[Indigsol] Fwd: Burma Blood Profits and Ottawa event Dec 5th

[Ben Powless]

i saw this speaker in san francisco - he is an amazing guy. i would be very
sad to miss this event if i hadnt already seen him. go if you can. you can
search for a bio on him online - hes such an amazing survivor and fighter of
the genocides against his people in burma.

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From: mcleod kevin <mcleod_kevin at yahoo.ca>
Date: 27 Nov 2007 01:28
Subject: Burma Blood Profits and Ottawa event Dec 5th
To: mcleod_kevin at yahoo.ca

**
*BURMA* *Blood Profits:*
*Was Ottawa U's new Desmarais building paid for with cash tainted by the
blood of innocent Burmese citizens?*
* *
*Presented by the Canadian Friends of Burma www.cfob.org*
*When: Wed December 5th, 7pm *
*Where: Desmarais Building (room # TBA)*
*55 Laurier Avenue East**, University of Ottawa Main Campus *
* *
Main Speaker: Ka Hsaw Wa Co-Founder Earth Rights International and
investigator into human rights abuses during the construction of the
Total/UNOCAL Yadana natural gas pipeline.  He will speak on the devastating
impact to Burma from Multinational corporations and their partnership with
Burma's violent dictatorship.   Ka Hsaw Wa's investigation was the basis for
the landmark lawsuit by villagers from Burma against UNOCAL for forced
labour and human rights violations.

Also speaking will be Kevin McLeod from the Canadian Friends of Burma.

Paul G. Demarais whom the Desmarais building is named after, served on the
board of the French Oil conglomerate Total for three years before giving his
seat to his son Paul Desmarais Jr.  The Desmarais family firm Power Corp.
continues to own a significant share of Total.  Total is infamous for its
involvement in a pipeline in Burma in which it partnered with the Burmese
military and UNOCAL. Construction of the pipeline caused severe
environmental destruction, the forced relocation of thousands and benefited
from child and forced labor provided by the very same villagers who were
forced at gun point to leave their homes.

For reports on Total's shameful role in Burma go here

*http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/pm/weblog.php?id=P152*<http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/pm/weblog.php?id=P152>

*http://www.earthrights.org/files/Reports/TotalDenialContinues.pdf*<http://www.earthrights.org/files/Reports/TotalDenialContinues.pdf>



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