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Dear All,
Please join August 8 City of Berkeley flag raising and 8888 commemorative events
in Oakland coming Saturday.
Here are some notes and highlights of the program, and please spread the word to
others.
1. The flag will be raised at 8:08 AM during a ceremony from 8:00 to 9:00 AM in
Civic Center Park opposite the Maudelle Shirek Old City Hall at 2134 Martin
Luther King Jr. Way.
2. Both Burma pre-974 flag and Student/Fighting Peacock flags will be raised
with National Anthem and 8888 songs.
3. Just like last year, Burmese Children dressed in green and white uniforms
will be holding the flags at the ceremony.
4. Burmese community leaders and supporters will attend, as well as Aide to
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and City officials, including Council Members and
more.
5. Just like last year, you are encouraged to wear the Daw Aung San Suu Kyi mask
at the flag raising: Here is the link to U2 mask page (Make some and bring if
you can):
http://media.u2.com/ASSK/ASSK_
6. Burmese Children will be reciting patriotic/8888 poems (and more) at the 8888
Commemorative event in Oakland So, come, join and support. Lunch will be served
to all attends.
7. Here is our collective statement on the occasion in Burmese and in English
8. Also sign online petition here and any other efforts that you can help:
From USCB: Most importantly, we want the world to take concrete action.
If you haven't yet, please
sign our new petition to the United States and United Kingdom's ambassadors
to the United Nations.
Thanks,
Nyunt Than
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San Francisco Bay Area
Burma Day and 8888, 21st Anniversary Commemoration
The city of Berkeley and San
Francisco have declared August 8 as Annual Burma day and Berkeley would raise
Burma flag annually on that day. This year again the city will be raising the
Burma flag at the City Hall to honor the people of Burma. Besides, Bay Area
activists community is planning other commemorative events. Please kindly join
in to show your solidarity and support to the people of Burma and Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi who have been facing continue brutal oppression for more than four
decades. Flyer can be downloaded here: Download
Flyer
1. City of Berkeley Annual Burma Day (Burma) flag raising
to honor the people of Burma August 8, 1988 nation-wide uprising
Time: 7:30 am - 9 am (The event to begin at 8 am sharp; Flags to be raised at
8:08 am)
Place: Civic Center Park across Old Berkeley City Hall
( At the Corner of Allston Way & Martin Luther King Jr. Way ) 510-220-1323
2. 8888 Anniversary Buddhist Swan offering and Commemoration
Time: 10 am - 12 pm (Lunch will be served)
Place: Dhamma Aye Yake Burmese Buddhist Monastery
2523 23rd AVE, Oakland, CA 94606
3. 8888 Anniversary Day Ceremony
Time: 12 pm—3 pm
Place: Dhamma Aye Yake Burmese Buddhist Monastery
Contact: (510) 533-5962,(415)939-0051,(510)409-4517 ,(415)571-6401
ORGANIZED (SPONSORED) BY SAN FRANCISCO (BAY AREA) 8888 ACTION COMMITTEE
Burma Day and following sponsoring organizations:
1. BURMESE AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (BADA)
http://www.badasf.org
2. BURMESE AMERICAN WOMEN’S ALLIANCE
http://www.bawalliance.org
3. BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP (BPF)
http://www.bpf.org
4. MOEMAKA MEDIA
http//www.moemaka.com
5. CLEAR VIEW PROJECT
http://www.clearviewproject.org
6. KACHIN HERITAGE ORGANIZATION OF (Northern California)
7. 8888 GENERATION STUDENTS & NLD MEMBERS
www.88gse.blogspot.com/www.baymyanmar.com
8. BURMESE YOUTH ASSOCIATION
http://www.burmeseyouthassociation.org
9. ASSOCIATION OF BURMESE STUDENTS (SAN FRANCISCO-BAY AREA)
10. CHIN YOUTH ORGANIZATION (SF-BAY AREA)
11. DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR A NEW SOCIETY(DPNS)
http://www.dpns.org
12. WORLD ARAKANESE ORGANIZATION (California, USA)
13. THONE YAUNG CHAL (TRI COLOR– USA)