Tsa Ji, originally from Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley, is the co-founder and General Secretary of the Kachin Development Networking Group. Tsa Ji travels widely across Kachin State for social and environmental research and trainings with grassroots communities as well as around Myanmar and internationally for advocacy on natural resource management.
ABOVE AND BELOW THE GROUND tells the story of brave indigenous women activists and punk rock pastors who come together in the struggle for environmental self-determination in Myanmar’s war-torn North. A last line of defense for communities caught between coveted natural resources, military cronies, and profit-hungry multinationals, these activists fight back the best way they know how--through protest, prayer, and Karaoke music videos.