All Burma Monks Alliance and 88 Generation Students: Joint Statement of ABMA and 88 Students

All Burma Monks Alliance and 88 Generation Students: Joint Statement of ABMA and 88 Students (Unofficial translation)
Tue 25 Sep 2007


1. The entire people led by monks are staging peaceful protest to be freed from general crises of politics, economic and social by reciting Metta Sutra.

2. The ongoing protest is being joined by monks, nuns, Member of Parliaments, students, ethnics, artistes, intelligentsia and the people from all walks of life which is the biggest unity seen in last 20 years.

3. In this demonstration, we need to show we are deserved democracy by upholding the following 3 slogans adopted in consensus by the monks and endorsed by the entire people.

(a) Economic well-being
(b) Releasing political prisoners
(c) National Reconciliation

4. The entire people must aware the danger of government’s anti-strike counter- measure and violent crush by drawing lessons and experiences from 88 uprising, need to form the Mass Movement Committee and Anti-Violence Committee to prevent from such a violent crackdown.

5. The monks and students will not hesitate and not be deterred from any form of intimidation and violent crackdown will join hands with all the people and continue our struggle bravely and resolutely step by step for our beloved country.
Signed by

All Burma Monks Alliance
(1) U Aw Bar Tha (2) U Gambiya (3) U Khe Mein Da (4) U Pakata

88 Generation Students
(1) Htay Kywe (2) Tun Myint Naung (3) Hla Myo Naung (4) Aung Thu