Notes about Next Steps on Burma - need your help!

Momentum has begun to demand the UN form an Commission of Inquiry on Burma.  Its a slow process, but this is the first step towards getting security council action to stop the atrocities and human rights abuses in Burma.  Please make a call, most of our Arizona congressmen have not signed yet.  I think Raul and Gabby and Pastor would sign if their attention is drawn to it, probably others as well.  

If you haven't been following recently, please know that the Myanmar government has continued to burn and destroy ethnic villages, torture dissidents, and now has imprisoned probably one of the bravest women of our time, Aung San Suu Kyi. The reason no action has been taken is that China gets a lot of oil from Burma.  So its slow work, but we can get something to happen if we keep at it.  

When it gets in the news that somewhere else in the world people are working to help then it gives some encouragement to democracy activists in Burma, who otherwise feel isolated and dispairing.  So please don't wait for 'them' to do it.

Here is the letter

http://uscampaignforburma.org/congressletter

and here are the instructions for calling

http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1189/t/8252/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1141828&t=

or just cut to the chase and call your rep:

Representative Ann Kirkpatrick (1st District), contact staffer: Mario Bonisacio at 202-225-2315

Representative Trent Franks (2nd District), contact staffer: Tina Ramirez at 202-225-4576  

Representative John Shadegg (3rd District), contact staffer: Randi Meyers at 202-225-3361

Representative Ed Pastor (4th District), contact staffer: Karen Foster Wright 202-225-4065

Representative Harry Mitchell (5th District), contact staffer: Paul Swanson 202-225-2190

Representative Raul Grijalva (7th District), contact staffer: Daniel Brito at 202-225-2435

Representative Gabrielle Giffords (8th District), contact staffer: Liz Berry at 202-225-2542


Just ask them to sign the letter to the UN for a Commission of Inquiry on Burma, and direct them to one of the sponsors,

--Republicans Contact Nien Su in Rep. Manzullo's office at nien.su@mail.house.gov 202-225-5676.
--Democrats contact Gregg Sheiowitz with Rep. Crowley's office at gregg.sheiowitz@mail.house.gov or 202-225-3965.

If you can post a comment below with the response of your representative that would be great!  Thanks.