Alyson Chadwick Last week, Senators and Representatives of the House of Representatives sent the Departments of State and Homeland Security letters asking the Trump Administration to reverse course and maintain temporary protected status (TPS) for Burmese refugees This week, Democratic members of both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate sent coordinated letters to Homeland Security Secretary … Read more
“The notion that there will be free and fair elections under the military junta in Burma is preposterous. The complete lack of electoral rules and structure in addition to draconian laws threatening imprisonment for speaking out against the election should be enough to show this is a deeply flawed process. The situation in Burma is … Read more
On February 1st, 2024, in a historic move, members of the House of Representatives launched the first-ever bipartisan Congressional Burma Caucus. This new caucus, co-chaired by Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D- MN), will help sustain the focus on Myanmar by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Administration and signal a united … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1st, 2024 Campaign for a New Myanmar applauds U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R, MI-4) and Betty McCollum (D, MN-4) for their leadership in forming the first bipartisan Congressional Burma Caucus. Coming on the third anniversary of the Myanmar military coup, this new caucus is very timely. We urgently need leadership by … Read more
We need your help to get the Burma Act passed We are still actively promoting the Burma Act and working to get Congress to pass it. If you are interested in helping us but aren’t sure how to go about it, Mike Haack from the Campaign for a New Myanmar, a member of the U.S. … Read more
Thursday, December 9, 2021, is World Genocide Day. Friday, December 10, 2021, is World Human rights Day. On Thursday, we plan to march from the US Mission to the UN to the Harry Winston New York City headquarters where we will give them our petitions demanding they stop funding the Myanmar military. On World Human Rights … Read more
Terrence Htoo has teamed up with the Campaign for a New Myanmar Terence Htoo Terence is a Karen ethnic from Myanmar who immigrated to the United States when he was a teenager. He obtained a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from American University in 2018 and 2019, respectively. During the day, he works as … Read more
This is from Insight Myanmar. You can also hear the podcast by going to that link. Haack was interviewed in July 2021. Michael Haack’s lifelong advocacy for Myanmar had a fortuitous start. An American University student in 2001, Haack was shaped by the preceding anti-globalization protests in Seattle and Quebec City. With a growing interest … Read more
What? A comedy show/benefit for the Campaign for a New Myanmar. When? September 16 at 8:00 pm EDT! How do I get tickets? You go here! Ameera Abu-alsaoud was raised in Boston by a strict family. She started hosting a talk show, The Comedy Show with Ameera Abu-alsaoud, on Cambridge Community Television (CCTV) it will … Read more
Myanmar may be far away but we can do things here to support the people there This week, people are gathering in Washington to lobby Congress to act to help the people of Myanmar. You can learn more about what is happening this week by going here. A lot of people think that Members of … Read more