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Lot has happened this week #milkteaalliance & we will get to some of the highlights at the end of the upcoming events🧵for this weekend.

To begin though 240 Myanmar orgs called on ASEAN to finally take real action to prevent the junta's violence 👇🏼

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@PVamplify @Altsean @karenwomenorg @KPSN19 @bloodmoney22222 @TTFR__Myanmar There are 10 events in the calendar for this weekend: 3 exhibitions, 1 film, 1 twitter space, 3 protests, 1 book & craft fair & 1 fundraising event!
Full details can be found in the calendar here:


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@PVamplify @Altsean @karenwomenorg @KPSN19 @bloodmoney22222 @TTFR__Myanmar Fri: (Due to time zones)
@hkaaberk hold screening of "Yellowing / 亂世備忘" to mark 10 years since the Umbrella revolution in Hong Kong.

Sat:
Join @hmicschool for twitter space to mark "2 years since Peng Lifa Sitong Bridge protest". x.com/i/spaces/1eaKb…
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Sat Cont'd:
@newbloommag host "Daybreak Executive Coffee Hours" a new initiative to link up creatives for projects in Taiwan (or drink coffee & hang out)
facebook.com/events/3863290…

Sun:
Join forpeacetw for "Taiwan Stand With Palestine March"
instagram.com/p/DAX6gawziQb
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Sun Cont'd:
@WorkersAntiCCP & friends will hold protests outside apple stores in London & Birmingham.
&
Free Burma Action Committee - Northern California hold "19th Myanmar Food Bazaar" in Newark CA (note this replaces the usual protest in San Francisco this week)
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Sat & Sun:
@SEAJunction hold Mini craft & book fair!

Ongoing events:
Virtual Photography Exhibition by Yan Naing Aung: "From Coup to Resistance: A Visual Chronicle of Myanmar's Struggle for Freedom"
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Ongoing cont'd:
Kinjai Contemporary hold exhibition "Presumption of Innocence" W/ @112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014
& @iLawFX
&
@SEAJunction Exhibition “Not Just Labor; Migrant Photo Voices from Thailand Fisheries” at BACC Pop-Up Gallery, 3rd Floor, (MMAD)
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@112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 @iLawFX @SEAJunction That's all the events we have for now. Thanks to @BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @SEAJunction for sending us events.

Highlights:

Worth listening to stakeholders in Karreni state talk on building of "ground up" state level governance hosted by @PVamplify

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@112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 @iLawFX @SEAJunction @BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @PVamplify Then we appreciate 4 UN special Rapporteurs for highlighting & asking the Thai government for information on the status of investigations into the death in detention of “Bung”, our friend & Thai activist who died in custody
Justice is needed #บุ้งเนติพร
spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…
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@112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 @iLawFX @SEAJunction @BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @PVamplify @Irenekhan @MaryLawlorhrds @Ginitastar @thalugazzz @MilkTeaTHA Then in Myanmar more brave activists including Paing Phyo Min & Shein Wai Aung were detained on Wednesday & haven't been heard from since. The Junta using the census process to detect & crackdown hard.
myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanma…
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@112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 @iLawFX @SEAJunction @BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @PVamplify @Irenekhan @MaryLawlorhrds @Ginitastar @thalugazzz @MilkTeaTHA Then lastly, our continued respect to @RayhanAsat for writing this heartfelt piece drawing parallels & showing solidarity between the Peoples of Palestine & Uyghurs.

dawnmena.org/how-justice-is…
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@112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 @iLawFX @SEAJunction @BefriaHongKong @MTA_Museum @PVamplify @Irenekhan @MaryLawlorhrds @Ginitastar @thalugazzz @MilkTeaTHA @RayhanAsat A quote from that piece:
"The people at the bottom, politically and economically, stand no chance against the governments that have decided their lives are worthless"

Together we will keep fighting for those at the bottom #MilkTeaAlliance with what we have,
In love & solidarity

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