Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Nora Nyi Myint, a student activist from Myanmar. At the age of 15 Nora left her home in Myanmar to study in Japan at one of the United World Colleges. Raised by a strong woman she learned early on about the injustices and history of her country and was determined to one day make a difference. Nora was on her college campus in the US when the devastating news of the coup reached her in February. She immediately sprung to action and with fellow Burmese students set up a panel discussion to generate awareness on her campus and within her local community. Motivated by the impact this had she decided to increase her advocacy. She joined Sisters to Sisters, an organization which aims to raise awareness about the violence used on women by the Myanmar military while also promoting global solidarity among women fighting systemic oppression across the world. Here Nora shares the difficulties of being away from her family, how she finds the strength to keep advocating for Myanmar while also highlighting some of the fantastic initiatives from Sisters to Sisters.

The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was born from a desire to bring into public consciousness the atrocities that are currently being committed in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Our goal is simply to keep the conversation going, and to let the people of Myanmar know that they have not been forgotten. You can continue to support the people of Myanmar by keeping this conversation going. You can subscribe to this podcast on all major podcasting apps, including Apple, Spotify and Acast. You can also follow us on all our social media pages, linked below. If you’d like to reach out, please email us or fill out this form to add your voice to the conversation (https://tinyurl.com/3ee7ssm9).

Credits:

Song: Kabar Makyay Bu (Until the End of the World), was written and recorded by Naing Myanmar, it became the revolutionary anthem of the 1988 pro-democracy movement and could be heard once again all over Myanmar during the 2021 Coup. Naing Myanmar maintains that the song is no longer his, since the '88 uprising “it belongs to everyone”.

Graphics: SelinaXin

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*Special thanks to Nora and the team at Sisters to Sisters who continue to advocate for women and speak out against injustices.  We are so grateful to Nora for adding her voice to the conversation. You can find out more about Sisters to Sisters by clicking on the linktree in our biosite: https://bio.site/w3VjcD

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