Teamwork = Dreamwork

2021

• Successfully executed 3 Global Advocacy Campaigns consisting of diverse activities 

  • UN Campaign

    • UN Petition 

    • Delivered letters to UN ambassadors 

  • Earth Day Campaign

    • Boycott Chevron Protests (TikTok ad)

    • Earth Day Citizens’ Forum

    • Parachute Strike (8 posts by citizens in Myanmar on Instagram)

    • Earth Day Art Auction 

    • Earth Day Campaign Podcast

    • Earth Day Campaign TikTok

  • Medical Advocacy Campaign

    • Social media posts by medical students and professionals

    • Global Petition

  • Spring Back Burma (in the works)

  • Y2 Fundraiser (in the works)

• Uplifted partner campaigns

  • AJAR

  • Sister2Sisters

    • Red Lips Speak Truth to Power

  • Three Fingers Salute (Persecuted Poets)

  • Blood Money Campaign

  • Progressive Voice’s “No Progress, No Seat”

2021

• Hosted/ partook in 13 events so far and counting…

• Co-hosted “How to Call Congress to Support Myanmar” attended by 44 registrants on March 3

• Hosted “Meet the Team + Self Care” attended by 27 registrants on March 7

• Hosted “Making Sense of Myanmar’s Fight for Democracy” attended by 24 registrants on March 8

• Hosted “Culture Night” attended by 21 registrants on March 11

• Hosted “National Virtual Protest” (attended by 1.2k) on March 20

• Hosted “Healthy Conversation and Communication During Protests” attended by 17 registrants on March 25

• Organized global virtual protests twice attended by over 15,000 registrants, viewed by over 300,000 on Facebook live on March 26 and March 27. 

  • Revolution Day Virtual Protest Session 1 (featured Dr. Sa Sa)

  • Revolution Day Virtual Protest Session 2 

• Hosted "Managing Parent/Child Dynamics During Coup & COVID with Dr. Kay in Burmese" (viewed by 2.4k) on April 9

• Hosted "Processing Collective Grief: A Workshop" (viewed by 3k) on April 10

• Hosted "Suicide Education Session with Su Su" (viewed by 1.7k) on April 13

• Hosted Earth Day Art Auction (viewed by 365) on April 24

• Helped publicize for the Save Myanmar March Washington, DC on August 7th

• Learn with Us Series 

  • with Sharon Angel (viewed by 1.6k) on September 16

• Burma Bill advocacy training calls in collaboration with Mike Haack

• Public Facing Events

  • IRF Conference

  • Burma VJ event

  • Burma Spring Benefit Film Festival

  • Padauk: Myanmar Spring

2021

• 90+ NGOs Urge a Rohingya Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Determination

• Support of Rohingya Muslim’s Education in Bangladesh (September 2021)

• Letter requesting the State Department to get the wife and family of murdered leader Mohibullah to safety through asylum or other ways (October 2021)

• GM4MD appeared as a signatory and media contact for a press release and open letter to members of Congress by 242 organizations

• Burma Human Rights Network statement: UN Secretary General Must Act Regarding Increasing Oppression of Religious Minorities. Press release here.

• A Cry for Mercy for Myanmar and a Call for Senators to Act by Baptist World Alliance with 256+ signatures.

• Call on Interpol to Ban the Illegal Junta from Representing Myanmar at its General Assembly

• Tens of Thousands of Students Will Lose Access to Education-- New Policies Are Cruel and a Terrible Mistake

• Organizational Letter Condemning Organized Campaign to Incite Genocide of Indian Muslims: the Haridwar Dharam Sansad (Hindu Religious Parliament) circulated by Justice for All’s Save India Task Force

• Open Letter to President Biden by the CSOs of Myanmar and Cambodia Regarding ASEAN-UN Summit (January 2022)

• Joint Statement on Myanmar UN Security Council Open Briefing (January 2022)

• Urge President Biden to implement a coordinated and comprehensive response to the Burmese's military's escalating violence since the Feb 1st Coup by US Campaign for Burma (January 2022)

• #MilkTeaAlliance Statement on the anniversary of the attempted coup in Myanmar

• Civil Society Organizations reject UN Special Envoy's proposal of "power-sharing" by US Campaign for Burma (February 2022)

• Open Letter to the U.S. Congress to Urgently Pass the BURMA Act of 2021

• Letter on Education for Rohingya Children (April 2022)

• Letter in Support of Increasing Senate Activity on BURMA Act (August 2022)

• Successfully helped pressure UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to Support ICJ Case

• Five years since genocide, the world must act to ensure justice for Rohingya (August 2022)

2021

• Recruited Myanmar therapist internationally & launched telehealth sessions

• 12 wellness + self care sessions from March to August

  1. Meet the Team + Self Care attended by 27 registrants on March 7

  2. A Night of Wellness & Self Care on March 14

  3. An Hour of Wellness & Self Care on March 21 

  4. Healthy Conversation & Communication During Protests on March 25

  5. Wellness + Self Care Session on March 27

  6. Weekly Wellness + Self Care Session on April 3

  7. Managing Parent/Child Dynamics During Coup & COVID with Dr. Kay in Burmese (viewed by 2.4k) on April 9

  8. Weekly Wellness + Self Care Session on April 10

  9. Processing Collective Grief: A Workshop (viewed by 3k) on April 10

  10. Suicide Education Session with Su Su (viewed by 1.7k) on April 13

  11. Weekly Wellness + Self Care Session on May 22

  12. Processing Grief: Therapist-led Journaling, Music, and Meditation on July 31

• Amplified Myanmar Humanitarian Aid ++ (CDM phase 3) fundraiser from June-August 2021

• Art Auction Fundraiser – raised US$ 6K to support 3 important causes: GM4MD Medical Supplies, Better Burma, & Mutual Aid Myanmar. The event was attended and supported by artists and climate activists around the world.

• Medical Fundraiser –  raised US$ 29,021 (as of December 2021) 

• Emergency Fund – raised US$ 1,552 (as of December 2021)

• General Donations – US$ 120 re-allocated to Medical Fundraiser (as of December 2021)