Many at
North
Shore
were especially attentive to the recent news about the repressive military
regime that rules
Myanmar
(
Burma
) because refugees from
Burma
are now a part of our congregation. Follow
this link to a video clip
that shows a glimpse of the repression and violence directed against the
Karen people, the ethnic group arriving among us as refugees, who remain
in
Burma
. Viewer discretion is
advised.
Assistance for our Karen friends: Over the past months, NSBC has
helped to meet the needs of 25+ Karen families. We expect
another large group to show up in the next few months. We have a
couple of ways that you can help us meet their continuing needs.
Click here for a list in
English, and here for a
list in Spanish.
Sources
of Internet Information
www.karenkonnection.org
- Background information on the Binkley's (Baptist missionaries to
Burma), the Karen, the situation in Burma, the refugee resettlement
process and how it relates to the Baptist churches in the USA.
www.tbbc.org
- Site for the Thailand Burma Border Consortium. This is the
organization that feeds, clothes and houses all the refugees in the camps
along the Thai/Burma border. They have also gathered data and
published several well respected reports on the situation of IDPs.
Their 6 month reports offer a good summary of the history of the conflict
and up to date analysis of the current situation.
www.freeburmarangers.org
www.prayforburma.org -
Two related Chritian organizations that support operations inside Burma
among the Internally Displaced People (IDPs). They can give first
hand accounts of active hotspots.
www.burmaissues.org
- They offer a weekly summary of Burma related news which can be
received for free by e-mail. Or, recent offerings can be viewed on
their website.
www.khrg.org
- The site for the Karen Human Rights Group. Lots of current
news and updates as well as good historical and background information.
www.karen.org
- This site is good for general information on the Karen as a people
group.
http://www.drum.fastmail.fm/index.html
- Many Karen language materials including Karen script fonts for
computers and an online English to Karen dictionary.
http://www.cetana.org/Home.html
- Picture dictionary, English-Burmese-Karen and other resources
