Help Me Help Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma by Simon Billenness

I told you so.

For over fifteen years, I have told you about the bravery and sacrifice of Aung San Suu Kyi.

You can witness her courage daily as Burma’s ruling generals put her on trial on fabricated charges.

As Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Burmese democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi has endured almost two decades of detention by Burma’s ruling military regime. Burma’s generals have kept her separated from not only her colleagues in the democracy movement but even her own family.

Aung San Suu Kyi will not break. She remains the military regime’s most feared opponent. Her example continues to inspire Burma’s monks, students, and workers to flood the streets to challenge the power of Burma’s ruling generals and continue to build the movement inside Burma of people determined to restore democracy and human rights.

This year, I am joining hundreds of people across the United States and around the world in "Arrest Yourself" 2009 - a global action for Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma. Many people have committed to staying at home for 24 hours under self-imposed house arrest one day between now and Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday on June 19th.

This year, instead of arresting myself, I have organized an evening of solidarity for Aung San Suu Kyi and fundraising for the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

You can join me on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 5.30pm to 8pm at:

Burma Restaurant
740 Sixth Street NW
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20001

Or you could simply make a donation on-line.

Anng San Suu Kyi has called on people around the world to "Please use your liberty to promote ours," and that is exactly what I am doing.

Please support her by making a tax-deductible donation below. Your contributions will be used by the U.S. Campaign for Burma to fund critical advocacy for freedom, democracy and human rights in Burma.

Thank you for your generosity.

In solidarity,

~Simon Billenness
in support of United States Campaign for Burma