Activities that support the Burmese Democracy Movement

1. Call/Write to your government leaders and urge them to bring the issue of Burma to the UN Security Council (see sample -- Appendix 1)

2. Call/Write to the UN Secretary General to visit Burma and call for UN intervention and mediation through the UN Security Council (see sample -- Appendix 2)

3. Write a letter to the State Sangha Maha Nayaka (Highest Body in the Order of Buddhist Monks) in Burma urging it to take action (Appendix 3 -- Sample letter by the Buddhist Relief Mission)

4. Contact your Representative, Parliamentarian, Senator, and/or Member of Congress and urge them to raise the issue of Burma in Parliament/Congress, question the government about its support for the democracy movement led by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and request them for a resolution on Burma

5. Contact your Church and Religious leaders, and Monks, and ask them to publicly explain the situation in Burma, designate a day to hold a prayer session and pray for the safety of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma

6. Stage sit-ins, candle light vigils, protests, and hunger strikes in front of the Burmese embassy/consulate in your country, raise public awareness, and send letters to the missions denouncing the crackdown on the democracy movement

7. Write articles/commentaries, letters to the editors, call your local radio show hosts to talk about Burma's brutal junta, and the political situation in Burma

Please also inform Burmese language service radio stations—BBC, VOA, Radio Free Asia, and Democratic Voice of Burma—about your activities by e-mail, fax, or phone listed below and let the people of Burma know that they are not alone in the struggle for democracy. Thank you.