In the face of military violence, solidarity between minority ethnic groups and Bamar-majority forces is growing.
![Karen refugees carrying belongings are seen at Salween riverbank in Mae Hong Son, Thailand on March 29, 2021 [Karen Women's Organization/Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-03-29T160643Z_1185041059_RC24LM9J3H42_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-POLITICS-KAREN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Terese Gagnon is a PhD Candidate in Anthropology at Syracuse University where she is writing her dissertation about Karen food, seed and political sov... ereignty across homelands and diaspora. She is co-editor of the book Movable Gardens: Itineraries and Sanctuaries of Memory. She has worked with Karen communities since 2011.
In the face of military violence, solidarity between minority ethnic groups and Bamar-majority forces is growing.
![Karen refugees carrying belongings are seen at Salween riverbank in Mae Hong Son, Thailand on March 29, 2021 [Karen Women's Organization/Handout via Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-03-29T160643Z_1185041059_RC24LM9J3H42_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-POLITICS-KAREN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)