#whatshappeninginmyanmar #myanmar #civildisobedience #civildisobediencemovement 

#civildisobediencemovementmyanmar #savemyanmar #justiceformyanmar 

#hearthevoiceofmyanmar #milkteaalliance 

Table of Contents

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1. Purpose
2. Background & Issue
3. Actions

1. Send Letters & Sign Petitions (country specific)
2. Contact your country representatives
3. Donate
4. Attend protests and trainings
5. Share on social media

4. Recent Updates
5. Social Media

Purpose

An action toolkit that seeks to be a compiled and concise, though not exhaustive, resource for ethnic groups with roots in Myanmar. Due to our geographical divergence, as well as language accessibility, our aim is that this toolkit be translated into as many of the ethnic languages from Myanmar as possible. We hope you use this toolkit to spread awareness and be driven to action.

Please focus on the five action items; these will be the most helpful in terms of advocacy and awareness. We have also included background, recent update links, and social media accounts that you can use to gain more knowledge of what is happening on the ground.

This toolkit was put together by two board members of the Chin Leaders of Tomorrow, Dim Mang and Jessica Par, but should be viewed as a community resource.

Background & Issue

On February 1, 2021, the Tatmadaw (military) of Myanmar staged a coup, detaining key leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party. This was immediately followed by the Tatmadaw censoring the press, shutting down the Internet, closing banks, cutting off global communication, and announcing a state of emergency. As of February 15, the peaceful protestors in Myanmar have been met with coordinated, violent attacks by the Tatmadaw: arresting civilians, releasing armed and drugged prisoners to attack protesters, setting neighborhoods on fire, poisoning water supplies, and other acts of terror intended to quash the democratic spirit.

More than 700,000 Rohingya people have had to flee Myanmar since August of 2017—128,000 of them displaced. Dating further back, the conflict between the Karen people and the military is the longest internal war in Myanmar. Since 2011, more than 4,000 Karen people have been displaced by the military. Furthermore, Paletwa villagers struggled to survive through an armed conflict in the summer of 2020 as more were increasingly missing, arrested, or killed. In hopes to escape these endless atrocities, more than 2,000 Chin people have fled violence, mainly due to religious persecution. With more than 135 ethnic groups in Myanmar, the military desires no more than power and control regardless of the bloodshed of the people in the country. No ethnic minorities in Myanmar are spared from the military dictatorship.

As of May 3, over 800 innocent protestors and civilians, including children, have been brutally murdered by the Tatmadaw military. The situation in the country will only get worse without immediate action.

ACTION 1: Send Letters & Sign Petitions (country specific)

CANADA

EUROPEAN UNION

GERMANY

IRELAND

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ACTION 2: Contact your country representatives

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ACTION 3: Donate

If able, redistribute funds to aid civilians on the ground in Myanmar through these fundraisers and mutual aid efforts.

ACTION 4: Attend protests & trainings

ACTION 5: Share on social media 

• A tangible way to help is to share this toolkit widely. Use your network and share this link → bit.ly/MyanmarToolkit-Intl (case sensitive)
• You can find social media graphics for email, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at this Google Drive.

Recent Updates [Updated: Monday, May  3 @ 3:47pm PT]

AAAP | List of companies who fund the Myanmar military | Milktea Alliance Letter | Myanmar Spring Revolution 

Social Media

Follow or check out the following social media platforms to receive updates and hear directly from people of Myanmar about #WhatsHappeninginMyanmar.

Trigger Warnings: many of these accounts contain extremely graphic photos and mentions of state sanctioned violence, including bloody injuries, death, mass shooting, and other forms of brutality enacted by the Tatmadaw military junta.

In Myanmar (Instagram)

Journalists to follow (Twitter)

Outside Myanmar (Instagram/Web)

LinkTrees 

@whatshappeninginmyanmar | @thethtar_thet | @meemalee | @bmsauw.savemyanmar 

Local News/Media to follow

If you have any questions or want to add to this toolkit, you can email chinleadersoftomorrow@gmail.com. Compiled & housed at chinleaders.org