US Campaign for Burma Campaign Update:
** GLOBAL DAYS OF ACTIONS FOR AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S 60TH BIRTHDAY, JUNE 19, 2005 **
Friday, June 3rd, 2005
Quotes of the day:
"We all admire the courageous Aung San Suu Kyi, who believes in democracy and peacefully speaks out against its violent suppression."
Vaclav Havel, Former President of the Czech Republic

"We join people around the world in protesting the house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a leader in the struggle for freedom in Burma."
Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States

"In a country like ours which is totally crushed by a military regime, justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize."
Aung San Suu Kyi, Imprisoned Democracy Leader of Burma
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Dear Friends,
A global effort to honor the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi on her 60th birthday has gained rapid momentum over the past month as scores of individuals and organizations have signed up to participate in activities around the world.
This is a critical time for both her and Burma's democracy movement, as Burma's regime is substantially weaker after almost imploding last November. We must do every peaceful activity in our power to raise her profile, keep her struggle and sacrifice in the international news. The global activities around June 19th will help accomplish this.

The effort is modeled on global demonstrations and rallies in 1988 to free former South African leader Nelson Mandela when he was still imprisoned on Robben Island.
Various activities being planned all over the world are mentioned below.
Aung Din and Jeremy Woodrum
US Campaign for Burma
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*** Honors of the Cities

1. The Council of City and County of San Francisco, CA declared June 19th as Aung San Suu Kyi Day.
Contact: Gregg Butensky (USCB) at (415) 867-0377 or gregg@madnomad.com, Nyunt Than (BADA) at (510) 220 1323 or nyuntthan@aol.com
2. City Council of Berkeley, CA is expected to declare June 19th as Aung San Suu Kyi Day soon.
Contact: Nyunt Than (BADA) at (510) 220 1323 or nyuntthan@aol.com

**Honors of the Universities
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand will confer Aung San Suu Kyi honorary doctorate degree on June 19, 2005.

**Honors of the Musicians
1. A famous music band is dedicating part of its concert on June 19th to Aung San Suu Kyi and will be singing a song especially for her.
2. Irish musicians Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan released a press release stating that he planned to release a new song dedicated to Aung San Suu Kyi, entitled "Unplayed Piano" during her birthday celebrations. He will dedicate his concert on June 20, 2005 in London to Aung San Suu Kyi.
**Birthday Cards
US Campaign for Burma has collected over 6,000 birthday cards for Aung San Suu Kyi on her 60th birthday. USCB will attempt to "deliver" these cards to the Burmese embassy in Washington, DC at a demonstration to be held on June 17th, 2005.
**Honors of Fellow Nobel Peace Laureates
Almost all of the living Nobel Peace Prize recipients will be releasing a tough message demanding immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi a few days before her 60th birthday.

**Birthday Celebrations Worldwide

San Francisco, CA, USA
Burmese-American Women Alliance (BAWA) will host an event to honor Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday and the Women of Burma Day on Saturday, June 18, 2005 in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Contact: Jean Gale (BAWA) at (650) 296 9106 or bawa@badasf.org.

La Puente, CA, USA
Burma Democracy Activists of La Puente, CA will host a celebration of Aung San Suu Kyi's 60th birthday at 9:00 AM-12:00 PM on Sunday, June 19, 2005 at Burma Buddhist Monastery, 710 Grandview Lane, La Puente, CA 91744, USA. Prayer service, video screening and discussions on current situation in Burma are included.
Contact: Daw Yi Yi Myint at (626) 780 8090 or Burma Buddhist Monastery at (626) 336 3419