Thabyay: Creative Resistance in Myanmar (2025) follows four democracy revolutionaries who are finding creative means to fight against the military junta. Some take up arms while struggling to stay true to their commitment to non-violence, while others engage in “artivism,” using music, poetry and art to bring about a peaceful, free, democratic and truly inclusive future for all people in Myanmar.
The film will be introduced by
- Gerard McCarthy, Assistant Professor of Social Policy and Development, ISS
Following the screening, there will be a discussion with
- Thet Swe Win, one of the protagonists in the film, awardee of the Dutch Foreign Ministry’s Human Rights Tulip Award
- Myat The Thitsar, Coordinator, Humanitarian Observatory Myanmar
- Minka Nijhuis, journalist
- Pyae Phyo Kyaw, the Netherlands-Myanmar Solidarity Platform.
Please register via the event page
The session is organised in collaboration with the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre and the Netherlands-Myanmar Solidarity Platform.
