On October 28th, college campuses across the United States will host Ignite For Burma events, which aim to educate and inspire classmates to help end the oppressive tactics of the Burmese military junta.  Whether or not you’re in school now, you can still host an event and join thousands in asking President Obama to pressure the U.N. to take action against the military dictatorship.  Causecast, one of the organizations helping to orchestrate the events, sums up the dire situation in Burma:

The elected democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned or under house arrest for the better part of 20 years. The military dictatorship continues to oppress the voice of the people through violence, like the bloody 2007 Saffron Revolution. Millions of Burmese are displaced or forced into refugee camps.

The Ignite For Burma events will include the following:

Screening a documentary on Burma called “Crossing Midnight.”

Educating one another about Burma, the history, the people, the regime. Understanding why the regime is oppressing it’s people and why the world tolerates its actions.

Action: each person who attends will call or email their Senator, urging President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton to pressure the UN to act on Burma.

Watch the video below the jump to learn more about Ignite For Burma events and use the action link to get involved:

ignite project from Lovemine on Vimeo.