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The World Marches For Burma The Fight Continues The Global Day of Action for Burma was a major success. Within a week, we and other organizations were able to organize events in 35 countries around the world, with well over one hundred events happening in the US alone. Images and news articles of thousands of people wearing red, marching through the streets of the world capitals, are appearing all over the internet. In two weeks time Burma has gone from being a country that no one has ever heard of to an issue that is talked about by the world's major leaders and media. On Friday, Jack Healey and the Human Rights Action, with support from us, spearheaded a press conference with actor Jim Carrey near the UN calling for the Security Council to pass a global arms embargo on Burma's military junta. Carrey made it clear that no country should be shipping weapons to a military regime that only uses guns on its own people. At the conference he called for the UN Security Council to do more. Read more Friday was also the National Campus Day of Action for Burma which was the kick off Students for Burma. Our new student group is working to unite students at universities across the US together for Burma. Events happened at over 70 campuses on Friday, and more are joining the movement every day. Their goal is to raise awareness of their campus as well as to make sure their universities are not doing business with companies that support Burma's regime. Your university can join in on this movement- just email me at thelma@uscampaignforburma.org Some see the protests inside Burma as smashed, but many monks and other leaders say it is just the beginning. A leading monk of the All Burma Monk's Alliance (ABMA), in hiding in Burma, participated in an international conference via satellite phone. He read from a statement proclaiming that if China vetoed any action on Burma at the UN Security Council then the ABMA would make a serious call for the world to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We will continue to support the these monks who bravely lead the "Saffron Revolution". The global movement for a free Burma has never been stronger before and we will be leading serious international campaigns to cut the lifelines of the Burmese regime - China, the jewelry industry,and more. Here's what you can do: Show your support for the boycott of the Olympics if China does not change it's policy. Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams and other Nobel Peace Prize winners have stated that they will boycott the Beijing games. The immoral actions of the Chinese government are tainting the Olympic spirit and making the Olympics a monument to cruelty. - Write your Representative and get them to support House Resolution 610. This resolution calls for a US boycott of the Beijing Olympics if the military regime does not change its policies on Burma. Find your Representative here - Please send emails to ticketsupport@beijing2008.cn Tell them that you won't buy any tickets and will boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics, since Beijing is protecting and supporting the brutal military junta of Burma Continue to alert those around you about the situation inside Burma. Start a chapter, hold a rally, show a movie. Global Attention on Burma is Vital! - Take Action -Thelma Young Support 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi and the struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma. Become a member of the United States Campaign for Burma today.