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CALL TO ACTION!
(Join
UN
Day, Oct 24, Burma Freedom March in SF and other
actions)
October
24th is the one-month anniversary of the popular uprising against the
government of Burma. It is also United Nations Day, a day when we celebrate the
United Nations and its achievements. This United Nations Day, however, we have to acknowledge only that the UN is failing the people of Burma. The bloody, brutal crackdown continues. As world media attention turns away from Burma, the military junta feels free once again to imprison, torture and kill those involved in the demonstrations.
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Fifteen Things You Can Do To Support the Burmese People Against Their Government’s Reign of Terror.
Pass this email along to other people who
will be interested.
Post the Oct 24 UN Day Burma Freedom March
flyer where people will see it! Download here:
http://www.badasf.org/2007/PFBMarchOct24-v8.pdf
Come to the Burma Freedom March this coming Wednesday 24th October, United
Nations Day from 4:00 – 8:00 pm. We’ll start with a protest at 4:00 at the
Chinese Consulate at 1450 Laguna @ Geary, and at 5:00 March to United
Nations Plaza, (Market Street between 7th & 8th) where there will be a rally
and multi-faith prayer service from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
In addition, sign on a petition calling on
the governments of China, Thailand, India, Russia and Singapore to end their
political and economic support of the brutal military regime that has for so
long been oppressing the people of Burma.
We will be presenting copies of the petition to the various Consuls General*
in San Francisco on Oct 24. The petition can be viewed and signed at:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/the-UN-is-failing-Burma
Click through to this petition organized
by the US Campaign for Burma
Petition: http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/uscampaignforburma/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=730&t=HomePage.dwt
Home page:
www.uscampaignforburma.org
Knowledge is power! Learn more. Follow
this link to an introductory slide show:
http://uscampaignforburma.org/slideshow/reallyfinal/intro.htm
Sign the petition organized by the good
folks at MoveOn.org
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/
Get involved! In the San Francisco Bay
Area contact nyuntthan@gmail.com of
the Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA) at www.badasf.org to find
out how you can help. Nationally, go to US Campaign for Burma (USCB)
www.uscampaignforburma.org to find out how you can do more.
Donate! If you have money but no time,
consider a donation to either
BADA or any other organizations supporting Burma’s struggle. Even small
donations add up, and everyone can afford a dollar.
Boycott corporations that profit from the
misery of the Burmese people. These include Chevron, Daewoo, Nikko Hotels
International/Japan Airlines, Siemens, Sumitomo Corporation, Suzuki. For a
comprehensive list of corporations to boycott go to http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/dirty_list/dirty_list.html
Let them know why you have chosen not to do business with them
Boycott the Olympics! The Chinese fund
and support the oppression of the Burmese people and have the economic clout
to make the government change. With the Olympics next year the Chinese are
very sensitive to public opinion at this point, and as was seen in the case
of Darfur, can bring unwilling parties to the negotiating table. Write to
top Olympic Partner about Bejing’s blocking UN strong actions on Burma. The
list can be viewed here: http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/facts/programme/sponsors_uk.asp
Write a letter to a political prisoner
through the Amnesty International letter-writing campaign.
Urge George Bush to take action. Go to the
Amnesty International website. The letter is already written for you and it
takes just a few minutes to fill in your personal information.
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/c.jhKPIXPCIoE/b.2590179/k.C43E/Take_Action_Online/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&aid=9315
Urge the United Nations to take stronger,
more concerted action. Contact them at this email address:
inquiries@un.org
Write to Senior General Than Shwe, the
head of the junta, at the following address:
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Senior General Thank Shwe, c/o
Ministry of Defence, Naypitaw, Myanmar
Contact your local government or labor union and ask them to pass a resolution condemning the Burmese government and urging China, India, Thailand, Korea and Japan to do their utmost to force the Burmese government to change. For more information on how to do this contact ruthgoode@gmail.com