"Abby Kin"

Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Abby Kin, a university student turned activist from Myanmar. When the coup broke out in February, Abby, like so many young people took to the streets to peacefully show her opposition to military rule. But a brutal military crackdown resulted in two of her friends being shot in the head and killed while peacefully protesting. This experience made Abby determined to continue to resist however she could. Abby believes in the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM) and thinks this is key to taking down the military, hence, she has continued to raise funds to support striking CDM workers to ensure they are not forced back to work. Wanting to find a way to create a more long term sustainable income for CDM workers, Abby, with some friends, has set up an initiative called Coup & Canvas which sells beautiful art works and merchandise with the money raised going to support Burmese artists and striking CDM workers. Here, Abby talks about her affects the coup has on her, how the death of so many innocent young people her age motivates her to keep resisting. She also talks about the fantastic creative initiative Coup and Canvas. 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 *Special thanks to Abby Kin, the team at Coup & Canvas and all those who continue to find creative ways to help those sacrificing everything to fight for their lives in Myanmar. We are so grateful to Abby for adding her voice to the conversation. You can find out more about Coup & Canvas on facebook & instagram @coupandcanvas Follow ah nah: instagram.com/ahnahpodcast facebook.com/ahnahpodcast twitter.com/ahnahpodcast Thanks for listening, and remember to #KeepTheConversationGoing! Myanmar, we have not forgotten you. Follow us at @ahnahpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.