Bloody Burma: Here's what you can do

We don't know precisely what is occurring in Burma, but we have every reason to believe that the courageous monks protesting the dictators are undergoing hell. This Kos post and The Burma Campaign give us some ideas regarding actions we can take.

We can impact the thugs by applying pressure to the multinational companies doing business with Burma:

Let me recommend, as others have done, that we start with the giant Chevron, in part because its many retail outlets throughout North America provide a ready-made forum for reaching lots of rank-and-file Americans. Just print and tape your own succinct mini-poster onto pumps urging customers to pick another place to buy their gasoline because Chevron props up the murdering generals of Burma by providing them with millions of dollars in oil revenues natural gas royalties each year. Those posters will no doubt disappear, but it’s easy enough to replace them frequently. If you're up for it, pick a place on the public sidewalk in front of your local Chevron to picket and pass out leaflets and converse with would-be customers. Between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 9, join the call-in to Chevron HQ at 925-842-1000. Ask to speak with CEO David O’Reilly. You can also fax the company at 415-894-6817. If you own shares of Chevron, make your concerns known by calling investor relations at 925-842-5690.

(Emphasis added.) But why wait until October 9? Why not call right now?

And why stick to Chevron? Believe me, if enough people call the "bad" companies, the voice or freedom will be heard.

Send a fax. Fire off an email. Make the enablers justify their actions. Be concise: Why are you doing business with the killers who run Burma?

If everyone reading these words made fired off several such emails, one of these firms listed below might decide "Hey, we don't need this bad publicity." Nobody wants to be associated with monk-killers.

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A World Away Travels
They still offers tours, though Aung Sang Soo Kyi (the rightful leader) has asked for tourism to cease.
Fax: + 1-719-457-5932
Email: info@worldawaytravels.com

Alcatel
French telecommunications firm helping the dictators. Go ahead -- write in English:
Email: caroline.mille@alcatel.com

Andaman Teak Supplies Pty Ltd
Australian. They buy teak from Burma.
Fax: +61 (0)7 3803 1118
Email: andamanteak@bigpond.com

Baker Hughes
Texas-based oil supplies firm.
Fax: + 713 439 8699
Email: info@bakerhughes.com

Ben Line Agencies
Scottish shipping firm. Burma couldn't do business without companies like this.
Fax: 0131 557 4742
Email: info@egtholdings.com

BJ Services
Texas-based oil services firm with a name that just dares Bill Maher to say something snarky.
Email: rcoons@bjservices.com

Britannic Garden Furniture Ltd
In Bristol. They use Burmese teak and have offered disgusting apologies for the regime.
Fax: 01454 417 941
Email: webinquiry@Britannic-teak.co.uk

CHC Helicopter Corporation
Choppers for the oil industry. Canadian.
Email: communications@chc.ca

Daewoo International Corporation
Tell 'em that if they don't break it off with Burma, you won't buy their cheapo electronic goods at Wal-Mart. They have an office in the UK:
Fax: 01923 833 487
E-mail: iplee@daewoo.co.uk

Dragon Travel
Welsh travel firm.
Email: sales@dragontravel.co.uk

E.O. Burton
More teak freaks. British.
Fax: 01277 262823
Email: timber@eoburton.com

Essar Group
Indian oil firm.
Email: corporatecommunications@essar.com

Geopetrol
Based in Monaco.
Fax: + 377 9310 1250
Email: contact@geoholding.com

Hapag-Lloyd
Shipping. German company with a UK office.
Essex IG11 8HH
Fax: 020 8507 4165

H20 Yachts
French. They build boats with Burmese teak.
Fax: + 33 (0)4 42 08 39 20
Email: Contact@h2x.fr

Ivanhoe Mines
Canadian. These guys operate a huge copper mine in Burma.
Email: info@ivanhoemines.com

Jet Gold Corp
Canadian. They're looking for gold in them thar Burmese hills. Tell 'em to wait until Aung Sang Soo Kyi is running the place.
Fax: 00 1 604 687 7848
Email: info@jetgoldcorp.com

Kajima
Japanese construction firm. Here's the UK office:
Fax 020 7465 8634
Email: haverstockmail@kajima.co.uk

Kircodan Furniture
Denmark. More teak freaks. Tell 'em to switch to oak for now.
Email: mail@kircodan.com

Leeward Capital Corp
Amber miners, based in Canada.
Email: president@leewardcapital.com

Maersk
Danish. They ship.
Email: cphinfo@maersk.com

Mel Flooring
Teak freaks.
Email: info@melflooring.com

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Here's the London office:
Fax: 020 7816 0220

Rolls-Royce
Did you know that they do aircraft engines?
Fax: 020 7227 9178

Schenker
Logistics.
Fax: 00 49 201 8781 8495
Email: info@schenker.com

Schlumberger
One of the great evil companies.
Fax: 00 1 212 350 94 57 (New York office) Email: ukinfo@slb.com (London)

Siemens
One of the biggest firms in Germany.
Email: welcome.pgi@siemens.com

Sumitomo Corporation
They're making steel in Burma. Here's the UK contact info:
Fax: 020 7236 0049

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There's a lot more, but you get the idea. One or two emails and FAXes will leave you feeling like a hero. Do what you can to make Burma radioactive.