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Part 10 - Olympic Games China Burma Tibet Darfur...in Chains
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Source http://www.4burma.it This is the tenth part of a film that will last until the death of the demons. |
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Burma: It Can't Wait- Myanmar Celebrity Campaign PSA Montage
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http://www.burmaitcantwait.org
Ellen Page, Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman, James Cameron, Jason Schwartzman, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne and more..
Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Ong Sawn Sue Chee) is the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Suu Kyi is not just a prisoner, she is the rightful leader of Burma (also known as Myanmar). She led a political party, the National League for Democracy, to win 82% of the seats in parliament in Burma's last democratic election. Because of her peaceful fight for human rights and democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi has been forced from her children and family. (On May 27th, despite the outpouring of humanitarian aid offered in response to the cyclone, the military junta chose to extend her house arrest by another year, rather than to release her, as had been scheduled.) Aung San Suu Kyi has appealed to people around the world to help the struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma, saying "Please, use your liberty to promote ours."
The Human Rights Action Center and the U.S. Campaign for Burma have joined together to create "Burma: It Can't Wait," a first-of-its-kind, 30-day campaign using influential celebrity voices to help build a million-person movement to free Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.
Go to http://www.burmaitcantwait.org to see more videos of celebrities including: Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Ellen Page, Sarah Silverman, Sylvester Stallone, Felicity Huffman, Tila Tequila, James Cameron, Sheryl Crow, Eva Longoria Parker, and Anjelica Houston. |
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Healing Burma: Getting Relief to Myanmar.
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Dear friends,
Burma has been devastated by a cyclone—and by the military junta's failure to help its people cope. Help raise relief funds for distribution by Burma's monks:
CLICK TO DONATE!
In the wake of a massive cyclone, tens of thousands of Burmese are dead. More than 40,000 are missing. A million are homeless.
But what's happening in Burma is not just a natural disaster—it's also a catastrophe of bad leadership.
Burma's brutal and corrupt military junta failed to warn the people, failed to evacuate any areas, and suppressed freedom of communication so that Burmese people didn't know the storm was coming when the rest of the world did. Now the government is failing to respond to the disaster and obstructing international aid organizations.
Humanitarian relief is urgently needed, but Burma's government could easily delay, divert or misuse any aid. Today the International Burmese Monks Organization, including many leaders of the democracy protests last fall, launched a new effort to provide relief through Burma's powerful grass roots network of monasteries—the most trusted institutions in the country and currently the only source of housing and support in many devastated communities. Click below to help the Burmese people with a donation and see a video appeal to Avaaz from a leader of the monks:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/77.php
Giving to the monks is a smart, fast way to get aid directly to Burma's people. Governments and international aid organizations are important, but face challenges—they may not be allowed into Burma, or they may be forced to provide aid according to the junta's rules. And most will have to spend large amounts of money just setting up operations in the country. The monks are already on the front lines of the aid effort—housing, feeding, and supporting the victims of the cyclone since the day it struck. The International Burmese Monks Organization will send money directly to each monastery through their own networks, bypassing regime controls.
Last year, more than 800,000 of us around the world stood with the Burmese people as they rose up against the military dictatorship. The government lost no time then in dispatching its armies to ruthlessly crush the nonviolent democracy movement—but now, as tens of thousands die, the junta's response is slow and threatens to divert precious aid into the corrupt regime's pockets.
The monks are unlikely to receive aid from governments or large humanitarian organizations, but they have a stronger presence and trust among the Burmese people than both. If we all chip in a little bit, we can help them to make a big difference.
Click here to donate:
https://secure.avaaz.org/en/burma_cyclone/77.php
With hope,
Ricken, Ben, Graziela, Paul, Iain, Veronique, Pascal, Galit and the whole Avaaz team
PS: Here are some links to more information:
For more information about Avaaz's work to support the Burmese people, click here: http://www.avaaz.org/en/burma_report_back/
For more information about the cyclone, the humanitarian crisis, and the political dimension, see these articles:
New York Times: "A Challenge Getting Relief to Myanmar's Remote Areas." 7 May 2008.
BBC: "Will Burma's leaders let aid in?" 6 May 2008.
India's Economic Times: Indian meteorological department advised junta 48 hours in advance, 6 May 2008.
BBC: "Disaster tests Burma's junta." 5 May 2008
Times Online: "Aid workers fear Burma cyclone deaths will top 50,000." 6 May 2008.
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ABOUT AVAAZ
Avaaz.org is an independent, not-for-profit global campaigning organization that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people inform global decision-making. (Avaaz means "voice" in many languages.) Avaaz receives no money from governments or corporations, and is staffed by a global team based in London, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Paris, Washington DC, and Geneva. |
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Thich Nhat Hanh on Burma
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Renowned Buddhist peace activist & teacher Thich Nhat Hanh talks about Burma, Iraq and "engaged buddhism," which he has advocated since the war in Vietnam. Interviewed by TIME religion correspondent David Van Biema; produced by Asia Society. |
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Burma Emergency Town Hall
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Monks'and eyewitness accounts of the Burmese crisis, 10/5/07 at Asia Society. With live call-in from the leader of the monks in Burma, and dramatic video. |
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A Quick Look at Myanmar / Burma
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*Update: On May 2nd, 2008 a cyclone devastated this country which is already amongst the poorest in the world.
From Google: "Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist cyclone victims in Myanmar (Burma). Below, we've selected two among many worthy organizations. Your donation will help survivors and other disaster victims rebuild their communities and their lives. In addition, when you donate on this page, Google donates too. We'll donate up to $1 million to help organizations provide relief."
http://www.google.com/myanmarcyclone/
Myanmar (Burma), Aung San Suu Kyi, Monks killed and left in jungle, Jim Carrey, using satellite imagery to track atrocities, Facebook group for world-wide action (oct 6), free burma day action for bloggers (oct 4), U.S. Campaign for Burma |
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MONKS PRAYING SOLDIERS SHOOTING IN BURMA
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27 SEPT DEMONSTRATION AT SULE PAGODA
SOLDIERS SHOT . MANY PEOPLE INJURIED |
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BUDDHIST MONKS LEADING PROTEST IN RANGOON BURMA
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 BBC WORLD |
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Mission of Burma - That's when I reach for...
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Tom Waits - Burma Shave
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San Remo '86 |
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Opressive government in Burma
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BBC Television News report from May 2006 details the actrocities carried out by the military government in Burma |
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mission of burma academy
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Academy (fight song)* |
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