Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Celebrate 65th Birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Ottawa Protest Against Her Detention
Action Alert: Celebrate 65th Birthday of DASSK and Ottawa Protest Against Her Detention
Canadian Friends of Burma
Ottawa, June 18, 2010
The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Honorary Canadian Citizen Aung San Suu Kyi could not celebrate her 65th birthday due to an extended detention imposed by the reclusive military regime in Burma. She has been under house arrest for 15 years now. The latest arrest started in May, 2003 after her conveys were ambushed in which a few dozens of her supporters killed.
This Saturday June 19 is her 65th birthday!
Her supporters across Canada and around the world are holding various activities to mark her birthday on this occasion. We Burma supporters and activists in Ottawa are also holding a protest and a prayer this Saturday to mark her birthday. Please join with us in praying for her health and calling for her unconditional and immediate release.
Please see more info on protest below:
Date and Time: June 19 Saturday, 2010 at 1:30-2:30pm
Place: Burmese Embassy, 85 Range Road, Ottawa, Canada
Purpose: to mark 65th birthday of Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Contact: Toe Kyi at 613-297-6835
-Canadian Friends of Burma
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ottawa Protest against Illegitimate Burmese Regime
Time: 12- 1 pm - Saturday, May 29, 2010
Place: the Burmese Embassy, 85 Range Road, Ottawa, Canada
Protest speakers include Mr. David Kilgour, a former Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
Message from MPU that comprises more than 40 MP-elects from Burma will be read out
Activists and supporters from Southern Ontario will join
On the occasion of 20th anniversary of the 1990 elections in Burma, Burmese activists and friends of Burma are gathering at the Burmese Embassy in Ottawa to protest against the illegitimate Burmese regime.
Please join us in protest of this criminal regime. We call on them to step down from power, allow free, fair and inclusive elections to take place, and free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2000 political prisoners.
Burma deserves peace, power, and freedom!
‘Please use your liberty to help promote ours’ –Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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For more info contact Nisha Toomey at 613- 883- 6409, or Toe Kyi at 613-297-6835
Canadian Friends of Burma www.cfob.org
The Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) is federally incorporated, national non-governmental organization working for democracy and human rights in Burma . Contact: Suite 206, 145 Spruce St., Ottawa, K1R 6P1; Tel: 613.237.8056; Email: cfob@cfob.org; Web: www.cfob.org
London (Ont.) residents pledge to walk in the shoes of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
An event highlighting the continued detention of Burma’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will be held on May 23 (Sunday) at the Unitarian Fellowship of London (557 Clarke Road, London, Ontario). The event is co-sponsored by Global Importune and The Unitarian Fellowship of London. Please see detail info below:
-Canadian Friends of Burma
“PLEASE USE YOUR LIBERTY TO PROMOTE OURS”
Aung San Suu Kyi
London residents pledge to walk in the shoes of
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for 24 hours
During the week of May 16th through May 22nd, dozens of London residents will be under house arrest. They will be voluntarily house arresting themselves; pledging to remain inside their homes for 24-hours and mirror the captive conditions of Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma: No television, No radio, No newspapers, No computer, No visitors…virtually, no contact with the outside world whatsoever.
Their actions are all in an effort to bring to light the deplorable conditions of house arrest that 1990 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi has had to live under for 14 of the last 20 year.
Following their captivity, on May 23rd from 4 - 7 pm participants will celebrate their release with their friends and other supporters at the “Captive’s Release Fundraising Party” at the Unitarian Fellowship of London, 557 Clarke Road where, for a $10 donation they will dine on an authentic 3-course Burmese meal, hear from members of the Burmese community and learn more about Aung San Suu Kyi and the plight of the people of Burma.
The London Friends of Burma encourage all members of the community to join us in this action and pledge to give a few hours of your free time in a show of solidarity with Aung San Suu Kyi and 2,100 political prisoners in Burma and let your voice be heard.
Funds raised through our action will support the efforts of The Canadian Friends of Burma. (www.cfob.org)
Co-sponsored By Global Importune and the Unitarian Fellowship of London
Contact: Mark Konrad (Global Importune) (www.globalimportune.org) at 519-434-2663 or cell 519-777-0605; Email: globalimportune@primus.ca