On Sunday August 16, 6pm at the Theatre Centre, the Burmese community will attend the final performance of 7 Days 7 Days, a play depicting the struggles of a family torn apart by the brutal military dictatorship in Burma.
This is the first time the story of Burma's struggle has been on a Canadian Stage and the first opportunity for the Burmese community to have their history reflected back to them through theatre in their new home, and share their history with the Toronto community.
This week marks the 21st anniversary of the crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Burma which killed over 3,000 civilians. 7 Days 7 Days runs concurrent to other events commemorating the crackdown, including a 2 week screening of award-winning Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country at the Royal Cinema.
On August 11, the regime sentenced another 18 months to Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Honourary Canadian Citizen Aung San Suu Kyi. She has been under detention for 14 of the past 20 years. Today, she is the world’s only Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in prison. There are over 2100 political prisoners in Burma’s notorious prisons.
Free tickets are offered to Burmese community members to ensure the event is accessible.
Please join us:
7 Days 7 Days
The Theatre Centre (Queen and Dovercourt)
Sunday August 16th, 6pm.
For more information, please contact Ulla Laidlaw at 416.605.2588 or Zaw Kway at 416 358 2318.
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