Busy few days! Thai friends & allies been out with banner protests! to remember the 8888 uprising in Myanmar, against the dissolution of MFP & in solidarity with Palestine. Also a Thai protest guard got released.
Nice way to begin the weeks event 🧵
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There are 9 events in the calendar this week! 2 exhibitions, 1 commemoration day, 1 film festival, 1 campaign, 2 webinars, 1 workshop & a talk!
Details of all events can be found in the calendar here:
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Monday is Karen Martyr's day. The @knuhq will mark the day, remembering all those who've laid down their lives for the freedom and safety of Karen people and all ethnicities of Myanmar.
Learn more:
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Weds:
To mark the six month anniversary of the protests in Dege @TheTibetNetwork brings together many activists & groups for "Hands off Tibet's land" Live on youtube
#FreeTibet
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Thurs:
Re-water & Bare Project hold 齊齊織連儂旗 /"Lennon Art'' inspired crochet workshop
Fri:
@newbloommag host "Recognizing Change of Time and History: Social Movement in Fragile Context" w/
@forum_asia @IIDonline & more
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Ongoing:
@freedomfilmfest's 20th annual human rights documentary + social film festival in Malaysia!
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Exhibition at @baccnews "Humanitarian and peace: The Voice of hope amidst the knives" hosted by many groups (inc @THforPalestine) w. info booths & lots more.
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Ongoing:
@THforPalestine & friends invite everyone to join #StrikeforPalestineTH to show solidarity with the Palestinian people
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In Taiwan, Exhibition: Travel Unbound—An Exhibition That Navigates The Landscapes Of Identity w/ The Kitchen collective
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@THforPalestine And that's all the events we have so far for this week... no doubt will see a few more as the week progresses.
Couple of highlights to end. 1stly this banger tweet from @cvdom2021 which is on point... Laughing hard at the shade esp at #UselessASEAN
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@THforPalestine @cvdom2021 Lastly Five years ago today, on August 11th, a Hong Kong police shot a 1st aider eye with a bean bag bullet, was the 1st time but sadly not the last & something that has been seen in many contexts since.
#Eye4HK
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And that event did bring this artwork... the caption of which we think about alot.
"We persist not because of seeing hope but persist in order to see the hope"
And on that note #MilkTeaAlliance we will end the thread. Persist.
In love & solidarity❤️✊🏼
(Thanks to "uWu", IYKYK)
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