Generation Wave
Generation Wave (Burmese: မျိုးဆက်သစ်လူငယ်များ အစည်းအရုံး) is a pro-democracy Burmese youth movement founded by Min Yan Naing, Moe Thwe, hip-hop star Zayar Thaw, and one other activist.
Background and activism
Generation Wave was founded on 9 October 2007, following the anti-government protests popularly known as the Saffron Revolution, and used graffiti and pamphlets to spread messages opposing the State Peace and Development Council, Burma's military government. Zayar Thaw reportedly developed one of the group's more widespread campaigns, bumper stickers reading "Change New Government" to apply to cars carrying "CNG" stickers (originally for "compressed natural gas"). The group's logo is a "red stencil of a fist giving the thumbs up".
The group also circulated anti-government films, including Rambo, in which the titular character battles Tatmadaw (Burmese military) soldiers in Karen State. The film had been banned by the government for portraying the SPDC and its soldiers in a negative light. In 2009, Generation Wave members recorded a hip-hop album known as "the black album", which they distributed by leaving unmarked copies in Burmese tea shops.
Podcasts:
Next Generation
There's a place not far away
where we can go to get away
there's no rules and there's no laws
there's no fighting you can't go wrong
[Chorus:]
'cause we're the next generation
destroy your generation.
Help me up when i'm down and out
hear me scream and hear me shout
time to blow their generation away
let 'em that we're here and we're here to stay
[Chorus]
my freedom's been takin' away
don't wanna hear what i gotta say
lock me up and throw away the key