@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:
@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… 3/
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 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) 5/
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" 6/ artsteps.com/view/67002a269…
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) 7/
@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
@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/… 8/
@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…
9/
@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.
@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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New week is upon us #MilkTeaAlliance & a good % of the events this week are in Thailand.
So it seems appropriate to open with this letter in @KhaosodEnglish by a Burmese refugee & activist, a heartfelt call for solidarity, friendship &cooperation.
Mon: @MTANeverForget
The 14th of October will mark 51 years since the 1973 Thai popular (เหตุการณ์ 14 ตุลา) uprising in which the Military regime of the time was overthrown by a mass uprising.
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A new week dawns & so here is the upcoming events 🧵for the week #MilkTeaAlliance. B4 we begin today is the 48th year since the October 6th Massacre at Thammasat University, Thailand. @ManushyaFdn have produced a good explainer on what happened that day manushyafoundation.org/post/all-you-n… 1/ x.com/ManushyaFdn/st…
There are 8 events in the calendar for this week: 3 exhibitions, 3 webinars, 1 workshop & 1 fundraiser.
Full details can be found in the google calendar here:
Wed:
@PVamplify with Karenni National Women’s Organization, Karenni Civil Society Network & Union of Karenni State Youth hold launch of paper “Federalism from the Ground Up: The Karenni Model of Nation-State Building” w/ @khinohmar Banya Khung Aung, Alar & Andrea 3/
Weekend is here #MilkTeaAlliance & here is the🧵of events we know are happening.
B4 we start this article worth a read on impact of conflict between the AA & Junta in Rakhine on minority communities by @hpanja_brang @EmilyFishbein11 & @myothazin_nwe 1/ aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/4…
@hpanja_brang @EmilyFishbein11 @myothazin_nwe There are only 6 events in the calendar this weekend, nevertheless the ones that are in look good:
1 commemoration date, 3 exhibitions & 2 protests.
Sat:
@THforPalestine @PSCThailand &
@seriipalestine will hold Solidarity actions for Palestine in Bangkok & Chiang Mai! (see their accounts for March guidelines)
&
Free Burma action committee - San Francisco hold their weekly solidarity protest for resistance in Burma! 3/
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:
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
&
@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: