Displaced But Not Forgotten 365
Displaced But Not Forgotten 365 is an awareness campaign run by the Oxford Burma Alliance that seeks to inform and educate on the current situation affecting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Burma. It is open to everyone, whether you are an Oxford student or not, know a lot about Burma or don’t know much at all. Our only requirement is a willingness to learn and a commitment to making this campaign a success!
The situation of IDPs in Burma does not always attract mass media attention, making it difficult for many to know they exist, much less how to advocate for help. To make a statement that we have not forgotten the IDPs of Burma, we want to get photos of at least 365 people making a statement that they stand in solidarity with the IDPs of Burma—one person (at least) for each day of the year. A collective of (at least) 365 to show joint support in the form of a photo collage that will reflect this statement.
To make people aware that we’re seeking photos, and to inform the greatest number of people about the campaign, we are launching a call to action from May 9th to June 1st to invite as many people to participate in our action week, which will take place from June 2-9, 2012 (Action Week).
During the week of June 2-9, we’re asking people to donate their Facebook profile to garner attention and link people to information, the campaign, and more.
It is estimated that there are currently 650,000+ IDPs in Burma, a statistic we derived from adding the following statistics for 7 ethnic states and 2 regions of Burma:
Shan State: 145,600 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Karenni State: 35,100 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Pegu Region: 44,900 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Karen State: 106,800 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Mon State: 40,000 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Tenasserim Region: 77,600 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Kachin State: 55,000 IDPs (UN-OCHA, 2012)
Chin State: 65,000 (Physicians for Human Rights, 2011)
Arakan State: 80,000 (Narinjara News, 2002)
The regions and states were chosen based on the availability of reliable data, which are likely to be estimates. The current political situation makes it difficult to know for sure how many IDPs there are in Burma. For links to any of our sources, please ask on the event wall.
We believe that awareness can breed informed, positive social action, and it is our hope that after learning about this important issue, you will want to seek out other channels through which to help – whether that might be on-site volunteering post-graduation, donating to an organization, or participating in events in and outside of Oxford. We hope you will join us in making this campaign a success.
For detailed instructions on how you can participate with Facebook (timeline or traditional) and/or Twitter, read the note on our Facebook page.
The situation of IDPs in Burma does not always attract mass media attention, making it difficult for many to know they exist, much less how to advocate for help. To make a statement that we have not forgotten the IDPs of Burma, we want to get photos of at least 365 people making a statement that they stand in solidarity with the IDPs of Burma—one person (at least) for each day of the year. A collective of (at least) 365 to show joint support in the form of a photo collage that will reflect this statement.
To make people aware that we’re seeking photos, and to inform the greatest number of people about the campaign, we are launching a call to action from May 9th to June 1st to invite as many people to participate in our action week, which will take place from June 2-9, 2012 (Action Week).
During the week of June 2-9, we’re asking people to donate their Facebook profile to garner attention and link people to information, the campaign, and more.
It is estimated that there are currently 650,000+ IDPs in Burma, a statistic we derived from adding the following statistics for 7 ethnic states and 2 regions of Burma:
Shan State: 145,600 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Karenni State: 35,100 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Pegu Region: 44,900 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Karen State: 106,800 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Mon State: 40,000 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Tenasserim Region: 77,600 IDPs (TBBC, 2011)
Kachin State: 55,000 IDPs (UN-OCHA, 2012)
Chin State: 65,000 (Physicians for Human Rights, 2011)
Arakan State: 80,000 (Narinjara News, 2002)
The regions and states were chosen based on the availability of reliable data, which are likely to be estimates. The current political situation makes it difficult to know for sure how many IDPs there are in Burma. For links to any of our sources, please ask on the event wall.
We believe that awareness can breed informed, positive social action, and it is our hope that after learning about this important issue, you will want to seek out other channels through which to help – whether that might be on-site volunteering post-graduation, donating to an organization, or participating in events in and outside of Oxford. We hope you will join us in making this campaign a success.
For detailed instructions on how you can participate with Facebook (timeline or traditional) and/or Twitter, read the note on our Facebook page.
