Vancouver Bsdo 1st committee member 1997
November 27, 1997
Yan Naing Chairman
Mya Thwin Vice-Chairman
Min San General Secretary
Central Executive Committee:
Han Zaw Politics & Organization Secretary
Si Thu Finance Secretary
Soe Oo International Relation Secetary
Khaing Soe News & Information Secetary
Htoo Htoo Deputy News & Information Seceretary
Kyaw Zay Ya Alliance Relation Secretary
Tin Aung Tun Inspection & Observation Seceretary
Thant Zin Deputy Inspection & Observation Secretary
Office Stuff:
Soe Gyi
Peter Win Pe
Tun min
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Burmese Students' Conference in Canada
Toronto, Dec. 29, 1997 (The Rangoon Post)-About 50 students who led democracy
movements in Burma in 1988 later left the country to seek international
community to support the movements held the first student conference in
Toronto from December 26 to 29. The attendees discussed political situations
in Burma after the regime renamed State Peace and Development Council (SPDC).
They also formed Burmese Students Democratic Organization (BSDO) and elected
several student leaders.
A student leader Ko Tin Maung Htoo, one of the most vocal critics of
the students against the regime, told the students in the conference that
Burma under the present regime will be worsened. "However, everyone has to pay
close attention to not only the SPDC but also UN and other officials who are
dealing with the regime," he said. "Some were confused by a remark of UN
Secretary Mr. Annan, in which he said he would encourage the regime to hold a
new election in Burma," the student leader said.
The regime held a free and fair election in 1990, and Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi's party, National League for Democracy, NLD, won 82% of the parliamentary
seats. But the regime refused to hand over power to the elected
representatives.
Ko Tin Maung Htoo said that the UN Resolution on Burma indicates only to
honor the 1990 election results and to hold dialogue with the democratic
forces, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Opposite to the resolution, Mr.
Annan's remark turned many questions. The student leader also warned that the
present move of the SPDC was very strange, of which he said the regime might
seek to install Indonesia model in Burma. "Whatever the SPDC does, only
pressures will enforce the regime to enter to the dialogue table," he said.
Another student leader, Ko Toe Kyi, the longest time political prisoner
in Special Detention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, led the conference to adopt
the organization's policies over the regime. He said, he preferred "total
isolation" that the U.S. and Canada put on Burma. He emphasized the policy
over Burma conducted by ASEAN, Australia, and EU. "The Australian ruled
"Benchmark" policy," he said. He said that the benchmark does not impact on
the regime. "It means the Australian does not have a clear-cut policy on the
regime," he said. He said the ASEAN's policy of "constructive engagement"
toward Burma has noting to do with restoration of democracy in Burma. "The
ASEAN is only exploiting our natural resources by doing business with the
present regime," he said. He said, " EU does not have a strong policy;
therefore, the isolation is the most powerful weapon to change Burma, and the
students must cooperate with the Canadian and American governments," Ko Toe
Kyi urged. Ko Toe Kyi also wants the organization carry on 1980s South Africa
model.
The conference was successfully ended on Dec. 29, and the students
elected Ko Tun Shwe as a chairman, Ko Yin Naing as vice-chairman, Ko Toe Kyi
as a general secretary, and Ko Tin Maung Htoo as a secretary. Their
headquarter is going to be set in Toronto. The BSDO will lunch political
campaigns in Canada soon, and it will also encourage the Canadian government
to implement its idea of setting "a contact group" by international community.
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Burmese Students’ Democratic Organisation (Vancouver) is non-profitable, non-government organisation which was established by the approval of the first convention of Burmese students in Vancouver on October 26, 1997. The organisation’s attainments and policy are following:
Policies:
To restore democracy and human rights in Burma.
To retain and intensify good value and role of Burmese students.
To unify and co-operate with all democratic groups and forces.
To solidify all overseas Burmese students.
To escalate movements for restoration of democracy by co-operating and unifying with internal
and external Burmese students as well as international students organisations.
Attainments:
To create a solid, unilateral, solidarity Burmese students’ organisation through discussion as maintaining good students value and role, as well as obligating national students responsibility.
To resolve accurate, tight, valid policy and activities.
To co-operate and activate with other organisations which are fighting for democracy and human rights.
To mount a good stand of Burmese students.
The structure of the BSDO is as follow:
Yan Naing Chairman
Mya Thwin Vice-Chairman
Min San General Secretary
Central Executive Committee:
Han Zaw Politics & Organising Secretary
Si Thu Finance Secretary
Soe Oo International Relation Secretary
Khaing Soe News & Information Secretary
Htoo Htoo Deputy News & Information Secretary
Kyaw Zay Ya Alliance Relation Secretary
Tin Aung Tun Inspection & Observation Secretary
Thant Zin Deputy Inspection & Observation Secretary
Office Stuff:
Soe Gyi
Peter Win Pe
Tun Min
STATEMENT OF THE FIRST CONVENTION OF BURMESE STUDENTS (VANCOUVER)
Dated: November 26, 1997
We, exiled Burmese students, have been striving and struggling against illegal Burmese military government for restoration of democracy and human rights , as well as for demolition of military dictatorship in Burma since 1988. We persist struggling against military dictatorship which is our new generation Burmese students’ obligation to gain our attainment and to retain our revolutionary stand.
Even though we, exiled Burmese students have reached many different countries by many reasons, we , revolutionary youth students are attempting our attainment in the country where we live. Especially, we are exerting to establish more solid and unilateral students’ organisation.
The condition as stated above, we, Burmese students in Vancouver, have obligation to participate as represents. Therefore, we successfully held the first Burmese students’ convention in Vancouver on October 26, 1997 as following attainments:
To become a unique, solid Burmese students organisation through discussion.
To resolve solid policy and activities.
To promote a good stand of the Burmese students.
70 students represents from Vancouver have come together in this Burmese students convention and successfully cast our future achievements, attempts, and activities. The 11 central executive committee of Burmese Students’ Democratic Organisation were assigned through the participants’ secret votes., and the convention also decided to let the committee serves for six-month term.
The names of the elected central committee members are following:
Yan Naing
Han Zaw
Khaing Soe
Kyaw Soe
Mya Thwin
Soe Oo
Si Thu
Kyaw Zay Ya
Tin Aung Tun
Thant Zin
Min San
ELECTION COMMITTEE
THE FIRST CONVENTION OF BURMESE STUDENTS
VANCOUVER , CANADA
ACTIVITIES
The Burmese Students’ Democratic Organisation has organised and mobilised as well as exercised many activities since it was established. To achieve our goals for demolition of military dictatorship and authoritarian governments, restoration of democracy, justice, liberty and peace, recognition of human rights and labour rights in Burma and world-wide, BSDO enthusiastically participated in every people movements for fighting against dictatorial governments and restorations of democracy, human rights and peace.
Organising
Organise members of our own organisation to fight actively against military dictatorship in Burma and oppose against authoritarian governments which are committing human rights violations and demolishing peace and justice.
Persist talking to members of our own organisation and others Burmese in Vancouver, strategically organise and mobilise people to get co-operation.
Share our members’ intellectual and experiential tactics to create a better society in Burma and world-wide.
Make presentations about the true situation inside Burma and along the Burma border.
Organising our members to be more active in movements for restoration of democracy and human rights in Burma.
Learn from other organisations and people’s experiences; continually assess the effectiveness of our organising work.
Mobilising
Continue to oppose the Burmese military regime’s political repression and human rights violations.
Continue to fight against military dictatorship, and exert for restoration of democracy and human rights as well as genuine peace in Burma.
Support the people’s movements in Burma against dictatorial military government and dialogue among opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, other opposition groups and the military regime.
Form a strong, solid Burmese organisation in Canada.
Plan to establish international Burmese students organisation and to strengthen the anti-dictatorship students and people movements in Canada and world-wide.
BSDO and APEC’97
November 20, 97
Two representatives of BSDO attended in the international youth and human rights forum which was part of people summit on APEC’97, making presentations human rights violations committed by the APEC member countries and discussing future anti-APEC activity plan.
November 21, 97
One representative of BSDO participated in the international human rights forum which was also sponsored by the people summit on APEC’97, presenting particular human rights abuses in each country throughout the world.
Another representative of BSDO also joined international youth and students’ human rights caucus, introducing each country’s current situation and making plans for co-operation fighting against dictatorial governments and unlawful decrees particular diversity of lands and cultures we represent.
