Connecting the Disconnected: Using Your Sweet Social Media Skillz to Free Burma
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Connecting the Disconnected: Use Your Sweet Social Media Skillz to Help the
Oppressed Burmese People
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All of these people live right here in Austin. They came here after running through the Burmese jungle into Thailand, where they stayed at a refugee camp. They
were assigned to live here in Austin and came here with no possessions whatsoever.
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*Note: There are no adults in these photosbecause showing their faces publicly couldendanger both their lives and the lives of
their families.
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Today, you will find out:
• What is going on in Burma
• What is about to happen there
• Steps you can take to help the people who will be able help them
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Who are these people?• men, women and children
• Christians, Muslims and Buddhists
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Here is what they had to face
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This is how the government silenced their voices
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In May 2008, Burma will vote on a new constitution. Here are the people who
cannot vote on this issue:
• political prisoners currently in jail
• 400,000 monks currently living in Burma
• Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung Sang Suu Kyi
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In 2010, Burma will elect a new parliament.
2/3 of the vote will come from the people. 1/3 will come from the military.
Remember though, political dissidents cannot vote.
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What help can we provide to Burmese dissidents living here in Austin?
• offering jobs that provide a sustainable living wage
• shoes, including athletic and sturdy work shoes
• diapers
• rice cookers
• non-perishable food
• computers and calculators
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So how can we use social mediato help?
• Get on Elaine’s mailing list for updates on refugees here by emailing [email protected]
• Sign the petition to end atrocities in Burma at the Democracy for Burma website and encourage others to do the same.
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pictures courtesy of Jerry Hughes
www.artiststudio12.com