Ways to do something about Burma

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
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A Day of International Action for a Free Burma

Free Aung San Suu Kyi & Support the Monks in Burma

Saturday 6TH OCTOBER 2007

Time: 12 NOON in every major city across the world

We
are marching in solidarity with the monks and ordinary people of Burma
who are risking their lives for freedom and democracy.

We
appeal to all religious and secular communities across the world not to
look the other way while the people of Burma cry out for international
support.

Now listed as en EVENT "A Day of International Action
for a Free Burma (Oct. 6th) Worldwide" all cities and locations will be
posted there shortly.

Facebook event link here.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP THE PROTESTERS

1 - PROTEST- Look below for listings of protests worldwide.

2 - SPREAD THE WORD- Invite your friends to this group, email all your family and friends, write to local newspapers

3 - CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL- they will respond if enough people contact them.

4 - EMAIL COMPANIES STILL IN BURMA their email addresses are listed here [Facebook]

5 - SIGN A PETITION there are lots listed here [Facebook]

6 - KEEP UP TO DATE -READ SOME BLOGS/WEBSITES We've compiled some great resources [Facebook]

7.
EMAIL YOUR NATION'S EMBASSY IN BURMA, asking them to open up their WiFi
networks for our contacts to utilize. We've had reports that the
internet is down to keep reports and pictures IN Burma, we need to do
everything we can to make sure they get OUT. Your embassy's contact
info will be on your country's ministry/department of foreign affairs
webpage.

8 - CONTACT EXTERNAL MEDIA. If you have any updates pass them to the press via details listed here [Facebook]

9 - BOYCOTT CHINA - Think about boycotting Chinese goods. [Facebook]

10
- BROWSE THIS SITE At the bottom of the page is the constantly updating
wall with up to the minute news on protests and what is happening in
Burma.
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OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO

DONATE money to the Democratic Voice of Burma:
""The
Democratic Voice of Burma was established in Oslo, Norway in 1992 and
is broadcasting radio and TV to Burma. Due to current events,
transmissions have increased to 24/7, which is very costly. To donate
visit their website.

LOBBY
your education institution's Student Council or Student Union to pass a
resolution in support of the Burmese Peoples' Protests and in
condemnation of the Military Junta's actions. While a symbolic gesture,
it gives hope and keeps the issue at the forefront of people's minds.

SUPPORT
The Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma. This is a group that
has been working together with activists inside Burma for many years,
and the Australian side is headed by a high-profile local council
official. They are currently trying to get equipment INSIDE Burma to
get news OUT - which ties in with what we're doing, as we're trying to
SPREAD the news Far and Wide and KEEP it in people's minds. Information
about their activities can be found at http://www.burmasolidarity.org (Facebook here).

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***EMERGENCY NUMBER ISSUED BY UN IN BURMA***
Please
be informed that the UN Designated Official in Rangoon has established
a 24 hour hotline in case of emergency, especially during curfew hours.
The numbers to call are: 01 554 597 or 01 554 625. Please pass this to
all people inside Burma. This is a Rangoon hotline that should be
reached immediately.
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BURMA OR MYANMAR?
If you are confused why some people call it Burma and some Myanmar please read this article.

In
brief - It's known as Myanmar in many countries and at the UN. But the
UK&USA doesn't recognise the legitimacy of the regime that changed
the name therefore still uses the pre-military dictatorship name
(Burma).
HOWEVER, that being said it's important also to recognise
that some people choose to call it Myanmar as Burma was the name given
to the country during British colonization. Even though SLORC changed
the name to Myanmar, it was reinstating the name used before the
British were around.
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"The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear." - Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

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Events sorted alphabetically by
█country█
*city*
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AUSTRALIA

*Sydney:*
Martin place, Sydney at 12:30pm Thursday Oct 4th, organised by Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma [Facebook]

*Brisbane*
SATURDAY OCTOBER 6th 2PM
South Bank Parklands Cultural Forecourt
Rally for Burma! Wear Red.
Please message Natasha Lutes in the admin list
or call 0422463178 for more details.
*VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED*

*Perth:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

Amnesty Australia are organising protests too:

AUSTRIA

*Vienna*
Austrian Burma Center: 2 Oct at 6pm in front of the Votivkirche in Vienna, Austria.

BELGIUM

*Brussels/Bruxelles:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

CANADA

*Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time: NOON *** PLEASE NOTE TIME HAS BEEN UPDATED***
Location: Kitchener City Hall
Street: King Street
In conjunction with the 6 October international Day of Action
Contact info and details:[Facebook]

*Ottawa:*
7 pm nightly, with vigils at 8pm, in front of Parliament.
We are on our 6th day and going strong!

*Toronto*
October 3 Demonstration at 6pm in front of the Chinese consulate.

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
Global March for the people of Burma and Candlelight Vigil
Saturday Oct 6 at 6pm
Beginning in front of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China

*Vancouver:*
At the Vancouver Art Gallery

Thurs 10/4 at 5pm - Event link [Facebook]

Sat. Oct. 6 - Global Day of Action!
Vancouver Art Gallery
Noon start time
Contact Deanna Scott on Facebook or voicesofburma@gmail.com to help organize

Wed. Oct. 10: Film Screening of Total Denial
Event listing: [Facebook]

Amnesty Canada are organising protests too.

COSTA RICA

Join this group to discuss protests in Costa Rica [Facebook]

DENMARK

*Copenhagen:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

FINLAND

*Helsinki:*
Candlelight protest 2nd October 2007, 6pm at Eduskuntatalon portaat.

Demonstration in front of the House of Parliament on Tuesday October 2nd at 18.00

FRANCE

*Paris*
check this site for more information on upcoming events.
http://www.info-birmanie.org

GERMANY

*Berlin*
BERLIN: Proteste und Mahnwache am Montag 1.10.07
Ab. 13.30 Uhr: Botschaft von Myanmar
Info: [Facebook]

*Munich*
München, So. 7.10.07,18:00 Uhr
Mahnwache vor der Ludwigskirche in der Ludwigsstr.,
Kerzen und Plakate bitte mitbringen.

Munich, Sun. 7.10.07, 6:00 pm
Vigil in front of the Ludwigkirche in Ludwigstr.
PLease bring candles and posters

HONG KONG

[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]
Email
your name to hk.support.burma.democracy@gmail.com to sign the petition
urging President Hu Jintao to use China's influence in Burma!

Oct 1, demonstration starts from Victoria Park and ends at Central. [Facebook - in Chinese]

IRELAND

*Dublin:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

JAPAN

*Nagoya:*
29 September - 2 October
Kibo no Izumi east, Naka-ku, Nagoya City
Hunger strike from 12 noon 29 September - 6 am 1 October
1 October, 8 am - Buddhist monks to lead a vigil procession
830 am - arrive in front of the prefectural offices, present to the governor

2 October - demostration in front of the Chinese consulate, 9am-12noon
Contact - LDB (League for Democracy in Burma) Nagoya branch, 090-5106-6393

*Hiroshima:*
http://www.scdb.org/event.html
Solidarity Gathering and Demo for the Burmese monks and citizens
1 October 2007, Hiroshima Betsuin 1F (1-19 Teramachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, 　082-231-9052
Featuring talks by Burmese political refugees living in Japan

Demo;
1 October (Mon), 530 - 630 pm
Departing from the A-Bomb dome, through kamiyacho and hondori

*Nagoya:*
29 September - 2 October
Kibo no Izumi east, Naka-ku, Nagoya City
Hunger strike from 12 noon 29 September - 6 am 1 October
1 October, 8 am - Buddhist monks to lead a vigil procession
830 am - arrive in front of the prefectural offices, present to the governor

2 October - demostration in front of the Chinese consulate, 9am-12noon
Contact - LDB (League for Democracy in Burma) Nagoya branch, 090-5106-6393

*Tokyo:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

*Aoyama:*
HUNGER STRIKE
After
the march on Sunday, approximately 20 members of the Burmese
pro-democracy movement in Japan will start a 48 hour hunger strike
infront of the United Nations University, Aoyama

LUXEMBOURG

*Dommeldange:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

MALAYSIA

*Kuala Lumpur:*
Please
come and support a universal good cause. The Malaysian Youth Coalition
for Peace and Freedom in Burma will be assembling near Victoria Station
in Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 10.30am on Monday (1st
October 2007).

We will then proceed to the Burmese Embassy to
send a memorandum and distribute peace flowers, release some doves as a
symbolic gesture. Attire is white top and black pants.

NEW ZEALAND

*Auckland:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

*Wellington*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Chinese Embassy
Street: Glenmore Street
City/Town: Wellington
[Facebook]

*Christchurch*
6 October, 2007
http://ubc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5408623692

NETHERLANDS

*Amsterdam:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

NORWAY

The Nowegian public Pension fund is still doing business with the regime, contact them now to register your disgust.
Og
ellers; merk spesielt at Norge, ved sitt Pensjonsfond Utland, har
investert 21 milliarder i firmaer som driver forretning med Burma.
Burmas militærjunta er gjennomkorrupt, og dersom du ikke liker tanken
på å støtte dem med dine pensjonspenger, skriv til Storting,
finansdepartement, politiske partier og aviser og gi uttrykk for hva du
mener....

SOUTH KOREA

Time:
12:00am - 3:00am
Location:
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar (in front of)
Street:
723-1 Hannam-dong, Yongsamn-ku
City/Town:
Seoul, South Korea

SPAIN
for more cities check: http://www.es.amnesty.org/paises/myanmar/pagina/actos-publicos/

*ASTELLÓN*:
Monday 1, 17:00, Plaza María.

SWEDEN

[STILL WAITING FOR MORE INFORMATION]

SWITZERLAND

*Geneva:*
For those in geneva there is apparently another protest on tuesday 2nd october in place des Nations 1200 -1300 http://www.birmanie.ch/

THAILAND

*Bangkok*
Protest in front of Burmese Embassy on Monday, 1 Oct 2007, at 9.30 am

UNITED STATES

Contact US Campaign for Burma to sign up to hold a march, vigil or any sort of event in your area- thelma@uscampaignforburma.org

*New York:*
Monday, October 1st
1) 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Permanent Mission of the Union of Myanmar
(Burma) to the United Nations
10 East 77th Street, New York, NY (near 5th avenue, east side of central park)
New York, New York
Closest Subway: "6" Train to 77th St., walk west towards central park

2) Rally at the Myanmar Mission
Amnesty
International USA is organizing an urgent rally on October 1 st from
Noon to 1PM in front of the Myanmar (Burmese) Mission, located at 10
East 77th Street in New York City. Protest in New York City(TODAY)
updates!

3) Where: EastGate Hotel (where Representative of Murderous Regime Nyan Win stays)
Time : 6pm - TBA
Location: 39th St in Between 2nd and 3rd Ave.

This rally is in response to the crackdown of peaceful protest by the Myanmar Military Junta.

We
are mobilizing to show our solidarity with the protesters in Burma, and
call for the release of all Prisoners of Conscience currently detained,
including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

For questions, contact Matthew Kennis at mkennis@aiusa.org

*Philadelphia"

Title: Philly Peace Walk
Date: Oct 2, 2007 (Tues)
Time & Locations:
8:00 - 9:30 AM (Upenn Campus): 40th & Locust - 33rd & Walnut
9:30 - 10:30 AM (Drexel & 30th Street Station): 33rd & Walnut - 30th & Market
10:30: Downtown Philly & Old Philly

Anyone is welcomed to join at any time. Please call 646-705-4307 to locate the walk.

*San Francisco:*

Event 1
Solidarity
march planned by Buddhist Peace Fellowship for Monday Oct 1, 12:00 Noon
at Justin Herman Plaza, at the foot of Market St.

Event 2
Buddhist
community walks on Friday, October 5, 2:00-6:00, from the Chinese
Consulate to the UN Plaza (corner of Market & Hyde by the Asian Art
Musuem)Try to wear red (in solidarity with the monks)

*Washington, DC*
6 October 2007 [Facebook]

UNITED KINGDOM

Sign petitions to the UK Government, some are listed here [Facebook].

*London:*
GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST THIS SATURDAY.
There will be a spectacular march through the streets of London. Details to follow, by Tuesday. It will be worth the wait!
We can say that the march will start at 12 from central London.

4 October
Starting at Trafalgar Sq at 12 [Facebook]

There
is a demonstration outside the Burmese Embassy in London every day from
12-1pm. We had 300 outside the Embassy on 27th , we then marched
through central London to the Chinese Embassy.
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
19 A CHARLES STREET
LONDON W1J 5DX
Nearest tube Green Park
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=538
The Trade Union movement is now helping organise protests, details http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-13761-f0.cfm

* Brighton*
Three
peaceful Dharma Yatras (silent walks) on Sunday 30th September, Sunday
7th October and Sunday 14th October in support of the monks and nuns
who are peacefully demonstrating in Burma.
The walk will leave the
Palace Pier at 12 noon and end at the Peace Statue (Hove lawns) each
day. Please assemble at the pier entrance between 11.30am – 12 noon.
Members of the Free Burma Coalition will attend the
walk. Spread the word!
Fantastic turn out on the 30th of 218 people and 8 dogs!
Check the Argus; Monday OCT 1st for article on the walk on the 30th.

*Edinburgh*
Edinburgh
Thursday
4th October, 6pm, St John's Church Hall, Princes' Street to discuss the
current situation and possible actions that can be taken here in
Scotland.

Saturday 6th October in Edinburgh's Meadows
A Run for Relief in Burma event (see http://www.runforburma.org/articles/show/1) followed by a lunch which will be addressed by Zoya Phan, Burmese refugee who now works for Burma Campaign UK.

*Sheffield*
The Karen community have organised a solidarity demo
this Monday 1st October, meeting at 4:30 outside the
town Hall / Peace Gardens.

If you can't make it to the demos leave messages of support here: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/burma
and here: http://english.dvb.no/news.php?id=486