[Tlc] B-Burmese action

[justinm at ucr.edu]

Its a bit outside of our tri-country focus, but Dr. Nikki Tannenbaum forwarded this to me:

Hi Justin,

This is about Burma, but may be of interest to the list.  Edith Mirante 
is the head of Project Maje and has been involved in getting information 
out about Burma for 20+ years.

Thanks,
Nikki

Attachment: Mr. Athein walks to New York (6k bytes) Open

Dear friends,

Two Portland, Oregon resident Burma exiles, Athein and Zaw Min Htwe,  
are currently on an epic trek on foot across the United States, walking  
over 3,000 miles from Portland to New York City, bringing a petition to  
the United Nations and raising awareness of Burma in small towns and  
cities all along their way. They've done this by the hard route, on the  
mountain roads in winter, and made it through snowstorms in Idaho,  
Utah, Wyoming. They take turns, 15 miles at a stretch, one walks, one  
drives. They are now in the Midwest and expect to reach New York City  
mid-summer. You can read about their Burma Freedom March and see their  
videos at:
http://88portland.wordpress.com/

Contact info for media coverage, or for anyone who would like to meet  
or host them en route in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey or New York, is  
on the website, along with a route map.

Be sure to sign their online petition!

best wishes,
Edith

E. Mirante
maje at hevanet.com
www.projectmaje.org


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DONATIONS for Burma Cyclone Nargis disaster relief can be made via  
Global Health Access Program, funding indigenous emergency teams  
currently providing aid:
http://www.ghap.org/how_to_help/cyclone/


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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
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University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu