28 March 1999. Its mission is to work on gender equality and justice for Shan women in the struggle for social and political change in Burma through community-based actions, research and advocacy.

SWAN is a founding member of the Women’s League of Burma (WLB), an umbrella women’s organization comprising twelve women’s groups from Burma.SWAN, through its affiliation with local, regional and international women's organizations, establishes common platforms to promote the role of women from Burma in the struggle for democracy and human rights in their country.

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