Stand Up for Women Human Rights Defenders!
Demonstration Sunday November 25, 2007
New York, New York
Women On the Move for Burma (WOMB) is organizing a demonstration on behalf of women human rights defenders all over the world, especially those women democracy activists in Burma that are in detention or in hiding. Our demonstration will be one of many in solidarity with the women activists of Burma.
Several of WOMB’s honorees from our Profiles in Courage selections have been arrested as part of the September uprisings. Let us show our support for these brave women!
Upcoming important dates:
November 25 is International Day to Stop Violence Against Women
November 29 is International Day for Women Human Rights Defenders
This Demonstration
When: Sunday November 25, 2007
Where:
1:30 – 2:15 PM Ralph Bunche Park 43rd and 1st Ave
2:15 – 3:15 PM March to Burma Mission
3:15 - 4:00 PM Burma Mission - 10 E 77th St btw 5th and Madison Ave.
For more information, contact:
Kathleen Didomenico (212-365-4155)
Carolyn Nwe (917-704-4623)
Nang San (917-519-3771)
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Total Denial Screening at the SAJ this Wed at 7.30 pm
Apparently The Open Society Institute will be attending with some monks. Please come with all your friends and/or put it on your email list. Here:
TOTAL DENIAL: THE FACTS BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN BURMA Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. SAJ 15 West 86th Street, NY NY
Please come to the SAJ and see this film - if you did not already see it at the Human Rights Watch film festival or at its current run at the Cinema Village. It is a revelation, not only about the horrors that many Burmese have endured for decades, but also about the fact that the courts of the USA became a conduit for the redress of some of those government-perpetrated atrocities. In this case, the plaintiffs were villagers of the Tenasserim region of Burma, through whose state a natural gas pipe line was built by Total and Unocal (now Chevron) with the use of slave labour, which is far more brutal than it sounds. In describing what became of them, the film also sheds light on other aspects of the constant struggle of the people in Burma. Since the film provides this information so brilliantly you will learn that action at this critical time can be very effective.
After the screening, Milena Kaneva, the film's eloquent and magnetic director, and Moe Chan, of Burma Point, which works with refugee Burmese communities and gathers worldwide support for human rights and democracy movements in Burma, will respond to your questions. They will be joined by Burmese monks from monasteries in the New York area and by representatives from human rights and legal organisations working on resolutions of the situation in Burma.
Total Denial could not be more timely, not only with regard to the recent protests in Burma, but also in connection with abuses committed by US-based corporations in Iraq and elsewhere. It provides an opportunity to learn, at no charge and via the illuminating medium of film, not only about conditions in Burma but also how several complex areas of law were argued by prominent corporate and civil rights lawyers, resulting in an expansion of the right, under the Alien Torts Claims Act of 1798, of victims of human rights abuses elsewhere to sue individuals and corporations in U.S courts.
(for more on this see http://www.laborrights.org/press/Unocal/chapmanlawreview_spring05.htm)
LA TIMES review: An unexpectedly gripping look at the ongoing political and human rights situation in Myanmar/Burma. Bulgarian-born filmmaker Milena Kaneva forges the film with of a rough-hewn urgency, and whatever it may lack in graceful image-making it more than makes up for in emotional immediacy. Burmese activist Ka Hsaw Wa -- who lives as a fugitive outlaw when in his own country -- and his American wife use a semi-obscure law that ironically dates back to Colonial times to initiate a lawsuit in the U.S. court system for abusive activities undertaken on behalf of American businesses operating in Burma. The cross-cutting between the jungles of Southeast Asia and the courtrooms of California never ceases to startle, and Kaneva cannily uses the lawsuit to give the film a strong spine and sense of drive.
TOTAL DENIAL: THE FACTS BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN BURMA Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. SAJ 15 West 86th Street, NY NY
Please come to the SAJ and see this film - if you did not already see it at the Human Rights Watch film festival or at its current run at the Cinema Village. It is a revelation, not only about the horrors that many Burmese have endured for decades, but also about the fact that the courts of the USA became a conduit for the redress of some of those government-perpetrated atrocities. In this case, the plaintiffs were villagers of the Tenasserim region of Burma, through whose state a natural gas pipe line was built by Total and Unocal (now Chevron) with the use of slave labour, which is far more brutal than it sounds. In describing what became of them, the film also sheds light on other aspects of the constant struggle of the people in Burma. Since the film provides this information so brilliantly you will learn that action at this critical time can be very effective.
After the screening, Milena Kaneva, the film's eloquent and magnetic director, and Moe Chan, of Burma Point, which works with refugee Burmese communities and gathers worldwide support for human rights and democracy movements in Burma, will respond to your questions. They will be joined by Burmese monks from monasteries in the New York area and by representatives from human rights and legal organisations working on resolutions of the situation in Burma.
Total Denial could not be more timely, not only with regard to the recent protests in Burma, but also in connection with abuses committed by US-based corporations in Iraq and elsewhere. It provides an opportunity to learn, at no charge and via the illuminating medium of film, not only about conditions in Burma but also how several complex areas of law were argued by prominent corporate and civil rights lawyers, resulting in an expansion of the right, under the Alien Torts Claims Act of 1798, of victims of human rights abuses elsewhere to sue individuals and corporations in U.S courts.
(for more on this see http://www.laborrights.org/press/Unocal/chapmanlawreview_spring05.htm)
LA TIMES review: An unexpectedly gripping look at the ongoing political and human rights situation in Myanmar/Burma. Bulgarian-born filmmaker Milena Kaneva forges the film with of a rough-hewn urgency, and whatever it may lack in graceful image-making it more than makes up for in emotional immediacy. Burmese activist Ka Hsaw Wa -- who lives as a fugitive outlaw when in his own country -- and his American wife use a semi-obscure law that ironically dates back to Colonial times to initiate a lawsuit in the U.S. court system for abusive activities undertaken on behalf of American businesses operating in Burma. The cross-cutting between the jungles of Southeast Asia and the courtrooms of California never ceases to startle, and Kaneva cannily uses the lawsuit to give the film a strong spine and sense of drive.
Total Denial Screening at the SAJ this Wed at 7.30 pm
Apparently The Open Society Institute will be attending with some monks. Please come with all your friends and/or put it on your email list. Here:
TOTAL DENIAL: THE FACTS BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN BURMA Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. SAJ 15 West 86th Street, NY NY
Please come to the SAJ and see this film - if you did not already see it at the Human Rights Watch film festival or at its current run at the Cinema Village. It is a revelation, not only about the horrors that many Burmese have endured for decades, but also about the fact that the courts of the USA became a conduit for the redress of some of those government-perpetrated atrocities. In this case, the plaintiffs were villagers of the Tenasserim region of Burma, through whose state a natural gas pipe line was built by Total and Unocal (now Chevron) with the use of slave labour, which is far more brutal than it sounds. In describing what became of them, the film also sheds light on other aspects of the constant struggle of the people in Burma. Since the film provides this information so brilliantly you will learn that action at this critical time can be very effective.
After the screening, Milena Kaneva, the film's eloquent and magnetic director, and Moe Chan, of Burma Point, which works with refugee Burmese communities and gathers worldwide support for human rights and democracy movements in Burma, will respond to your questions. They will be joined by Burmese monks from monasteries in the New York area and by representatives from human rights and legal organisations working on resolutions of the situation in Burma.
Total Denial could not be more timely, not only with regard to the recent protests in Burma, but also in connection with abuses committed by US-based corporations in Iraq and elsewhere. It provides an opportunity to learn, at no charge and via the illuminating medium of film, not only about conditions in Burma but also how several complex areas of law were argued by prominent corporate and civil rights lawyers, resulting in an expansion of the right, under the Alien Torts Claims Act of 1798, of victims of human rights abuses elsewhere to sue individuals and corporations in U.S courts.
(for more on this see http://www.laborrights.org/press/Unocal/chapmanlawreview_spring05.htm)
LA TIMES review: An unexpectedly gripping look at the ongoing political and human rights situation in Myanmar/Burma. Bulgarian-born filmmaker Milena Kaneva forges the film with of a rough-hewn urgency, and whatever it may lack in graceful image-making it more than makes up for in emotional immediacy. Burmese activist Ka Hsaw Wa -- who lives as a fugitive outlaw when in his own country -- and his American wife use a semi-obscure law that ironically dates back to Colonial times to initiate a lawsuit in the U.S. court system for abusive activities undertaken on behalf of American businesses operating in Burma. The cross-cutting between the jungles of Southeast Asia and the courtrooms of California never ceases to startle, and Kaneva cannily uses the lawsuit to give the film a strong spine and sense of drive.
TOTAL DENIAL: THE FACTS BEHIND THE PROTESTS IN BURMA Wednesday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. SAJ 15 West 86th Street, NY NY
Please come to the SAJ and see this film - if you did not already see it at the Human Rights Watch film festival or at its current run at the Cinema Village. It is a revelation, not only about the horrors that many Burmese have endured for decades, but also about the fact that the courts of the USA became a conduit for the redress of some of those government-perpetrated atrocities. In this case, the plaintiffs were villagers of the Tenasserim region of Burma, through whose state a natural gas pipe line was built by Total and Unocal (now Chevron) with the use of slave labour, which is far more brutal than it sounds. In describing what became of them, the film also sheds light on other aspects of the constant struggle of the people in Burma. Since the film provides this information so brilliantly you will learn that action at this critical time can be very effective.
After the screening, Milena Kaneva, the film's eloquent and magnetic director, and Moe Chan, of Burma Point, which works with refugee Burmese communities and gathers worldwide support for human rights and democracy movements in Burma, will respond to your questions. They will be joined by Burmese monks from monasteries in the New York area and by representatives from human rights and legal organisations working on resolutions of the situation in Burma.
Total Denial could not be more timely, not only with regard to the recent protests in Burma, but also in connection with abuses committed by US-based corporations in Iraq and elsewhere. It provides an opportunity to learn, at no charge and via the illuminating medium of film, not only about conditions in Burma but also how several complex areas of law were argued by prominent corporate and civil rights lawyers, resulting in an expansion of the right, under the Alien Torts Claims Act of 1798, of victims of human rights abuses elsewhere to sue individuals and corporations in U.S courts.
(for more on this see http://www.laborrights.org/press/Unocal/chapmanlawreview_spring05.htm)
LA TIMES review: An unexpectedly gripping look at the ongoing political and human rights situation in Myanmar/Burma. Bulgarian-born filmmaker Milena Kaneva forges the film with of a rough-hewn urgency, and whatever it may lack in graceful image-making it more than makes up for in emotional immediacy. Burmese activist Ka Hsaw Wa -- who lives as a fugitive outlaw when in his own country -- and his American wife use a semi-obscure law that ironically dates back to Colonial times to initiate a lawsuit in the U.S. court system for abusive activities undertaken on behalf of American businesses operating in Burma. The cross-cutting between the jungles of Southeast Asia and the courtrooms of California never ceases to startle, and Kaneva cannily uses the lawsuit to give the film a strong spine and sense of drive.
Friday, November 9, 2007
article
Students, teachers, schools face deliberate attacks in conflict areas - UNESCO:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24596&Cr=education&Cr1=unesco
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24596&Cr=education&Cr1=unesco
New York Burma Friends: Can You Help Us in Congress
from the US Campaign for Burma...
Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007:
New York Get Your Representatives to Co-Sponsor!
As we mentioned last week, Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) introduced new sanctions to cut off major revenue from Burma's military junta. The Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti- Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007 (HR 3890) has the power to force the regime to negotiate with Burma's democracy leaders and Ethnic nationalities. We must show the people of Burma that the U.S. is taking action to support their calls for freedom, democracy and human rights. Call your Representative today asking them to support the Block Burmese JADE Act! Organize your community to call in as well. Contact details for your Representative below.
What the Act Does:
The regime makes hundreds of millions of dollars each year off the sale of gems. More than 90 percent of the world's rubies and fine-quality jade comes from Burma. The new sanctions will crack down on the regime's practice of avoiding U.S. sanctions by laundering gemstones through third countries before they are sold.
Chevron with a large investment in natural gas in Burma, provides the regime with huge cash flows. They have also escaped sanctions - until now! This bill will target Chevron's payments to the regime and their ability to claim tax deductions on those payments.
This Act also freezes the assets of Burmese political and military leaders, prevents Burma from using U.S. financial institutions via third countries to launder the funds of those leaders or their immediate families, and prohibits Burmese officials involved in the violent suppression of protesters from receiving visas to the United States.
"This legislation will turn off a huge cash spigot for the thuggish Burmese regime," Lantos said. "If my colleagues come together and act quickly to pass these new sanctions, we can put an end to huge profits for the junta and its unscrupulous middle-men. We must ensure that the sale of some of the Earth's most beautiful natural resources does not continue to enable the horrors inflicted upon the people of Burma."
Burma also uses third countries to access the U.S. banking system. These overseas banks process accounts in and through the United States for Burma's rulers, providing the regime with much-needed hard currency. The regime uses these funds to purchase weapons and luxury goods, while the bulk of Burma's population lives in poverty.
Lantos' legislation tightens existing sanctions to prevent Burma's military rulers from profiting from sales to the United States, and blocks access to the U.S. financial system not just for Burmese human rights violators but also to those who provide the regime with banking services.
The Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007, if passed, would be the strongest action yet that the U.S. takes to pressure Burma's military regime to negotiate with Burma's democracy leaders and ethnic nationalities.
Contact information:
To find out whom your individual representative is click on this link and type in your zipcode, www.house.gov. Once there, enter your zip code in the "Find your representative" box in the top left corner of the screen.
Once you know whom your representative is - use the list below to contact your representative's Foreign Affairs staffer. If s/he is not there leave a message and ask her/him to call you back. Call today and call every day until you get an answer!
Already a cosponsor:
Congressman Gary Ackerman (Democrat, 5th district)
Congressman Peter King (Republican, 3rd district)
Congressman Joseph Crowley (Democrat, 7th district)
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (Democrat, 14th district)
Congressman Eliot Engel (Democrat, 17th district)
Need
Top Priority As He is Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee, the committee responsible for passing this Act
Congressman Charles Rangel (Democrat, 15th district), contact staffer: 202-225-4365
Congressman Tim Bishop (Democrat, 1st district), contact staffer: Will Jenkins at 202-225-3826
Congressman Steve Israel (Democrat, 2nd district), contact staffer: Mike Ryan at 202-225-3335
Congressman Carolyn McCarthy (Democrat, 4th district), contact staffer: Robert Recklaus at 202-225-5516
Congressman Gregory Meeks (Democrat, 6th district), contact staffer: Sophia King at 202-225-3461
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (Democrat, 8th district), contact staffer: Carole Angel at 202-225-5635
Congressman Anthony Weiner (Democrat, 9th district), contact staffer: Dori Friedberg at 202-225-6616
Congressman Edolphus Towns (Democrat, 10th district), contact staffer: Alex Beckles at 202-225-5936
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (Democrat, 11th district), contact staffer: Jahmal Hudson at 202-225-6231
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (Democrat, 12th district), contact staffer: Max Trujillo at 202-225-2361
Congressman Vito Fossella (Republican, 13th district), contact staffer: CW Estoff at 202-225-3371
Congressman Jose Serrano (Democrat, 16th district), contact staffer: George Sullivan at 202-225-4361
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (Democrat, 18th district), contact staffer: Lucy Heenan at 202-225-6506
Congressman John Hall (Democrat, 19th district), contact staffer: Scott Payne at 202-225-5441
Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat, 20th district), contact staffer: Brooke Jamison at 202-225-5614
Congressman Michael McNulty (Democrat, 21st district), contact staffer: David Torian at 202-225-5076
Congressman Maurice Hinchey (Democrat, 22nd district), contact staffer: Moira Campion at 202-225-6335
Congressman John McHugh (Republican, 23rd district), contact staffer: Ann LeMay at 202-225-4611
Congressman Michael Arcuri (Democrat, 24th district), contact staffer: Sam Marchio at 202-225-3665
Congressman James Walsh (Republican, 25th district), contact staffer: Tim Drumm at 202-225-3701
Congressman Thomas Reynolds (Republican, 26th district), contact staffer: Mark Meyer at 202-225-5265
Congressman Brian Higgins (Democrat, 27th district), contact staffer: Jonathan Weston at 202-225-3306
Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democrat, 28th district), contact staffer: Michelle Adams at 202-225-3615
Congressman Randy Kuhl (Republican, 29th district), contact staffer: Paul Bleiberg at 202-225-3161
To add their name as a cosponsor:
Let them know that to co-sponsor they should contact Eric Richardson at the Committee on Foreign Affairs office at eric.richardson@mail.house.gov or 225-5021.
Talking Points for Staffer:
- Tell the staffer you want your representative to co-sponsor the Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007- Give her/him proof that this policy works. It cuts off hundreds of millions of dollars to the regime and will specifically target the top generals' finances.
- Mention that the military junta still deserves sanctions. On top of brutally crushing thousands of peaceful demonstrators, including monks, the military regime has destroyed more than 3,000 villages. It has forcibly displaced more than half a million people inside Burma as well as causing a million refugees to flee across the border to neighboring countries and has made no efforts to move toward democracy.
- Let her/him know it is important to send a strong signal to the regime that the US government will continue to keep American money out the hands of the junta.
- This is not the only action being taken against Burma. On top of many diplomatic efforts, the EU has imposed new sanctions, as well as Australia, and even Japan has decreased aid to Burma.
- Finally ask the staffer to call you back when your representative has co-sponsored the Block Burmese JADE Act. Important: Leave your phone number!
Let him/her know that his/her constituents care about Burma!
Check up to see if they cosponsor:
It's easy to check and see if they follow through and agree to cosponsor. THOMAS, the Library of Congress' congressional records database updates a list of all information on legislation. Click on this link to find out who has signed as cosponsors,
Please let me know when you have contacted your Representative and how it went - thelma@uscampaignforburma.org. These new sanctions will hit the regime where it hurts.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Two protests today
Saturday (27 October 2007)
*United Nations
Ralph Bunche Park
(43rd St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
10AM – 12 PM
Burma Point
*Union Square
Union Square South
(near 14th St.)
New York, NY 10003
4PM – 7 PM
International Campaign for Burma - ICB
*United Nations
Ralph Bunche Park
(43rd St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
10AM – 12 PM
Burma Point
*Union Square
Union Square South
(near 14th St.)
New York, NY 10003
4PM – 7 PM
International Campaign for Burma - ICB
Organizing meeting today, Oct 27
US CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA NYC ORGANIZING MEETING
When: Saturday, October 27 at 3pm
Where: Columbia University at 606 W 114th St (Potluck House)
Who: US Campaign for Burma
Contact: Geoff at gra2001@columbia.edu
Join us on Saturday, October 27 for a US Campaign for Burma (USCB) organizing meeting in NYC. We will discuss short- and long-term action plans and agendas, and we want your input. Burma activists from around NYC will attend, as will USCB grassroots coordinator Thelma Young.
When: Saturday, October 27 at 3pm
Where: Columbia University at 606 W 114th St (Potluck House)
Who: US Campaign for Burma
Contact: Geoff at gra2001@columbia.edu
Join us on Saturday, October 27 for a US Campaign for Burma (USCB) organizing meeting in NYC. We will discuss short- and long-term action plans and agendas, and we want your input. Burma activists from around NYC will attend, as will USCB grassroots coordinator Thelma Young.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Film on Burma on October 27
TOTAL DENIAL: A Film by Milena Kaneva
THE STORY BEHIND THE BURMA HEADLINES
We’re honored to invite you to the New York premiere of “Total Denial,” the winner of the 2006 Vaclav Havel Award for Human Rights. This riveting story of personal courage and sacrifice chronicles the groundbreaking lawsuit against the American corporation Unocal (now Chevron) for human rights abuses in Burma and reveals the forces that are still keeping this oppressive military regime in power.
This is modern day David vs. Goliath story of a triumph displayed in the American courts. Film maker Milena Kaneva will attend the premier screening.
When: Premiere Oct. 27, 2007 at 7:00PM
Film runs: Oct. 26, 2007 – Nov. 2, 2007
Where: Cinema Village Theater
22 E. 12th Street
New York, N.Y. 10003
www.cinemavillage.com
Run time: 92 minutes
For more information, please read the attachement.
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You need to reserve to get free seats at this premiere. Please reserve asap. We only have limited seats.
To reserve your seat please respond to this email with your name and phone number to contact to confirm. Thanks.
Last leg of Peace Walk
SUPPORT THE PEACE WALK FOR BURMA
When: Wednesday, October 24 at 10 am
Where: Burmese Mission at 10 E 77th St (near 5th Ave)
Who: Burma groups in solidarity
Contact: Geoff at geoff.aung@gmail.com
Burmese monks and exiles have been marching from Albany, NY to the
United Nations. This week, they arrive in Manhattan. Here's what you
can do, as they show their support for peace and reconciliation in
Burma.
Wednesday, October 24: support the Peace Walk as they move from the
Burmese Mission to the United Nations. Join us at the Burmese Mission
at 10 am for the beginning of this last stretch of the march - 10 E
77th St, just off of 5th Ave. Columbia students meet at 116th and
Broadway at 9:15 am to go down to the mission.
As the Saffron Revolution begins to fade from people's minds, it's up
to local activists like us to maintain energy and commitment. As Burma
groups from NYC and upstate NY come together for the Peace Walk, make
sure you show your support. For more information, contact Geoff at
geoff.aung@gmail.com.
When: Wednesday, October 24 at 10 am
Where: Burmese Mission at 10 E 77th St (near 5th Ave)
Who: Burma groups in solidarity
Contact: Geoff at geoff.aung@gmail.com
Burmese monks and exiles have been marching from Albany, NY to the
United Nations. This week, they arrive in Manhattan. Here's what you
can do, as they show their support for peace and reconciliation in
Burma.
Wednesday, October 24: support the Peace Walk as they move from the
Burmese Mission to the United Nations. Join us at the Burmese Mission
at 10 am for the beginning of this last stretch of the march - 10 E
77th St, just off of 5th Ave. Columbia students meet at 116th and
Broadway at 9:15 am to go down to the mission.
As the Saffron Revolution begins to fade from people's minds, it's up
to local activists like us to maintain energy and commitment. As Burma
groups from NYC and upstate NY come together for the Peace Walk, make
sure you show your support. For more information, contact Geoff at
geoff.aung@gmail.com.
Happy Hour for Burma Today!
Who: You!
What: Cause for Drinks Happy Hour
Where:Blue Owl, 196 2nd Ave (at 14th street)
When:WEDNESDAY, October 24, 7-9PM
Why:
It's time for another Cause For Drinks Happy Hour and this month, we will be
joining worldwide protests on October 24th to support the people of Burma. $2 from every drink will go to help the Burma Lawyer's Council (BLC). The BLC is working to restore the rule of law and human rights in Burma where the ruling military junta continues to wage war on its people, most recently killing and detaining peacefully protesting monks. I really hope you will be able to make it -- our first two Cause for Drinks brought in over $2000!
Please help spread the word....
--
Diana Sabreen Photography
www.DianaSabreen.com
DianaSabreen@gmail.com
What: Cause for Drinks Happy Hour
Where:Blue Owl, 196 2nd Ave (at 14th street)
When:WEDNESDAY, October 24, 7-9PM
Why:
It's time for another Cause For Drinks Happy Hour and this month, we will be
joining worldwide protests on October 24th to support the people of Burma. $2 from every drink will go to help the Burma Lawyer's Council (BLC). The BLC is working to restore the rule of law and human rights in Burma where the ruling military junta continues to wage war on its people, most recently killing and detaining peacefully protesting monks. I really hope you will be able to make it -- our first two Cause for Drinks brought in over $2000!
Please help spread the word....
--
Diana Sabreen Photography
www.DianaSabreen.com
DianaSabreen@gmail.com
Monday, October 22, 2007
Proof that the pressure is producing results!
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNQM50ZpyM5TDIvffetWlbolXcGAD8SDD7280
China, UN Talk of Sudan, Myanmar
1 day ago
BEIJING (AP) — China has discussed tensions in Sudan and Myanmar with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
But a ministry statement did not release details of the Saturday night telephone call between Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Ban.
Critics say China has not used its influence with the governments of Sudan and Myanmar to try to alleviate major humanitarian crises in the two countries. Some international human rights groups have called for boycotts of next year's Beijing Olympics unless China acts.
China is one of Sudan's closest allies, buying two-thirds of its oil output and supplying the government with weapons. Beijing has been urged to pressure Khartoum to hasten the deployment of an African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region. More than 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been driven from their homes during the 4-year-old Darfur conflict.
The Chinese have also come under pressure to use their influence with Myanmar's ruling junta to urge the regime to show restraint after a violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
Tens of thousands of people turned out for rallies in Myanmar last month. The junta claims that 10 people were killed when troops opened fire on demonstrators. Diplomats and dissidents say the death toll was much higher.
Beijing earlier this month agreed to the issuing of a statement of concern by the U.N. Security Council over the crackdown.
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http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=174064
Ban calls PM to discuss Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS/NEW DELHI, Oct. 22: United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-Moon today spoke to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh over phone and discussed the situation in Myanmar where the military junta had cracked down on pro-democracy street protests.
The telephonic talk, initiated by Mr Ban and Dr Singh, came a ahead of the UN Secretary-General's special envoy Mr Ibrahim Gambari's meeting with the Prime Minister and foreign minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee here tomorrow. Mr Gambari met foreign secretary Mr Shiv Shankar Menon today. The conversation between the UN Secretary General and the Prime Minister came at a time when India is under growing world pressure over Myanmar issue.
Mr Gambari, who arrived here last night, is on a mission to coordinate efforts among key governments in Asia to help resolve the crisis in Myanmar. He has already held discussions with officials of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. He is also slated to visit China and Japan to discuss the situation in Myanmar. He is scheduled to go to Myanmar in the middle of November for another round of discussions with the military leadership and the Opposition seeking a democratic
set-up. n SNS & PTI
China, UN Talk of Sudan, Myanmar
1 day ago
BEIJING (AP) — China has discussed tensions in Sudan and Myanmar with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
But a ministry statement did not release details of the Saturday night telephone call between Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Ban.
Critics say China has not used its influence with the governments of Sudan and Myanmar to try to alleviate major humanitarian crises in the two countries. Some international human rights groups have called for boycotts of next year's Beijing Olympics unless China acts.
China is one of Sudan's closest allies, buying two-thirds of its oil output and supplying the government with weapons. Beijing has been urged to pressure Khartoum to hasten the deployment of an African Union-U.N. peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region. More than 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been driven from their homes during the 4-year-old Darfur conflict.
The Chinese have also come under pressure to use their influence with Myanmar's ruling junta to urge the regime to show restraint after a violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.
Tens of thousands of people turned out for rallies in Myanmar last month. The junta claims that 10 people were killed when troops opened fire on demonstrators. Diplomats and dissidents say the death toll was much higher.
Beijing earlier this month agreed to the issuing of a statement of concern by the U.N. Security Council over the crackdown.
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http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=2&theme=&usrsess=1&id=174064
Ban calls PM to discuss Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS/NEW DELHI, Oct. 22: United Nations Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-Moon today spoke to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh over phone and discussed the situation in Myanmar where the military junta had cracked down on pro-democracy street protests.
The telephonic talk, initiated by Mr Ban and Dr Singh, came a ahead of the UN Secretary-General's special envoy Mr Ibrahim Gambari's meeting with the Prime Minister and foreign minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee here tomorrow. Mr Gambari met foreign secretary Mr Shiv Shankar Menon today. The conversation between the UN Secretary General and the Prime Minister came at a time when India is under growing world pressure over Myanmar issue.
Mr Gambari, who arrived here last night, is on a mission to coordinate efforts among key governments in Asia to help resolve the crisis in Myanmar. He has already held discussions with officials of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. He is also slated to visit China and Japan to discuss the situation in Myanmar. He is scheduled to go to Myanmar in the middle of November for another round of discussions with the military leadership and the Opposition seeking a democratic
set-up. n SNS & PTI
SUPPORT THE PEACE WALK FOR BURMA
SUPPORT THE PEACE WALK FOR BURMA
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24
Where: Columbia University and the Burmese Mission
Who: Burma groups in solidarity
Contact: Geoff at geoff.aung@gmail.com
Burmese monks and exiles have been marching from Albany, NY to the
United Nations. This week, they arrive in Manhattan. Here's what you
can do, as they show their support for peace and reconciliation in
Burma:
1) Tuesday, October 23: support the Peace Walk as they move past the
Columbia University campus to the Burmese Mission. Join us at 11:30 am
at 116th and Broadway.
2) Wednesday, October 24: support the Peace Walk as they move from the
Burmese Mission to the United Nations. Join us at the Burmese Mission
at 10 am for the beginning of this last stretch of the march - 10 E
77th St, just off of 5th Ave. Columbia students meet at 116th and
Broadway at 9:15 am to go down to the mission.
As the Saffron Revolution begins to fade from people's minds, it's up
to local activists like us to maintain energy and commitment. As Burma
groups from NYC and upstate NY come together for the Peace Walk, make
sure you show your support. For more information, contact Geoff at
geoff.aung@gmail.com.
When: Tuesday and Wednesday, October 23 and 24
Where: Columbia University and the Burmese Mission
Who: Burma groups in solidarity
Contact: Geoff at geoff.aung@gmail.com
Burmese monks and exiles have been marching from Albany, NY to the
United Nations. This week, they arrive in Manhattan. Here's what you
can do, as they show their support for peace and reconciliation in
Burma:
1) Tuesday, October 23: support the Peace Walk as they move past the
Columbia University campus to the Burmese Mission. Join us at 11:30 am
at 116th and Broadway.
2) Wednesday, October 24: support the Peace Walk as they move from the
Burmese Mission to the United Nations. Join us at the Burmese Mission
at 10 am for the beginning of this last stretch of the march - 10 E
77th St, just off of 5th Ave. Columbia students meet at 116th and
Broadway at 9:15 am to go down to the mission.
As the Saffron Revolution begins to fade from people's minds, it's up
to local activists like us to maintain energy and commitment. As Burma
groups from NYC and upstate NY come together for the Peace Walk, make
sure you show your support. For more information, contact Geoff at
geoff.aung@gmail.com.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Just in case you have not seen this yet
EU agrees extra Burma sanctions
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3063825.eceMonday, October 15, 2007
Peace Walk -
Peace Walk for Burma
Support Peace and Reconciliation in Burma
Grafton, NY to the United Nations in New York City
October 13-24, 2007
We are walking in solidarity with the monks and people of Burma who risk their lives every day for freedom and democracy.
Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo
Saturday Oct. 13 Grafton Peace Pagoda àTroy
Sunday Oct.14 TroyàAlbany
Monday Oct. 15 AlbanyàCastleton
Tuesday Oct. 16 CastletonàCatskill
Wednesday Oct.17 CatskillàWoodstock
Thursday Oct. 18 WoodstockàHighland
Friday Oct. 19 HighlandàNewburgh
Saturday Oct. 20 NewburghàTomskin Cove
Sunday Oct. 21 Tomskin CoveàNyack
Monday Oct. 22 NyackàFort Lee, NJ
Tuesday Oct. 23 Fort Lee, NJàNYC Burmese Embassy
Wednesday Oct. 24 Burmese Embassy-UN Peace Vigil
We will walk a total of 215 miles, beginning each day at 8 AM and typically walking 15-18 miles per day. Feel free to join the walk at any point for any length of time.
Please respect that the walk will be free of drugs, alcohol and weapons. If you plan to join us for more than a day, please bring a sleeping bag.
For more information:
*Heidi Ricks (518)-885-1806/ rickshei@capital.net
*Grafton Peace Pagoda: Jun (518)-658-9301
*Cell phone for Peace Walk (518) 605-8506
Initiated by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order/Grafton Peace Pagoda and
The Capital District Burmese Community
Support Peace and Reconciliation in Burma
Grafton, NY to the United Nations in New York City
October 13-24, 2007
We are walking in solidarity with the monks and people of Burma who risk their lives every day for freedom and democracy.
Na Mu Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo
Saturday Oct. 13 Grafton Peace Pagoda àTroy
Sunday Oct.14 TroyàAlbany
Monday Oct. 15 AlbanyàCastleton
Tuesday Oct. 16 CastletonàCatskill
Wednesday Oct.17 CatskillàWoodstock
Thursday Oct. 18 WoodstockàHighland
Friday Oct. 19 HighlandàNewburgh
Saturday Oct. 20 NewburghàTomskin Cove
Sunday Oct. 21 Tomskin CoveàNyack
Monday Oct. 22 NyackàFort Lee, NJ
Tuesday Oct. 23 Fort Lee, NJàNYC Burmese Embassy
Wednesday Oct. 24 Burmese Embassy-UN Peace Vigil
We will walk a total of 215 miles, beginning each day at 8 AM and typically walking 15-18 miles per day. Feel free to join the walk at any point for any length of time.
Please respect that the walk will be free of drugs, alcohol and weapons. If you plan to join us for more than a day, please bring a sleeping bag.
For more information:
*Heidi Ricks (518)-885-1806/ rickshei@capital.net
*Grafton Peace Pagoda: Jun (518)-658-9301
*Cell phone for Peace Walk (518) 605-8506
Initiated by Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Order/Grafton Peace Pagoda and
The Capital District Burmese Community
Press Release: Burma & India Committed Mass Killing of Burmese
Burma Point
www.burmapoint.com
www.burmapoint.blogspot.com
October 14, 2007
Press Release
Activists Warn Burma Senior Generals to Avoid Future Penitence
Urge Indian Government to Release Karen, Arakan Ethnic Nationals
Burma Point received a letter dated October 2nd from a former top official of Burma ’s military. The hand written letter is an evidence of Inida military and the regime in Burma joined together to commit mass murders of Burmese people. Thus, we strongly condemn both authorities for killing Burma ’s nationals.
Although the world, today, finds out about the regime’s current killing of Burmese monks and people, including ethnic nationalities, through internet, television, and phones, there are other mass murders that occurred behind the scene would be impossible for the international community to know.
According to a news article published by Asia Times Online on August 15, Indian government was facing difficulty in court for not providing proper evidence against the defense, Burma’s ethnic nationals Karen and Arankan, who were being accused of weapon “smugglers.”
The letter we received could be the evidence that Indian officials have been looking for. By looking at the letter, it is obvious that the Indian government transformed itself to an apologist of Burma military regime by plotting to kill some of our ethnic nationalities and arrest others without proper evidence to indict them in court.
In addition, the letter mentions more mass killings by Burma ’s senior generals.
The question we ask is for how long the SPDC would continue to kill the innocent Burmese people. Now is the time for the senior generals to come out before the people. It is urgently needed to reconcile the nation sincerely by meeting with people’s representatives led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
If Sr. Gen. Than Shwe and associates stubbornly refused to take appropriate steps for the nation we would like to warn of facing future penitence. In addition to what people witnessed of the regime recent killing of innocent monks, students, ordinary citizens, and ethnic nationalities, if more behind the scene atrocities, similar to the events mention in the letter, revealed we warn that Burmese people would one day surely punish the offenders.
In conclusion, on behalf of Burma ethnic nationalities, we request Indian government to release detained Karen and Arakan people immediately to any third countries that would accept them, and for India to become our good neighbor, the government must cease being apologist, killing our people, and selling weapons to the regime. We strongly urge the senior generals and associates to stop using good soldiers as your power sticks to brutally kill fellow nationals, avoid future penitence by standing up as “people’s soldiers” and implement requests stated above as soon as possible for the 50 million citizens of Burma .
Contact: Moe Chan – 718-396-1464, 646-643-8689
www.burmapoint.com
www.burmapoint.blogspot.com
October 14, 2007
Press Release
Activists Warn Burma Senior Generals to Avoid Future Penitence
Urge Indian Government to Release Karen, Arakan Ethnic Nationals
Burma Point received a letter dated October 2nd from a former top official of Burma ’s military. The hand written letter is an evidence of Inida military and the regime in Burma joined together to commit mass murders of Burmese people. Thus, we strongly condemn both authorities for killing Burma ’s nationals.
Although the world, today, finds out about the regime’s current killing of Burmese monks and people, including ethnic nationalities, through internet, television, and phones, there are other mass murders that occurred behind the scene would be impossible for the international community to know.
According to a news article published by Asia Times Online on August 15, Indian government was facing difficulty in court for not providing proper evidence against the defense, Burma’s ethnic nationals Karen and Arankan, who were being accused of weapon “smugglers.”
The letter we received could be the evidence that Indian officials have been looking for. By looking at the letter, it is obvious that the Indian government transformed itself to an apologist of Burma military regime by plotting to kill some of our ethnic nationalities and arrest others without proper evidence to indict them in court.
In addition, the letter mentions more mass killings by Burma ’s senior generals.
The question we ask is for how long the SPDC would continue to kill the innocent Burmese people. Now is the time for the senior generals to come out before the people. It is urgently needed to reconcile the nation sincerely by meeting with people’s representatives led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
If Sr. Gen. Than Shwe and associates stubbornly refused to take appropriate steps for the nation we would like to warn of facing future penitence. In addition to what people witnessed of the regime recent killing of innocent monks, students, ordinary citizens, and ethnic nationalities, if more behind the scene atrocities, similar to the events mention in the letter, revealed we warn that Burmese people would one day surely punish the offenders.
In conclusion, on behalf of Burma ethnic nationalities, we request Indian government to release detained Karen and Arakan people immediately to any third countries that would accept them, and for India to become our good neighbor, the government must cease being apologist, killing our people, and selling weapons to the regime. We strongly urge the senior generals and associates to stop using good soldiers as your power sticks to brutally kill fellow nationals, avoid future penitence by standing up as “people’s soldiers” and implement requests stated above as soon as possible for the 50 million citizens of Burma .
Contact: Moe Chan – 718-396-1464, 646-643-8689
Protests for this week
Here is the schedule of protests/rallies/demonstrations to be held in New York during the week of 15-20 October 2007:
Monday – Thursday (15-18 October 2007)
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
(Corner of 47th St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
5PM – 7PM
Friday (19 October 2007)
China's Mission to the United Nations
350 East 35th St.
New York, NY 10016
4:30 PM – 6 PM
Saturday (20 October 2007)
United Nations
Ralph Bunche Park
(43rd St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
10AM – 12 PM
Burma's Mission to the United Nations
10 East 77th St. (bet. Madison Ave. & 5th Ave.)
New York, NY 10021
2PM – 4PM
Monday – Thursday (15-18 October 2007)
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
(Corner of 47th St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
5PM – 7PM
Friday (19 October 2007)
China's Mission to the United Nations
350 East 35th St.
New York, NY 10016
4:30 PM – 6 PM
Saturday (20 October 2007)
United Nations
Ralph Bunche Park
(43rd St. & 1st Ave.)
New York, NY 10017
10AM – 12 PM
Burma's Mission to the United Nations
10 East 77th St. (bet. Madison Ave. & 5th Ave.)
New York, NY 10021
2PM – 4PM
Monday, October 8, 2007
Protest on Oct 9 at the UN
Please join us in front of the United Nations on Tuesday, 9 October 2007 as we gather to help give a voice to all of the citizens of Burma who have risked their lives so that our country and its people may have a better, more peaceful and promising future.
As we rally in support of change in Burma, we will pay tribute to the monks, nuns, students, as well all of the citizens of Burma who have endured -- and continue to endure -- violent oppression as the Burmese military regime cracks down on peaceful demonstrations.
Please plan to attend the gathering so that we can collectively let the world knows that we stand in solidarity with these brave women and men. Details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 9 Oct. 2007
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Corner of 47th St. & 1st Ave.
New York, NY 10017
As we rally in support of change in Burma, we will pay tribute to the monks, nuns, students, as well all of the citizens of Burma who have endured -- and continue to endure -- violent oppression as the Burmese military regime cracks down on peaceful demonstrations.
Please plan to attend the gathering so that we can collectively let the world knows that we stand in solidarity with these brave women and men. Details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 9 Oct. 2007
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Venue: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Corner of 47th St. & 1st Ave.
New York, NY 10017
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Global Day of Action in Union Square - Today, October 6!
GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION: SECURITY COUNCIL MUST ACT NOW
When: Saturday, October 6, 5 pm-7pm
Where: Union Square, New York City
Who: US Campaign for Burma
Contact: Farheen Malik at uclafarheen@gmail.com
This Saturday marks a Global Day of Action to support the monks' protests in Burma by demanding UN Security Council action. In over 35 countries around the world on this day, people are coming together to condemn the Burmese military junta's violent suppression of peaceful protesters. Join us on Saturday in Union Square to take part in this worldwide event, as the US Campaign for Burma and several other Burma groups show their solidarity for the Saffron Revolution. Please WEAR THE COLOR RED, and BRING AS MANY RED FLOWERS AS YOU CAN. The flowers will be used to create a public display of tribute to those who have sacrificed so much in Burma these past weeks - all of those untold hundreds of thousands who put their lives on the line to bring down the military regime. Many lost their lives, many are imprisoned, and many are in hiding. On Saturday, the Global Day of Action will honor their courage. We will call for UN Security Council action, and we will distribute postcards giving people an opportunity to pledge their boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. China must stop vetoing Security Council action. For more information, contact Farheen Malik at uclafarheen@gmail.com.
When: Saturday, October 6, 5 pm-7pm
Where: Union Square, New York City
Who: US Campaign for Burma
Contact: Farheen Malik at uclafarheen@gmail.com
This Saturday marks a Global Day of Action to support the monks' protests in Burma by demanding UN Security Council action. In over 35 countries around the world on this day, people are coming together to condemn the Burmese military junta's violent suppression of peaceful protesters. Join us on Saturday in Union Square to take part in this worldwide event, as the US Campaign for Burma and several other Burma groups show their solidarity for the Saffron Revolution. Please WEAR THE COLOR RED, and BRING AS MANY RED FLOWERS AS YOU CAN. The flowers will be used to create a public display of tribute to those who have sacrificed so much in Burma these past weeks - all of those untold hundreds of thousands who put their lives on the line to bring down the military regime. Many lost their lives, many are imprisoned, and many are in hiding. On Saturday, the Global Day of Action will honor their courage. We will call for UN Security Council action, and we will distribute postcards giving people an opportunity to pledge their boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. China must stop vetoing Security Council action. For more information, contact Farheen Malik at uclafarheen@gmail.com.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Protest China's Support of the Burmese Military
Friday, October 5
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Chinese mission to the U.N.
Located on East 35th Street, between 1st and 2nd Aves
Details to follow - watch this space
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Chinese mission to the U.N.
Located on East 35th Street, between 1st and 2nd Aves
Details to follow - watch this space
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Support the monks: Stencil images
Join the Saffron Revolution
You can help make this image appear all over the world, reminding people everywhere of the uprising in Burma and showing that the struggle for freedom is alive everywhere.A person like you could print one or both of these at any size, cut them out to make a stencil and use dark orange paint to put the images up. Where you paint it and what you paint it on is up to you...
For more info and to download a PDF, go to
http://saffronrevolutionworldwide.blogspot.com/
Video of Oct 1 Protest at UN
Roughly 200 protesters confront the Burmese foreign minister at the UN in New York:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5WqvxV6Z7E
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o5WqvxV6Z7E
Monday, October 1, 2007
Burma: Where Next? A Roundtable
Dr. Thaung Htun, UN Representative for the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma
Josh Kurlantzick, author, Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World (Yale University Press, 2006)
Maureen Aung-thwin, director, Southeast Asia Initiative, Open Society Institute
Monday, October 15th, 2007
1:30-3:30 pm
Vanderbilt room 220
40 Washington Square South
New York University
Hear the latest update on the "Saffron Revolution", the peaceful efforts of Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists to bring change to Burma; and join in a discussion about what China and other countries could do.
Sponsored by Asia Catalyst, NYU Asia Law Society, NYU Law Students for Human Rights
Josh Kurlantzick, author, Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power is Transforming the World (Yale University Press, 2006)
Maureen Aung-thwin, director, Southeast Asia Initiative, Open Society Institute
Monday, October 15th, 2007
1:30-3:30 pm
Vanderbilt room 220
40 Washington Square South
New York University
Hear the latest update on the "Saffron Revolution", the peaceful efforts of Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists to bring change to Burma; and join in a discussion about what China and other countries could do.
Sponsored by Asia Catalyst, NYU Asia Law Society, NYU Law Students for Human Rights
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Protest Monday, October 1
THIS MONDAY, The Burmese Foreign Minister will address the UN General Assembly. Please join several Burma groups at the Burmese UN Mission in New York to tell the world the truth about the Saffron Revolution in Burma. Two events have been planned in response to his speech on Monday...
When: Monday, October 1, 12 pm - 1 pm,
Where: Burmese Mission to UN, 10 E 77th St (near 5th Ave)
This will be followed by a Rally at the UN:
When: Monday, October 1, 1pm - 6pm
Where: 47th Street & 1st Avenue
Come with Signs that say "UNSC ARMS EMBARGO NOW!" and wear a RED SHIRT in support of the Saffron Revolution!
Every major media outlet in the world will be covering his words, and the world must know what we have to say in response. Therefore, we need big numbers -- please try to bring as many people as possible.
If you can't make it this Monday, we will be at 47th street & 1st Avenue on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-6pm.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Actions in New York, Sept 30-Oct 2
1) CANDLELIGHT VIGIL AT UNION SQ.
When: Saturday, September 30, 2007 at 8 pm
Where: Center of Union Sq.
Join the NYC Burma activists Saturday night at 8pm in Union Square - we'll be showing solidarity for the Saffron Revolution, the protest movement inside Burma currently threatening to overthrow one of the
world's most brutal military regimes. And please wear the color red and bring your own candle, which around the world is becoming the color of solidarity for these protests.
2) PROTEST AT THE BURMESE MISSION
When: Monday, October 1, 12 pm - 1 pm
Where: Burmese Mission to UN, 10 E 77th St (near 5th Ave)
Who: US Campaign for Burma
The Burmese Foreign Minister will address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on this afternoon. Please join several Burma groups at the Burmese Mission to tell the world the truth about the protest movement
in Burma - exactly what the Foreign Minister will not say to the UNGA.
Followed by: RALLY AT UN
When: Monday, October 1, 1pm - 6pm
Where: 47th Street & 1st Avenue
The Burmese government is addressing the General Assembly around 5pm on Monday. Join friends of Burma to show our outrage at the violent crackdown on peaceful protests--and to demand change!! Wear a RED SHIRT in support of the Saffron Revolution!
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON MONDAY WE WILL BE AT 47TH STREET & 1ST AVENUE SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FROM 1-6PM.
3) RALLY FOR THE SAFFRON REVOLUTION
When: Tuesday, 10/2, 12 pm
Where: Low Plaza
This Tuesday, the Burma 88 Coalition at Columbia University will show their support for the Saffron Revolution, the growing protest movement inside Burma threatening to overthrow the country's brutal military
regime. Join us at Low Plaza at 12 noon - for action, t-shirt screening, all kinds of good stuff. Please wear the color red, the color of solidarity for the protests.
4) TEACH-IN: WHAT IS THE SAFFRON REVOLUTION?
When: Tuesday, 10/2, 8pm
Where: Lerner Hall, West Ramp Lounge
Join the Burma 88 Coalition as we break down all of the information regarding the Saffron Revolution, the growing protest movement inside Burma threatening to overthrow the country's brutal military regime.
We'll have a few speakers, and you'll become an expert. Many thanks to Global Solutions for hosting this event as part of their meeting.
5) PANEL DISCUSSION: "THE CRISIS IN BURMA"
When: Tuesday, October 2, 8pm
Where: New School for Social Research, 78 Fifth Avenue, Room 1107 (entrance from 16th street)
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