Laura Mam

Our Greatest Weapon Is Unity

Yesterday, I sat in a room with my entire Baramey staff. Each one of us—leaders, creators, dreamers—shared the pain we’ve been carrying: the heartache, the despair, and yes, the deep anger. We didn’t hold back. We spoke freely and from the heart. And in that moment, something beautiful happened. Through the weight of our emotions, we found relief. And through that relief, I found clarity.

This digital war—waged so cruelly from the other side—has one goal: to break our spirit. To make us doubt each other. To drown us in rage so that we turn inward, dividing ourselves from within. But here is what I realized, and what I shared with my team, and what I now say to all of you, my fellow Khmer:

Their greatest fear is our unity.

Every time we choose to stand together, to support each other, to organize and resist not with hate but with unwavering purpose—we threaten the very foundation of their tyranny.

When they see us linking arms, lifting each other up, building bridges across oceans to our communities and friends around the world—they see the truth of who we are. And they are afraid. Because no amount of disinformation or bullying can erase the power of a united people who know their worth.

So I say to you: Let them see us love louder. Let them see us work harder—for justice, for art, for truth. Let them see that we will not be broken.

And like @khmer_renaissance once said: Keep walking, koun Khmer.

Because every step we take together is a step closer to liberation.