Jedi Camilla met her match
After roaming the galaxy for decades, Jedi Camilla met her match up in a northern Thailand town called Mae Sot. One evening after fighting for justice to the human kind, Jedi Camilla met the perfect compatriot for her crusade : The Firesaber Warrior.
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| Je suis une Jedi |
WISHFUL THINGKING JEDI WAS.
Firesaber Warrior is actually a circus performer from SPARK! Circus.A group of international volunteer circus performers who come together to entertain disadvantaged children (And NGO workers) in refugee camps, migrant schools, hospitals and orphanages along the Thai Burmese border. Their fire shows were awesome.
Firesaber Warrior is actually a circus performer from SPARK! Circus.A group of international volunteer circus performers who come together to entertain disadvantaged children (And NGO workers) in refugee camps, migrant schools, hospitals and orphanages along the Thai Burmese border. Their fire shows were awesome.
What was I doing at the border? It was for work. Check out more photos on my Facebook
When I met a group of Burmese migrants involved in Financial literacy training that UN Women Singapore funded through Project Inspire, I realized that our national motto of 'Unity in Diversity' is not a total bullcrap. The ethnic minority in Burma fled the country because they are intimidated by the authority, ousted from their village or simply had to leave to make some living. In Thailand, many of them live in the dump, constantly in risk being arrested by the Thai police and thrown back into Burma due to the absence of legal documents(how do you process documents in these circumstances?). Where again, they will be opressed and likely forced to leave their home.again.
Dating back since the colonial times, the ethnic communities have lived segregated lives, speak different languages (and not necessarily speak the national language either) and bind by different rules and policies.
If your ethnic group defines your rights, Indonesia and its over 300 ethnic groups will be a big messy country. Well, we are one big mess right now. But at least we speak one language and my family and friends were never forced to leave their homes because we're not from the 'right' ethnic group.
I guess pledging Sumpah Pemuda and Bhineka Tunggal Ika are some of the smartest things that our previous leaders ever did.
When I met a group of Burmese migrants involved in Financial literacy training that UN Women Singapore funded through Project Inspire, I realized that our national motto of 'Unity in Diversity' is not a total bullcrap. The ethnic minority in Burma fled the country because they are intimidated by the authority, ousted from their village or simply had to leave to make some living. In Thailand, many of them live in the dump, constantly in risk being arrested by the Thai police and thrown back into Burma due to the absence of legal documents(how do you process documents in these circumstances?). Where again, they will be opressed and likely forced to leave their home.again.
Dating back since the colonial times, the ethnic communities have lived segregated lives, speak different languages (and not necessarily speak the national language either) and bind by different rules and policies.
If your ethnic group defines your rights, Indonesia and its over 300 ethnic groups will be a big messy country. Well, we are one big mess right now. But at least we speak one language and my family and friends were never forced to leave their homes because we're not from the 'right' ethnic group.
I guess pledging Sumpah Pemuda and Bhineka Tunggal Ika are some of the smartest things that our previous leaders ever did.
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