Events

Tuesday 1st September 2015

Please join the deomonstration calling for release of all students detainees, farmers activists , worker activists and all political prisoner in Burma.

Time: 12:00 -13:00
Venue: Outside Burma/Myanmar Embassy 19A Charles Street London W1J 5DX,
Tube: Green Park | Map: https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=W1J5DX.
Please kindly show your solidarity with students in Burma. 


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Sunday 16th August 2015

Bike Ride for Burma Flood Victims

I would like to let you know that I have signed up to do bike ride for people who are victims of severe flood disaster. There is
more than 200,000 people who are displaced and around 50 people were rest in peace.
This flooding has badly hit to most remote areas and many are children, women, elderly people and some animals, cows, dogs.
They all need our help and moral support especially financial support.
It will be really nice if you may donate any little contributions to support them.
We, all fundraisers will be riding the bike from St James's Park to the Peace pagoda in Battersea Park on 16th August from 12pm and
will be doing the praying at the Peace pagoda.
Please feel free and donate any little and it will make huge different for the victims of severe flood in Myanmar/Burma.


Run by Mogok Dhamma Trust (http://www.mogokdhamma.co.uk)
Charity Registration No. 1154115
The bike ride event for victims of severe flood disaster in Myanmar is hosted to raise the awareness and funds. All donations will
directly go to affected areas through the Sitagu Foundation, Myanmar
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Saturday August 8th 2015

27th Anniversary of 8888 Democracy Uprising in Burma

8888 uprising was a historic and remarkable event for Burma pro-democracy movement. It was a day that hundreds of thousands of
students, monks, civilian and many more were scarified their lives for freedom and democracy in Burma.

It was a day that we successfully brought down the Ne Win’s Military Regime. We all salute to our heroes who were brutally killed by
the world worst military junta in 1988 in Burma. But the spirits of 8888 will never die.

We continue to campaign for the release  of all students detainees, farmers activists, worker activists and to free all political
prisoners.

Peaceful demonstration:

Date: 08/08/15 (Saturday)
Time: 12:00 to 13:00
Venue: Myanmar/Burma  Embassy 19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX.
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX

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Sunday July 26th 2015

KSDP (Karenni Student Development Programme)
CHARITY OPEN GARDEN
to support Humanitarian work in Karenni State, Burma

Time: Sunday July 26th, 2pm to 6pm
Admission £3.50  Children FREE
Location: 5 St. Regis Close, off Alexandra Park Rd Muswell Hill, N10 2DE
Map: maps.google.co.uk/?q=N102DE
Train: Alexandra Palace (23 Minute walk)
Tube: Bounds Green (Picadilly Line) (24 minute walk or bus 9mins numbers: 102 and 299 from Bounds Green (Stop BB))


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Saturday 25th July 2015

Beautiful Myanmar Art Exhibition

Paintings by artists Hla Tin Htun and Win Mying Moe

Time: 11:00am to 6:00pm  Saturday 25th July
Venue: Napier Hall, Hide Place (off Vincent Square), Westminster, London SW1P 4NJ
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/IhIcQ
Nearest Tube: Victoria or Pimlico



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Tuesday 7th July 2015 Burma Embassy Protest - remembering anniversary of 1962 Burmese military's brutal suppression of student demonstrations


We will be calling for the release of arrested students and activists on 7th July at the Burma/Myanmar Embassy. The authorities have
recently stopped parents visiting the students and started extending the prison sentences of other activists for old past offences.
The recent vote in parliament over amendments to the constitution, only resulted in a pathetic word change from "military" to
"defence" in the background required to be President - all the important proposed amendments were blocked by the reserved military
seats in parliament.


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Saturday 4th July

Myanmar Food Fair & Music Show
Charity event for Thuwanna Thingi Monastery

Entertainers: Tu Tu, G Latt, Ko Moe, Naung Ye Htut, Yan Naing, Mie Mie Win Pe, Tin Zar Maw, Thae Nu War, Khin Pa Pa Hlaing

Date Saturday 04 July 2015
Time 16:30 - 22:00
Venue Chiswick Town Hall Heathfield Terrace, Turnham Green, Chiswick, W4 4JN
Admission: £20 per person, 13 and under 13 free
Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=w44jn
Bus:  27, 237, 267, 272, 391, 440, E3, H91
Rail:  Main Line – Gunnersbury (North London Line), Chiswick from Waterloo, (South West Trains)
Tube:  District & Piccadilly Lines – Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury and Turnham Green
Parking:  There is limited parking at the rear of the hall and pay and display parking in front of the hall.


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Monday 29th June 2015

Burma/Myanmar: A Land in Change (Prospect Burma)

As Aung Sang Suu Kyi celebrates her 70th birthday, Martin Smith offers his reflections on the current situation in Burma as
elections approach in November.
  
Venue:    The Savile Club, 69 Brook Street, London W1K 4ER
Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1K4ER
Date:    Monday 29th June
Time:    6.30pm for talk at 7pm, followed by dinner at 8pm
Tickets:
Welcome drinks and talk only: £20  (includes £15 donation to Prospect Burma)
Talk and dinner: £50 (3 courses with wine included)
Tickets available from the Savile Club.
Email maja@savileclub.co.uk or call 020 7491 5563.
Bookings must be confirmed and paid for by Friday 26th June.
Dress:    Elegantly casual. (Jacket and tie. No jeans or trainers)

The Talk
   During the past four years, internal reforms have begun and the country has opened its doors to the international community.
However, many difficulties lie ahead: democratic change is in its infancy; ethnic conflict continues in several borderlands and
citizens continue to face many challenges in their daily lives.

Martin Smith
   An author and political analyst, Martin has visited Burma frequently since the 1980s for a variety of academic,
non-governmental and media organisations. His publications include Burma: Insurgency and the Politics of Ethnicity; Ethnic Groups in
Burma: Development Democracy and Human Rights and State of Strife: The Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict in Burma. He was an independent
expert member of the Three Diseases Fund Board (2006-11).
 

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25th-28th June

Glastonbury Music Festival

The Little Burmese Tea Shop

Green Futures Field (next to GreenPeace Field)
We'll be open from 25th-28th June.
Join us for a cup of free Burmese green tea in return for reading our political and human rights menu about Burma.

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Wednesday 10th June Student Protest and 29th June Martin Smith Prospect Burma event 4th July Thuwanna Thingi Monastery charity event


There is a protest at Burma/Myanmar Embassy on Wednesday 10th June in solidarity with student, worker and farm activists. Japan and
US are also holding a similar protest. Author Martin Smith, is giving a talk on 29th June for Prospect Burma (Aung San Suu Kyi's
education charity) - unfortunately some of us will miss it as we can't get back from Glastonbury in time. On 4th July there is a
charity event for Thuwanna Thingi Monastery, with some well-known entertainers coming from Burma. See events below.


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Wednesday 10th June 2015

Protest to release student, farmer and worker activists

Protest calling for release of all students detainees, farmers activists, worker activists and denouncing violently crackdown to
peaceful protesters in Letpadon township.

Time: 12:00 -13:00
Venue: Outside Burma/Myanmar Embassy 19A Charles Street London W1J 5DX,
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX.
Please kindly show your solidarity with students in Burma. 

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Saturday 14th March 2015

Burma Day of Prayer 2015

Date: Saturday 14 March 2015
Time: 1pm - 5pm (doors open at 12.30pm)

Venue: Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, Westminster SW1P 3DW
(10 minutes' walk from St James's Park tube station)
Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=SW1P3DW
Website for Registering your place: http://www.csw.org.uk/prayforburma.htm

Join us for an inspiring day of expert speakers, real life testimonies, and latest news from the frontlines in Burma.

    Be empowered to pray and encourage others to pray for the situation in Burma.
    Hear what’s really happening in Burma from the experts.
    Bring your questions to ask our diverse expert panel.
    Creative, informed and reflective prayers.
    Worship/devotionals.

Special guest speakers

Ben Rogers, CSW East Asia Team Leader

Ben is the author of several books on Burma, including Burma: A Nation at the Crossroads (2012, Random House). He has visited Burma
and its borderlands more than 40 times, has testified at hearings in the British Parliament, European Parliament, US Congress and
spoken at conferences and in the media around the world.

Sarah Armitage, Partners UK National Director

Sarah is the UK National Director for Partners Relief & Development - an organisation dedicated to seeing free, full lives for
children affected by conflict and oppression. She returned to England in 2009 after spending two years living and working on the
Thai-Burma border with Partners overseeing the care of over 1,300 refugee and migrant children. She is now dedicated to increasing
awareness of the situation for the oppressed and desperate people of Burma and raising income for Partners field programmes.

Panel members

David Burrowes MP for Enfield, Southgate

David was first elected as Member of Parliament in 2005 and is currently acting as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon Owen
Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He is also the founder and Chairman of the Conservative
Christian Fellowship and a trustee and active participant in his local church.


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Friday 13th March 2015
Friday 13th Burma Human Rights Day Protest for Student Activists violently assaulted and arrested in Burma

Date: Friday 13th March
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Venue: Outside Burmese Embassy 19A Charles Street London W1J 5DX,
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX


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Sunday 8th March 2015

Protest against Burma Government brutal attack on Yangon students demonstration

You are kindly invited to join a global action to denounce Burma/Myanmar government's brutal action on innocent students
demonstration, calling for educational reform.

Students including Ma Nilar Thein, 88 generation have been brutally attacked and illegally arrested today after brutal attack from
government's thugs.

Stand up for students in Burma/Myanmar

Date: 8 March 2015 - Sunday
Time: 1pm - 2:30pm
Venue: Outside Burmese Embassy 19A Charles Street London W1J 5DX,
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX


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Thursday 5th March 2015

Protest against Education Bill in solidarity with All Burma Federation of Students' Union and students in Burma

Please kindly come to join the demo to support the Students demand on amendments of the national education bill.
Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Thursday 5th March 2015
Myanmar/Burma Embassy 19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX.
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX


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Thursday 19th June 2014

Change 2008 Military Constitution - No military 25%

Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Myanmar/Burma Embassy 19A, Charles St, London W1J 5DX.
Tube: Green Park | Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=W1J5DX

Note: Everyone is invited to sign the online petition to ask the UK Government to support change to the Burmese constitution. There will also be a written petition for Burmese in UK to sign that will be forwarded to the NLD in Burma for their campaign.

Sign Petition Online Here:
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/65845
(After you signed the petition, please check your email, and kindly confirm it)

We would like to invite you to join us for signature campaign to amendment section 436 of Burma’s 2008 constitution.

Constitution amendment campaign for Burma

We will collect both paper based signatures for NLD and host the online petition globally and deliver it to FCO.

On 19th of June 2014, we will hold the signature campaign in front of Burmese Embassy and introduce the signature campaign and collect the signatures from citizens of Burma who attend the event between 12:00PM - 14:00PM.

At the same time, we will collect the signatures for online petition from citizens of World who want to demand the change of the section 436 of chapter 7 in 2008 Burma constitution.

Also we will do the photo campaign by taking photo to individual with the placard or sign-board and post it on the Facebook page, Change Burma Constitution - UK.

NOTE:
1 - Signatures for NLD, we will collect the paper based signatures using form.

2 - Signatures for online petition, we will collect digital signatures using iPads or Tablets or Laptops.

3 - Anyone who could not join the event, photo can be taken by themselves and post it on the Facebook campaign page.

On 7th of July 2014, we will hold another event to collect the paper based signatures and digital signatures and march to FCO for demanding strong support from British Government.

On 18th of July 2014, representatives will hold the meeting will FCO and will deliver the signatures to FCO.


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Free U Uttara and U Pyin Nya Demonstration

Urgent Action Needed.

Dear all friends in the UK,

We are writing to appeal you to join demonstration outside Burmese Embassy in London on Monday.

You may already aware of the recent brutal assault to the respectable monks including Venerable U Uttara and U Pyin Nya in Yangon.

All arrested monks were forcibly disrobed and sent to notorious Insein Prison. This is tragic news for everyone in the Burmese community in UK.

Please join and stand up for the monks who were illegally arrested by Burmese authorities in Yangon, Burma/Myanmar.

In Solidarity,

Date: 16 June 2014
Time: 12:00 - 02:00
Place: 19A Charles Street London.
Nearest station: Green park station
 

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 Sunday 27th April 2014

Memorial Service For the Late Sayar Gyi U Win Tin

We would like to invite you to memorial service for U Win Tin who was passed away on 21 April in the early morning 6:30am. The
service will be held at the London Vihara monastery and venerable monks will be chanting Pathana Pali for him.

All the attendees will be provided by Moat Hin Khar and refreshments.

Donations are welcome at the memorial service. The balance after the above cost and donations to monks will be donated to U Win Tin
Foundation.

Remark: If possible, please wear blue colour to honour Sayar Gyi U Win Tin.

Time: 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Venue: London Vihara Monastery ( Wembley ), 1 Old Church Lane Kingsbury London NW9 8TG
Nearest Tube: Wembly Park (Jubilee, Metropolitan) then bus from stop M Bus 297 to Blackbird Hill (Stop BH)
Maps: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=NW98TG

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Remembering anniversary of 1962 Burmese military's brutal suppression of student demonstrationS

Tuesday 7th July Burma Embassy Protest - remembering anniversary of 1962 Burmese military's brutal suppression of student demonstrations


We will be calling for the release of arrested students and activists on 7th July at the Burma/Myanmar Embassy. The authorities have
recently stopped parents visiting the students and started extending the prison sentences of other activists for old past offences.
The recent vote in parliament over amendments to the constitution, only resulted in a pathetic word change from "military" to
"defence" in the background required to be President - all the important proposed amendments were blocked by the reserved military
seats in parliament.

 Show our solidarity at the 24th Anniversary of 8888 event

 Dear Brothers and Sisters and Friends of Burma,

The 8 of august is the truly memorable for the Burmese democratic movement and 24 years ago on that day thousands of Monks, Students, Workers, Farmers, Students and Ordinary peoples were shot dead by Burmese Military Regime, since then thousands of students and activists were sacrificed their lives to achieve Freedom, Justice, Dignity, Equality, Peace and Human Rights in Burma.

So, it is a time to get together to pay tribute and give respects to our unsung martyrs. Do not forget our country situation move to recent stage because of them, dedicated 88’s activists, and also do not forget there have still remaining political prisoners, detainees and still fighting are going on in ethnics areas, especially in Kachin state. Furthermore, there have still Human Rights abuse taken place in Burma!

We will held protest and calling to  so call military back civilian quasi regime for unconditional release of remaining political prisoners and immediate stop attacking in Kachin Land and immediate stop human rights abuse to our brothers and sisters of  Kachin people and other ethnics.

Please come and join with us and show your solidarity.

Place:     : Burmese Embassy
                    19A Charles Street                      London,W1J 5DX
Date:      : Wednesday of 8/8/2012
Time:        : 3PM to 4PM

With respects,














Silent protest in front of the Burmese Embassy to call for the release of remaining political prisoners in Burma

Dear friends,

The earlier 2012 has seen the release of more than 650 political prisoners by the Thein Sein government. Although we welcome the Thein Sein government’s initial reform as a positive step forward freedom and democracy in our country,  we still believe that hundreds of political prisoners are  imprisoned while serving long term imprisonments. As we all know , these political prisoners have been suffering from serious medical conditions due to  lack of  proper medial care, coupled with brutal torture and adverse prison conditions.
As a result, the  past 6 months witnessed  the death of political prisoners, Zaw Lin Htun and Thet New. Currently, the health conditions of 3 political prisoners ( Phyo Wai Aung, San Shar and Mira Mauth) in Burma have declined so badly and they  have been denied urgent medical attention. We do not know how many more of these political prisoners have been suffering silently and unnoticed in exchange for their own freedom.
Since we believe that the cause of these political prisoners’ sacrifice is huge  to bring the freedom to our motherland, we are going to work harder and continue our struggle  for their release in great unity.
So we are going to stage a silent protest to call on the Thein Sein government for;
  1.   The release all remaining political prisoners in Burma
  2.   The declare nationawide ceasefire and work hard to bring internal peace in the country.

Program details

Date: 31.05.2012 ( Thursday)
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 pm
Venue: Burmese Embassy
19A Charles Street
Berkeley Square
London W1J 5DX
 We really appreciate for your continued support and participation for the freedom of our country.
 We would like to kindly request all the participants to wear  white shirt or white dress in the hope of bringing peace and freedom to our country.


Yours respectfully,
 88 New Generation Students (UK)









"Burma Human Rights Day" conference 

The "Burma Human Rights Day" conference was held at the Castle Theater, London Building, South Bank University on 18. 03.2012. 

The conference was held to honor and pay tribute the 24th anniversary of the death of Ko Phone Maw and many other unsung martyrs and their huge sacrifices in the struggle of democracy and human rights in Burma. It also aimed to draw attentions of Human Rights violation on people in Burma by the military regime throughout the long decades struggle of Burma’s democracy and human rights.

88 Generation Students Leaders (exile) gave us the remarkable speeches on the importance of pursuing  the fundamental rights of people in Burma .There were also presentations of current political situations and Human Rights issues  in Burma and discussions on  working  together for the improvement of Human Rights conditions in Burma. At this time, we would like to convey our gratitude to Ko Zargana for the remarkable message for the youth in UK and to Mr. Andy Unger, Head of the Law Department of LSBU and thank him for his interesting lectures on Human Rights.


 

 






Food donation ceremony to mark for the 24th anniversary of the death of  Ko Phone Maw

Food donation ceremony was held to mark for the 24th Anniversary of the death of R.I.T students, Ko Phone Maw , Ko Soe Naing and all the unsung martyrs in the struggle of democracy and human rights in Burma held at the Sasana Ramsi Vihara monastery, Colindale, London on 15.03.2012. We prayed to the Buddha to bless all these brave souls who laid down their lives in the democratic struggle.





Speech of General Aung San