Free Burma Activities in the US

[zni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Dear All,

Following is the list of Burma events at various locations.

I.  Burma Workshops and lectures:

1) American University
        Ma Khin Ohnmar gave a talk last night on campus .
        The talk was cosponsored by  Community Action Social Justice (CASJ)
&  Amnesty                  International

2)     Burma Workshop by FBC
        at Midwest Regional Student Environmental Activist
        Conference (University of Minnesota)

        1:00 PM, February 10
        3rd floor, Coffman Memorial Union

       Contact: Marnie at (612) 623-9632

3)  Burma Talk by FBC
        DePaul University
        Center for Human Rights

        March 6, 1996

        Contact:  Mary Bunker at mbunker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

4) Burma Talk/workshop by FBC

        New York SEAC Conference

        Date:  TBA

        Contact: Bill Capowski at wjcapows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

5) Burma Talk by FBC

        at Michigan

        Date: TBA

        Contact: Roberta at RGUERRA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

6)  Beyond Rangoon Showing

        Northwestern University

        For date, time and place, contact Brad Simpson at simpsonb@xxxxxxx

7) Beyond Rangoon Showing

        Colorado College

        Contact Jon Shay at erc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

8)  Viewing of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's Keynote address

        Indiania University-Bloomington

        Contact: Ko Tun Myint at tmyint@xxxxxxxxxxx

9)  Mills College, Oakland, California
        Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's keynote address

        Women's Leadership for a New Century: Beyond Beijing

        April 13, 1996

        Contact: Edna Mitchell
        Director, Women's Leadership Institute
        (510) 430-2365

II.  New Burma Groups:

We have several more groups, that have signed on to our campaign recently.
Please share the campaign-related information with them.

1)  Ohio University

        Lisa Brooten

        lb252689@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2)  New York Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)

        Bill Capowski

        wjcapows@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

3)  Arizona SEAC

        Chris Ford

        crf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

4)  Free the Planet  Group

         Rich Taketa

         freetheplanet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


5) Mary Washington University

        Annabelle Ripper
        Box MNC-2301
        17 College Avenue
        Fredericksburg, VA 22401-466

(MW is having a major reinstallation of their email system there.  So they
can't be reached by email at the moment.)

6) Student Coalition for Burmese Freedom
        George Ted hobart
        Warren Wilson College

        e-mail ghobart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

III.  Media Coverage

        1. Yale Daily

        February 6 or 7 issue. Please check out the Yale University Webpage
where they upload Yale Daily News. There will be a news story on Free Burma
Campaign and Yale Alumni Trip to Burma.

        2. INC. magazine is writing an article about the Free Burma Campaign.

        3.  John Pilger, Australian-born documentary film-maker, is making
a film on Burma.  Pilger is an internationally acclaimed artist who has won
BBC Best Documentary Film-maker awards twice.

That's it for now.

Peace.

FBC