Newton (MA) Enacts Burma Law

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NEW ENGLAND BURMA ROUNDTABLE

Newton (MA) Enacts Burma Selective Purchasing Law

November 4, 1997

Last night, the Newton Board of Aldermen voted 22-2 to enact a Burma
selective purchasing ordinance. This is the second Burma law to be enacted
by a city in Massachusetts.

The successful passage of the Newton Burma law was largely due to the work
of Alderman Ken Parker. Feel free to email him a message of appreciation at
kkparker@xxxxxxx 

The Brookline Town Meeting votes on a similar Burma ordinance tonight.

With the addition of the City of Newton, the number of state and local
Burma selective Burma laws has now grown to 17. (See below for a complete
list.) 

Simon Billenness
* for the New England Burma Roundtable *
Franklin Research & Development Corporation
711 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 423 6655 x 225
(617) 482 1679 fax
sbillenness@xxxxxxxx
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BURMA SELECTIVE PURCHASING LAWS

				Date Enacted/Signed

STATES: 1
Massachusetts			6/25/96

COUNTIES: 1
Alameda (CA)			12/10/96	

CITIES: 15
Berkeley (CA)			2/28/95
Madison (WI)			8/15/95
Santa Monica (CA)		11/28/95
Ann Arbor (MI)		4/15/96
San Francisco (CA)		4/22/96
Oakland (CA)			4/23/96
Carrboro (NC)			10/8/96
Takoma Park (MD)		10/28/96
Boulder (CO)			12/17/96
Chapel Hill (NC)		1/13/97
New York (NY)			5/30/97
Santa Cruz (CA)		7/8/97
Quincy (MA)			10/20/97
Palo Alto (CA)		10/20/97
Newton (MA)			11/3/97

BURMA LEGISLATION PENDING

STATES: 1

California
North Carolina (bill to relax restrictions on municipal Burma laws)

CITIES: 2

Brookline (MA)
Los Angeles (CA)
Seattle (WA)
West Hollywood (CA)