U.S. Campaign For Burma

Dear Mike,

"I'm not going to be able to do it alone," she said.  "One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.  To achieve democracy we need to create a network, not just in our country but around the world," Suu Kyi said this weekend.

After more than seven years of continued house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi is back on the streets leading the Burmese people toward democracy.  At grave risk to their personal safety, thousands of Burmese took to the streets of Rangoon to show their support for Aung San Suu Kyi. We can't be in Rangoon but we can let Suu Kyi know we stand with her.

Sign our message to Aung San Suu Kyi, telling her you stand with her in her quest to bring democracy to Burma.

Aung San Suu Kyi has a tough job ahead.  For more than 20 years, she has made a simple request to Burma's dictator: 'talk to me'.

Help us create a groundswell of worldwide support for Aung San Suu Kyi to show Burma's dictator Than Shwe that he cannot continue to ignore Suu Kyi's call for dialogue.

Add your name to our message or personalize a message to Aung San Suu Kyi today.  We will share your words of support and encouragement directly with Suu Kyi in Rangoon.

U.S. Campaign for Burma and supporters like you are a critical part of her global network.  Show Aung San Suu Kyi the power of our network today.

Your support continues to inspire millions of Burmese people.

In True Solidarity,
Aung Din, Jennifer, Nadi, Patrick and Myra
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My jump for freedom

Dear friend

I am 21 years old and a refugee from Burma. I work as a Campaigns Officer for the Burma Campaign UK.

On Saturday 16th October 2010 at the O2 Arena in London I am doing a 160 feet bungee jump. I am scared of heights and I am fearful about the jump.

But my fear is nothing compared to what my father, Mya Aye, the more than 2,100 political prisoners in Burma and of course, Aung San Suu Kyi have gone through.

I want to raise money for the Burma Campaign UK so that we can campaign to free all political prisoners in the country. Please support me in my jump by sponsoring me now at: www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom <http://www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom>

My father is in jail for trying to get freedom and democracy for his people. He was arrested over three years ago, at the start of the democracy uprising, which became known as the “Saffron Revolution”. He is serving a 65 year prison sentence because he wants what you and I want - democracy and freedom in Burma.

When I think of my father in jail I cry. I feel like I will never see him again. Like any daughter, I love my father – but I am also very proud of what he has done to stand up for the people of Burma.

That is why I am telling you my story and need to ask you to please to sponsor my jump for the Burma Campaign UK now - www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom <http://www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom>

My father was one of the leaders of the democracy uprising in 1988 and he was in prison then for 8 years. He was in jail when I was born in 1989 and the first time I saw him was through iron bars in Insein prison. I was a little girl, just four years old.

I grew up without my father, and now I face the possibility of never seeing him again. I am determined not to let this happen. I know that together, we can work to free the prisoners if we can put enough pressure on the generals, but I need your help. Please support our campaign - please sponsor me now by clicking: www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom <http://www.bmycharity.com/V2/jumpforfreedom>

Thank you.
Wai Hnin

Please write to your MP asking them to sign a Motion for Aung San Suu Kyi

Please write to your MP asking them to sign a Motion fori Aung San Suu Ky

A new motion (a kind of Parliamentary petition) on Burma has been put down in the British Parliament. The Motion – HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA – sends best wishes to Aung San Suu Kyi, who on 19th June 2010 will be spending her 65th birthday in detention.

It also calls on the British government to work with the UN to persuade Burma’s generals to enter into negotiations with Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, instead of doing nothing ahead of fake elections planned later this year.

Please write to your MP asking them to support Early Day Motion 112.

Take action here:
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/index.php/campaigns/actions/free-aung-san-suu-kyi/free-aung-san-suu-kyi

Or you can post a letter to your MP.

Key points to make include:

· Aung San Suu Kyi will be spending her 65th birthday in detention, and has now been detained for almost 15 years.

· It is important that the British Parliament show that the world has not forgotten Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.

· A fake election due later this year will not bring democratic change or democracy to Burma.

· The British government and international community must support the United Nations in persuading the dictatorship to enter into negotiations with Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic representatives.

You can send your letter to your MP at:
House of Commons
London, SW1A 0AA

Thank you.
Anna
Burma Campaign UK


Early Day Motion 112: Human Rights In Burma

That this House sends its best wishes to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who will spend her 65th birthday in detention on 19 June 2010; calls for the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners in Burma; rejects the elections planned by Burma's generals later this year which, due to election laws and ongoing repression in Burma, cannot be free and fair; condemns Burma's new constitution which is designed to maintain dictatorship in civilian guise and does not grant rights or protection to Burma's ethnic minorities; notes that all diplomatic efforts to reform the dictatorship's sham roadmap to democracy have failed; recalls that the United Nations Security Council, General Assembly, Secretary General and Human Rights Council have all stated that the solution to the problems in Burma lies in dialogue between the dictatorship, Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, and ethnic representatives; and calls on the Government to support a United Nations-led effort to pressure the dictatorship to enter into such dialogue.



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Solidarity with Daw Suu: Sign up to Arrest Yourself Now

Dear Mike, This month, on June 19th, Aung San Suu Kyi will spend her 65th birthday under house arrest. Join us in our call for solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and let her know that she is not alone in her fight for freedom and democracy in Burma. Sign up to host an Arrest Yourself event in her honor now! Burma's military regime is truly mistaken in thinking that barbed wires can contain her and her popularity. If the ruling junta thinks that the upcoming sham elections will legitimize the military occupation of Burma, they are wrong! We must prove to the world that Aung San Suu Kyi is the true leader of Burma; nobody in Burma is as widely loved and admired, or as trusted by Burma's many ethnic minorities as she is. At 65, Aung San Suu Kyi's spirit and determination still drum strong, as does her role as an icnoic freedom fighter and unifier of peace. Her continued detention is our greatest reminder that we cannot be complacent with this regime's crimes. We must stand in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and call for her immediate and unconditional release. Through our unity and collective action, we will send one loud, clear message to Than Shwe and his cronies: We condemn your sham elections and your illegitimate regime! Show your solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and sign up for an Arrest Yourself event today. 20 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked free after 27 years of imprisonment. Now it's time for Aung San Suu Kyi to be free. Help us raise a million voices for the Lady of Burma on her 65th birthday. Pledge today to host an Arrest Yourself party in her honor. With hope, Nadi Hlaing Support 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma:

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La NLD, el partido de Suu Kyi, será ilegal a partir de mañana

miércoles 5 de mayo de 2010

La Liga Nacional para la Democracia (NLD) será disuelta mañana, 6 de mayo de 2010, debido a su rechazo a inscribirse de cara a las próxima elecciones. El Comité Ejecutivo Central del partido tomó esta decisión como protesta por la exclusión de su líder, Aung San Suu Kyi. Algunas fuentes indican que el malestar y el odio contra la dictadura militar está aumentando.

La NLD, el principal partido de la oposición a la junta militar que dirige Birmania, será disuelto el 6 de mayo. Después de 21 años, la victoria electoral de 1990 (que nunca fue aceptada por la junta), y el premio Nobel de la Paz para Aung San Suu Kyi (que ha pasado 14 años bajo arresto domiciliario), la NLD será declarada ilegal porque ha rechazado inscribirse para las próximas elecciones. El Comité Ejecutivo Central votó de manera unánime en contra de participar en estas elecciones, una decisión muy difícil de tomar, para protestar contra las leyes electorales, especialmente la que exige a los partidos que expulse de sus filas a aquellos miembros que sufran condenas. Esta ley está hecha a medida para obligar a la NLD a expulsar a Suu Kyi, así como a aquellos de los 2.100 presos políticos que tiene el país y que militan en sus filas.

Del mismo modo que Suu Kyi, muchos de los miembros más importantes del partido han sufrido maltratos, torturas, y han sido encarcelados por sus opiniones. Más aún, la NLD dice que la lucha por la democracia en Birmania continuará contra la dictadura militar, que ha dirigido el país desde 1962.

"No estamos tristes," ha dicho Tin Oo, número dos de la NLD, de 83 años, quien ha sufrido varias condenas de prisión. "Tenemos honor. Algún día volveremos; nos reencarnaremos por deseo del pueblo."

En unos días los militares eliminarán banderas y otros símbolos de los locales del partido en Rangún. No importa, "No vamos a desmantelar el partido nosotros," dice Win Tin, el veterano activista de 80 años que fue liberado en 2008 después de 19 años en prisión. "Pero recordad," añadió, "esto no es nada nuevo para nosotros. Hemos visto nuestras oficinas cerradas en todo el país, nuestra banderas y símbolos arrancados. Estamos acostumbrados a la represión."

Las elecciones generales están programadas entre octubre y noviembre de este año, pero aún no tienen fecha fija. Su propósito es fortalecer el control que la junta tiene sobre el país. Un cuarto de los asientos del nuevo parlamento está reservado a los militares; los soldados que han dejado recientemente la vida castrense se presentarán de manera separada como civiles, un modo de aumentar el poder militar en la legislatura.

La líder de la oposición, Aung San Suu Kyi, ha sido excluida por una ley hecha específicamente para apartarla.

La junta no ha visto ninguna dificultad por parte de la comunidad internacional, que ha permanecido de manera indiferente a los hechos acaecidos en la antigua Birmania (hoy Unión de Myanmar) y que no ha presentado objeciones importantes a estas elecciones. Muchos países, de hecho, siguen haciendo negocios con el régimen sin importarles el sufrimiento del pueblo de Birmania.

La semana pasada, el Primer Ministro birmano, Thein Sein, y otros 20 oficiales dejaron el ejército y crearon su propio partido, que seguramente ganará de manera aplastante. Lo llamaron el Partido de la Unión, la Solidaridad y el Desarrollo (Union Solidarity and Development Party - USDP) y representará el ala civil del régimen militar que seguirá mandando en Birmania.

Hoy, fuentes oficiales han dicho que un total de 25 partidos se han inscrito, de los que 12 han sido admitidos por la Comisión Electoral.

Algunas fuentes indican que el pueblo llano se está sintiendo, poco a poco, insatisfecho con el giro de los eventos; una cierta disconformidad se está asentando y el odio por la junta está creciendo.

En un hecho sin precedentes, un hombre se inmoló en una comisaría, probablemente movido por esta "atmósfera de odio contra el régimen."

Visto en Asia News a través de Birmania por la paz.

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Happy Thingyan and Burmese New Year, Mike!

Happy Thingyan and Burmese New Year, Mike!

In the true spirit of Thingyan, a celebration filled with fun, gifts of charity, and good deeds, sign up now to host an "Arrest Yourself" event!

It is Thingyan time in Burma - a three-day water festival that marks the beginning of the Burmese New Year. People celebrate by splashing water on each other, an act that symbolizes washing away of the sins of the past year and readying oneself for a bountiful new year. But there is one big sin which still hasn't washed away - Burma's military regime.

With the upcoming sham elections designed with a highly undemocratic constitution, the regime is attempting to perpetuate its military occupation of the country, turning Burma's future into a nightmare. We must act now to stop the regime from silencing those who seek true democracy for Burma.

Join us in our "Arrest Yourself" campaign. During this global action campaign, supporters stay home for 24 hours under self-imposed house arrest in solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma. Given the urgency of the situation, we must magnify and project our unified voices calling on the international community to denounce the regime's political charade and reject the election results, which will be neither free nor fair. The world must know that Aung San Suu Kyi, who has spent over 14 of the last 20 years under house arrest, is the legitimate leader of Burma, and the military regime must release her immediately and unconditionally.

On June 19, Aung San Suu Kyi will be turning 65. She will most likely spend her birthday under house arrest. Let us celebrate her infallible dedication and courage, as well as the determination of the people of Burma to free themselves from ruthless military rule. Even as the ruling junta continues its daily persecution of the Burmese people, through "Arrest Yourself" we will awaken the world's consciousness about Aung San Suu Kyi and the plight of the 55 million people of Burma and fight for their liberty.

Sign up now to host an "Arrest Yourself " event. Watch our video to learn how to "Arrest Yourself".


Sincerely,

Nadi Hlaing
Development Assistant, U.S. Campaign for Burma
(202) 234-8022
nadi@uscampaignforburma.org

"Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu/ We are people through other people."

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today and ask them to support House Resolution 898

Dear Mike,

Email Congress

today and ask them to support House Resolution 898!

This week, President Obama made his first visit to Asia and publicly called for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, one principle of his new Burma policy. The Obama administration's Burma policy has four pillars which the U.S. will work toward:

• Ensuring the unconditional release of all political prisoners, including Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
• Pressing for an end to conflicts with ethnic minority groups.
• Securing genuine tripartite dialogue between the ethnic nationalities, the democracy movement, and the military government.
• Holding the Burmese junta accountable for human rights violations.

We support the principles outlined in President Obama's new Burma policy. However, the Obama administration has yet to provide a mechanism to hold the junta accountable for their human rights violations including attacks against ethnic minority groups.

Resolution 898 fills this gap by calling for the Administration to support a UN Security Council Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by the junta.

Crimes against humanity have escalated as the Junta tries to consolidate power before the sham election planned for 2010. In the past few months, the regime has displaced more than 50,000 people from eastern and northern Burma, sending tens of thousands of refugees over the border into China and Thailand.

Email your member of Congress

today to ask them to support this resolution so that the Obama Administration continues to remain strong on Burma.

Then amplify our voice by asking your friends and family members to support Resolution 898, which was introduced by Representative Joe Crowley (D) and Representative Peter King (R) last week.

Sincerely,

Michael Haack Support 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma:

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