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Apr 29, 2022 9 tweets 13 min read Read on X
Blindfolding Bandaranaike: Arrived at Galle Face to this powerful sight.

Thread of a few more things that happened at #Gotagogama today.

#lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022 #TakeBackOurPower
Rally by the Medical Faculty Student Action Committee, raising issues of the lack of medication and the patients whose lives are at risk. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022
Medical Faculty rally and the ongoing protest by IT Professionals merge near the statue. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022
Golden hour on the mixed and ever-growing sea of protestors. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022
Galkande Dhammananda thero gave a powerful speech about the years and cycles of violence that have left #SriLanka a wounded society, standing at the base of blindfolded Banda. #lka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022 (1/2)
The disappeared in the North & East & those who gave their kids to the Forces at the end of the war. Those whose kids were lost to suicide bombers & disappearances in the 80's. He says how everyone is wounded & + healing must start from acknowledging that. #lka #GoHomeGota (2/2)
Sr. Rasika Peiris talks about how women come to this struggle while facing a daily struggle in their homes & work spaces. She makes a special note of women apparel workers, plantation workers and migrant workers. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022
Masala tea to round off the night, from these generous folks who've been running this tent nearly 24/7, nearly everyday since #Gotagogama came into being. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022
Thank you @kavindya_T for this Live video of the thero's speech. #lka #SriLanka #GoHomeGota #GoHomeGota2022

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