For Immediate Release: May 31st, 2005

“We
call on individuals and governments, to support
publicly Aung San Suu Kyi on her birthday, June
19th. I support activities that call for her
immediate and unconditional release; I applaud
all human rights campaigners who are working
on her behalf, and that of her countrymen and
women. As long as she remains under arrest,
none of us is truly free.”
– South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, 1984
Nobel Peace Prize recipient

“We must act resolutely as the junta continues
to imprison those who nonviolently struggle
for freedom and justice, including Nobel laureate
and Burmese democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi. Burma has a rising prisoner of conscience
population, with over 1,300 political prisoners.
I renew my call that Suu Kyi and other prisoners
of conscience be immediately and unconditionally
released.”
– US Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

“As champions of freedom and respect for human
rights, we must stand in solidarity with (Aung
San) Suu Kyi, the people of Burma, and the international
community in once again calling on the SPDC
to release Suu Kyi, relinquish power, and respect
the 1990 elections. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
has rightly said: As long as [Suu Kyi] remains
under house arrest, none of us is truly free.”

– US Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA)

“As the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace
Prize recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi continues
to inspire the democracy movement and seek support
for their peaceful cause. It has been reported
that the National League for Democracy has collected
more than 300,000 signatures on a petition calling
for change in the country. Those who sign are
actively putting their lives in danger by publicly
stating that they seek democratic change and
some 1,400 political prisoners are locked up
for supporting human rights and democracy.”

– US Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)

“I want to be part of those wishing her Happy
Birthday. I have the highest regards for ASSK.
I call again on the Burmese government to let
her enjoy freedom and to recognize her role
that has been decided by the people of Burma
and they should stop their persecution of her
and the other reform minded people in Burma,
who want freedom. So I wish her Happy Birthday
and I want her to know that she is not alone,
she is not forgotten. Many people around the
world stand with her and salute her as a Great
Human Rights Champion.”
– US Congressman Joseph Pitts (R-PA)

CITY HONORS

1.
City and County of San Francisco, CA
declared June 19th as Aung San Suu Kyi Day.
Contact: Gregg Butensky (USCB) at (415)
867-0377 or gregg@madnomad.com, Nyunt Than (BADA)
at (510) 220-1323 or nyuntthan@aol.com

2. City of Berkeley, CA is
expected to declare June 19th as Aung San Suu
Kyi Day soon.
Contact: Nyunt Than (BADA) at (510) 220-1323
or nyuntthan@aol.com

3. City of Edinburgh, Scotland
will honor Aung San Suu Kyi with Freedom of
the City Award. Her son, Kim will accept the
award on her behalf. A major festival will be
held in Edinburgh on June 9-25, 2005 involving
Prime Minister Dr Sein Win of the Burmese Government
in Exile speaking at the Scottish Parliament.
Exciting programs including theatre, films,
seminars, exhibitions and interfaith events
and a street party in Edinburgh’s Parliament
Square organized by Amnesty International, BEST,
Burma Campaign UK and The Scottish Refugee Council
- with support and involvement from the Burmese
community in the UK.
Contact: BEST, 19b Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh,
Scotland, EH10 4PJ, UK at burmatrust@hotmail.com
or Mark Farmaner (Burma Campaign UK) at mark.farmaner@burmacampaign.org.uk
or (020) 7324 4713

UNIVERSITY HONORS

Thammasa
University, Bangkok, Thailand will
confer Daw Aung San Suu Kyi honorary doctorate
degree on June 19, 2005.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS WORLDWIDE

1.
US Congressional Human Rights Caucus, National
Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)
and the US Campaign for Burma (USCB)
will host a birthday celebration in Washington,
DC, on Capitol Hill, Room No. S 211 at 5:00-7:00
PM on Thursday, June 16, 2005.
Contact: Aung Din and Jeremy Woodrum (USCB)
at (202) 223-0300 or info@uscampaignforburma.org
and Steven Moe (NCGUB) at
(301) 424-4810 or ncgub@ncgub.net

2. Women on the Move for Burma (WOMB)
will host a dinner event to honor Women of Burma
Day and Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday on
Saturday, June 18, 2005 in New York City, NY
USA.
Contact: Sandi at (914) 445-9222 and Kathleen
Didomenico at
(212) 365-4155

3. Burmese-American Women Alliance (BAWA)
will host an event to honor Aung San Suu Kyi’s
birthday and the Women of Burma Day on Saturday,
June 18, 2005 in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Contact: Jean Gale (BAWA) at (650) 296 9106
or bawa@badasf.org

4. Vancouver Burmese Canadian Community
Society will host an event honoring
Aung San Suu Kyi and Women of Burma Day on June
18, 2005 in Vancouver, Canada.
Contact: Dr. Win Myint Than at win_myintthan@hotmail.com
or
(604) 270-2132

5. Burmese activists and Japanese supporters
of free Burma movement will host an
event to honor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday,
June 19, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. Prime Minister
Dr. Sein Win and Members of Japanese Diet Parliament
will attend.
Contact: Myat Thu at (090-6300-0176), Myint
Maung at (080-1126-3500) National League for
Democracy (Liberated Area-Japan), Tel/Fax: 03-5974-1981
nldlajp@yahoo.co.jp League for Democracy in
Burma, Tel/Fax : 03-3916-4996, ldbjapan@rio.odn.ne.jp
League for Democracy in Burma (Nagoya), Tel/Fax
: 052-661-5953,
ldb-nagoya@hotmail.com Association of United
Nationalities in Japan, Tel/Fax : 03-5960-4440,
aunjp2003@yahoo.com Burmese Relief Center, brcj@syd.odn.ne.jpn

6. National League for Democracy (Liberated
Area) - Korea Brach will host an event
to honor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday, June
19, 2005 in Seoul, Korea.
Contact: Yan Naing Htun, NLD (LA) Korea
Branch, Tel: (82) 11-9723-4773 Fax: (82) 32-656-6932,
yannainghtun@yahoo.com

7. Burmese activists in exile and free
Burma supporters from New Zealand will
host a benefit dinner to celebrate Aung San
Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday on Sunday, June 19,
2005. Contact: Fiona Thompson at nzburma@xtra.co.nz
8. Danish Burma Committee (DBC), incorporating
with Burmese activists will host an event in
Copenhagen, Denmark to honor Aung San Suu Kyi
on Sunday, June 19, 2005.
Contact: Annette Berentzen (DBC) at (+45)
33 69 11 40 and ab@aif.dk or William Aung (NLD-LA)
at (+45) 21 28 74 62 and williamaungDK@yahoo.com

9. Burma Democracy Activists of Texas
will host a celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s
60th birthday on Sunday, June 19, 2005 at 6612
Convict Hill Road, Austin, TX 78749. Prayer
service, video screening and discussions on
current situation in Burma are included.
Contact: Burma Democracy Activists of Texas
at info@bdatexas.org

10. Burma Democracy Activists in Norway
will host a celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s
60th birthday on Sunday, June 19, 2005.
Contact: Nyein Aye (aka) Kyaw Soe Lin at
ayeburma@yahoo.com or
(+47) 41 51 55 17

11. Democratic Federation of Burma (Malaysia)
and National League for Democracy-Liberated
Area (Malaysia) will jointly host the
birthday celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi on
June 19, 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact: Yan Naing (or) Ricky Yan (DFB)
at (+60) 1920 36351 or ynricky@yahoo.com

12. Burma Democracy Activists of La
Puente, CA will host a celebration
of Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday on Sunday,
June 19, 2005 at Burma Buddhist Monastery, 710
Grandview Lane, La Puente, CA 91744, USA. Prayer
service, video screening and discussions on
current situation in Burma are included.
Contact: Daw Yi Yi Myint at (626) 780 8090
or Burma Buddhist Monastery at (626) 336 3419

PROTESTS IN FRONT OF THE REGIME’S
EMBASSIES AROUND THE WORLD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17,
2005

1.
Washington, DC, United States
Contact: USCB, Jeremy Woodrum and Aung Din
at (202) 223-0300

2. New York City, NY, United States
Contact: Ko Phoe Kyaw (DFB) at (718) 813-2421,
Mick Schommer (USCB) at (718) 812-0736

3. London, United Kingdom
Contact: Mark Farmaner (Burma Campaign UK)
at mark.farmaner@burmacampaign.org.uk or (020)
7324 4713

4. New Delhi, India
Contact: Dr. Tint Swe (NCGUB) at ncginida@vsnl.com

5. Tokyo, Japan
Contact: Myat Thu (090-6300-0176), Myint
Maung (080-1126-3500)

6. Seoul, Korea
Contact: Yan Naing Htun, NLD (LA) Korea
Branch, Tel: (82) 11-9723-4773, Fax: (82) 32-656-6932,
yannainghtun@yahoo.com

DIGITAL BIRTHDAY WISHES AT
CANDLES FOR BURMA: www.ethicaltraveler.org/candles

Ethical
Traveler and the Burmese American Democratic
Alliance (BADA) have launched a new
campaign to highlight the plight of democracy
advocates in Burma. The two groups are asking
supporters to send birthday wishes to opposition
leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whose 60th birthday
is June 19, 2005. Aung San Suu Kyi has been
under house arrest in Burma for most of the
past 14 years.

Ethical Traveler’s Executive Director,
Jeff Greenwald says “We have created a
website where people from around the world can
post digital greetings, offering Aung San Suu
Kyi birthday wishes and reminding her of our
support for freedom and democracy in Burma,�
The URL for the “Candles for Burma�
campaign is www.ethicaltraveler.org/candles.

“By sending a digital greeting, supporters
will be letting Aung San Suu Kyi know that people
all over the world are standing behind her.
Sometimes, that knowledge makes all the difference.�
says Victor Win, President of BADA.

Contact: Michael McColl, Director of Communications,
Ethical Traveler, (510) 451-0267
Nyunt Than, General Secretary, Burmese American
Democratic Alliance, nyuntthan@aol.com, (510)
220-1323

HOUSE ARREST PARTIES IN THE
UNITED STATES AND THREE COUNTRIES ON JUNE 19,
2005

70 Signed Up In 27 States and Three Countries

Alaska
Lisa Semple (Homer)

California
Burmese- American Democratic Alliance (San Francisco)
David Wolfberg (Los Angeles)
Gregg Butensky (San Francisco)
Phone Yaung Oo (Los Angeles)
Ko Ko Lay (San Francisco)
Janet Hadley (Newport Beach)
Emily Evans (Laguna Niguel)

Colorado
U Kyaw Win (Boulder)
Tricia Karpfen (Durango)

Connecticut
Drucie Bathin: Friends of the Karen People,
Inc. (Quaker Hill)
Jamie Viola (Farmington)

Hawaii
Eddie Aung-Gyi Lim (Honolulu)

Illinois
Sit Naing (Dekalb)
Thiha Kyaw Zaw (Chicago)

Indiana
Ro Ding (Muncie)
Bill Johnson (Avon)
Colin McCurd (Fort Wayne)

Louisiana
Whitney Stewart (New Orleans)

Maine
Jenny Yasi (Peaks Island)

Maryland
Dan Beeton (Silver Spring)
Khin Thida (Beltsville)
Shwe Zin Tun (Rockville)
Claire Zuraw (Baltimore)
Alfredo Garzino-Demo (Baltimore)
Tin Moe Aye and Maung Nay Lin (Silver Spring)

Massachusetts
Simon Billenness (Boston)
Andrea Lee (Woburn)
Kristen Newell (Ipswish)

Minnesota
Ma Hmwe (Minneapolis)

Nevada
Linn Htut and Win Thu Aung (Las Vegas)

New Jersey
Jennifer Quigley (Toms River)

New Mexico
Shana Swiss (Santa Fe)

New York
Geoffrey Aung (Columbia University)
Faye Leone (NYC)
Mick Schommer (NYC)
Maura Stephens (Ithaca)
Rebecca Lichtenfeld (NYC)
Kheng Chow (Brooklyn)
Heidi Hilda Hellenberg (Albany)
Valerie King (Staten Island)
Hnin Hnin Wai (Brooklyn)
Siobhan Liddell (Brooklyn)

North Carolina
Ashley Howell (Chapel Hill)

Ohio
Tim McCarthy (Kent)

Oregon
Edith Mirante (Portland)

Pennsylvania
Dan Orzech (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island
Marcia Lieberman (Providence)

Texas
Myo Aung (Austin)
Char Char Htike (Houston)

Vermont
Rick Hausman (South Ryegate)
Brad Kammerer (Montpelier)

Virginia
Jeremy Woodrum (Alexandria)
Tin Maung Thaw (Ashburn)
Ted Hobart (Arlington)

Washington
Larry Dohrs (Seattle)
Laurie Dawson (Seabeck)
Remy Peritz (University of Washington)
Pwint Htun (Seattle)
Alxandra Clarke (Vashon)

Washington, DC
Viola Wu (N.W)
Amy Conlee (S.E)

Wisconsin
Kim Jacobson (Milwaukee)
Moe Nyo (Milwaukee)

Norway
Nina Bull

Singapore
Thant Zin

Thailand
Zaw Oo (Chiang Mai)
Michele Keegan
Khin Phyu Htway

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