The Voice of Hope — Alan Clements in Conversation with Aung San Suu Kyi —
Burma's imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate
"The only real prison is fear, and the only
real freedom is freedom from fear."
~ Aung San Suu Kyi
Read the press release for The Voice of Hope:
Voice of Hope Press Release.pdf
"As powerful a voice and as strong a leader in these times, as
Dr. King and Nelson Mandela were in theirs... is Aung San Suu Kyi."
~ Bono, of the band U2
"The dialogues [in The Voice of Hope] express Aung San Suu Kyi's humor, erudition, wisdom and accessibility, and demonstrate why she has become a world spiritual leader." ~ The New York Times Book Review
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Video - Aung San Suu Kyi: Her Burma (3:37)
Video - Burma's Revolution of the Spirit (3:45)
"Reading this book, one can well understand why [Aung San Suu Kyi]
has been compared to such heroes of freedom as Nelson Mandela
and Vaclav Havel."
~ The San Francisco Chronicle
The Voice of Hope - Book Details:
- Hardback & Paperback: 304 pages
- Price: $12.89 (through Amazon.com)
- Publisher: Seven Stories Press (North America only),
Random House UK Rider Group (worldwide English). - Original publisher: Editions Stock Paris, France.
- Languages: English, French, Japanese, and Italian.
- Pub Date: Revised/Updated Editions - four languages,
May - Oct 2008, with many other languages in process.
- ISBN-10: 1583228454
- ISBN-13: 978-1583228456
- The new edition includes a 5,000 word interview with
U Gambira, an (imprisoned) leader of the All-Burma
Monks Alliance; 29 photographs; 16 page chronology of
key events; list of Burma activist groups worldwide; and
interviews with the two (incarcerated) senior advisers to
Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo and U Kyi Maung.
"Aung San Suu Kyi is a remarkable and courageous human being.
Listen to her voice and be inspired."
~ Desmond Tutu, Dec 10, 2007
Peaceful protest against Burma's military junta, 9/2007
"Aung San Suu Kyi is still strong, powerful and remains as the leader of
the people of Burma in their 'revolution of the spirit.' The Voice of Hope
is a portrait of her, painted with her spiritual strength. It is one of the best
documents to prove that she is the real future of Burma."
~ Aung Din, a former political prisoner and executive director
of the US Campaign for Burma , Dec 10, 2007
Selections from Voice: reviews, interviews, articles, etc
- * Preface updated ⁄ revised edition, 2008
- * Introduction first edition, 1997
- * Excerpt
- * What people are saying about Aung San Suu Kyi
- * About the co-author, Alan Clements
- * Photo Gallery (downloads): (soon)
- * New York Times Review of Books
- * Washington Post Review
- * Interview - Newsweek International
- * Interview - Banyen Books
- * Time Magazine - U2's Bono on Aung San Suu Kyi
- * Aung San Suu Kyi on Nonviolence (video 2:15)
- * An Interview with U Gambira - (the imprisoned) Burmese monk leader of the 2007 uprisings.
- An Interview with Ashin Nayaka (an exiled Burmese monk leader from the 1988 uprisings).
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. - Speaks Out for Burma (1:20)
“Whatever the future of Burma, a possible future for politics itself is illuminated by these conversations.”
≈ The London Observer
Radio & TV with Alan Clements on Burma
Selected radio interviews with Alan Clements
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Air America Radio (50 min) Burma Land of Hostages
Australian Radio (15 min) Buddhism in Burmas Uprisings
Australian Radio (21 min) Burmas Generals and Monks
Australian Radio panel (16 min) Discussing Aung San Suu Kyi
Canadian National Radio (7 min) Rangoon Under Siege
KGNU Boulder (30 min) Alan Clements Interview
Radio Free Santa Cruz (60 min) Burmas Revolution
San Francisco KPFA (30 min) Panel on Burma Crisis
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