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Subject: Australian students support for a democratic Burma

Dear friends,
    This is the the solidarity motion passed at the annual national
conference of National Union of Students in Ballarrat , Victoria , Australia
during 7-11 of December 1998. NUS represent over 600000 membership of
Australian university students across the country.
   every year 300 students delegates who were elected in the campus
elections attend the conference to review , change , amend and debate the
policies on education, welfare , international solidarity etc.
   This year at 13th national conference , Maung Maung Than , general
secretary of All Burma Students Democratic Organization had been invited to
the annual national conference to speak of the struggle of the Burmese
people for a democratic Burma. Students delegates expressed  strong support
after the speech with long applause , stand-up and shouting slogans ' Free
Burma - Free Burma- Free Burma - Free Burma. The student delegates voted for
the motion without any dissent.
     Burma motion include that had been passed unanimously includes three
parts, preamble, platform and action  please contact ABSDO for further
information.

1.2 Platform
1.2.1 Sanctions and boycotts
NUS urge Federal Government to impose economic sanctions and an arm embargo
against the military regime in Burma.
NUS urge the State governments and local councils to adopt selective
purchasing law, which boycott the companies investing in Burma.
1.2.3 Recognize CRPP
 NUS urge all levels of Australian authority particularly  Govt and
parliamentarians, all unions and organizations general public to recognize
Committee Representing People's Parliament (CRPP) as the Highest Authority
of the People of Burma.
1.2.4 Unseat SPDC from UN, ASEAN, ARF and regional, international
non-cooperation
NUS urge the United Nations to unseat the illegal SPDC regime from
representing Burma at all branches of UN as it is not elected leader of the
people of Burma.

NUS urge Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN) and ASEAN Regional
Forum to suspend the membership of SPDC until democratic and human rights
are restored.
NUS urge Thai Government to free 40 Burmese students in Special Detention
Center ( Notorious political prison) and Immigration Detention Center.
NUS urge the members as well as the general public to refrain from visiting
Burma.
NUS urge the Australian and international companies to withdraw and boycott
business with the military regime in Burma.
NUS urge the federal government to stop all kinds of assistance including
aid and technical support toward the military regime.
NUS urge Australian federal government to continue and increase humanitarian
assistance to Burmese students, dissidents and ethnic refugees in Thailand,
Bangladesh, and India.
NUS urge the Australian federal governments continue and increase the intake
of political refugees from who fled Burma with well founded fear of
persecution by the military regime.
NUS urge the federal government to withdraw Australian Ambassador to Burma
and expel all personnel who are not representing the people of Burma, in the
Burmese embassy in Canberra.
NUS urge federal government to impose visa restriction over the members of
SPDC and their families entering Australia.
NUS urge Australian NGO not involve in any activities with military regime
in Burma.

NUS urge SPDC regime to enter peaceful dialogue with CRPP, which is the
highest authority of the people of Burma.
NUS urge SPDC to recognize undeniable rights of the ethnic nationalities and
preserve and promote their identity, culture, literature, native values etc.
NUS urge SPDC to abolish sham national convention and recognize people's
will by recognizing CRPP's right to convene People Parliament according to
1990-election result.
NUS urge SPDC to release all political prisoners including students and
student leader Min Ko Naing who has been in solitary confinement and torture
since 1989.
NUS urge SPDC to reopen all universities and colleges (closed since 1996)
and recognize the establishment of Student Union.

1.3 Action
NUS will organize Free Burma From Military Dictatorship joint campaign with
ABSDO to increase political awareness  and movement across Australia.
NUS will organize Free Burma National Speaking tour 99 in co-ordination with
State and local student unions.
NUS will launch joint campaign with ABSDO to achieve imposition of
Australian economic sanctions and an arms embargo against SPDC.

NUS will launch joint campaign with ABSDO urging state , territory and local
authorities to adopt selective purchasing law boycotting companies doing
business with ruthless SPDC regime.
NUS will launch joint  campaign with ABSDO asking Australian people to
boycott the companies investing in Burma until they stop doing business with
brutal regime.
NUS national , state and all affiliated campus all members  will not buy any
goods or services made by the companies doing business with junta. ( STA
travel, Intepred Travel, Pacrim Energy etc.)
NUS will support the International Conference of Burmese Students which has
been planned to hold in Australia.
NUS will strengthen the Free Burma Student Network encourage all members to
get active and involved in FBSN which is set up by NUS and ABSDO in 1995.

NUS will jointly organize with ABSDO on the day 9999 as National Day of
Action for a Free Burma and will produce poster, leaflet, and sticker
promoting struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma.
NUS will continue supporting struggle of  ABSDO for future campaigns and
make donation of 2000 dollars for ABSDO .