Weekend is here #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the upcoming events🧵
b4 we start our allies & friends in Myanmar have been facing brutal flooding this week, but the Junta continue to carry out airstrikes on civilians & IDPs.
#WhatishappeninginMyanmar
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Given the situation here are some orgs that can be donated to who are continuing important work in Myanmar:
@karenwomenorg /
Kachin Relief Fund /
or DM @BeastBurmese
/2karenwomen.org
kachinrelief.org.uk
@karenwomenorg @BeastBurmese There are 11 events in the calendar this weekend. 2 exhibitions, 1 film screening run, 1 cultural month, 4 mid autumn festival events, 1 solidarity street station, 1 talk & 1 protest.
Full details of all events can be found in the calendar:
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Sat:
@VHKA_AU hold "Mid-Autumn Festival" & "Victoria Moon Festival Celebration Night" at Manningham.
&
香港人移居英國 （Hongkonger in Brighton) for 2nd year running hold bazaar in Brighton, UK with the theme "Hong Kong, A City in Memory"
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@VHKA_AU Sat cont'd
@hksa_official & friends hold “Blessing Market” in St Albans
&
@birminghamhkers hold "Mid-autumn Street Station" to highlight political prisoners in Hong Kong
&
Myanmar diaspora will protest @ UN Plaza, San Francisco for 79th UN credentials campaign
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Sun:
@newbloommag host discussion "August’s Protests in Indonesia & Black September” to talk about recent protests in Indonesia & the struggle for justice.
Ongoing:
UPLINK Cinema in Tokyo showings of "Love in the Time of Revolution" till 19th
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Ongoing cont'd:
@ProtectRohingya hold "Rohingya Genocide Commemoration Exhibition" w/ @thelibrary_o in Johannesburg.
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@anewburma & More hold: "LIMBO Festival Re-Imagination Work-in-Progress" in Chiang Mai!
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& that's all the events for now.
Thanks to @BefriaHongKong & @MTA_Museum for sending us events to flag & @mtealliance for some bits to highlight... inc this interview with Memee of @MilkTeaTHA from @bbcburmese talking solidarity with Peoples of Myanmar
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@BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @mtealliance @MilkTeaTHA @bbcburmese Then..
Journalists in Hong Kong have been facing coordinated intimidation, threats & harassment, doxing & death threats. @selina_cheng of @HKJA_Official spoke on the matter.
Details here:
Solidarity with Hong Kong journalists!
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hongkongfp.com/2024/09/13/bre…
Lastly will end on some good news.
A human rights activist in Laos has been released after 5 years in prison! Learn more about her fight here:
#ຖ້າການເມືອງລາວດີ
That's all from us for now #milkteaalliance Take care of each other.
In love & solidarity♥️ manushyafoundation.org/post/freemuay-…
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