Aung San Suu Kyi to get Congressional Gold medal
 

I just got this email from Campaign for Burma. For any of you who helped make this happen, thanks. It's another small step.

Victory! House Votes to Award
Congressional Gold Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi

Dear friends,

You did it! After thousands of phone calls, emails, and faxes from you, the US House of Representatives tonight adopted a bill by a vote of 400 - 0 to grant the Congressional Gold medal to Burma's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi.

The House of Representatives. voted overwhelmingly to grant the award. We also owe many thanks to members of Congress Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Don Manzullo (R-IL) for leading the effort.

We are not done yet -- the Senate must still pass a similar measure, but this is the first step.

As we mentioned in our previous email, the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor that can be awarded by the US government. Previous recipients include luminaries in government, the arts, and society such as Mother Theresa, Winston Churchhill, Nelson Mandela, his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Martin Luther King Jr, Robert Frost, and Elie Wiesel.

This award will generate major international attention for Aung San Suu Kyi, and further increase global resolve for her immediate and unconditional release.

Wherever you are, please take a minute to pat yourself on the back and (if you are so inclined) say a prayer for the people of Burma.

Thank you again for standing up for the people of Burma, just as they have stood up for themselves

glorialf: what a great post! Thank YOU for posting! :)

While this is good news, it remains to be seen how much international attention it will generate. If it gets through the Senate, it will be just about the only thing Congress has accomplished this year.

Thanks for posting, Gloria.

Thanks for the post, Gloria!

This is truly great news! :D :D

Thanks for sharing