US Campaign For Burma Seeks Emergency Appeal
 Monday, May 12th, 2008

The US Campaign for Burma is led by Aung Din, Jeremy Woodrum, Jennifer Quigley, Thelma Young, and others, on behalf of 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi - the world's only currently imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient.  On Saturday, the campaign sent out an e-mail advising that the world is trying to rush aid to the Burmese people hit by the Cyclone disaster, but that the regime is refusing all support, leaving hundreds of thousands in imminent danger of disease and death.

"We are hearing repeated, urgent cries from inside Burma pleading with caring countries to ignore Burma's military regime and send immediate aid to the Burmese people," the campaign wrote.  "Tragically, China is blocking this effort at the UN."

The United States and the rest of the world have offered relief to Myanmar and Burma cyclone victims.  But the regime and their ally at the UN Security Council, China, has blocked the aid.  The aid that has come in - via a single C-130 transport aircraft, to give the appearance of accepting assistance - is reportedly being sold by the Burmese government, instead of distributed to those that need it most.

Today, the US Campaign for Burma sent an emergency appeal.

"It is now clear that China and its allies at the United Nations will block the UN Security Council from authorizing aid to Burma over the objections of the military regime...The Burmese regime's denial of aid to its own people is a crime against humanity.  Yet, because of China's objections, the UN remains virtually powerless."

It is estimated that 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a massive public health catastrophe.


1.  Join 1 Million Voices For Burma here, to keep informed of the ongoings of the humanitarian crisis in Burma and what we can do to help.

2.  Send this petition (or your own custom message) to UK Prime Minister Brown, US President George W. Bush, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy asking them to stop waiting for the Chinese and Burmese regimes' approval and proceed to send in relief now, before it's too late for more Burmese people.

3.  Send this urgent petition (or your own custom message) to China's Ambassador to the UN, asking for immediate support of a UN Security Council resolution that would allow aid to be delivered now.

4.  Pledge not to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympics unless China agrees to change its policies.

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