New week is almost here #MilkTeaAlliance & so here is the weeks upcoming events🧵
B4 we start in Thailand there are many cases related to Freedom of expression & assembly in Oct, some of those in court are our friends & allies. They should be free!
There are 13 events in the calendar for this week: 3 exhibitions, last blasts of a heritage month, 2 talks, 6 protest/rallies & 1 simulcast film screening.
Full details of all events can be found in the calendar:
Mon:
@TheFortSpace hold "The Fort Talks: Crimes in Archival Form" A Conversation with Dr. Ken MacLean and Human Rights Defenders on Documentation.
Tues:
@GETSEA_ hold simulcast screening of "Breaking the Cycle" a film about coups & the youth resistance to them in Thailand 3/
Tues Cont'd
There are a lot of rallies in opposition to the 75th Anniversary of the CCP. In Minneapolis, Bay Area, Madison & Toronto w/ @STFHQ & allies.
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Also in London w/ @freetibetorg @UyghurStop @hkaiduk @vtag_tibet @HKLiberty_Team & more 4/
Tues Cont'd:
@HKers_in_Leeds @manchesterhkers @hkaiduk & more hold Rally "Hymn to the Fallen: Facing the National pain"
Thurs:
@MekongWatch @PVamplify host 6th session in series "Listening to voices from Myanmar: Youth & digital Freedom in Myanmar, Voices from the Frontlines" 5/
Ongoing:
While "ESEA Heritage Month" ends in the UK & there are quite a few more events w/@besea_n & more
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@NgoDeiOrg host exhibition "Treasure in Decade - Hong Kong Protest" in The Hauge. 6/ eseaheritagemonth.co.uk/calendar-2024
Ongoing Cont'd:
@SEAJunction Exhibition “Not Just Labor; Migrant Photo Voices from Thailand Fisheries” will be on display at BACC Pop-Up Gallery till oct 27th
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Kinjai Contemporary hold exhibition "Presumption of Innocence"
W/ @112watch @ThumbRights @TLHR2014 & @iLawFX 7/
And that's all the events for now, thanks to @candramertha @MTA_Museum @BefriaHongKong for sending us events to add.
Few highlights...
@PVamplify's weekly highlight focuses on how the Junta in Myanmar continues to block aid to flood effected areas
8/progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2024/09/27/jun…
@candramertha @MTA_Museum @BefriaHongKong @PVamplify Then @MattersMohinga's weekly update on Myanmar is out:
There have been a lot of threads about the umbrella revolution over the weekend... 1 from @FY4Chan
And that's where we will leave it for now. To Hong Kongers there & in exile, to our Thai Friends, to our comrades in Myanmar, the Tibetans, Uyghurs & all our other friends of the #MilkTeaAlliance, we still with you.
In love & solidarity.
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Weekend is almost upon us #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the upcoming events 🧵
B4 we start want to highlight this piece from @krislc which while talking about his experience & Hong Kongers who have had to leave, we think will be relatable for many.
@krislc There are 21 events in the Calendar this weekend: 1 commemoration date, 4 exhibitions, 6 talks, 1 gathering 7 protests & 1 cultural month, 1 environmental week, the latter 2 with their own events.
Sat:
Exhibition "Behind the Struggle: Hong Kong Civil society" at Open Ealing Arts Centre
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@SEAJunction host 2 Panel discussions "Mekong Dams, River Crisis, and Future Solutions: Can Science Help?" & "International Financial Institutions: Investment in Southeast Asia” 3/
Weekend passes quickly but that does mean it's time for the upcoming weeks event 🧵
B4 we begin want to highlight which is a new site from @AmnestyThailand which provides info & a way to write to political prisoners in Thailand. Send them encouragement! 1/ freeratsadon.amnesty.or.th
@AmnestyThailand @thalugazzz @MilkTeaTHA There are 13 events in the calendar for this weekend. 4 exhibitions & 1 opening, 1 cultural month, 1 photo awards, 4 talks, 1 environmental week & a happy hour 🤔
@AmnestyThailand @thalugazzz @MilkTeaTHA Tues:
Mekong-ASEAN Environmental Week begins in Bangkok, we have added some but far from all of the events happening... Check out the full schedule here:
Weekend is here #MilkTeaAlliance & so is the upcoming events🧵
b4 we start in the last 2 days in HK 3 people have been jailed for sedition under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. 1 for a T-shirt, 1 for posting online & 1 for graffiti. 🤬
There are 15 events in the calendar for this weekend.
3 Exhibitions, 1 heritage month, 1 conference, 1 commemoration date, 1 party, 4 protests/demonstrations, 1 market & 2 fundraisers!
Sat:
Sept 21st marks 52 years since the declaration of martial law in the Philippines, 9 years of dictatorship & human rights violations. Little justice for the crimes committed then has occurred.
Oh and the son of the dictator is now president :s
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
@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:
New week is here #MilkTeaAlliance & so is our events 🧵
B4 we begin highlight a win:
Last few days Malaysian netizens been pushing back against MCMC plans to implement DNS redirection as a tool to block websites, earlier today it was instructed not to!
New week is here #MilkTeaAlliance so time for our upcoming events🧵
Yesterday HKers & allies across the world marked the 831 attack. Pics of London & Birmingham
& in Hong Kong itself some attempted to also mark the day. Read more from @RazvenHK