Global Protest In Support Of Aung San Suu Kyi on May 18th

Tomorrow, the 18th May, is a global protest in support of Aung San Suu Kyi - the day her bogus trial begins. The details are as follows:

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*Sweden*
Protest in Sweden! The Socialdemocratic students will arrange a demo together with some Burmese livin in Sweden. 1 pm - 2 pm at Mynttorget in Stockholm. Thanks.

*Indiana, USA*
Indiana candlelight vigil has been set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Allen County Courthouse in support of Aung San Suu Kyi. The pro-democracy leader is scheduled to be tried Monday on charges of violating her house arrest after American John William Yettaw swam across a lake and sneaked into her home.

*Ottawa, CANADA*
Are you in Ottawa, Canada? Join the protests on Monday to Free Aung San Suu Kyi! Place: Burmese Embassy, 85 Range Road, Ottawa Canadian Friends of Burma (CFOB) Tel: 613.237.8056 Email: cfob@cfob.org Website: http://www.cfob

*Toronto, CANADA*
Date: Monday, May 18, 2009
Time: 1:30 pm
Place: Queen’s Park (in front of Ontario Provincial Legislative Building)

*Australia*
Support The Monks' Protest In Burma Are you in Australia? Join the protests on Monday to Free Aung San Suu Kyi! www.aucampaignforburma.org Date: Monday May 18th, 2009 Time: 12 noon Location: Outside Tanya Plibersek (Minister for the Status of Women) office, 111-117 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills 2010 Contact: Zetty Brake, 0416289235 or zetty@aucampaignforburma.org

*Australia*
There will be protests in 3 cities in Australia on Monday; Sydney, Canberra and Perth.
http://www.aucampaignforburma.org/AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=23414

*London, UK*
Venue:Burmese Embassy
Time:12:00PM Monday, May 18th

*Taiwan*
Candlelit Vigil for Burma and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
Time: 18 May, 19:00-20:00
Venue: Public Park on Shi-da Rd. (btn Ln. 68 & Yun-ho St.), Taipei City

*Pretoria, South Africa:*
Protest in front of junta’s embassy, May 18

*Tokyo, JAPAN*
Japan: Protest in front of junta’s embassy, May 18

*Paris, FRANCE*
France: Protest in front of junta’s embassy, May 18

*Oslo, NORWAY*
Protest in front of the Norwegian Parliament, May 18

Monday, May 18th:

*Washington D.C., USA*
12:30pm, Military Attache Office of Burmese Embassy, 2300 California St, NW
Contact: mike@uscampaignforburma.org

*San Fransisco, USA*
11:30pm-1:30pm, United Nations Plaza, Civic Center, San Francisco. Market St @ 7th St
Contact: nyuntthan@gmail.com, http://www.badasf.org/

*Boston, MA area USA*
Harvard Square Kiosk, Cambridge
Monday, May 18 4:30 pm

*California, USA*
1. May 17, Sunday: Awareness action at Annual San Francisco Bay to Breaker Run to the 60 K participants. (http://www.baytobreakers.com/). 9:00 am -- 10:30 am at the the Golden Gate Park entrance at the corner Stanan and Fell/Oak, San Francisco. Bring Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Signs/posters.Ware Daw Aung San Suu Kyi T Shirts.


2. May 18, Monday, Free Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Protest : Place: United Nations Plaza, Civic Center, San Francisco. Market St @ 7th St; Time: 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. Date: Monday, May 18, 2009. Flyer

3. May 24. Commemoration of the 19th Anniversary of 1990 Election Victory, Date : May 24th, 2009 (Sunday)
Time : 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m; Place : Jefferson Union High School, 699 Serramonte Blvd, Daly City, CA 94015 Flyer

4. May 27, protest at the Chevron Share Holders Meeting on WED, MAY 27, 2009, 7am to 10:30am More info Flyer

5. June 20, A Celebration of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Birthday & Burma’s Women’s Day
DATE: Saturday, June20, 2009; TIME: 10 AM to 2:00 PM; LOCATION: Metta Nanda Vihara (Central)
4619 Central Ave. Fremont, Ca 94536 Flyer