[Chicago] Fwd: CHICAGO STANDS WITH BURMA - FRIDAY AND SUNDAY

[dean kaufer]

Dear BPF,

Here is info on upcoming events.

Thanks .

Dean

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> From: Maureen Loughnane <mloughnane at development.uchicago.edu>
> Date: September 27, 2007 11:59:35 AM CDT
> To: 'dean kaufer' <deankaufer at mac.com>
> Subject: CHICAGO STANDS WITH BURMA - FRIDAY AND SUNDAY
>
>
> Dear Dean, Please do send out this updated information for the events 
> on Fridday and Sunday. I hope to meet you soon! Peace, Maureen
>  
> Join us tomorrow (Friday Sept 28) for a demonstration and march to 
> show Chicago’s solidarity with the people of Burma.
>  
> 12pm: Meet at the Northeast corner of Upper Wacker and Michigan Avenue.
>  
> 12:30pm March to the Chinese Consulate (100 West Erie)
>  
> 1pm - Demonstration in front of the Chinese Consulate.
>  
> WEAR RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE MONKS MARCHING IN BURMA!
>  
>  
> Join us Sunday Sept 30 for a silent candlelight vigil honoring the 
> Buddhist monks, the students and the civilians in Burma who are daily 
> demonstrating in the streets of Burma .
>  
> 5pm: Meet at the northeast corner of Upper Wacker and Michigan Avenue.
>  
> We will light candles and stand in solidarity with the people of Burma.
>  
>  
>  
> On Friday, we will march in solidarity with the monks, civilians, and 
> students who are marching in Burma in support of democracy and human 
> rights. We will demand that the Chinese government condemn the Burmese 
> military’s recent crackdown on monks in Burma.  We will also demand 
> that the Chinese government calls for the release of 1200 political 
> prisoners in Burma, including Aung San Suu Kyi, the world’s only 
> imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient and general secretary of the 
> National League for Democracy party, which won national elections in 
> 1990.  We will also demand that China call for dialogue between 
> Burma’s military rulers, the democratic opposition led by Suu Kyi, and 
> ethnic groups, and that China publicly commit to supporting UN 
> Security Council action on Burma. 
>  
> Earlier today, the Burmese military cracked down on protesters 
> throughout Burma and raided at least two Buddhist monasteries. The 
> military beat and arrested dozens of monks in these raids. The Burmese 
> protesters are posing the biggest challenge to military’s rule since 
> 1988.  For more than a week, tens of thousands of monks have been 
> leading these protests against economic hardships and the political 
> repression of the military junta. Yesterday, the United Nations held 
> an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in Burma. China blocked a 
> Council resolution that was backed by the U.S. and European nations, 
> to condemn the military crackdown. 
>  
> Friday’s demonstration will begin at Michigan and Upper Wacker at 
> 12:00 PM with a march up N. Michigan Avenue and West on Erie Street to 
> the Chinese consulate. We will be dressed in red in solidarity with 
> the monks marching in Burma.  Participating groups include the 
> Illinois Institute of Art Forgotten Worlds Group, Northeastern 
> Illinois University chapter of the International Campaign for the 
> Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi, the University of Chicago Free Burma 
> Project, and the Chicago Chapter of the US Campaign for Burma.
>  
>  
> Sunday’s 5pm vigil will be a simple and peaceful candlelight 
> demonstration. Again, we will meet at the corner of Wacker and 
> Michigan. Please bring candles or flashlights.
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Maureen Loughnane-Colligan
> Associate Director of Development for Interdisciplinary Programs
> Development and Alumni Relations
>  The University of  Chicago
> 5801 S. Ellis Ave. #305-9
> Chicago, Illinois  60637
> Telephone: 773-702-2176
>  
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