New Cards

 

My new business cards just arrived. The image on the card has been seen in an earlier post called "The Intersection of Arts and Activism". 

The text in the drawing represent eight quotes from Aung San Suu Kyi; 

The people of Burma are like prisoners in their own country, deprived of all freedom under military rule;  Our struggle for democracy is a struggle for our everyday life;  You can never separate the political system of a country from the way you conduct your daily life;  The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence;  Human beings need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential;  Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent;  The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged;  As my father's daughter, I felt I had a duty to get involved.

This drawing of Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the pieces I have created that incorporates both my art and my work with Amnesty International (AI). Aung San Suu Kyi has been released, but there are still over 2,100 political prisoners in Burma. Some of AI's biggest concerns for the people of Burma are their right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, freedom from torture and ill-treatment, and to fair trial.


http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/myanmar