8th Annual Burma Human Rights Day Event

Benefits Proceed to BADA Children Education Fund, actions and Free-Burma campaigns

Saturday, March 8, 2008
6:00pm-10:00pm
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall,
1924 Cedar (at Bonita),
Berkeley, CA 94709-2022, USA

Burma, once known as the "Golden Land", is now a land of terror and despair, due to more than four decades of military dictatorship. The Burmese junta has denied human rights of its citizens and has been widely condemned by nations and institutions as one of the most brutal regimes in the world.

Join us to see the featured film and to hear the dynamic speakers focusing on the courage and the suffering of the people of Burma and updates on the latest situation in Burma and how the Saffron Revolution is continuing amid the brutal crackdowns and regime's continued push for its illegal brutal 46 year long rule.

We will also discuss future actions and strategies to free Burma. Your support will help bring attention to the imprisoned democracy activists of Burma, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who is again under house arrest in Rangoon.

Come enjoy Burmese style dinner, speakers, film and performances. Also meet Burma activists including those who were on the ground in Rangoon during the last year saffron revolution and those who were just back from the Thai Burma border providing providing relief assistance to hundreds of thousand of refugees.

*** SPEAKERS ***

Ven Dr. Ashin Nayaka,
"Burma's Hidden Dimensions: Symbol of freedom"; Dr. Nayaka is a leading member of the International Burmese Monks Organization (Sassana Moli), and the founder and director of the Buddhist Missionary Society in New York. He wrote various articles on Burma's Saffron Revolution and also testified at the US Congress and Japanese senate on Burma.

He is currently a Visiting Scholar in the Department of History, Columbia University of New York and his research on the role of Buddhism in conflict resolution of contemporary Burma will be a critical contest to address Burma 's compelling dilemma.

Performer/Speaker: Mary Win,
"My life and my music"; Mary Win is an eighteen year old Burmese-American, downtempo rock singer-songwriter from Seattle. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1989 during the time her Burmese parents were fleeing the military dictatorship in neighboring Myanmar (formerly Burma). Shortly after her birth, her parents immigrated to the U.S.A., settling in Seattle, Washington. Visit: www.marywinmusic. com

*** Film ***
Prayer of Peace: Relief & Resistance in Burma's War Zone; 28 Minutes Color

Filmed on relief missions with the Free Burma Rangers, this short film takes you to the frontlines of the conflict deep within Burma. With millions of people displaced due to an ongoing civil war, Burma has been rendered one of the world's poorest countries. As this film shows, the people have not given up, maintaining their dignity and hope for peace despite the odds.


*** Video ***
Saffron Revolution Highlights
15 minutes video of real footage of Monks and people of Burma peacefully marching on the streets of Rangoon and crackdowns highlight


** Q&A/Discussion: **
Future actions and strategies including actioons on Olympic Torch visit to San Francisco on April 9

$15-30 sliding scale donation to benefit BADA
Burmese Traditional Dinner (6-7 pm) (Vegetarian friendly),
Speakers, Performers (7:00- 9:00 pm), Film (9:00-9:30), Q&A (9:30-10:00)

Organized by:
Burmese American Democratic Alliance;
Co-sponsored by Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Social Justice Committee,
Buddhist Peace Fellowship.

Contact: 510 220 1323; 510 485 3751
Email:info@badasf.org
Website: www.badasf.org
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