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October Events around the world

Date: October 02 2009 (7.30 pm )
Sutta Discussion - Mahaparinibbana Sutta (The Buddha's Last Days in Kushinagara)
Venue: Buddha Dhamma Mandala Society
567A Balestier RoadSingapore 329884, Singapore
+65 6352 2859
http://www.bdms.org.sg/

Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009 (9:30am - 12:00 pm)
Offering Kathina Robe and Navakamma
Location: Mettananda Vihara
4619 Central Ave.Fremont, CA 94536, USA
(510) 795 0405
http://www.mettananda.org/

Date: October 03-04, 2009
Medication Retreats (call for more information)
Theravada Buddhist Society of America
17450 S. Cabrillo HighwayHalf Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA
(650) 726-7604
http://www.tbsa.org/

Date: October 8, 2009 (5:30 pm - 8:00 pm)
Human Rights Film Series: Burma VJ
5:30-7:00pm - Burma VJ film screening
7:00pm -8:00 pm - to engage in a discussion with the monks.
Katzen Arts Center, American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC, USA
phone (202) 885-3107
http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/events/

Date: Oct. 8, 2009 (6:00 pm - 8:30 pm)
Saffaron Revolution Presentation by U Pyinnya Zawta and Pyinnya Thiri (6:00 pm)
Screening of the film “Burma VJ” (7:00 pm)
Macfarlane Auditorium, DePerno Hall, Utica College
1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502, USA
phone (315) 792-3111
www.utica.edu/culture

**Burma’s Karen ethnic human rights activist, Kwehsay Miku Chaiboosomjid, is scheduled to have the following public talks in Canada. He works in Thailand with the Burma Issues/Peace Way Foundation since 1994. For the events info, contact Kristie Kelly (CUSO-VSO) at (613) 829-7445 x237, or Kevin Mcleod/Toe Kyi (CFOB) at 613-366-7958.

Date: Thursday, October 8 (7:00 pm)
Public presentation on peace & human rights in Burma
Location: UMI Café (610 Somerset Street West, corner of Somerset and Percy)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Organized by CUSO-VSO
http://www.cuso.org/news-and-events/events/

Date: Saturday, October 10 (12:00 pm)
Community Meeting with Kwehsay
Location: Bromley Road Baptist Church (1900 Lauder Drive, Ottawa, Canada)
Organized by CFOB and Ottawa Karen Community
http://www.cfob.org/

Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009 (10:00 am)
Run for Relief in Burma 2009
Pavilion at the East entrance to Inverleith Park (nearest to the Botanic Gardens)
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Tel: 07772 936384
brittany.byrd@gmail.com
http://www.runforburma.org

Date: October 13 (7:00 pm)
Public presentation on peace & human rights in Burma
Main hall, Unitarian Church
949 49th Avenue West (x Oak St.)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
(604) 261-7204
http://www.vancouver.unitarians.ca/
http://www.cuso.org/news-and-events/events/

Date: Tuesday October 27, 2009 (12:15 -12:45pm)
Stand for Freedom
Where: the forecourt, Sydney Opera House
2 Macquarie Street, Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Event hotlines: 0427 511 224 and 0410 686 000
http://www.janellesaffin.com.au/stand-for-freedom

This event is supported by the Prime Minister- Kevin Rudd.
Join Janelle Saffin, Therese Rein (wife to the Prime Minister) and Lucy Turnbull (wife to the Leader of the Opposition) and other women at the Opera House to show your support for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma.

Video: MaSoeRein Sa Ya Daw Gyi's Speech & Student Leader Moe Thee Zun

In memory of "Saffaron Revolution" in September 2007 when Burmese military regime launched a brutal crackdown on innoncent monks and protestors.

Photo: Remembering 911 in New York

Photo: Remembering 911 in New York

Events

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September Events

September 08-27
Hunger Strike for Free Burma
9AM-6PM
United Nations Building
760 United Nations Plaza
New York City, New York, USA
http://longmarchforburma.blogspot.com/

Sunday 27 September 2009
Burma VJ Special Screening in Victoria
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Venue: RMIT Kaleide Theatre, Building 8, 360 Swanston St, Melbourne, Australia
Ticket: $10
http://www.aucampaignforburma.org/AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=25738

Sunday 27 September 2009
Thadingyut Festival
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: TBSA Monastery, 17450 South Cabrillo Hwy., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, USA.
Tel: 650-726-7604
http://www.tbsa.org/

Saturday, Sept. 26, 5-10 pm
10th Annual Burmese Literary talk
Venue: Los Cerritos Community Center, Fremont
3377 Alder Avenue (Cross Street Fremont Blvd), Fremont, CA 94536, USA
(Speakers, Dinners, Free T-Shirt and special attribute to Saya Minthuwun 100th birthday)http://www.badasf.org/

Friday September 25, 2009, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Update on Burma with Dr. Cynthia Muang
North Campus: HUB International International Centre Meeting Room (9102 HUB Mall) University of Alberta114 St - 89 Ave, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
http://www.events.ualberta.ca/details.cfm?ID_event=21307

Monday, Sept.21, 4:30 pm- 6:30 pm
INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY - in commemorating the “Saffron Revolution” in Burma in September 2007
Where: at the traffic island on O'Connell Bridge, Dublin, Ireland
http://www.burmaactionireland.org/events.html

Sunday, September 13, 10am - 6pm
Parade for Burma At The Solano Stroll
Solano Avenue in Berkeley & Albany, CA, USA
http://www.badasf.org/