Genocide Awareness Month

Genocide Awareness Month

Genocide is all around us. Genocide Awareness Month is an annual observance held in April to raise awareness of genocide, past and present, and to promote education and prevention efforts. The purpose of the month is to honor the memory of those who have been killed or suffered as a result of genocide and to help prevent future genocides. During …

Memorial for the Fallen

for activists murdered by the Myanmar military

Join us on the evening of September 22nd at 8.30pm US EST and the morning of September 23rd at 7am Yangon (Burma), to memorialize activists and political figures targeted by the Myanmar junta. Two months after their brutal killing, we will gather on Zoom to celebrate the lives of prominent democracy leader Ko Jimmy and hip-hop star- turned MP, Phyo …

It’s been 18 months since the #militarycoup in Burma

#militarycoup

A year and a half after the #militarycoup and things just get more brutal in Myanmar On February 1, 2021, the military seized control of Myanmar and threw out the democratically elected government. According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), 2,145 peaceful protesters have been killed by the junta. Another 14,962 have been arrested. Last week, the military …

We are making progress but need your help to do more

congress can end genocide

As of today, we are almost half a million people strong. Thanks to your hard work, we made real progress for Paul Rusesabagina, the Uyghurs, and the Burmese people. Here are some highlights of what you have accomplished: For the Burmese people: You took more than 1.7 million actions in solidarity with their struggle against the Myanmar military. That led to the passage of …

Rusesabagina Family and #FreeRusesabagina team to view DC Mural on Tuesday

This release came from our friends at #FreeRusesabagina. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2022 Contact: Kitty Kurth Phone: 312-617-7288 Email: kitty@kurthlampe.com Rusesabagina Family and #FreeRusesabagina team to view DC Mural on Tuesday WHEN: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Mural Viewing & Press Conference Media availability starting at 11:00 am EDT WHERE: 3125 M Street, NW; Washington, D.C. 20007 (alley between Levain …