I’m sending you a note to ask for your help around Aung San Suu Kyi’s birthday this Spring/early Summer.  For the past couple of years, we have organized many events around the country in order to push Aung San Suu Kyi into the international spotlight around her birthday on June 19th.  Slowly but surely, the world is learning about Burma — we now have over 65,000 people on our email list!

I wanted to ask if you consider helping — both because we need to help the people of Burma but also because the funds we raise during this time allow us to do our work for the rest of the year.

Basically, I’m asking you to consider signing up to host a small party at your house in honor of Aung San Suu Kyi and to help raise funds for USCB.  This is a very easy thing to do and we will send you all the materials you need to make your party a success (videos to show your guests, recipes for Burmese food, and materials to hand out).  We call these parties “arrest yourself” because as part of this event we ask you to stay home for 24 hours .

Would you consider signing up today?  You can sign up here at: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1189/t/5102/signUp.jsp?key=3917

Also, we have made a simple and explanatory two-minute video about the “house arrest” party that tells you exactly what you would need to do.  You can watch it on the front of our webpage at: http://uscampaignforburma.org/

Let me know if you can help.  You can plan your event anytime between now and the end of June, but best to sign up now so we can get your materials to you right away.

Many kinds thanks for your long-standing support for human rights and democracy in Burma!”

Jeremy Woodrum
U.S. Campaign for Burma
1444 N St, NW Suite A2
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 234-8022
(202) 234-8044 fax
www.uscampaignforburma.org