Delegations from BC to NB launch Panties for Peace in Burma campaigns
Delegations at the University of Victoria, Vancouver Island University, UQAM, Université Laval, Mount Allison University and others are launching their Panties for Peace in Burma campaigns on their campuses.
The Mount Allison Delegation held a highly successful campaign, which was launched on October 27 and ran until November 3. With trees wrapped in Panties for Peace banners, and a paper panty-covered drop box in the library, the delegation was able to collect about 270 pairs of panties and thirteen boxers (both real and paper) as well as 126 signatures on a petition calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners in Burma. On the final day of the campaign, the Delegation welcomed Mika Lévesque, Rights and Democracy’s Asia specialist, for a very well-attended talk about the origins of the campaign and human rights in Burma. Read more about the delegation’s experience organizing this campaign on their web page at: http://www.dd-rd.net/cms/spip.php?article208.
At Université Laval, the Delegation will kick off their campaign this holiday season by decorating their University Service Centre’s Christmas tree with panties! They’ll continue to collect panties into the new year, when they’ll welcome Mika Lévesque to their campus to talk about the human rights situation in Burma, and how the Panties for Peace campaign can help.
The Delegations at University of Victoria, Vancouver Island University and UQAM will welcome Mika Lévesque to their campuses in the new year as part of their own Panties for Peace campaigns.
