Ok, i don't do this very often, but it's time to stop thinking about chicks, cushions, computers and cars for a second and focus on children in crisis in other countries and the care they need!
In the wake of the devastating cyclone that hit Burma on 2 May, the 'Burma Campaign UK' have launched a new video and poster campaign to highlight the ongoing disaster in Burma - the military dictatorship.
The Burma Campaign UK is part of a global movement campaigning for human rights and democracy in Burma. Their campaigns aim to increase economic pressure on the regime by discouraging investment and tourism. They lobby the UK government and the European Union to increase political pressure on the regime.
'The Real Disaster in Burma' - Is a new animated film narrated by Ricky Gervais, it's a short and powerful account of a child's life in Burma, it was created by Ogilvy Advertising and is narrated by famous comedian Ricky Gervais. It tells the story of a little girl called Khin Mar, who survived Cyclone Nargis, but whose village is later destroyed by the military dictatorship. The message is that the real disaster in Burma is the government.
If the Burmese regime cared about its people they wouldn't leave storm victims to die, shoot at peaceful protestors and rape 5 year old girls, like Khin Mar, said Johnny Chatterton, Campaigns Officer for Burma Campaign UK. We are launching this campaign because the world must realise that the real disaster in Burma is the regime. The last 9 months have shown the world that the regime will stop at nothing to stay in power.
The Burmese military dictatorship refused to allow international aid to survivors of cyclone Nargis, which hit Burma seven weeks ago, resulting in unknown thousands of deaths. Seven weeks on hundreds of thousands of people have still not received any aid as the regime broke its word to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon about allowing free access to the delta region.
However, the regime's restrictions on aid are not new. The regime has been blocking aid to its people for two decades. In Eastern Burma the military junta has been waging a war of ethnic cleansing against Burma's ethnic groups, driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. The attacks have led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, but the regime makes sure that very little aid reaches the victims.
It's not often Kontraband gets on it's soapbox and tries to shout into the silence, but once in a while it's a good idea to turn a whimper into a lion's roar - Check out the links, watch the video and do what you can ! Then get back to the chicks, cushions, computers and cars :)
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I love this shite...it's bloody typical that only a few months after the event you hear absolutely nada about Burma in any press - Fashists!!!
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