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The real disaster in Burma is the government

Posted by Marc | 2-07-2008 22:28 | Category: Government, Human rights, Poverty, War & conflicts

In the wake of the devastating cyclone that hit Burma on 2 May, the Burma Campaign UK launched a new video and poster campaign to highlight the ongoing disaster in Burma – the military dictatorship.

The new animated film ‘The Real Disaster’ was created by Ogilvy Advertising and is narrated by famous comedian Ricky Gervais. It tells the story of a little girl called Khin Mar, who survived Cyclone Nargis but whose village is later destroyed by the military dictatorship. The message is ‘The real disaster in Burma is the government’.

The video was beamed onto Waterloo station in London on June 25. The first part of the video above shows the projection, the second part shows the ad made by Ogilvy.


“If the Burmese regime cared about its people they wouldn’t leave storm victims to die, shoot at peaceful protestors and rape 5 year old girls, like Khin Mar,” said Johnny Chatterton, Campaigns Officer for Burma Campaign UK. “We are launching this campaign because the world must realise that the real disaster in Burma is the regime. The last 9 months have shown the world that the regime will stop at nothing to stay in power.”

“The crisis in Burma has been going on for decades. It comes as no surprise that the regime denied aid to the victims, they have routinely denied aid in the country.”

For more information and video’s visit the Burma Campaign UK website.

The projection on the facade of Waterloo station in London:

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Print ad:

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Advertiser:
Burma Campaign UK
Agency:
Ogilvy London


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