We would like to start off by saying a big THANK YOU to all of our delegation members who worked tirelessly in the planning of this event, the University of Manitoba Students Union who provided many services for us, the Rights and Democracy Network in Montreal who gave us direction and support, and all others who helped or participated in our event this year.

Delegation Members

Overall, our event was a success! Our week-long campaign included events such as an information booth with a location for donation of panties, the World Cafe Round Table Discussion, a documentary night showing the Oscar nominated Burma VJ, as well as a social featuring a great local band: Table 21. After our many events, during the week of March 8-12 (International Womyn’s Week), we displayed our collection of panties for public viewing in our campus’ Gallery of Student Art (GoSA).

We were able to raise awareness and educate others on the current state of Burma, with specific attention paid to the Burmese women. Participants learned a lot and provided fruitful discussion, comments, and feedback. In accordance with the Panties for Peace campaign, we plan to send our pantie donations to the Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Ottawa, and pictures of our collected panties directly to the Senior General Than Shwe in Burma. For more info about Panties for Peace, check: http://www.pantiesforpeace.ca

GoSA Gallery

Panties Display in Gallery