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Her Burma

TMcG — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:17:12 +0000

Burma VJ- Reporting from a closed country

TMcG — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:32:49 +0000

“This film BURMA VJ is comprised largely by material shot by undercover reporters in Burma. Some elements of the film have been reconstructed in close collaboration with the actual persons involved, just as some names, places, and other recognizable facts have been altered for security reasons and in order to protect individuals. ”

Brave undercover Video Journalists (VJs) work risk their lives to record the atrocities occurring in Burma to have their materials smuggled out and beamed back into the country via satellite. This movie is the story of a young man named ”Joshua” who leads this group of reporters during the Sept 07 uprising.

If you are on Facebook – you can join their group via this link

‘Peace panties’ from Canada

TMcG — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:33:00 +0000

OK ladies.. get your knickers in an envelope and send them over to the Burmese Embassy in Ottawa to protest the actions of the country’s military regime.

The Panties for Peace! campaign is basically aimed to play on the military junta’s superstitious fear that contact with a woman’s undergarment will rob them of their power,” organiser Mika Levesque of the Rights & Democracy Student Network told IANS.

She said, “We appeal to every Canadian woman to clean up her drawer, choose one piece of panties, glue a picture of the military rulers on it or scribble some slogan or message for the junta and then register it with us before sending it to the Myanmar embassy in Ottawa. Registering with us will help us to keep track of how many panties have been sent to the embassy.”

Levesque added, “Like all other cultures, there was a superstitious fear of female undergarments in Myanmar. Its military junta fears that any contact with panties will spell disaster for them. So ours is a non-violent method to force change in Myanmar.”

To get involved…

1) Find a pair you wish to send and write a message on them (for example: «Free Burma»
and/ or print and stick the photos of the military dictators on them from this website

2) You can post, deliver or fling your panties at the closest Burmese Embassy any day from today. Send early, send often!

The one closest to Montreal is:
Ambassade du Myanmar
85 Range Rd, 903
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 8J6

3) Register your panties on the site www.ptitesculottespourlapaix.ca so they’ll know how many pairs have been sent

The results of this campaign will be revealed August 8th 2008, the 20th anniversary of the uprising of 8-8-88

For more information on the Panties for Peace campaign, check out this article, the official website (in French) and this website (in English)

The US Campaign for Burma. Burma: It Can’t Wait

TMcG — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:21:00 +0000

Please click here to help raise a million voices of support for Burma in 30 days and join the US Campaign for Burma.

While you’re at it, watch a video with a serious Will Farrell describing the campaign and the reasons why this is important.