In response to last week’s violent quelling of anti-government protesters by the Burmese military, a UN special envoy was sent to the isolated South Asian country for talks with military and opposition leaders. Ibrahim Gambari, a former Nigerian foreign minister, was able to meet with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under […]
This was originally posted on burmamyanmargenocide.blogspot.com Saturday, September 29, 2007 Ultimatum to China (due Oct 2, 9:00am) Ultimatum to the Government of People’s Republic of China We are the 8888 student activists overseas who have been relentlessly seeking for the freedom of Burma from the military rule in Burma, side by side with the 8888 […]
A lot of us are reading the news coming out of Burma and wondering what we can do to help. Here are some ideas: 1. Attend a Protest Rally Here in San Francisco, we’ve been targeting the Chinese Consulate. Read why here: www.badasf.org/2007/ChinaProtestSept26.htm The next protest action is planned for Friday Oct 5. Your best […]
On July 22, four mountain gorillas were shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga Mountains. The remains of a fifth gorilla, a female who had gone missing after the attack, were discovered August 16. Her infant, who had been with her, is now presumed dead. These six deaths bring the year’s […]
On July 22, four mountain gorillas were shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga Mountains. The remains of a fifth gorilla, a female who had gone missing after the attack, were discovered August 16. Her infant, who had been with her, is now presumed dead. These six deaths bring the year’s […]
On August 3, 2007, East Timor designated its first national park, just five years after attaining independence from its occupier of 25 years, Indonesia. Conservationists applauded the move for its efforts to protect some of the nation’s endangered species while promoting tourism to the troubled Asian island. Nino Konis Santana National Park encompasses 305,415 acres […]
Countries celebrated or shared disappointment as the seven new wonders of the world were announced on July 7. The contest, the brainchild of Swiss filmmaker and adventurer, Bernard Webber, encouraged people from across the globe to vote for their favorite site from 21 options. Voting took place via voicemail, SMS, or email. Almost 100 million […]
In early July, the San Francisco International Program (SFIP), with the sponsorship of Amnesty International, Global Exchange and other organizations, hosted its 2007 Alumni Leadership Awards Ceremony to celebrate past program participants. According to SFIP, these people are making “significant contributions to promote peace, democracy, and equality in their home countries.” The San Francisco International […]
In a demonstration of tightening controls over religious freedom in Tibet, the Chinese People’s Armed Police (PAP) destroyed a 30-foot high statue of the Buddhist figure Guru Rinpoche, or Padmasambhava, in Samye Monastery, the oldest monastery in Tibet. Guru Rinpoche is worshipped by Tibetan and Chinese Buddhists alike as the founder of Buddhism in Tibet […]
