Two Muslim Canadian organizations have received funding from the Inspirit Foundation to help address Islamophobia.
I Am Rohingya: A Genocide in Four Acts chronicles the journey of fourteen Rohingya youth who take to the stage in order to depict their families' harrowing experiences in Burma and beyond; before, during, and immediately after the escalation of military violence in their native Rakhine state; their unforgiving escape by foot and by boat to makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh; and their eventual resettlement in the unfamiliar Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
In October, Premier Kathleen Wynne met with members of the Rohingya refugee community and their allies in Kitchener-Waterloo, including many of the young actors from the play I Am Rohingya.
14 Rohingya refugee youth living in Ontario got together to save their people through theatre. Let's let the world hear their story. Support the making of the documentary on LaunchGood here.
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