Events around the world to mark her 64th birthday on June 19. Including this event at the UN on Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
Refugees, exiles, and Human Rights supporters from the Southeast Asian country of Burma will host a celebration of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday at the United Nations Plaza this Saturday, while the Burmese democracy leader faces an extension of her 6-year house arrest or possible prison time by Burma’s military dictatorship.
The event, which also celebrates World Refugee Day. The event is being co-sponsored by following national and international organizations:
-USCB (U.S. Campaign for Burma)
-IBMO (International Burmese Monks Organization) –
-ABMA (All Burma Monks’ Alliance)
-The Burma Fund organization
-AI-USA (Amnesty International – USA)
-WOMB (Women On the Move for Burma)
-International Campaign for Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma
-NLD-LA (National League for Democracy – Liberated Area)
-88 Generation Students (Exile)
*Free and open to the public.
2009-06-20 1:00 – 4:00 PM
777, United Nations Plaza, 10th Floor, 44th St. & 1st Ave.
New York
United States
For more information: Tim Aye Hardy (TimAHardy@gmail.com)
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