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Published: September 13th 2010
The Australia Burma Community Development Network (ABCD Network), with the participation of the Sydney Burmese community held the Burma Food & Cultural Festival at Darling Harbour, in Sydney on Sunday 12th September 2010.
The material promoting the event said …
“It is also to bring the community together in a unified purpose and to show off the rich tradition, cultural and arts of the people.
You will be able to tantalize your taste buds, be entertained with live performances and informed as well as picking up some nice souvenirs for yourself or your loved ones... and all this for a great cause!
Organized by: The ABCD Network, with the participation of the Sydney Burmese community. Come join in the fun and show your support.” I met up with some friends to visit the festival and found it an interesting way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Business at the food stalls had obviously been very good because many had run out of items by the time I arrived at about 1:15pm. I did manage to try some mini pancake type items that folks from the
Panditarama Meditation Centre had for sale. Plus, at another stall I got some bowls
About to go on stage
not the ugly bloke the ones in the traditional dress!of a Laksa type soup, made from chicken and coconut milk.
There was also a stall offering information about the political situation in Burma and what locals could do to help support the struggle for liberty for Aung San Suu Kyi, plus the other 2,100 political prisoners and the people of Myanmar.
Activity on the stage included traditional dancing and singing. The dance performance told a story of sorts, the costumes were lovely. There were also many people in the crowd dressed in ethnic costumes from the various districts of Burma. All in all it was a very colourful day.
For more information on the activities of the Australia Burma Community Development Network you can visit their website
here. There are two upcoming events in Sydney were people can show their support for Burma’s political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi. One is a dinner at Granville on 16th October 2010, the other an event in Victoria Park at Camperdown on Sunday 24th October 2010. For full details go to
Campaign for Burma Burma or Myanmar? Now, as for the name of the country being "Burma" or "Myanmar", I realise the modern name of the country
is Myanmar, but so many "Burmese" people I know still call it Burma. I always end up using both names. I did notice that, for example, some of my friends from Vietnam did not recognise what I was talking about when I said "Burma", but did recognise "Myanmar". I wonder which name the inhabitants of Myanmar prefer?
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