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BAD NORTH AMERICA



                 THE BURMA ACTION DIRECTORY (BAD)
                           
                    PART II -- GEOGRAPHIC LIST
 
                      Update October 1996
 
                      SLICE 3, NORTH AMERICA
 
 
                              CANADA
 
 
"BURMA ALERT"
Harn Yawnghwe, R.R. 4, Shawville, Quebec, Canada JOX 2YO.
Tel (+1-819) 647 6131, 647 5405; Fax 647 5403; 
Email yawnghwe@xxxxxxxxxx  ("Burma Alert" published monthly.
Good, systematic presentation. Especially good on companies.
Also publishes lists of prisoners and other documents).
 
CANADIAN FRIENDS OF BURMA
145, Spruce St, #206, Ottawa, ONT K1R6P1, Canada
(Christine Harmston) Tel (+1-613) 237 8056; Fax 563 0017 
Email cfob@xxxxxxxxxxx (good on companies investing in Burma,
Canadian involvement, and the Rohingyas)
 
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC
DEVELOPMENT
63, Rue de Bresoles, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1V7
Iris Almeida Tel (+1-514) 283 6073; Fax 283 3792
(Has organised various missions on Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma
with Nobel Peace Laureates)
 
MON NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF CANADA
Cham Toik, 524E 52 Ave, Vancouver B.C., V5X 1G9, Canada
Tel/Fax (+1-604) 321 9871; Email ctoik@xxxxxxx
 
 
                               USA
 
 
BURMA-SPECIFIC
 
East Coast
 
BURMA PEACE FOUNDATION 
Moved to Geneva (See Switzerland)
 
BURMA UN SERVICE OFFICE
Dr Thaung Htun, 777, UN Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Tel (+1-212) 338 0048; Fax 338 0049; 
Email burma1un@xxxxxxxxxxx 
 
PROJECT MAJE,
Edith Mirante, 0104, SW Lane St, Portland OR 97201 USA.
Tel(+1-503) 226 2189 (Long-term Burma specialist. Wide general
knowledge. Especially good on investment, ecological
devastation, non-burman ethnic groups and women's issues)
 
INSTITUTE FOR ASIAN DEMOCRACY 
Michele Bohana, 1518 K St NW, Washington DC 20005,
USA. Tel (+1-202) 737 4101; Fax 232 0427; 
Email 76513.1112@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Good contacts with US senators and congresspeople. Works
also on Cambodia and Vietnam)
 
BURMA PRESS SUMMARY
c/o Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 230 International Studies
Building, 910 South Fifth St, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USA.
Tel (+1-217) 333 7273; Fax 244 5729 (A monthly digest with
some compete articles, of the "New Light of Myanmar". Usually
appears a month or so after the completion of the month being
covered. US$50 per year (individuals) $60 to libraries etc.
Airmail extra - $18 Canada; $37 Europe; $47 Asia.  Checks (and
cheques) payable to "University of Illinois/Burma Press
Summary" $5 extra for those drawn on a foreign bank. 
 
COALITION FOR CORPORATE WITHDRAWAL FROM BURMA
c/o Simon Billenness, Franklin Research & Development,  
711 Atlantic Ave, Boston MA 02111, USA
Tel (+1-617) 423 6655; Fax 482 6179; 
Email simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     
(Organizes shareholder resolutions at various companies
involved in Burma)
 
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE (BURMA PROJECT)
Maureen Aung-Thwin, Debby Corper, 888, 7th Avenue, Suite 1901,
New York, NY 10106, USA. Tel (+1-212) 887 0632; Fax 489 8455;
Email maungthwin@xxxxxxxxxxx  dcorper@xxxxxxxxxxx 
WWW: http://www.soros.org/burma.html
 
KARUNA CENTER
Paula Green, 49, Richardson St, Leverett, MA 01054, USA  
Tel (+1-413) 367 9520, Fax 773 7507 (Good on Burmese monks)
  
COMMITTEE FOR THE RESTORATION OF DEMOCRACY IN BURMA
Tin Maung Thaw, 100, Almey Ct, Sterling VA 20164, USA.
Tel/Fax (+1-703) 834 5670.
 
BURMA INFORMATION GROUP
PO Box 14154, Silver Spring, MA 20911, USA (Publishes the
Irrawaddy twice a month, with summaries of mainly local press
and radio news on Burma. BIG is also especially good on info
relating to Burmese students in Bangkok.)
 
DEMOCRATIC BURMESE STUDENTS' ORGANIZATION (USA)
PO Box 91, Rockville, MD 20851, USA
Tel (+1-301) 217 0356; Fax 770 7416; Email: freeburma@xxxxxxx
 
FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY IN BURMA
Dr Vum Son, 5809 Burgundy St, Capitol Heights, MD 20743, USA.
Tel (+1-301) 499 0499, Fax 808 0872, 808 5809; 
Email suantak@xxxxxx 
(Information on the Chin)
 
SHAN STATE ORGANISATION (USA)
PO Box 1144, Washington Grove, MD 20880-1144, USA 
Fax (+1-301)208 8012
 
ASSOCIATION FOR A FREE BURMA,
Rachel Kleinfeld, P.O.Box 201635, New Haven, CT 06520-1635,
USA. Tel (+1-203) 436 1381; Email rachelk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Plans radio and other documentary projects on the
Thai-Burmese border)
 
BURMA ROUND TABLE, MASSACHUSSETTS
c/o Simon Billenness, Franklin Research & Development,  711
Atlantic Ave, Boston MA 02111, USA
Tel (+1-617) 423 6655; Fax 482 6179; Email
simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx     
 
BURMA ROUND TABLE, NEW YORK
c/o  Sidney Jones, Human Rights Watch/Asia, 485, 5th Avenue,
New York, New York 10017. Tel (+1-212) 972 8400 (ext.290); 
Fax 687 9786,  972 0905; Email hrwnyc@xxxxxxx
 
BURMA ROUND TABLE, WASHINGTON DC
c/o Mary Pack, Refugees International, 21, Dupont Circle NW
Washington DC 20036, USA. Tel (+1-202) 828 0110; Fax 828 0819
 
or c/o Hiram Ruiz, US Committee for Refugees,
Tel (+1-202) 347 3507; Fax 347 3418; 
 
"BURMA DEBATE" 
P.O Box 19126, Washington DC 20036, USA
Fax (+1-202) 828 0819; Email  burmad@xxxxxxxxx
 
 
WEST COAST
 
BURMA PROJECT USA
10, Robertson Terrace, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA.
Lesley McKim, Alan Clements Tel (+1-415 381 6905; Fax 381 1326
(Good on Buddhist monks. Currently working on the launch of
"Beyond Rangoon". Publishes books on Burma, including
"Revolution of the Spirit".)
 
BURMA ROUND TABLE, SAN FRANCISCO
c/o Jane Jerome, Tel (+1-415) 967 3457; email
jjerome@xxxxxxxxxxx
or c/o Pam Wellner, c/o Greenpeace, 4th Floor, 139, Townsend
St, San Francisco 94107, USA Tel (+1-415) 512 9025; 
Fax 512 8699; Pam Wellner <freeburma@xxxxxxx>
 
BURMA FORUM, SANTA MONICA
2118, Wilsher Bvd. No. 383, Santa Monica CA 90403, USA.
Tel (+1-310) 451 4483; Fax 393 3407; Email karens@xxxxxxxxxxx 
73030.64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx   (Focus on corporate responsibility,
human rights and democracy in Burma)
 
LOS ANGELES CAMPAIGN FOR A FREE BURMA
c/o David Wolfburg, 11800 Avon Way 2, Los Angeles 90066, USA
Tel (+310) 391 7788; Fax 393 3407; email karens@xxxxxxxxxxx 
(Focus on corporate responsibility, boycott campaigns,
and democracy in Burma) (Unocal, Total)
 
KAREN YOUTH ORGANIZATION-USA
P.O. Box 256, Bakersfield CA 93303, USA
Tel (+1-805) 322 0739; Fax 397 9242; 
Email 76613.2262@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
AMERICAN KAREN AGENCY
P.O. Box 608, Bakersfield, CA 93303, USA
Tel (+1-415) 334 9224; Fax (805) 397 9242
Email 76613.2262@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
BURMA ACTION GROUP, UNIV. OF WASHINGTON  
Box 119 HUB 207 FK 30, Seattle WA 98195
tlandon@xxxxxxx
 
SEATTLE CAMPAIGN FOR A FREE BURMA
c/o Larry Dohrs, Tel (+1-206) 784 5742; Fax 784 8150; 
Email dohrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Working on corporate withdrawal, selective purchasing
legislation and media outreach)
 
NORTHWEST COALITION FOR A FREE BURMA
Tim Landon, PO Box 909, Spokane, WA 99201. Email
tlandon@xxxxxxx
 
KAREN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP (North American distribution of the
reports), c/o Bill Gardner, 2611 NW, 54th St, Seattle, WA
98107, USA 
Tel (+1-206 784 0854, 499 5289 (mobile phone); Fax 784 1120
(High quality human rights information including interviews)
 
 
Other parts of USA
 
CHICAGO COALITION FOR A DEMOCRATIC BURMA
Don Erickson, c/o Synapses, 1821 W. Cullerton, Chicago, IL
60608, USA Tel (+1-312) 421 5513; Fax 421 5762; 
Email synapses@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
(OHIO) WESTERVILLE SOCIAL ACTION
Brad Watson, 816 Coss Circle, Westerville, OH 43081, USA 
Tel (+1-614) 882 7168
 
FREE BURMA COALITION
John Peck, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA 
Email peck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
 
HUMAN RIGHTS AND OTHER INTERESTED ORGANISATIONS
 
CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE AND DEMOCRACY
Joanne Landy, PO Box 1640, Cathedral Station, NY NY 10025,
USA. Tel (+1-212) 666 5924, Fax 662 5892.
 
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED
Pat Rumer, 475, Riverside Drive (Room 812), NY, NY 10115, USA.
Tel (+1-212) 870 2347, Fax 870 2338.
 
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (MSF)
Joelle Tanguy, 11, E 26 St, Suite 1904, NY NY 10010, USA
Tel (+1-212) 679 6800; Fax 679 7016
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION 
Richard Deats, PO Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960, USA.
Tel (+1-914) 358 4601, Fax 358 4924; Email fornatl@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/ASIA,
Sidney Jones,  485, 5th Avenue, NY NY 10017, USA.  
Tel (+1-212) 972 8400 (ext 290), Fax 972 0905, 687 9786; 
Email hrwnyc@xxxxxxx (Publishes reports on Burma, also
convenes NY Burma Round Table)
 
INTERFAITH CENTER ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
475, Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10115, USA
David Schilling Tel (+1-212) 870 2317; Fax 870 2023
 
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR LAW IN DEVELOPMENT,
Clarence Dias, 7th Floor, 777, UN Plaza, NY, NY 10017, USA.
Tel (+1-212) 687 0036, Fax 972 9878. (Good knowledge of Asian
NGOs)
 
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION (IIE)
Betsy Glans, 809 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3580, USA
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Marjorie Lightman, 432, Park Avenue South, New York, New York
10016, USA. Tel (+1-212) 684 1221; Fax 684 1696
(Puts out concise, high-quality briefing sheets on Burma,
especially focussing on briefing diplomats at the UN. Working
on issues of religious intolerance, in Burma and elsewhere))
 
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE,
122, E 42nd St, NY, NY 10168, USA 
Heidi Wagner, Tel (+1-212) 551 3000; Fax 551 3185;  Email
heidi@xxxxxxx  (Has projects on the Thai/Burmese border,
especially with the Karenni)
 
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S TRIBUNE CENTER 
Anne Walker, 3rd Floor, 777, UN Plaza, NY NY 10017, USA. Tel
(+1-212) 687 8633, Fax 661 2704.
 
LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS 
330, 7th Avenue, NY NY 10001, USA 
Tel (+1-212) 629 6170, Fax 967 0916. Email  lchr@xxxxxxxxxxx 
(Produced good reports when they had a Burma program, which
might possibly be renewed) 
 
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES USA 
 
1) Human Rights Office, c/o Elvira Nazombe, World Community,
Room 670,  475, Riverside Drive, NY NY 10115, USA. Tel
(+1-212) 870 2377, Fax 870 2055.
 
2) Southern Asia Office, Larry Tankersley, 475, Riverside
Drive, NY NY 10115, USA.Tel (+1-212) 870 2074/5, Fax 870 2055.
 
3) Ecumenical Networks, Andrea Deurquiza, Kathleen Horty, 475,
Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10115, USA. Tel (+1-212) 870 2157, 
Fax 870 2158.
 
PEACE ACTION INTERNATIONAL
Dorie Wilsnack, 866, UN Plaza (Room 4053),  NY, NY 10017, ,
USA. Tel (+1-212) 750 5795; Fax 750 5849
 
PEN AMERICAN CENTER
Siobhan Dowd, 568, Broadway, Suite 401, NY, NY 10012, USA.
Tel (+1-212) 334 1660, Fax 334 2181. (Freedom of information
and expression)
 
UNITED CHURCH BOARD FOR WORLD MINISTRIES (Southern Asia
Office) Eric Gass, 475, Riverside Drive, NY, NY 10115,
USA. Tel(+1-212) 870 2837, 2838, Fax 932 1236
 
WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE
339, Lafayette St, NY, NY 10012, USA. 
Tel (+1-212) 228 0450, Fax 228 6193.
 
WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGION AND PEACE
William Vendley, 9th Floor, 777 UN Plaza, NY NY 10017, USA.
Tel (+1-212) 687 2163, Fax 983 0566.
 
 
WASHINGTON DC
 
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH/ASIA
Mike Jendrzejczyk,  1522 K St, NW Suite 910, Washington DC. 
Tel (+1-202) 371 6592; Fax 371 0124; Email hrwdc@xxxxxxx
(Good general information on human rights in Burma. Publishes
reports)
 
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
Ginny Foote, 731, 8th St SE, Washington DC 20003, USA. 
Tel (+1-202) 547 3800, Fax 546 4784 (active?)
 
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW GROUP,
1601, Conn. Ave NW, Suite 700,Washington DC 20009, USA. Tel
(+1-202) 232 8500, Fax 232 6731 (Especially good on
constitutional and international law. Publishes reports)
 
REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL
Mary Pack, 21, Dupont Circle NW Washington DC 20036, USA
Tel (+1-202) 828 0110; Fax 828 0819; Email  burmad@xxxxxxxxx
(Also edits "Burma Debate" and convenes Washington DC Burma
Round Table)
 
GRAY PANTHERS
Sylvia Kleinman, 1424. 16th St, NW, Suite 602, Washington DC
20036, USA. Tel (+1-202) 387 3111, Fax 387 2492.
 
US COMMITTEE FOR REFUGEES
Hiram Ruiz, 1717, Massachussetts Ave, Suite 701, Washington DC
20005, USA. Tel (+1-202) 347 3507, Fax 347 3418.
(General expertise, with specialised knowledge of refugee
issues)
 
ASIA RESOURCES CENTER 
Kumar Ramanathan, P.O. Box 15275, Washington DC
20003, USA. Tel (+1-202) 547 1114, Fax 543 7891. (Grass-rooty)
 
AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations) 815, Sixteenth St, NW, Washington DC
20006.  Stacey Heath, Lewis Hnekin Tel (+1-202) 637 5074; 
Fax 637 5325. (Labour issues)
 
ASIAN-AMERICAN FREE LABOR INSTITUTE (AFL-CIO)
1925 K Street NW, Suite 301, Washington  DC  20006
Tel (+1-202) 778-4517, Fax 778-4525 (Labour issues)
 
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA, 
AI, 304, Penn Ave SE, Washington DC 20002, USA.
Tel (+1-202) 544 0200, Fax 546 7142.
 
CONGRESSIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION,
901 31st St NW, Washington DC 20007, USA.
Conrad Huber, Tel (+1-202) 333 1407, Fax 333 1638.(active?)
 
ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE
Miriam Young, 110, Maryland Avenue NE, Box 70, 
Washington DC 20002. Tel (+1-202) 543 1094; Fax 546 5103;
Email apcjp@xxxxxxxxxxx (or apcjc@.....)
 
 
OTHER PARTS OF USA
 
BUDDHIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP
PO Box 4650, Berkeley CA 94704, USA.
Alan Senauke, Tel (+1-510) 525 8596, Fax 525 7973. 
Email bpf@xxxxxxx
 
THE AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE
1501, Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA.
David Elder, Chong Aiyu, Tel (+1-215) 241 7000, Fax 864 0104.
 
INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR
21, Longwood Ave, Brookline, MA 02146. USA.
Dr Bernard Lown MD, Tel (+1-617) 732 1318, Fax 734 5763.
 
SOJOURNERS
Jim Wallis, PO Box 29272, Washington DC 20017, USA.
Tel (+1-202) 636 3637; Fax 636 3643.
 
PAX CHRISTI
Nancy Small, 348, East 10th St, Eirie, PA 16503-1110,
USA. Tel (+1-814) 453 4955, Fax 452 4784.
 
SYNAPSES
Don Erikson, 1821, W. Cullerton, Chicago IL 60608, USA. 
Tel (+1-312) 421 5513, Fax (1-312) 421 5762.
Email synapses@xxxxxxxxxxx  (Working on investments in Burma)
 
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK 
490, Sansome St, Suite 700, San Francisco CA 94111, USA
Tel (+1-415) 398 4404; Fax 398 2732; 
E-Mail rainforest@xxxxxxxxxxx (Ecological issues. Action
Alerts on Burma; calling for corporate withdrawal, especially
oil Cos.) 
 
UCLA RAINFOREST ACTION GROUP
c/o Dang Ngo, Tel (+1-310) 208 5978; Email dang@xxxxxxx
(University-based tourism)
 
UCLA ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION
Yuki Kidokoro, 308 Westwood Plaza/ 300 KH Los Angeles, CA 
90024, USA. Tel (+1-310) 206-4438; 
e-mail: yuki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Environmetal/corporate/human rights issues. Texaco, Pepsico,
Unocal
 
CARTER PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 
Susan Palmer, 1, Copen Hill, Atlanta GA 30307, USA
Tel (+1-404) 420 5151; Fax 420 5196
(Organises conferences on Burma and has an interest in
mediating)
 
BAPTIST PEACE FELLOWSHIP
Ken Sehested, 499, South Patterson, Memphis TN 38111, USA.
Tel (+1-901) 324 7675, Fax 324 5921
 
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM USA
Z, 1213, Race St, Philadelphia PA 19107, USA.
Tel (+1-215) 563 7110, Fax 564 2880.
 
Ruth Cadwalleder
514, Watkins Dr, Pendleton, SC 29670, USA.
Tel (+1-202) 544 8446 (office) (1-803) 646 7530 (home), Fax
(1-202) 675 1010.
 
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Ann Martin, 21, South 12th Street, PO Box 500, Akron, PA
17501-0500, USA. Tel (+1-717) 859 1151, Fax 859 2171.
 
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THERE ARE A LOT MORE BURMA GROUPS IN THE USA WHICH ARE NOT ON
THIS LIST. MOST ARE STUDENT GROUPS. A GOOD WAY OF FINDING THEM
IS TO CONTACT ZARNI:  zni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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                     UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK
 
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, DR BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI,
38th Floor, UN Secretariat, New York, New York 10017, USA.
 
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS (ASIA-PACIFIC)
Francesc Vendrell, 32nd Floor, UN Secretariat, New York, New
York 10017, USA. Fax (+1-212) 963 1395
Burma Desk Officer Tel 963 0162
 
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS
Gregoire de Brancovan Fax (+1-212) 963 1314 
 
UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP)
Shanti Balloo, East Asia Division, One UN Plaza, NY, NY 10017,
USA. Tel (+1-212) 906 5828; Fax 906 5825
 
 
                           US GOVERNMENT
 
 
President William Clinton, The White House, Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington DC 20500 Tel (Fax?) (+1-202) 456 1414
 
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL,
 
National Security Advisor Anthony Lake, National Security
Council, The White House, 1600,
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20500. Tel (Fax?)
(+1-202) 456 9481
 
Eric Schwartz, Tel (+1-202) 395 3736. Fax 395 1199 
(phone Nos. changed every 3 months)
 
 
STATE DEPARTMENT 
 
Secretary Warren Christopher, Secretary of State, Department
of State, C Street NW, Washington
DC 20500 Tel (Fax?) (+1-202) 647 4000
 
East Asia and Pacific, David Young, Room 4312  Dept of  State,
2201 C St NW, Washington DC 20520, USA. 
Tel (+1-202) 647 7108; Fax 647 6820
 
Bruce Malkin, Rm 5313, Dept of State, 2201 C St NW, Washington
DC 20520, USA. Tel (+1-202) 647 2722; Fax 647 7388 
 
Human Rights, John Shattuck, Room 7802, Dept of State, 2201 C
St NW, Washington DC 20520, USA. Tel (+1-202) 647 2126; Fax
647 9519
 
(See "Government Missions to the UN" - Thematic lists No. 12 &
13 for US Missions to the UN)
 
 
US DEPT OF LABOR
 
200, Constitution Ave, NW, Washington DC 20210, USA.
Andrew Sammett Tel. (+1-202) 219 6043; Fax 219 5980
 
Julie Meisner Tel 219 6241; Fax 219 9074
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