Please join us at the Save Irrawaddy Community Forum at Centerville Community Center on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 2pm. In collaboration with Chinese government, the Burmese government has started the construction of a massive dam and hydroelectricity project, the size of greater New York City, in northern Burma at the upstream Myitsone area in Kachin State.
This project will affect not only the millions of people whose livelihood depends on the Irrawaddy River, it will also have an unimaginable devastating effect on flora and fauna that thrives along the Irrawaddy River as well as Burma’s ecosystem, it’s invaluable rain forest and wild life. The environmentalists and the concerned people of Burma are now voicing their grievances and discontentment regarding this project.
Due to the widespread concern and protests, on September 30, 2011, the President of Burmese government U Thein Sein announced the suspension of the Myisone Dam project. However, his announcement will suspend this project only temporarily until the end of his current term at the end of 2015. We are therefore, hereby, demand the President of Burma to announce the permanent cancellation of the entire Myitsone Dam Project immediately. The campaign shall go on until the project is completely cancelled.
Event Details:
Venue: Centerville Community Center
3355 Country Drive, Fremont, CA 94536
Date & Time: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 2pm – 5pm
Speakers:
- Grace Mang, China Global Program Coordinator, International Rivers
- Ko Aung Din (USCB, Washington DC)
- Ko Min Zin (UC Berkeley)
- L Naw San is the member of the Kachin community in the Bay Area.
Note: Contents will be in Burmese, some in English.
The event is organized and sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Area Burmese Community.
Save Irrawaddy SF Campaign Committee
(Ref: http://saveirrawaddysf.blogspot.com/
www.irrawaddy.org)
