Today is an international Action Day, where bloggers are called to raise awareness for the peaceful protest of the monks in Burma.

I thought I’d post some info I found on the Facebook group “Support the Monks’ protest in Burma“. There is a long list of dates for protests around the world. Peaceful protest is something that many of us take for granted, but to a lot of people (including the monks in Burma) it is not.

So if you support their cause, go out and join people in protest. I am posting all available dates here for those of you who are not on Facebook.  The group itself has more information and resources on it – go and join it!

█ AUSTRALIA█
*Adelaide*
Rally for Burma – organised by Amnesty
Steps of Parliament House, Adelaide
5pm, Wednesday 3rd October

http://sant.amnesty.org.au/

*Canberra*:
Thursday 4th October 5pm
Rally & Protest Outside the Burmese Embassy
FYI: They’ve erected a new cyclone fence outside the embassy since the weekend
Spread the word!

*Brisbane*
FRIDAY 5th OCTOBER 12:30PM
Burma Protest in Support of Monks of Burma!
Queen Park, Brisbane
Contact: Ko Poyne Cho 0422367750

SATURDAY OCTOBER 6th 2PM
South Bank Parklands Cultural Forecourt
Rally for Burma! Wear Red.
Speakers from The Greens, ALP, QBC, Amnesty, and here!

*VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for letter-signing duty*
Please message Natasha Lutes in the admin list

Sunday 7th October 11:30AM
St Mary’s Church, Peel St, Sth Brisbane

*Sydney:*
Wednesday 3rd Oct- Hunger strikers in front of NSW Parliament 9-5pm, Macquarie St

http://unswedu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18391324632&ref=mf

Martin place, Sydney at 12:30pm Thursday Oct 4th, organised by Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2441494766
THIS EVENT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE AT http://www.helloworld.com (go to Watch helloTV then Who’s On Now) and archived at http://www.helloworld.com/burma

FRIDAY 5th october 5pm- Amnesty Candlelight Vigil at Martin Place

*Perth:*
4 Oct
12 noon to 2pm
Victoria Garden, East Perth
1pm go along Royal Street, turn right into Plain, after the round
about, Chinese Consulate

5 Oct
12 noon to 2pm
Harold Boas Garden, Wellington St, march along Havelock to Parliament House

6 Oct
12noon to 2pm
Supreme Court Gardens 12 noon to 2pm.
Speeches, chanting etc.

Bring banners, placards in dark, big, bright letters.
Wear Saffron colour shirts

Democracy for Burma Action Group in PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Burma Gateway (national Burmese network) has info on other events:

http://www.burmagateway.org

*Melbourne*
Sat. Oct 06, 2007 12:00 PM. Federation square Melbourne Australia
Federation square (Opposite to Flinder’s St. Train Station) Melbourne, Australia

█AUSTRIA█
*Vienna*

█ BELGIUM█
*Brussels/Bruxelles:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

█ CANADA█

*Camrose, AB*
See event profile for more info:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6280431947

*Montreal*
THURSDAY, 6pm, Roddick Gates. McGill College/Sherbrooke street. Organized by Free Burma Coalition McGillThe silent march will begin at at 6pm and end at 7pm at McGill’s Roddick Gates, intersection of McGill College and Sherbrooke St., and continue towards Philips Square. Activities will include a discussion, petitioning, pamphleting, readings, and a candlelight vigil. Speakers will include Burmese pro-democracy activist Tin Maung Htoo (Canadian Friends of Burma). 514-484-0672. freeburmamcgill@hotmail.com
Event Link: http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6271451790&ref=share

— Oct. 6: 1pm NORMAN BETHUNE park. Demonstration in support of protesters. Organized by Montreal Burma Solidarity / Montréal-Burma Solidaire. 514-568-1058.

http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6118864364

*Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time: NOON
Location: Kitchener City Hall
Street: King Street
Contact info and details at:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6495512030

*Ottawa:*
7 pm nightly, with vigils at 8pm, in front of Parliament.
We are on our 6th day and going strong!

*Toronto*
Wednesday, October 3 @ 6:00 PM
in front of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China
240 St. George St.

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
Global March for the people of Burma and Candlelight Vigil
Saturday Oct 6 at 6pm
Beginning in front of the Chinese Consulate’s office and will march to Queen’s Park

Organized by the Toronto-Burma Roundtable & the Burmese Students’ Democratic Organization

Contacts: mintura wynn at 416-533-3656 or 416-882-3868 (c), Paul Copeland 416-946-8126 Ext. 142
Ulla Laidlaw at 416-605-2588, Carol Lee at 647-588-9758
Demonstration for Burma: Toronto, Canada

*Vancouver:*
At the Vancouver Art Gallery

Thurs 10/4 at 5pm – Event link: http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=7458795762&ref=mf

Sat. Oct. 6 – Global Day of Action!
Vancouver Art Gallery
Noon start time
Contact Deanna Scott on Facebook or voicesofburma@gmail.com to help organize

*HALIFAX*
Oct 6
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location:
Victoria Park (across from the Public Gardens)
Street:
Spring Garden and Tower Road
City/Town:
Halifax, NS

Wed. Oct. 10: Film Screening of Total Denial
Event listing: http://trentu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5540008013
Amnesty Canada are organising protests too: http://www.amnesty.ca

█COSTA RICA█
Join this group to discuss protests in Costa Rica http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5243024034

█ DENMARK█
*Copenhagen:*
Demonstration on Friday (Oct. 5th) 10 am in front of the chinese embassy in Copenhagen (Hellerup), Denmark

█ FINLAND█
*Helsinki:*
Candlelight protest 2nd October 2007, 6pm at Eduskuntatalon portaat.

Demonstration in front of the House of Parliament on Tuesday October 2nd at 18.00

█ FRANCE █
*Paris*
Official Protest this Saturday outside the Burmese Embassy at 12h00 60, RUE DE COURCELLES, 7500-PARIS

Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: PARVIS DES DROITS DE L’HOMME DU TROCADERO
Street: place Trocadéro (métro Trocadéro ligne 6,9)
City/Town: Paris, France

http://ubc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=4936569572

check this site for more information on upcoming events.

http://www.info-birmanie.org

█ GERMANY█

*Berlin*
[waiting for more news]

*Munich*
München, So. 7.10.07,18:00 Uhr
Mahnwache vor der Ludwigskirche in der Ludwigsstr.,
Kerzen und Plakate bitte mitbringen.

Munich, Sun. 7.10.07, 6:00 pm
Vigil in front of the Ludwigkirche in Ludwigstr.
PLease bring candels and posters

*Cologne*: TODAY, 02.10.07, 13:30
Peacemarch and Meditation
Köln-Mülheim (Wiener Platz) zum Kölner Dom
13:30 Uhr HausMegaHerz, Graf-Adolf-Str. 18-20, Köln Mülheim
14:00 Uhr Wiener Platz, Köln Mülheim

*Köln*: HEUTE, 02.10.07 ab 18 Uhr
“Internationalen Tag der Gewaltlosigkeit”
“International day of non-violence“
Köln Heumarkt

█ HONG KONG█
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]
Email your name to hk.support.burma.democracy@gmail.com to sign the petition urging President Hu Jintao to use China’s influence in Burma!

█ India█
*Bangalore*
6th October Bangalore at MG Road, in front of Mahatma
Statue from 12-2

*New Delhi*
6th – COMING SOON

*New Delhi*
[More info soon]

█ IRELAND█
*Dublin:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

█ JAPAN█
*Tokyo:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

█ LUXEMBOURG█
*Dommeldange:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

█ MALAYSIA█
*Kuala Lumpur:*
Friday, October 5, 2007
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: KLCC (entrance nearest to Menara Maxis, opposite Avenue K)
-Solidarity Vigil in Support of Burma’s People-

http://ubc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6730676084&ref=share

█ NEW ZEALAND█
*Auckland:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

*Wellington*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Civic Square, next to public library
Victoria Street

http://vuwac.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5045978289&ref=mf

*Christchurch*
6 October, 2007

http://ubc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5408623692

█ NETHERLANDS█
*Amsterdam:*
[STILL WAITING MORE NEWS]

█ NORWAY█
*Oslo*
We wish to underline this demand through a demonstration Saturday at 12 noon in front of the Chinese embassy in Oslo, followed by a march to the Indian embassy. We hope many will dress in red colours and join us in this march.

http://uio.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5176771590

█ SOUTH AFRICA█
*Cape Town*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time:
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Location:
South Africa
City/Town:
Cape Town, South Africa

█ SOUTH KOREA█
Time:
12:00pm – 3:00pm
Location:
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar (in front of)
Street:
723-1 Hannam-dong, Yongsamn-ku
City/Town:
Seoul, South Korea

█ SPAIN █
for more cities check: http://www.es.amnesty.org/paises/myanmar/pagina/actos-publicos/

█ SWEDEN█
*Umeå*
“Kom och visa din solidaritet med våra medmänniskor i Burma! Lördagen den 6
oktober kommer det
hållas en demonstration till stöd för demokratirörelsen. Vi samlas vid
Mimerskolans bollplan kl 12.00.
Arrangörer är Umebor för demokrati i Burma – ett religiöst och politiskt
obundet nätverk.
Talar gör bl a Lisa Tegby, Svenska kyrkan i Umeå.
Kom gärna klädd i rött!”

SWITZERLAND

*Geneva:*
For those in geneva there is apparently another protest on tuesday 2nd october in place des Nations 1200 -1300 http://www.birmanie.ch/

█THAILAND █
*Bangkok*
[STILL WAITING FOR MORE NEWS]
*Chaing Mai*
Saturday, 6 October
12:00 noon
Three Kings Monument

█ UNITED STATES█
Contact US Campaign for Burma to sign up to hold a march, vigil or any sort of event in your area- thelma@uscampaignforburma.org

*Boston*
MIT Prajnopaya and Amnesty International
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 8PM Massachusetts Institute of Technology Steps of the Main Building (77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA) We look forward to seeing you. With Palms Together, Bhikshu Tenzin Priyadarshi Buddhist Monk | MIT Kayvan Zainabadi, President, MIT Amnesty International Steps of 77 Massachusetts Ave (main enterance of MIT)

“Dallas, TX*
Candlelight Vigil for Burma
OCT. 6-DALLAS, TX
7 PM
Southern Methodist University
At the flagpole on Bishop Blvd.

For more information contact me at cmbalani@gmail.com

http://ubc.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6303537546

*Des Moines*
Iowa’s Des Moines resident Burmese will go on demonstrate to Burma military regime at William Penn University in Oskaloosa on the October 6th.

*Los Angeles*
Date:
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time:
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location:
In front of Kodak Theater.
Street:
Hollywood Highland
City/Town:
Los Angeles, CA
More details to follow –
htetwtt@gmail.com (Htet Wonn Thaw Tar)
(714) 244 – 8712 (Leave me a message if I can’t answer and no private calls please)

Athens, Ohio
Athens County Courthouse
Corner of Court St. and E. Washington St.
Saturday, Oct. 6, 12 p.m.

Bring signs, wear red, and show the people of Burma that Athens, Ohio supports their march to freedom! Our hearts and minds are with you. Peace, Love and Liberty!

Questions? Contact Amy Robison at robisona@ohio.edu

*New York:*

On Sunday, October 7, 2007, we will be holding a fund raising event in Queens to help the monks, students, people in Burma .

Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 11:00AM-3:00PM
Win Shwe Wah Hall, 41-45, 73rd Street , Woodside , NY 11377 (Subway: E, F, G, R, V, & 7 to Jackson Heights , 74th Street station.
Burmese Buffet, All You Can Eat, Take Out Available, No Doggy Bags $20.00 Per Person. Donation will surely go to all the struggling and suffering people, including Sangha, of Burma.

For ne questions – email freedomfighter <oway_student@yahoo.com>

*San Francisco:*
Buddhist community walks on Friday, October 5, 2:00-6:00, from the Chinese Consulate to the UN Plaza (corner of Market & Hyde by the Asian Art Musuem)Try to wear red (in solidarity with the monks)

*Washington, DC*
5 October 2007: http://goldsmiths.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5051728971
2300 S ST. NW (BURMESE EMBASSY) @ Noon on Saturday the 6th

http://gwu.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5716963366

*Stanford*
Please come to the Old Union Courtyard at noon THIS Friday Stanford
October 5
Scheduled to speak are Mark Gonnerman, a Stanford professor of Religious Studies and founding director of the Aurora Forum, and Nick Harmony, a Board Member of the Burmese American Democratic Alliance.
*Arizona*
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Time:
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Location:
CENTERPOINT, MILL AVE AND UNIVERSITY AVE
Street:
MILL AVE AND UNIVERSITY AVE
City/Town:
Tempe, AZ

*Tucson*
It will be something this weekend and central Tucson – maybe the UA, or Reid Park, or Himmel park. If you are interested in attending or helping organize please contact me (Golda) at 520-440-1420

█ UNITED KINGDOM█
Sign petitions to the UK Government, some are listed http://leedsac.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=24957770200&topic=3175

*London:*
GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST
THIS SATUDAY.
There will be a spectacular march through the streets of London. Details to follow, by Tuesday. It will be worth the wait!
We can say that the march will start at 12 from central London.

*London*
THURSDAY 4th – 1400-1500 Outside the Chinese Embassy. (following the daily protest at 1300-1400 outside the Burmese embassy). Chinese Embassy is at 49-51 Portland Place London, W1B 1JL

There is a demonstration outside the Burmese Embassy in London every day from 12-1pm. We had 300 outside the Embassy on 27th , we then marched through central London to the Chinese Embassy.
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
19 A CHARLES STREET
LONDON W1J 5DX
Nearest tube Green Park

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/events_details.asp?EventsID=538

The Trade Union movement is now helping organise protests, details http://www.tuc.org.uk/international/tuc-13761-f0.cfm

Friday 5th October at 7.45pm
THE LADY OF BURMA
by Richard Shannon
with Liana Mau Tan Gould as Aung San Sui Kyi

At Soho Theatre + Writers’ Centre,
21 Dean Street, London W1
Box office: 0870 4296883
(places to be reserved – donations to be made on the door).

*LONDON GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST*
Saturday 6th October
Global Day of Action for Burma – London March and Rally
Assemble at Tate Britain at *11.00am*, nearest tube Pimlico. March to *Trafalgar Square* for a spectacular rally at *12.45pm*

*Birmingham*
6th – Birmingham is organising a protest for the global day of protest check this link for more info http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?new&guests&eid=12848145014&new&m=1

A Yatra (peace walk) will be held Sunday, October 14, 2007. 2:00pm – 4:00pm, Victoria Square, Off New Street

http://leedsac.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5011203605

* Brighton*
Three peaceful Dharma Yatras (silent walks) on Sunday 30th September, Sunday 7th October and Sunday 14th October in support of the monks and nuns who are peacefully demonstrating in Burma.
The walk will leave the Palace Pier at 12 noon and end at the Peace Statue (Hove lawns) each day. Please assemble at the pier entrance between 11.30am – 12 noon.
Members of the Free Burma Coalition will attend the
walk. Spread the word!
Fantastic turn out on the 30th of 218 people and 8 dogs!
Check the Argus; Monday OCT 1st for article on the walk on the 30th.

*Edinburgh*
Thursday 4th October, 6pm, St John’s Church Hall, Princes’ Street to discuss the current situation and possible actions that can be taken here in Scotland.

Saturday 6th October in Edinburgh’s Meadows
A Run for Relief in Burma event (see http://www.runforburma.org/articles/show/1) followed by a lunch which will be addressed by Zoya Phan, Burmese refugee who now works for Burma Campaign UK.

*Leeds*
A Protest is being organised for this Saturday check details
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Millenium Square

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17905819976&ref=mf

*Manchester*
The march for the 6th is back on, get in touch with Johnny Chatterton for more info.

*Southampton*
October 6, 2007
12:00am – 3:00pm
outside west quay, city center.http://leedsac.facebook.com/event.php?eid=20495880857