Born on October 9, 2007 out of the remnants of gunfire and despair from the Saffron Uprising in Myanmar, Generation Wave is a non-political & non-violent youth movement that uses rapping and graffiti to spread it's anti-Military junta messages to an ever increasingly receptive youth culture. Despite recognizing Nobel Peace Prize recipiant Daw Aung Sang Suu Kyi as Burma's democratically-elected president, the group is more interested in fighting for the downfall of the junta than in taking a political side. So far 30 of it's estimated 100 or so members have been arrested, detained, and in most cases imprisoned for their acts. Most of these arrests have been for violating the Unlawful Association Act, by which members have been sentenced to as much as 5 years in prison for. Members have also compiled a compilation cd that they distribute to friends during their many border crossings into Myanmar from their base in Thailand. Songs from rappers including 9KT and AK carry titles such as "let's get up" a direct call to action aimed at inspiring Burmese youth to take actions against the junta, and "please excuse, ma" a song where the rapper apologizes to his mother for his radical revolutionary ways.
After investigating Generation Wave please contact them on Facebook and get involved. There is a bill in Congress, House Bill 898, that, when passed, would direct the Obama administration to put direct pressure on the military junta to move towards a democratic state. Contact your local Congress person and call on them to support the bill.
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