Final Fundraising Weekend Our International Women’s Day (IWD) Exhibition so far has been one of the least visited art shows at Borderline. A late announcement and perhaps no sufficient promotion means we can literally count the visitors on one hand. So we try to go out with a bang. Coming weekend we will have two …
This past year our donation boxes have been used to help fund efforts to bring food to people who had to hide near the Moei river after their houses and communities had been attacked. Several groups in and around Mae Sot have been supporting people all along the border from South of Pho Phra to …
March 2020 was the start of the changes that were a result of Covid-19. At Borderline this led to a massive drop in activities and sales. At first we acted as if things were normal, using some of our savings to fill the gaps that were a result of those drop in sales. What we …
Thantlang in Chin State, Hpakant in Kachin State, Hlaing Thar Yar in Yangon became household names since February 1. Moso, Hpruso in Karenni State was unknown until last week. And now we learn about Lay Kay Kaw, Mae Thaw Talay and Palu. Thousands of people are forced to leave their homes and run to safety …
Today the news in Mae Sot is dominated by the fighting that takes place not so far from here. A village that is purposely build to house people who spend decades living in refugee camps has come under attack by the same forces who were responsible for the atrocities which turned the people into refugees …
History repeats itself so often it must be easy at school Read More »