I have grown up in a small village of Burma where there was no electricity or internet connection. So, when i first visited New York's Times Square where the night is as bright as day light, i was so amazed by the colorful electricity. I wanted to showed it to all my friends from the village who have never been living with 24 hrs of electricity (or) some have never had electricity in their lives. At the same time, I sadly realized that my country has left behind in all aspects; education, health care, human rights and living standards etc.
At this time, demonstrations over electricity shortages began in the 2nd largest city of Burma,Mandarlay, on May 20 and quickly spread to several towns and cities. Kyaw Thu, the winner for Burmese Citizenship Award for his social services to the poor, held a small peaceful demonstration in New York City to support the Burma's candle campaign. Kyaw Thu is a famous actor, film director, an artist and the founder of the Free Funeral Service Society that provides free funeral services and health care to the poor. On his short trip to the USA, Kyaw Thu has met with Burmese communities from different cities.
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| Kyaw Thu participated in peaceful Candle campaign at Project Reach, New York City (photo: littlevoicefromburma) |
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| Burmeses living in NYC also particiapted in the Candle campaign (photo: littlevoicefromburma) |
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| Citizens marching inside Burma in a Candle Campaign (photo: The Myanmar Times ) |
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| Citizens marching inside Burma in a Candle Campaign (photo: The Myanmar Times) |
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| Protesting for the next generations to get 24 hrs electricity supply in Burma (photo: facebook) |
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| The desire to get 24 hrs electricity is burning inside and he could not even feel the burnt on his hand. (Photo: Myo Min Oo ) |
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| Photo: The Myanmar Times |
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