Global Day Of Action For Burma

"Global Day of Action for Burma" Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is Burma’s most celebrated and beloved person in the struggle for freedom in Burma. She has been under house arrest continuously since May 2003 and for a total of more than 13 of the past 19 years. She was supposed to be released from house arrest on the 27th of May. However, on May 13th, Daw Suu and her two female colleagues were detained after an incident when an American citizen allegedly swam across Inya Lake and stayed at her house for two days. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged under the regime’s Law Safeguarding the State from the Dangers of Subversive Elements and is being held in the notorious Insein Prison. Her trial is scheduled for May 18. Her health has deteriorated recently due to the tight restrictions during her prolong detention. She has often been denied access to her personal doctor, who also was arrested last Thursday at the time of his monthly visit. Burmese democracy movement activists and supporters around the globe are planning a ‘Global Day of Action’ on May 18, 2008 to demand her release and the release of all political prisoners in Burma. 71 organizations from "Global Action for Burma" (http://gab-burma.weebly.com) will take part in this activity. We invite all freedom loving supporters of Burma to join us in support of Aung San Suu Kyi and her struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma. We will hold demonstrations in front of the United States embassy and other embassies from democratic countries, and the United Nations offices. We request immediate intervention by the United States and other democratic governments around the globe, the United Nations and International groups for immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her fellow political prisoners. We strongly urge the democratic governments and the United Nations to impose all available pressure on the junta to respect the desire of the international community.

(This is an independent campaign. Independence campaign is a results-oriented coalition dedicated to Free Aung San Suu Kyi campaign to share information about the activities.) We have compiled a list of activities organized by groups around the world. We will try to keep the list updated.

(Update News: Canada, New York and Europe)

Canada action update: Protest in Toronto Monday, May 18th at 1:30 pm in front of Ontario Legislative Building (Queen's Park)

Protest in Ottawa Monday, May 18th at 1:30 pm in front of Burmese Embassy Building, Ottawa Protest in Vancouver Monday, May 18th at Noon Robson Square(Down Town, Vancouver) May 14th evening, Canada's Foreign Minister issued a strong statement. MPs and a opposition party leaders called in the parliament session for Canadian government's action. On May 15, Parliamentary Friends of Burma (over 40 MPs from all parties in Canada's Parliament) also issued a statement to call ASEAN and its member countries to act on Burmese regime to release DASSK and all political prisoners.

New York City: When : Sunday at 3:00 PM ( May 17 ,2009) Where : Infront of Burmese Conuslate General Office , Manhattan, New York. Who : Burmese Citizens in New York. Europe: Forum of Burmese in Europe Sonny AungThanOo(coordinator) phone:+49 221 9522450

US (California) Burma Democracy Forces Place: United Nations Plaza, Civic Center, San Francisco. Market St @ 7th St; Time: 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Date: Monday, May 18, 2009.

US (Washington DC) US Campaign for Burma

Mike Haack Campaigns Coordinator U.S. Campaign for Burma (202)234-8033 (914)924-1541

(office) (cell)

Time and Place: Monday, May 18th at the Burmese Military Attache office (2300 California St., NW, near Dupont Circle) from 12:30pm-1:15pm. ADBFM Arkar Soe

[email protected], 301-213-0605 Ko Shwe Sin Free Burma Federation [email protected] Cell: 301-523-9292 Ko Yin Aye Free Burma Federation [email protected] Cell: 301-905-7591

Thailand CAC Burma Contact: [email protected]

Tel: 800293350, 875247034, 845755416 Yin Htwe [email protected]

Ms. Nang Thida Aye, Email: [email protected] Mr Sai Myo Win, Tel: +66 835 823 490, Email: [email protected]

Canada

The event in Toronto: Date: Monday, May 18, 2009 Time: 1:30 pm Place: Queen’s Park (in front of Ontario Provincial Legislative Building)

Contact Persons: Zaw Wai Kyaw, phone: 416 358 2318 Aung Tin, phone: 647 343 7871 Timothy Zaw, phone: 416 735 4128

Jamaica Burmese Democratic Groups in Jamaica Dr. Soe Naung [email protected]

India All Burma Students Democratic League Ko Kyaw Than [email protected] Tel: +91 9810601506

United Kingdom

Burma Democratic Concern Ko Myo Thein [email protected] +442084939137 +447877882386 Khin Ma Ma Myo (Scotland), Tel: +44 1224 524 077 email: [email protected]

Italy Ko Naing Lin Aung Free Burma Federation (Italy)

[email protected] Tel: 0039-320-450-3567

Japan Joint Action Committee

Ko Than Swe [email protected] . 090 4964 9718 Ko Kyaw Kyaw Soe [email protected] 090 6031 4394 Ko Mai Kyaw Oo [email protected] 090 9831 7192 Ko Ko Aung [email protected] , [email protected] 090 1506 2893 Ko Hla Aye Maung [email protected]

Singapore Overseas Burmese Patriots Ko Soe Tun [email protected] +65 94874413