Our movement is growing massively, and our petition is making waves around the world. This coming week we will be taking out provocative newspaper Ads in high profile international newspapers to amplify the global voice supporting the Burmese monks. As an illustration of how much people care about this issue we’ve been inundated with requests from people who want to do more! To help you take more action, we’ve created this resource – the Avaaz Activists’ guide!
This information reposted from http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200 and other sources--please post additional information at the bottom of this page.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1 – Tell your friends and family to support the monks by signing the Avaaz petition.
2 - Protest - Look below for details of worldwide protests.
3 - Write to your elected official - they will respond if enough people contact them.
4 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=24957770200&topic=3071
***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.
Events:
Global:
International day of Action
Organiser: Burma Campaign UK
Date: Saturday 6th October
Time: 12 noon
Location: Worldwide
Info: more to follow
AUSTRALIA
Sydney
Organiser: Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma
Date: Thursday Oct 4th
Time: 12.30pm
Location: Martin place
Info: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2441494766
**For enquiries on possible protests in Melbourne contact burmanetwork@gmail.com
**Amnesty Australia are organising protests too: http://www.amnesty.org.au
CANADA
Ottawa
Organiser: N/a
Date: Nightly from 28th September
Time: 7 pm nightly
Location: in front of Parliament.
Info: Nightly vigils
Vancouver:
Organiser: N/a
Date: Friday 9/28 4:30 p.m. Sat 9/29 12:30 p.m Thurs 10/4
Time: 4.30pm on Fri, 12.30pm on Sat, 5pm on Thurs
Location: Vancouver Art Gallery
Info: http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7458795762&ref=mf
Organiser: N/a
Date: Starting Friday Sept, 28th
Time: 6pm
Location: 3380 Granville Street
Info: Nightly vigil outside of the Chinese Embassy
**Amnesty Canada are organising protests too: http://www.amnesty.ca
HONG KONG
**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!
NORWAY
Nationwide - Please light candles in your windows on Friday night to honour the victims of the demonstrations.
UNITED STATES
Rally for Human Rights in Myanmar
Monday, October 1st
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
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.
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
Possible Sign slogans if you plan to come:
Stop The Killing
Allow Peaceful Rallies
Free Aung San Suu Kyi
Human rights in Myanmar
Free Political Prisoners
San Diego
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Sunday September 30
Alliance for African Asistance
5952 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115
UNITED KINGDOM
London
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
PROTEST MARCH THROUGH LONDON SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
TO THE BURMESE EMBASSY - PLEASE ARRIVE AT 11:30 AM, THE MARCH WILL
BEGIN AT 12:00 PM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18203329336
Cardiff
More Information
Burma Campaign UK :
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
US Campaign for Burma:
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org
Open Society Institute's Burma Project:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai
Human Rights Watch, Burma:
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=burma
Free Burma Rangers:
http://www.freeburmarangers.org/
The Irrawaddy:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/
Canadian Friends of Burma:
http://www.cfob.org/
Voices of Burma
http://trentu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2241026779
Democratic Voice of Burma:
http://www.dvb.no/
Aung San Suu Kyi's Pages:
http://www.dassk.com/
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (government-in-exile) website:
http://www.ncgub.net/
Burmese language news (courtesy of Nay Shun Oo):
http://burmese.dvb.no/
Blogs:
http://myochitmyanmar.blogspot.com/
http://mmedwatch.blogspot.com/
http://www.niknayman.blogspot.com/
http://www.myitzima.co.cc/
http://kadaung.blogspot.com/
http://drlunswe.blogspot.com/
http://hittaing.org/
http://khitpyaing.org/
http://www.ko-htike.blogspot.com/
http://myatlone.blogspot.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.reuters.com/
http://www.voanews.com/burmese/
http://www.rfa.org/burmese/
http://redo8888.com/
http://tharkinwe.blogspot.com
http://publicenemies.blogspot.com/
http://www.narinjara.com/burmese.ASP
http://www.burmatoday.net/
http://www.yoma3.org/
http://thanshwe-hunter.blogspot.com/
http://yekyawaung.blogspot.com/
http://phyuphyuthin.blogspot.com/
http://maydar-wii.blogspot.com/
http://maynyane.blogspot.com/
Our
movement is growing massively, and our petition is making waves around
the world. This coming week we will be taking out provocative newspaper
Ads in high profile international newspapers to amplify the global
voice supporting the Burmese monks. As an illustration of how much
people care about this issue we’ve been inundated with requests from
people who want to do more! To help you take more action, we’ve created
this resource – the Avaaz Activists’ guide!
This information reposted from http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200 and other sources--please post additional information at the bottom of this page.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1 – Tell your friends and family to support the monks by signing the Avaaz petition.
2 - Protest - Look below for details of worldwide protests.
3 - Write to your elected official - they will respond if enough people contact them.
4 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=24957770200&topic=3071
***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.
Events:
Global:
International day of Action
Organiser: Burma Campaign UK
Date: Saturday 6th October
Time: 12 noon
Location: Worldwide
Info: more to follow
AUSTRALIA
Sydney
Organiser: Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma
Date: Thursday Oct 4th
Time: 12.30pm
Location: Martin place
Info: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2441494766
**For enquiries on possible protests in Melbourne contact burmanetwork@gmail.com
**Amnesty Australia are organising protests too: http://www.amnesty.org.au
CANADA
Ottawa
Organiser: N/a
Date: Nightly from 28th September
Time: 7 pm nightly
Location: in front of Parliament.
Info: Nightly vigils
Vancouver:
Organiser: N/a
Date: Friday 9/28 4:30 p.m. Sat 9/29 12:30 p.m Thurs 10/4
Time: 4.30pm on Fri, 12.30pm on Sat, 5pm on Thurs
Location: Vancouver Art Gallery
Info: http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7458795762&ref=mf
Organiser: N/a
Date: Starting Friday Sept, 28th
Time: 6pm
Location: 3380 Granville Street
Info: Nightly vigil outside of the Chinese Embassy
**Amnesty Canada are organising protests too: http://www.amnesty.ca
HONG KONG
**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!
NORWAY
Nationwide - Please light candles in your windows on Friday night to honour the victims of the demonstrations.
UNITED STATES
Rally for Human Rights in Myanmar
Monday, October 1st
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
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.
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
Possible Sign slogans if you plan to come:
Stop The Killing
Allow Peaceful Rallies
Free Aung San Suu Kyi
Human rights in Myanmar
Free Political Prisoners
San Diego
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Sunday September 30
Alliance for African Asistance
5952 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115
UNITED KINGDOM
London
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
PROTEST MARCH THROUGH LONDON SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER - TRAFALGAR SQUARE
TO THE BURMESE EMBASSY - PLEASE ARRIVE AT 11:30 AM, THE MARCH WILL
BEGIN AT 12:00 PM
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18203329336
Cardiff
More Information
Burma Campaign UK :
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/
US Campaign for Burma:
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org
Open Society Institute's Burma Project:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai
Human Rights Watch, Burma:
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=burma
Free Burma Rangers:
http://www.freeburmarangers.org/
The Irrawaddy:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/
Canadian Friends of Burma:
http://www.cfob.org/
Voices of Burma
http://trentu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2241026779
Democratic Voice of Burma:
http://www.dvb.no/
Aung San Suu Kyi's Pages:
http://www.dassk.com/
National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (government-in-exile) website:
http://www.ncgub.net/
Burmese language news (courtesy of Nay Shun Oo):
http://burmese.dvb.no/
Blogs:
http://myochitmyanmar.blogspot.com/
http://mmedwatch.blogspot.com/
http://www.niknayman.blogspot.com/
http://www.myitzima.co.cc/
http://kadaung.blogspot.com/
http://drlunswe.blogspot.com/
http://hittaing.org/
http://khitpyaing.org/
http://www.ko-htike.blogspot.com/
http://myatlone.blogspot.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.reuters.com/
http://www.voanews.com/burmese/
http://www.rfa.org/burmese/
http://redo8888.com/
http://tharkinwe.blogspot.com
http://publicenemies.blogspot.com/
http://www.narinjara.com/burmese.ASP
http://www.burmatoday.net/
http://www.yoma3.org/
http://thanshwe-hunter.blogspot.com/
http://yekyawaung.blogspot.com/
http://phyuphyuthin.blogspot.com/
http://maydar-wii.blogspot.com/
http://maynyane.blogspot.com/
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