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Subject: Invitation to screening of Birth: Voices from the 1988 Uprising in

Burma
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The Nonviolence Empowerment Organization, Inc. (NEO) and the Democratic 
Burmese Students' Organization (East Coast-USA) cordially invite you to 
a screening of the documentary, "Birth: Voices from the 1988 Uprising in 
Burma."  Birth:  Voices from the 1988 Uprising in Burma is a powerful 
film that retells the story of the 1988 Uprising in Burma and was 
produced by Shwe Htee (8.8.88), Secretary of the Education Committee, 
Democratic Burmese Students' Organization (East Coast-USA).  The 
screening of the film will be held at the following date, time and 
location:

                 Place:  5705 Wainwright Avenue
                          Rockville, MD  20851

                 Date:   December 20, 1998


                 Time:   1:00 PM


                 Contact info:     (607) 256-1123
                                   (301) 984-7599
                                   (301) 762-0006

Everyone is invited to attend.  If you are interested in obtaining a 
copy of the film, please contact the Nonviolence Empowerment 
Organization, P.O. Box 6596, Ithaca, NY  14851-6596, neo200@xxxxxxxxxxxx  
A press release about the film follows.

Media Release

Ithaca, NY, December 20, 1998:  Birth: Voices from the 1988 Uprising in 
Burma, a documentary recounting the events of the nationwide 
demonstrations for democracy and human rights in Burma made its 
television premiere in Central New York on PEGASYS station Channel 13, 
November 18, 1998 at 9:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time).  Birth: Voices 
from the 1988 Uprising in Burma features interviews with students and 
activists who were involved in and eyewitnesses of the pro-democracy 
struggle.  The film traces the evolution of the Uprising from its early 
beginnings as a student movement to its development as a popular 
struggle and finally to the Burmese military regime's brutal crackdown 
of the demonstrations.  It also examines the current situation in Burma 
as well as the reasons why Burmese activists continue working in the 
movement for democracy.
Birth was produced by Shwe Htee (8.8.88), a Burmese activist who was 
actually a student leader in the 1988 Uprising.  Shwe Htee says, "We 
wanted to make a film that told the true story of the 1988 Uprising in 
Burma, a story that the military regime would never allow us to tell."  
Indeed, the film presents an honest and unflinching view of life under 
military dictatorship. With live footage from the uprising and this 
year's ten-year commemorations, Birth is a moving film about the 
struggle for justice and freedom in Burma. 
  The film also aired on PEGASYS Channel 13 on November 22, 1998 at 6:00 
pm (EST) and on Channel 57 on December 10, 1998 at 11:00 pm (EST).  


The Nonviolence Empowerment Organization, Inc. (NEO) is an organization 
dedicated to educating the public about the situation of human rights 
and refugees all over the world.  


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