Myanmar s searing smartphone images flood a watching world
TED ANTHONY, AP National Writer
March 10, 2021
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1of17FILE - In this March 9, 2021, file photo, anti-coup protesters with makeshift shields take positions while one man looks at his phone in Mandalay, Myanmar. The world is watching violent events unfold in Myanmar for many reasons, but perhaps one above all: because it can. The plentiful and unsettling imagery, filmed by participants on the ground and uploaded, is bringing protests and crackdowns to millions of handheld devices almost immediately.STR/APShow MoreShow Less
2of17FILE - In this file image made from video taken on Feb. 27, 2021, Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw is arrested by police in Yangon, Myanmar. The plentiful and unsettling imagery, filmed by participants on the ground and uploaded, is bringing protests and crackdowns to millions of handheld devices almost immediately. Zaw taken into custody in a chokehold by au
ABC Darien program seeks residential directors
Susan Shultz
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ABC graduates at the 2019 graduation party.ABC Darien / Contributed photo
ABC Board Co-President Susan Wilson said the job is “an amazing opportunity to make a difference in the lives of eight really motivated, hard-working, wonderful young ladies.”
The program has seen 52 participants attend four-year college programs, most of them the first in their families.
The program is accepting applications for resident directors for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year and to continue as resident directors for the 2021-22 academic year.
Founded in 1963, A Better Chance is a national program created to give students of color from under-served communities a better opportunity to be successful in college.