3)
Popular
Musicians Taking Action

4)
8,000
Birthday Cards Have Been Collected
for the 60th
Birthday To Be Delivered at Burmese Embassy

5)
Birthday
Celebrations in 22 Countries
(including many countries w/ multiple
events)

6)
Protests
at Burmese Embassies Around the World

7)
Website
Actions for Aung San Suu Kyi from
Damien Rice,
Ethical Traveler, and the Southeast Asian
group of members
of parliament working for freedom in Burma

List of
77 Locations Across the United States
and around the
world hosting “Arrest Yourself”
events, in which individuals
stay at home for 24 hours and screen videos
by the
organization WITNESS, Assistance Association
for Political
Prisoners, and others.

ACTIONS
BY CITIES

1.
The Council of the 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,Jean Gale
(BAWA) at (650) 296 9106 or jzgale@yahoo.

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

3. The City Council 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

4. The City Council of Galway, a City of
Ireland will confer the Freedom of the City
award to Aung San Suu Kyi. A close relative
of her will receive the award on her behalf
in Galway two days before her birthday, on June
17, 2005.
Contact: Mayor of Galway Catherine Connolly
at cconnolly@cllr.galwaycity.ie, Galway City
Council, City Hall, College Road, Galway, Tel
(353) 91 536400, Fax (353) 91 567493

5. The Common Council of City of Ithaca,
New York declared June 19th, 2005 as Burmese
Democracy Day in honor of 60th birthday of Aung
San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Maura Stephens (607) 274 3829 or
mstephens@ithaca.edu

6. City of Portland, Oregon, USA
The Office of Portland, Oregon Mayor Tom Potter
has issued a Day of Appreciation (June 19) proclamation
honoring Aung San Suu Kyi.
Portland city government contact: Jessi
Rhodes, jrhodes@ci.portland.or.us
Burma Action Committee, Portland contact: Edith
Mirante maje@hevanet.com or (503) 226-2189

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AWARDING
OF HONORARY DEGREES

Thammasat
University, Bangkok, Thailand will confer
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi honorary doctorate degree
on June 19, 2005.
June 7:
Launching of the Aung San Suu Kyi at 60 campaign
Press Conference for June 19 event; Art Exhibit
June 16:
Foreign Correspondents Club Thailand (FCCT)
pre-launch of June 19 activities: film screening
and cultural performance
Contact Jeanne Hallacy at Tel: 06 003 2316
June 19:
1. Public seminar “Democracy road of Burma
and ASEAN relationship”
2. Honorary doctoral degree to be conferred
to Aung San Suu Kyi
3. Book launching of Rape “Shattering Silence”
(Thai edition)
Contact Subatra at 01 376 0360

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POPULAR
MUSICIANS TAKING ACTION

1.
A famous rock band, R.E.M is dedicating
part of its concert on June 19th to Aung San
Suu Kyi and will be singing a song especially
for her. This part of the concert will be broadcast
live into Burma through DVB TV.

2. Irish musicians Damien
Rice and Lisa Hannigan announced that they
will be releasing a new song dedicated to Aung
San Suu Kyi, entitled “Unplayed Piano”
during her birthday celebrations. He will dedicate
his concert on June 20, 2005 in London to Aung
San Suu Kyi.

3. “Always On the Run” by
the WITNESS
On the eve of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung
San Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday, WITNESS and Burma
Issues announce the launch of a new video, “Always
on the Run.” In the video, ethnic minority
villagers inside Burma share the impact of being
forced to flee for their lives on their ability
to care for their families. It is estimated
that over 500,000 people inside Burma have been
forcibly uprooted from their homes within Burma,
creating a huge population of internally displaced
people or IDPs. “Always on the Run”
was filmed last winter just before government
armed forces swept through the area. It documents
the plight of people caught up in one of the
world’s most pressing yet silent humanitarian
crises.
You can order the compilation of video by
WITNESS partner Burma Issues at www.witness.org/store,
by emailing orders@witness.org, or by calling
718.783.2000 ext. 320.

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BIRTHDAY
CARDS

US
Campaign for Burma has collected over 8,000
birthday cards for Aung San Suu Kyi on her 60th
birthday. USCB will attempt to “deliver”
these cards to the Burmese embassy in Washington,
DC at a demonstration to be held on June 17th,
2005.

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BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATIONS WORLDWIDE

Washington,
DC, USA
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. Damien Rice’s “Unplayed
Piano”, a song dedicated to Aung San Suu
Kyi and video message of Nobel Peace Laureate
Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu will be screened. Burma
first independent TV station “DVB”
will record the event and broadcast inside Burma
through satellite.
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

New York City, USA
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 at Walter H.Crowley School, 50-40
Jacobus Street in Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11373,
New York City, USA at 6:30-9:00 PM.
Contact: Sandi at (914) 445-9222 and Kathleen
Didomenico at
(212) 365-4155

New York City, USA
On Sunday, June 19, 2005, at 10:00AM-1:30PM:
Happy Birthday Daw Aung San Suu Kyi –
Buddhist Prayer Service at Walter H.Crowley
School, 50-40 Jacobus Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373,
sponsored by Burma Point. Complimentary Burmese
lunch will be served.
Contact: Emerald Soe at (917) 797-2134

San Francisco, CA, USA
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 Jean Gale or jzgale@yahoo.

San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco-based Burmese and American activists
announce a call for action “Peace Walk
to Free Aung San Suu Kyi” and “Design
and Photo Exhibition” for the 60th birthday
of the worlds only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize
Recipient on Saturday June 18th, 2005. Peace
Walk will start from Justin Herman Plaza and
end at Union Square, where design and photo
exhibition will take place.
Contact: Ko Ko Lay at (415) 425-1714 or kokophoto@yahoo.com

Austin, TX, USA
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 as well as songs dedicated to Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi by the famous singer Lasho Thein
Aung are included.
Contact: Burma Democracy Activists of Texas
at info@bdatexas.org

La Puente, CA, USA
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

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Ceremony for the 60th Birthday of Daw Aung San
Suu Kyi will be hold on Saturday, June 18, 2005,
between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at Mingalarama
Vihara Monastery in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Programs include Venerable Mingalarama Sayadaw
to deliver a birthday sermon, offering of community
lunch to Monks, lunch for attendees and prayers
and mediation for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Zaw at (202) 833-8773, Ext-210,
or (202) 375-3390, Ma Moe Moe Zin (301) 580-1802,
Ma May Win Thein (301) 838-2277/ and Mingalarama
Vihara (703) 371-0964

Ithaca, NY, USA
The Burmese community of Ithaca invites everyone
to an open-house celebration in honor of the
60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burmese
Women’s Day on June 19, 2005, and the Burmese
people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
Traditional Burmese food and music, plus informational
videos and a commemorative “House Arrest”
with several Burmese activists in exile.
Contacts: Han Lin, hlin@ithaca.edu, +1-607-351-8717;
Maura Stephens, mstephens@ithaca.edu; +1-607-274-3829

Florida, USA
The Burmese community in Florida cordially
invites you to a ceremony honoring the world’s
only imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi on the occasion of her 60th birthday
on June 19, 2005 at 11:00 AM-3:00 PM at Plantation
Heritage Park (Shuttle 8), 1100S Fig Tree Lane
(on Peters Road), Plantation, FL 33317.
Contact: Daw Sao Mya Nwe at (305) 758 2851,
Dr. Nyunt Lwin at (954) 609 8080, May Sunda
Soe Nyunt at (954) 682 5096

Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Burmese community members in Fort Wayne, IN
will celebrate the 60th Birthday of Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi and Women of Burma Day on June 19,
2005. First part of the event is to be held
at Zaytawun Monasstery in Silvia Rd, Fort Wayne,
IN 46805 at 10:00 AM. Sayardaw Zaytawun will
deliver a birthday sermon and prayers offering
to Dhamma.
Second part will be held at Neff Hall # 101,
Indiana University Perdue University, Fort Wayne
(IPFW) at 2101 East Collseum Boulevard, Fort
Wayne, IN 46805 at 1:00-4:00 PM. Candle Light
Prayer service will be started at 8:00 PM.
Contact: Daw Nu Nu Aye, Ma Htar Htar Yu at Tel:
(260) 437 4391

Jakarta, Indonesia
To commemorate the 60th birthday of Aung
San Suu Kyi, activists in Indonesia will organize
an event on June 17, 2005 in Ismail Marzuki
Park, Jakarta. The event will open with discussion
and continue with music, poetry reading and
distribution of posters, postcards and pins.
Contact: Tri Agus at tasspijar@hotmail.com

Manilla, the Philippines
Burma Solidarity Groups plan to observe
the several activities, including poetry reading,
playing and singing of alternative songs, flying
the balloons and cutting a giant birthday cake
on June 17th, 2005 to commemorate 60th birthday
of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Ruby Rose Lora at ruby@iidnet.org
or Gani Abunda at gani@iidnet.org

Stockholm, Sweden
Swedish-Burma Committee and Democratic Burmese
Students Organization in Sweden (DBSOS), organize
a special event in Stockholm, Sweden to commemorate
the Women of Burma Day and 60th birthday of
Aung San Suu Kyi on June 17, 2005. SBC will
also hold a candle light vigil in front of Swedish
Parliament and EU Office.
Contact: Kelvin Minn Kyaw at (+46) 70 362
4300 or 78kym001@edu.lulea.se, moeminhan2000@yahoo.com
Tel: + 46 - 73 0696905, htayhtayse@yahoo.com
Tel: + 46 - 73 6958456

Seoul, Korea
An Inauguration ceremony of the memorable booklet
honoring the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi
will be held in Seoul, Korea on June 17, 2005.
Korean Members of Parliament, University Professors,
Korean NGO leaders and Burmese activists in
exile will be participating.
Contact: Contact: Yan Naing Htun, NLD (LA)
Korea Branch,
Tel: (82) 11-9723-4773, Fax: (82) 32-656-6932,
yannainghtun@yahoo.com

Seoul, Korea
National League for Democracy (Liberated Area)
- Korea Brach will host an event to honor Aung
San Suu Kyi on Sunday, June 19, 2005 in Seoul,
Korea as well as prayer services in the Korean
Buddhist Temples and Churches.
Contact: Yan Naing Htun, NLD (LA) Korea Branch,

Tel: (82) 11-9723-4773 , Fax: (82) 32-656-6932,

yannainghtun@yahoo.com

Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Burma Roundtable will host an event
honoring Aung San Suu Kyi and Women of Burma
Day at 4:00-8:00 PM on June 18, 2005 at Unitarian
Church, 49th Ave. & Oak Street in Vancouver,
Canada.
Contact: Rod Germaine at (604) 331 4454

Vancouver, Canada
NLA-LA Canada and democracy activists will donate
“Soon” to Sangah (Buddhist Monks)
for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s
Birthday on June 18 2005 at 445 E 11th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V5T2C8.
Contact Kyaw Thihaa at 604-873-9126, Tin
Nwe at 604-879-1100, Si Thu Naing at 250-516-2416.

Ottawa, Canada
Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) will host a
public event to commemorate the 60th birthday
of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on June 18, 2005 at
McNabb Community Center, 180 Percy St. (Corner
of Gladstone and Percy) at 1:00-3:00 PM.
Contact: Canadian Friends of Burma; Tel:
(613) 237 8056, Faxa; (613) 563 0017, Website:
www.cfob.org

Tokyo, Japan
“The Committee for Celebrating the 60th
birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi” comprised
of Burmese democracy forces in Japan, the People’s
Forum on Burma and Amnesty International (Japan)
will celebrate the 60th birthday of 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: People’s Forum on Burma at (Tel)
(03) 3832 4257,
(Fax) (03) 3832 4523 or pfb@mb.neweb.ne.jp

Auckland, New Zealand
Burmese activists in exile and free Burma supporters
from Auckland, 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

Copenhagen, Denmark
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

Gjovik, Norway
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

Bergen, Norway
The Rafto House (Human Rights House) in Bergen,
Norway plans a birthday party to honor Aung
San Suu Kyi and her work on her 60th birthday,
June 19th. Officials from the city council are
invited to join the ceremony at the Rafto House.
Traditional Burmese and Norwegian food will
be served and a professional Burmese musician
will introduce us to traditional Burmese music.

Contact: The Rafto Foundation at secretariat@rafto.no

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Democratic Federation of Burma (Malaysia) will
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, Nay Moee
at +6 016 316 9222 or naymoee@yahoo.cm

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National League for Democracy-Liberated Area
(Malaysia Branch) will celebrate the 60th birthday
of Aung San Suu Kyi on June 19, 2005 in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Contact: Dr. Naing Linn, Representative,
NLD- LA (Malaysia Branch) at (6) 012- 978 2816
or nainglin2005@yahoo.com.sg

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Civil society organizations and the Burmese
community in Kuala Lumpur will hold a special
Birthday Party for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the
imprisoned leader of the Burmese democratic
movement at Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall on
19 June 2005 (Sunday) at 10 AM - 1.00 PM. Members
of Malaysian Parliamentary Caucus on Myanmar
Democracy, NGO Solidarity Group & CRC and members
of Burmese community will participate.
Contact: Elizabeth Wong, Organizing Committee
of the 60th Birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Party at eliwong@langkasuka.org

East Timor
Civil society and student movement will organize
an event to honor Aung San Suu Kyi on June 19,
2005 and issue a press release.
Contact: Natalino Soares de Jesus at dsmtl_ksutl@yahoo.com

Melbourne, Australia
The Women of Burma Group plans to hold an event
to celebrate Women of Burma Day and Aung San
Suu Kyi’s 60th birthday at 5:00- 8:30 PM on
June 19th, 2005 at Will Simpson Center, 102
Henry Street, Windsor, Melway: 58 C7. The program
will include; prayer, performance, cutting of
birthday cake and Free Burma song by JuliaTrybe.
Contact: Patricia Pond at 9568 8425 or Nwe
Ni Tun at 0402 059 483 or nwenit@yahoo.com.au

South East Melbourne, Australia
Burmese community and friends in South East
Melbourne are commemorating Aung San Suu Kyi’s
birthday at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Springvale
on June 19, 2005.
Contact: Rosemarie and Russell at primrose@alphalink.com.au
or
(04) 10 417 131

Wollongong, Australia
Burmese community and friends in Wollongong
are commemorating Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday
at 12:00-1:00 PM on June 19, 2005 at Crown Street
Mall Amphitheatre (Near Greater Union), Wollongong
Mall.

London, United Kingdom
The All Party-Parliamentary Group for Democracy
in Burma will hold a “reception” for
Aung San Suu Kyi on June 16th, 2005 in the House
of Commons.
Contact: Mark Farmaner (BCUK) at (44) 207
324 4713 or mark.farmaner@burmacampaign.org.uk

London, United Kingdom
The Burmese Democratic Community in UK will
host the 60th birthday celebration of Aung San
Suu Kyi on June 18, 2005 at 5:00-9:00 PM at
St. Matthias’s Parish Hall, Rushgrove Avenue,
West Hendon, London, NW9 6QU. Prayer service
for Aung San Suu Kyi will be held at Colindale
Monastery, 83 Booth Road, NW9 on June 19, 2005.
Contact: Burmese Democratic Community, Adhoc
Committee for the Birthday Celebration at Tel:
0208 930 23 36, Mobile: 07785 56 81 54, Email:
naingwalay@yahoo.com

Thai-Burma Border
Burmese activists and migrant workers will celebrate
the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi on June
19, 2005 at a place on the Thai-Burma border.
Wearing yellow dresses, issuing a message to
the people of Burma, donation of blood, photo
exhibition, video screenings and about ten numbers
roundtable discussion will be included.
Contact: Ko Ngwe Lin (DPNS/FDB) at ngwelinpeace@yahoo.com

Chiang Mai, Thailand
“KEYS TO FREEDOM’ June 19th 2005 Suan Baak
Hat, (near Suan Prung Gate) Chiang Mai
7am - 12midday
Bring a “Key to Freedom” to Suan Baak
Hat, Chiang Mai on June 19th 2005.
From 7am to midday, peace activists will join
a colorful sit-in to express their solidarity
with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on her 60th birthday
and to show their concern for the people of
Burma, locked in repression by a military junta.
People are asked to bring along a recycled key,
write a message of freedom and deposit them
at the event. The keys and messages will be
used in international art performances. At midday
a birthday greeting will be sent to Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Friends of Burma Coalition (Chiang Mai) 053
811202, 060904118
United for Peace (Chiang mai) 053 404614 -6;
u4peacechiangmai@yahoo.com

Prague, Czech Republic
The Burmese Community in Prague will host a
friendly gathering to commemorate the 60th Anniversary
of the Worlds only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize
winner, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, on Saturday, 18
June 2005 at 3 - 5 PM, at the Restaurant &
Cafe ORANGE MOON, Palac Flora, Vinohradska Street
151, Prague 3.
Contact: Burmese Community in Prague and
Forum of Burmese in Europe, Prague at fbepraha@centrum.cz

The Netherlands
The Democratic Burmese Community of Netherlands
will hold a special ceremony on June 19, 2005
to honor the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi.

New Delhi, India
All pro-Democracy Burmese Groups will celebrate
the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi on June
19, 2005 at Rajendra Bhawan, 210 Deen Dayal
Upadhya Marg, New Delhi from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Prominent Indian, Tibetan, Nepali, Bhutan and
Burmese politicians and Civil Society leaders
will speak. Photo and painting exhibition is
included.
Contact: Ko Ngwe Toe (toe@bol.net.in) (ncgindia1@vsnl.net)
or (+91) 981 875 3605

Berlin, Germany
The Burma Initiative/ Asienhaus organizes
the event in Berlin, Germany including demonstration
in front of the regime’s embassy and Aung San
Suu Kyi birthday cards campaign together with
the Polish Solidarity Group “Solidarnosc
Polsko-Birmanska” on June 17, 2005.
Contact: bey@asienhaus.de

Geneva, Switzerland
City Council of Geneva, Switzerland, with
Association Suisse-Birmanie (Swiss Burma Association)
will honor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with a Birthday
Celebration on June 15, 2005 at the Geneva Town
hall.
Over 3,000 postcards collected throughout Switzerland
will be handed over to the Geneva authorities
before being delivered to the Foreign Office
representative in Bern from where they will
be sent over to Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon
Contact: Mr. André VDS, + 41-22-753 41
23 (or) tcheuky@bluewin.ch, www.birmanie.ch

Louvain, Belgium
Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)
and the Association Actions Birmanie will honor
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with a Birthday Celebration
on June 17, 2005. The University of Louvain
(UCL), which awarded Aung San Suu Kyi a “honoris
causa” doctorate in 1998 will contact all
their other honoris causa doctorates (50 persons
from 20 countries) to sign a collective tribune
and have it published in their own newspapers.

Contact: Mr. Gaetan Vanloqueren at vanloqueren@gena.ucl.ac.be,
+ 32-472-331-771, www.birmanie.net

San Francisco, CA, USA
Kachin Today Group (USA) calls for a Special
Pray for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s 60th Birthday,
on June 19, 2005
Contact: Kachin Today Group (USA) at (415)672-0770,
(415) 672-2068 (or) wpd@kachin-today-usa.org,
website: http://www.kachin-today-usa.org

Los Angeles, CA, USA
NLD (LA-LA) will hold the birthday celebration
of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, which include merit
making ceremony, freeing the birds in the morning
between 10:30 AM-12:30 PM and speaking events
in the afternoon at 600-10:30 PM at 1040 South
2nd Street, Alhambra, CA 91801on June 19, 2005.
Contact: U Khin Maung Shwe at (626) 458
8109

Kuoplo, Finland
Campaign for Democracy in Burma (Finland) will
host the birthday celebration of Burma’s democracy
leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on June 19, 2005
at Neulamaki (Needle Hill) Youth Club, Pinokuja,
Neulamaki, Kuoplo, Finland at 5:30-7:00 PM
Contact: Ko Thar Swe at tharchitswe@yahoo.com.

Yenanggyaung, Magwe Division, Burma
Members of National League for Democracy (NLD)
at Yenanggyaung Township, Magwe Division in
central Burma are preparing to celebrate the
60th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on 19
June. Khin Saw Htay, Chairman of NLD’s Magwe
Division Women Brach has been visiting around
the region to organize this birthday celebration
for their imprisoned leader.

Johannesburg City, South Africa
On 16th June at 4:00pm- Free Burma Campaign
will hold a birthday commemoration in Johannesburg
at Dr. Thein Win’s residence with local former
anti-apartheid activists, and University of
Witwatersrand students. On 18 June at 3:30 pm-
Public awareness campaign will be launched at
workers library in Johannesburg and organized
for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s articles in South
African newspapers.

Pietermeritzberg City, South Africa
On 19 June at 11:00am-Free Burma Campaign will
donate “swan” to Sangha (monk) at
Dhammodaya Myanmar Vihara Burmese Buddhist Monastery
in Pietermeritzberg city and donation to Sangha
for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Free Burma Campaign: Dr. Thein
Win <+27 76 1367575>; Graham <+27 82
6223451>; Aye Htun Ohn < +27 82 3398691>

Paris, France
On 19th June, a ‘Birthday Ceremony’ for Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi is going to be held on a ship
call “Alternat” at the river-bank
of Bercy, Paris. The ceremony will be opened
by the Venerable Monk Ashin Kumara with Myittarbawana
followed by a conference with the participation
of NGOs .Later the audience will be served with
Burmese- dish.
Contact: Hla Aung at 06 22 84 21 56 (or)
ndphr_inexile@yahoo.com, Fraid at 06 14 81 56
79, Mathilde at 06 30 56 87 14

Singapore
Burmese Community Members will celebrate the
60th birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Suu at
Burmese Buddhist Temple, Toa Payoh, Singapore
on June 19, 2005.
Contact at: maungwinmyint2003@yahoo.com.sg

Hunger Strike in Malaysian Prison
17 members of Democratic Party for a New Society,
who are being detained at Sungai Buloh prison
in Malaysia by the police since February 17,
2005 for protesting in front of the regime embassy
to denounce the regime’s national convention,
will stage a hunger strike on June 17th and
18th to honor the 60th birthday of Daw Aung
San Suu Kyi.
Contact: Win Tun Nyunt at dpnsmalaysia@dpns.org
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PROTESTS
IN FRONT OF THE REGIME’S EMBASSIES AROUND THE
WORLD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2005

Washington,
DC, United States
Location: 2300 S St, NW Washington, DC 20008
Time: 2:45-4:00 PM
Contact: USCB, Jeremy Woodrum and Aung Din
at (202) 223-0300

New York City, NY, United States
Location: 10 E 77th Street, New York
Time: 12:00-1:00PM
Contact: Ko Phoe Kyaw (DFB) at (718) 813-2421,
Aung Kyaw Thein (DFB) at (917) 892-5260, Ko
Shwe (DFB) at (917) 951-2428, Mick Schommer
(USCB) at (718) 812-0736, Ko Ye Htut (NLD-LA-East
Coast, USA) at (347) 226-0572

London, United Kingdom
Location: 19 A Charles Street, London (Nearest
Tube Green Park); organized by Burma Campaign
UK, Burmese Democratic Movement and Christian
Solidarity Worldwide
Contact: Mark Farmaner (Burma Campaign UK)
at mark.farmaner@burmacampaign.org.uk or (020)
7324 4713

New Delhi, India
Demonstration at Janta Manta, Parliament
Street, New Delhi on June 18, 2005, Saturday
Contact: Ko Ngwe Toe (toe@bol.net.in) (ncgindia1@vsnl.net)
(+91) 981 875 3605

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

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

Manilla, The Philippines
Contact: Ruby Rose Lora at ruby@iidnet.org or
Gani Abunda at gani@iidnet.org

Berlin, Germany
Location: Berliner Thielallee 19, Berlin
at 11:00 AM
Contact: Burma.Initiative/Asienhaus at bey@asienhaus.de

New York City, NY, United States
Democratic Forces of New York for Burma
will hold a peaceful demonstration in front
of the United Nations Headquarters at 43rd Street
and 1st Avenue, New York on Friday, June 17,
2005 at 4:30-6:30 PM
Contact: Emerald Soe (917) 797-2134, Kathleen
DiDomenico
(212) 365-4155, Ko Phoe Kyaw (718) 813-2421,
Ko Ye Htut
(347) 226-0572

Paris, France
Location: Burmese regime’s embassy at No.
60, RUE DE COURCELLES, 75008-PARIS
Date and Time: June 17, 2005, 11:00 AM-3:00
PM
Contact: Hla Aung at 06 22 84 21 56 (or) ndphr_inexile@yahoo.com,
Fraid at 06 14 81 56 79, Mathilde at 06 30 56
87 14

Pretoria, South Africa
On 20 June (Monday) at 2:30 pm: Location; Burmese
regime’s Embassy, 201 Leyds Street, Pretoria

Contact: Free Burma Campaign: Dr. Thein Win
<+27 76 1367575>; Graham <+27 82 6223451>
Aye Htun Ohn < +27 82 3398691>

Ottawa, Canada
Location: 85 Range Road (Sandy Hill near Strathcona
Park)
Date and Time: June 17, 2005, 12:00-2:00 PM
Contact: Canadian Friends of Burma; Tel:
(613) 237 8056, Fax: (613) 563 0017, Website:
www.cfob.org

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Location: No. 10 Jalan Mengkuang, Off Jalang
Ru, 55000
Date and Time: June 16, 2005
Contact: Nay Moee (DFB)(6 016 316 9222),
Dr. Naing Lin (NLD-LA Malaysia) (6 012 978 2816),
Ko Min Thein (DPNS-Malaysia) (6 012 976 7810),
Ko Bo Htein (DFB-Malaysia) (6 012 361 2506),
U Maung Hla (Penang) (6 016 477 2596), Mr. Laung
Sua Cin (Zomi-Malaysia) (6 012 341 2714)

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WEBSITES
AND WEBSITE ACTIONS FOR BURMA

1.
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.
The URL for the “Candles for Burma�
campaign is www.ethicaltraveler.org/candles
Contact: Michael McColl, Director of Communications,
Ethical Traveler, michael@ethicaltraveler.org,
(510) 451-0267
Nyunt Than, General Secretary, Burmese American
Democratic Alliance, nyuntthan@aol.com, (510)
220-1323

2. Irish musician Damien Rice launched
a website called www.actionburma.com
to register your support and campaign to Free
Aung San Suu Kyi.
To join the global campaign to help free Burmese
democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi:
1) click on the above link
2) enter your Name and a valid Email address,
then
3) click on SEND
And an email will be sent to Senior General
Than Shwe, Burma’s dictator, to ask for the
release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

3. ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Caucus
on Democracy (AICPM) will issue a statement
to mark the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi.
In addition, AICPM has dedicated a section of
its website www.aseanmp.org
to honor her. Former and serving legislators
are invited to send their own messages of solidarity
to the website www.aseanmp.org.

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

77 Signed Up In 29 States and Four 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)
Karen Nicholson (Merced)

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

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

Georgia
Craig Graydon (Acworth)

Hawaii
Eddie Aung-Gyi Lim (Honolulu)

Illinois
Sit Naing (Dekalb)
Thiha Kyaw Zaw (Chicago)
Trey Polesky (Bloomington)

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)
David Davis (NYC)
Susan Banki (NYC)

North Carolina
Ashley Howell (Chapel Hill)

Ohio
Tim McCarthy (Kent)

Oregon
Edith Mirante (Portland)

Pennsylvania
Dan Orzech (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island
Marcia Lieberman (Providence)

Tennessee
Alex Bynum (Knoxville)

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

Israel
Jonathan Kolieb

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