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Karen Network for Culture and Environment (KNCE), Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) and Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE) recognised the need to have a shared marketing space for women’s organisations from Burma and ethnic minority Thai villages along the Thai-Burma Border, to support this need in June 2004, the Borderline Women’s Collective officially opened.In July, 2004,

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The album, with songs by REM, Paul McCartny, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, U2 and others, was dedicated to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who until now remains under house arrest.Representatives of the Women’s groups talked about their groups, their challenges and their hopes. Khu Khu talks, and Damien Rice listens.

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The US Campaign for Burma visited the Borderline shop in July 2004. They brought with them Ani DiFranco and Damien Rice. These two musicians were among a larger group who donated songs for a charity album for the US Campaigh for Burma.Kristen and Ani DiFranco during the presentation at the BorderlineLe Peq Thote, or pickled tea leaf salad, a Burmese delicacy that you can find in most tea houses,

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Since March, few people can miss the entrance of the Borderline thanks to the 15 meter long mural, designed by Ko Nyan Soe, a member artist, and painted by other artists and volunteers. The design was selected from many ideas offered during the mural contest, with first prize, the honour of having the painting exhibited forever on the wall of the Borderline.　Ko Nyan Soe, designer of the Mural and

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BackgroundKaren Network for Culture and Environment (KNCE), Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) and Women’s Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE) recognised the need to have a shared marketing space for women’s organisations from Burma and ethnic minority Thai villages along the Thai-Burma Border, to support this need in June 2004, the Borderline Women’s Collective officially opened.In

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The Borderline Management Committee is involved in policy development and all decision making for the Borderline.Representatives for each Woman’s Organization in the Collective serve on the Management Committee. Monthly meetings are held to help promote creative feedback and marketing strategies.The Art Committee, comprised of artists, artist advisors and the Borderline Gallery Curator is

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To create an exciting community space for exhibiting and selling art and handicrafts of those living and working along the Thai-Burma Border.To enable the development of artists' skills and the capacity of women's organisations in creatingand marketing their work.To explore concepts of art and the role of the artist in community.

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Promotion & MarketingThe Borderline is a not-for profit art and craft space.Women's organisations and artists are able to learn how to promote and market their own works while also earning an income.85% of sales goes directly to the women's group or artist.15% of sales contributes to the cost of maintaining the space. All members are involved in advertising of the Borderline.ExhibitionsEvery two

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Teashops can be found all over Asia. It’s where people meet, drink typically strong, sweet tea and eat local snacks.Most tea shops are frequented by men and while women are beginning to be accepted, customers are still mostly men. For women there are limited public spaces to enjoy this thriving tea culture where one can meet and gossip over a cup of tea. The Borderline wanted to create a place

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The Borderline Shop sells diverse handicrafts, woven, emobroidered and sewm mostly by women from Burma living in refugee camps, along the border area. There are also products made by ethnic minority women’s groups from Thailand. All groups have limited opportunites to market their work.The pictures on the right shows the Shop before it was remodelled after the flood.　　Tu Khu, Noh Noh and Poe Pee

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