Jeffrey Hellman's Blog (7)

"The Nobel Peace Prize opened up a door in my heart."

http://www.nobelprize.org/

In 1991, Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi was under house arrest and unable to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.

On 16 June, 2012, she…

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peace,

a manifestation of a collective conscious,
arising from the ground,
growing like a flower,
blooming,
gentle,
sweet,

Mother of Burma



Waits, meditates,

we wish she could leave her home,

or answer a phone,

but she remains alone,

we wish she could be free,



Free



Free



Free



Free



Mother of Burma



Arise, Arise,

Mother of Burma,

We love you,

We love you,



Free



Free



Free



Free



Mother of Burma



Arise, Arise,

Mother of Burma,

We love… Continue

"We are trying to prepare and hope that one day Burma will be free from military government and become democratic government & become peaceful country. That is how I dream in my mind,"

-U Han Lin



Alive today,

U Han Lin's lessons are translated and rolling for a more peaceful Burma.

Thank you May Lin for your unwavering dedication to your father,

Thank you U Han Lin's family for your loving encouragement,

together we are Honoring… Continue

4:16am, blues round my face,

embraced by pain of mourning,

and i'm not quite sure

what to say,

peace,

where are you?

what have you done before me?

so many lives lost in Burma,

so many that we just can't see,

enslaved by their government,

lost,

over 3,300 villages,

burnt to the ground,

the child soldiers, 70,000,

recruited bullied in by age 9,

no way to be,

no way to be,

Burma you've lost your charm,

why… Continue

Dear Fellow Artists, Activists, and Academics Concerned about the welfare of Aung San Suu Kyi and the people of Burma,



I will keep my message brief so that you can read the recent report released by the Free Burma Rangers.



In my years of service for the cause for the International Campaign for Freedom of Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma I have read a lot of news that upset me. I have seen pictures of monks murdered and monks beaten in broad daylight. I have lost my stomach as… Continue