Sunday, September 30, 2007

Support the Monks' protest in Burma

[taken off Facebook's "Support the Monks' protest in Burma" group]

************UPDATE***************
WE ARE ORGANISING A GLOBAL, COORDINATED DAY OF ACTION! ON SATURDAY THE 6TH OF OCTOBER.
For more details: Contact: Burma Campaign UK
suki.dusanj@burmacampaign.org.uk
SATURDAY 6th OCTOBER
12 noon – worldwide
More information to follow
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*--URGENT UPDATE--*
Strong reports are emerging ofsplits within the army and the Generals. More to follow.

They are arresting and imprisoning monks- so far over 700 have been arrested.
They have raided dozens of monasteries
While the regime is stating only 9 have been killed the number is far closer to 200
They have snipers on tops of buildings to pick off the leaders.
We MUST protest!
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WHAT CAN YOU DO?
1 - Protest - Look below for details of worldwide protests.

2 - Spread the word - Invite your friends to this group, email all your family and friends, write to local newspapers

3 - Write to your elected official - they will respond if enough people contact them.

4 - Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=24957770200&topic=3071


5 - Sign up for the petition!
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/action/action.html
http://www.petitiononline.com/BUR_2007/petition.html
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/h.php/?cl=20589575

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Resources:
Free Burma Coalition. Insightful opinion from Dr. Zarni regarding Burma and its campaigns. UK based.
http://www.freeburmacoalition.org/

Burma Campaign UK (in need of funding if you can help):
http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/

US Campaign for Burma:
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/
You can contact me directly- I am the campaigns coordinator in charge of the national grassroots- thelma@uscampaignforburma.org
I'm starting a blog to keep people updated on news inside. My boss Aung Din works hard gathering information from eyewitnesses inside and from other groups - for English updates- http://theburmacampaign.wordpress.com/

Open Society Institute's Burma Project:
http://www.soros.org/initiatives/bpsai

Human Rights Watch, Burma:
http://www.hrw.org/doc?t=asia&c=burma

Free Burma Rangers:
http://www.freeburmarangers.org/

The Irrawaddy:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/

Canadian Friends of Burma:
http://www.cfob.org/

Voices of Burma
http://trentu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2241026779

Democratic Voice of Burma:
http://www.dvb.no/

Aung San Suu Kyi's Pages:
http://www.dassk.com/

National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (government-in-exile) website:
http://www.ncgub.net/

Burmese language news (courtesy of Nay Shun Oo):
http://burmese.dvb.no/
http://myochitmyanmar.blogspot.com/
http://mmedwatch.blogspot.com/
http://www.niknayman.blogspot.com/
http://www.myitzima.co.cc/
http://kadaung.blogspot.com/
http://drlunswe.blogspot.com/
http://hittaing.org/
http://khitpyaing.org/
http://www.ko-htike.blogspot.com/
http://myatlone.blogspot.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.reuters.com/
http://www.voanews.com/burmese
http://www.rfa.org/burmese
http://redo8888.com/
http://tharkinwe.blogspot.com/
http://publicenemies.blogspot.com/
http://www.narinjara.com/burmese.ASP
http://www.burmatoday.net/
http://www.yoma3.org/
http://thanshwe-hunter.blogspot.com/
http://yekyawaung.blogspot.com/
http://phyuphyuthin.blogspot.com/
http://maydar-wii.blogspot.com/
http://maynyane.blogspot.com/
http://shwebothar.blogspot.com/ (English)
http://htoomyat.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_1673.html
http://oppositeye.blogspot.com/
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CONTACT EXTERNAL MEDIA
*Write to media outlets in your area or around the world requesting more coverage of the issue, send links to this site, as well as the other bloggers that are still getting news out. we're bringing in reports much faster than they are*

Tell them that you want more coverage on Burma. Send links to http://burmanews.cbox.ws/ , this Facebook group, Burmese blogs. Send them these updates. Mention that we have members in our Facebook group with contacts in Burma that are confirming news updates.

Note that most of these are email addresses for Letters to the Editor; PLEASE correct me if you have better methods.

Be sure to protect your identity if you must; they have the right to publish your name and comments.

Please note that you can contact any major media outlet's NEWS BUREAU by phone according to your country

BBC: Use the form at the end of every Burma-related news story.

CNN: ireport@cnn.com or http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/topics/forms/breaking.news.html

Associated Press: info@ap.org

Reuters: http://reuters-en.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/reuters_en.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_sid=ZMSKEPMi&p_lva=&p_li=&p_accessibility=&p_redirect=&p_page=1&p_cv=&p_cats=&p_hidden_prods=&p_new_search=1&p_prod_lvl1=&p_masthead=us&p_pv=2.47&p_prods=19%2C47&prod_lvl1=19&prod_lvl2=47

CBC: http://ubc.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24957770200

Voice of America: VOANews@VOANews.com

The Economist: letters@economist.com

MSNBC: letters@msnbc.com , Subject Line: To the Editor

Newsweek: WebEditors@newsweek.com , Letters@newsweek.com

CBC Canada: http://www.cbc.ca/contact/index.jsp

The Times (London): news@timesonline.co.uk, foreign.news@thetimes.co.uk, online.editor@timesonline.co.uk
Message - Report - Delete

TIME: letters@time.com

Washington Post: letters@washpost.com (they must include home address, home and business telephone numbers)

New York Times: nytnews@nytimes.com (USE THIS FIRST), letters@nytimes.com, oped@nytimes.com, editorial@nytimes.com.

ABC News: support@abcnews.go.com, Subject Line: ABCNEWS.com EDITORIAL

* please let the admin know if you've got other links we can send letters to*

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Don't Miss Out on the 28IDC Early Bird Offer!

All you have to do is register online and pay on/before 1st Oct, and if you are the first 20 who'd registered & fully paid up, you will receive the early bird offer of RM10.00 rebate!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THE EARLY BIRD OFFER!

Camp Fee is RM75.00
Camp fee includes: camp material, tshirt, and meals for all four days of the camp.


:: because @ incovar ::
...we inspire...

[ http://incovar.blogspot.com/ ] [ http://www.incovar.org/ ]

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Watch out for the INCOVAR roadshow near you!

There will be a string of roadshows lined up starting next week!

Let's come together for these dates set for INCOVAR Roadshows, calling especially recent graduates from these universities to join us!
  • UPM on 18 September 2007 [Tue] at 7.30pm
  • MMU on 19 September 2007 [Wed] at 9pm (join the fun for the DSG potluck party!)
  • UM on 20 September 2007 [Thu] at 8pm
  • "Echoes of Buddhism#3" Concert @ Penang on 22 September 2007 [Sat]
  • KCBA ...(tbc)...
  • IMU ...(tbc)...

Let us don on the INCOVAR camp t-shirt & bring on the INCOVAR spirit along for these roadshows ;)

Please contact bro. Michael Lim at 012-5678023 or bro. Yong Wei at 012-6974758 for full detail on carpool arrangement / exact venue meetup.

...we inspire...

the beauty of Lord Buddha's light

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

BGF Mid Autumn Festival on 16 Sep [Sun]

Friday, September 07, 2007

"Simple Steps of Wisdom, Journey to Awakening"

The 28th INCOVAR Dhamma Camp which is themed "Simple Steps of Wisdom, Journey to Awakening" will be held from 29th Nov - 2nd Dec 2007 at Klang & Coast Buddhist Association (KCBA).

The 28th INCOVAR Dhamma Camp strives to bring a new perspective of mental cultivation in this fast paced, modern day lifestyle. By approaching mental cultivation as a daily practice that can be both fun and practical, this camp will bring participants to a new height of awareness that makes everyday life a journey of appreciation rather than merely the mundane.

The camp will also explore the individuality and expressions of each participant, to celebrate the unique quirks that defines our personality, even as we value the similarities that brings us together to nurture a fellowship of loving kindness and spiritual friends in support of each other.

Camp fee is RM75 but early bird rate of RM65 is applicable to the first 20 registration before 1 Oct 2007. Stay tuned for online registration service to be up by 9 Sep! Contact Ji Long @ 0123043438 for payment enquiries or click on "comment" below to post up any other enquiries.

because at INCOVAR,
...we inspire...

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

...we're on Facebook!

Hey check this out! INCOVAR group is now also on Facebook, so let's expand our network of beautiful friends ;)

I'm just thinking which is better Friendster or Facebook?