Please email voicesofburma [at]gmail [.]com for more information 

Voices of Burma is ...

An organization committed to bringing awareness to issues related to Burma through creative activism. VOB started after Deanna Scott went to Thailand on a study abroad program through Trent University in Ontario. During a volunteer placement she collaborated with professional artists from Burma to create the initiative. This collaboration came out of her research on empowerment techniques among children. When she saw what a positive impact art had on the children, she wanted to continue to use this medium to allow their voices to be heard.

All the art is created by migrant and refugee children and adults. We fundraise for educational initiatives, art projects and to help professional artists become internationally recognized. There are seven professional artists involved in the project and several schools representing Umphieum Refugee Camp and migrant schools in Mae Sot, Thailand.
Voices of Burma is active nationally and has one university chapter at Trent University with others soon to follow.
 


The mandates of VOB are as follows:

Generate awareness about Burma and its peoples.
Help fund the Migrant Children's Art Project

Help fundraise for a new Art Centre in Mae Sot, due to open June 2008
Actively employ and promote creative methods of resistance.
The use the consensus-decision making model within the group and its affiliates.
To find constructive ways to become allies in the struggle against the military dictatorship in Burma.
Network with other groups in Canada and internationally

 
 
Become involved...

Trent University Voices of Burma:

Trent has a very strong group through OPIRG They happy to welcome new members. For more information, please contact us!

Become a member: VOB is at the beginning stages of going national and we need members in Vancouver to aid in this dream becoming a reality.

Start a school group: VOB has made a commitment to opening reaching the public through the creation of university chapters.

We are also actively seeking frames, the donation of space for art shows, and right now we really need travelling display boards to showcase the art

We are actively fundraising for a new Art School which is the next stage in the Children's Art Project in Mae Sot. For donating or to find out more information, please email voicesofburma [at] gmail [.] com
We are also welcome donations to keep Voices of Burma sustainable. We rely on the generousity of others.