Mirror Art Foundation Quarterly Newsletter

| Vol 4 | November 2008 |

• Learn from the hilltribes • Read about the Thai Citizenship Project • Mirror has introduced a new waste management system designed to increase recycling, reduce garbage, improve the environment, and make a profit... • in 2005 only 51% of hilltribe children were enrolled in primary school, as opposed to the national enrollment average of 87% • Visit the Virtual Hilltribe Museum • Akha people believe that a spirit lives in their heads, so they wear hats to stop it from escaping. • Find out more about The Mirror Foundation • in 1998 only 19% of the total primary school hilltribe students continued on to secondary school

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We had Romantic Dreams…

From interviews with P’'Ao

Seventeen years ago, a group of university students gathered in Bangkok to protest against the military rule of the time known as “Black May”. They called themselves “Black Dove”, a symbol of suppressed freedom. They used performance as a medium to educate the people about democracy. After democracy was restored, many members of Black Dove went back home or resumed their studies, however, those who remained to continue the campaigning changed their name to the Mirror Art Group….

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Changes To "Visa On Arrival" Rules

The Thai immigration authorities have announced a change to the visa-free entry programme effective immediately.

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