TEXT: "The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social, and
economic aspirations." Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
TEXT: Raging Forest
TEXT: Over 1,000,000 internally displaced people
TEXT: Living on the run from the Burmese military
TEXT: Right now.
TEXT: 1942: Japan invades Burma
TEXT: 1945: Burma Liberated: British drive out Japan with help from ethnic forces
TEXT: 1948: Britain grants Burma independence; Ethnic groups sidelined in nation-building
TEXT: Civil War! Ethnic tribes take up arms
TEXT: 1962: Military Dictatorship begins: General Ne Win overthrows government
TEXT: 08.08.88: Mass uprising nationwide; Burmese military uses brute force to cease demonstrations
TEXT: In 1997, the Free Burma Rangers was formed with this mission
TEXT: To bring help, hope, and love to people
TEXT: of all faiths
TEXT: all ethnicities
TEXT: in the war zones of Burma
TEXT: This is not what we want
TEXT: "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke to set the oppressed free and break
every yoke?" Isaiah 58.6
TEXT: Love each other. Unite and work for freedom, justice, and peace. Forgive and don't hate each other. Pray with faith, act with courage, never
surrender.
TEXT: For more information, please contact: Free Burma Rangers www.freeburmarangers.org or E-mail at: info@freeburmarangers.com
TEXT: "Raging Forest" Song written & performed by Dominik Baer & Anna Collins-Wakeman
[Contains Graphic Content] A short video outlining the history of Burma and the mission of the Free Burma Rangers.
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Topics:
advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--aid and relief organizations
advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--eyewitness documentation
advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations
armed conflict and persecution--internally displaced persons
economic, social, and cultural rights--social and cultural rights--ethnic identity
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eng
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Asia--Burma
Asia--Myanmar
Southeast Asia
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Asia--Burma
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videorecording
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