Fw: August 8 Day of Action Against Japanese Policies

[TIN KYI <tinkyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: <DanBeeton@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tinkyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: August 8 Day of Action Against Japanese Policies


> Dear Tin Kyi,
>
> I am glad to inform you that, due in part to your call to action for a Day
> of Action against the policies of the Japanese Government on August 8, a
> coalition of organizations in the Washington, D.C. area have chosen to
make
> a demonstration at the Japanese Embassy the key event during a day-long
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> commemoration.
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> The NCGUB, NLD-LA, the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, the Joint Action
Committee
> (itself comprising several Burmese groups in the area), FBC, DC Burma
> Activist Network, and other groups are planning a mass demo in front of
the
> Japanese Embassy on the afternoon of August 8. We intend to circulate a
> sign-on letter around the world beforehand, to collect sign-ons from other
> NGO's. We will present this statement to the Japanese Embassy that day, as
> well as read aloud a joint statement on behalf of the organizing groups
> targeting the respective governments of Japan, Burma, and the US,
outlining
> the policy changes we desire from each. Although the letters have not been
> drafted yet, I believe that the points detailed in your call to action
will
> serve as the key points made to the Japanese Government.
>
> I would appreciate any ways in which we can assist each other's efforts.
For
> one thing, I am wondering if you have any information on when the new ODA
> package to Burma will be decided on. If a date is set, we (some of the
above
> groups) would like to plan a demonstration for that day as well.
>
> I hope to make the International Day of Action against Japan's Burma
policy
> a reality, and I hope that you in Japan will be organizing a large protest
> there also. I also hope that you might be able to assist the FBC in its
> ongoing boycott campaign against Suzuki, which we are just now
> reinvigorating with a new plan of action.
>
> Please let me know any additional info that you have on ODA and other aid
to
> Burma, and let's be in touch before August 8.
>
> Thanks, and in solidarity,
>
> Dan Beeton
> Free Burma Coalition
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