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Celebrating all women not just one (r)



Dear Debbie, and ALTSEAN

Thanks for the explanation. Since I am extremely happily busy, 
I could complement your nice and comprehensive explanation with 
only one sentence! It is this WE, WOMEN OF BURMA, celebrate the
WOMEN OF BURMA DAY which spells with 'E'; i.e. plural!!!

With metta and solidarity,
NiNi

PS. I know that I am very famous for my hasty spelling mistakes ;-) 
but this time, especially this time, I did it right and the word
WOMEN spells with "E"  :-)  be happy and not thirsty.

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On 18 Jun 1998 altsean@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> It is amusing, but not surprising that some men object to Women of Burma
> Day. Contrary to elevating Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to "goddess" status, Women
> of Burma Day actually uses her international profile to highlight the
> situation of women from Burma and their struggle against the military regime.
> 
> For instance in Bangkok this evening, 200 men and women attended a
> reception and discussion to mark Women of Burma Day. The main focus of the
> discussion was NOT on Aung San Suu Kyi (who nevertheless is an inspiration
> to us all), but rather the Burmese migrant workers in Thailand, most of
> whom are women and children, in the construction and sex industries. There
> was also discussion of the ways that the gas pipeline causes hardship to
> ethnic women and children.
> 
> So, Women of Burma Day functions to broaden the focus away from Daw Aung
> San Suu Kyi as an individual towards the rest of the women from Burma, be
> they in the country or in exile. It encourages us all to honour the women
> for their role in the struggle and to be concerned with how the military
> dictatorship continues to abuse women directly and indirectly. Instead of
> celebrating one woman's birthday, we now have the opportunity to celebrate
> all the women of Burma.e 
> 
> Just read the previous postings for WOB Day as homework and you'll see what
> I mean.
> 
> In the meantime, it is extremely encouraging to see the defensiveness of
> the junta over Women of Burma Day. Mean-spirited, but not surprising.
> Condemnation from the miltary regime must be the highest form of praise for
> Burma activists!
> 
> What would be surprising but VERY welcome, is the military's realisation
> that tripartite dialogue is the way to resolve the crisis in Burma. They
> really should accept this instead of deliberately misunderstanding efforts
> to support peace in Burma.
> 
> The military shouldn't be so afraid of dialogue - it will benefit all
> women, men and children of Burma, themselves included.
> 
> In solidarity with the women of Burma,
> 
> Debbie Stothard
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> A L T S E A N - B U R M A
> Alternative Asean Network on Burma
> Tel/Fax: 66 2 693 4515 * <altsean@xxxxxxxxxx>