According to the CCG EC decision on the 19th of September 2009 in Offenbach, Chin National Day Organizing Committee will be formed by the senior advisers, the advisory board members of CCG and the former CND Organizing Committee EC members. Thus, the forth coming 62nd Chin National Day Organizing Committee formation meeting will be held as follows:

Date : 25.10.2009
Time : 16:00 Hour
Place : Chin Agape Church, Kurfuersten Str. 14, Frankfurt (U6, U7 Station – Leipzigerstrasse)

The Senior advisers, the advisory board members of CCG and the CND 61 Organizing Committee EC members are requested to attend the meeting. All those interested are warmly welcome.

Sincerely Yours,

Paul Thang
Facilitator
Member of CCG Advisory Board

hiermit möchten wir Sie herzlich zu unserem Benefiz-Konzert „Chin Famine für Myanmar“
einladen:

Es findet statt:

1. August 2009, von 18:00 bis 22:00 Uhr
Gutleutstr. 294
Dr.CARL MILCHSACK
60327 Frankfurt am Main

Wir sind eine Minderheitsgruppe aus Myanmar. Wir wollen mit diesem Benefiz-Konzert der Chin-Minderheitsgruppe in Myanmar helfen.

Wir haben 4 Sänger bzw. Sängerinnen aus Myanmar eingeladen.

An dieser Stelle bedanken wir uns sehr bei der deutschen Botschaft in Rangoon/Myanmar für die Erteilung des Visums der 4 myanmarischen Künstler.

Über „Chin Famine“ ist eine Präsentation angehängt. Zusätzlich sind auch Links zu den Veranstaltern des Benefizkonzertes beigefüg:
http://www.chinrelief.org
http://www.ccgev.de
http://www.chro.ca
http://www.chinforum.org

Für Spenden für unsere Ziele können Sie folgende Kontoverbindung nutzen:

BANK: Stadtsparkasse Augsburg
KONTO: 240 227 207
BLZ: 720 500 00

Bitte verwenden Sie das Stichwort „Chin Famine“ bei Ihren Spenden.

Wir stehen Ihnen jederzeit für einen Gespräch zur Verfügung. Wenn Sie wollen, kommen wir auch vor Ort zu Besuch, um uns vorzustellen.

Kontaktpersonen für das Benefizkonzert sind:

- Herr Van LAWNSANG
Ansprechpartner
Chin Famine Organizing Committee, Frankfurt
Tel.: 06142 220 1356
E.mail: vlawmsang@yahoo.com

- Herr Biak Hmun THANG
Ansprechpartner
Chin Famine Organizing Committee, Augsburg
Tel.: ++49-8271-420575
E-mail: thangohnmar95@googlemail.com

On this auspicious 61st. anniversary oft he CHIN NATIONAL DAY, the CHIN FORUM urges all its compatriots to contemplate on our past history as follows:-

Even though the Burman Kingdom was totally colonized by the British in 1885, Chinland – being a self-governing territory and never been subjugated by any outside power in its history – remained an independent country. The British launched the Chin-Lushai Expedition starting from 1890 to invade Chinland and only after years of heroic sacrifices by our forefathers our beloved land was fully occupied and became part of the British empire under the Chin Hills Regulation Acts of 1896, which was based on the peace agreement made between the British invading forces and the Chin native rulers. Thus, the year marked the occupation of Chinland by a foreign force for the first time ever in our entire history;

The Chin and all the other nationalities, including the Burmans fought for Independence and on 12th. February 1947 a political treaty, historically known as the Panglong Agreement, was signed between Bogyoke Aung San, the Burman representative, and all the other representatives of the nationalities, including the Chin rulers. Through the said treaty a new independent country known as the Union of Burma emerged in this part of the world on 4th. January 1948;

From 4th. to 6th. March 1947 a Chin-Burman friendship conference was held at Htee Lin and both sides lead by Dee-doke U Ba Cho representing the Burmans and Pu Vumthu Mawng representing the Chins, signed a Chin-Burman friendship treaty. Together they set up the Chin-Burman Friendship monument on equal terms;

The Union of Burma was thus – as enshrined in historical landmarks- established together on equal footings with the Burmans;

From 18th. to 20th. February 1948 a mass conference of 5000 representatives from all over Chinland was convened for the first time in our history at Falam, the birth place of Chin democracy. On the 20th. February 1948 a democratic voting took place to determine the future of Chinland. The vast majority voted for democracy to replace the ancient autocratic system. Thus, emerged the Chin National Day that commemorate the auspicious transition of the ancient Chin society into a modern democratic society. ·

After fourteen years of bitter political experience under a pseudo-Union, the ethnic nationalities demanded to ammend the country’s Constitution into a federal form as enshrined in the Panglong Agreement, which they themselves had signed. On 2nd March 1962, while the federal seminar was in progress under the then Prime Minister U Nu, General Ne Win of Burma Army staged a coup to prevent the ethnic nationalities from achieving their stated goals of equality, national self-determination and peaceful coexistense under a genuine federal union.

Ever since then all trace of democratic insitutions have been uprooted by the successive military dictatorship and all peoples – that included the Burmans and not only the ethnic nationalities – of the so called Union of Burma lost their democratic rights and the country plunged deeper and deeper into social political and economic devastation.

Mindful of the above historical facts, the CHIN FORUM would draw the attention of all its compatriots of the Union of Burma on this auspicious 61st. anniversary of the CHIN NATIONAL DAY to seriously consider:-

• Why the democratic forces that emerged out of the historic Four Eights Revolution in 1988 has not yet achieved their stated goals of democracy, federalism and national-reconciliation despite blood, sweat and lives laid down by the people and the unprecedented international supports received for the past two decades.

• Why the Chin people in particular and the ethnic nationalities in general has not yet achieved their stated goals of democracy and national self-determination despite more than six decades of struggle and sacrifices;

• Why victory is not in sight despite more than half a century of tremendous sacrifices made by many an unsung heroes of democracy in the streets, prisons and jungles across the country.

The answer to these serious questions may be manifold. Comfortable answers, among others, may be as simple as blaming the leaders of the democratic struggle and also to point out the uncompromising brutalities of the successive military regime. Even if these facts may be attributed as the underlying causes of the long suffering of the people, we firmly believe that there must still be other serious weaknesses deeply rooted in our inner physche.

Careful and honest self anaylsis of the democratic forces reveals vividly that the democratic struggle lacks:-
a) Unity,
b) Political strategy and
c) Ideology, the “democratic” forces do not fully understand, embrace or practice democracy.

Ironically these deeply rooted weaknesses are inherited as a legacy of the long enduring revolution and the long suppression of freedom of thinking under the dictators.

It the democratic forces are seriously determined to bring about victory, let us all join hands together in unity. Unity that cut across all ethnic, religious and regional divides is the best and most powerful weapon that will bring us victory. Let us, from now on dramatically depart from our past wrongful path and seriously equip ourselves, the democratic forces and the general masses with democratic principles as our guiding ideology and work out a new and effective political strategy to face the new challenges awaiting the new generations. Only then will we be able to guarantee a victorious accomplishment of the task of the noble democracy revolution.

Series 1 – 27 can be watch on Youtube.com.

Part 1

Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV1Ol-75vUo&feature=related

Part 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkKyyO_TKiU&feature=related

Part 4 –

(Update): We will let you know very soon how to get the DVD and the Global Contributors list here.

CND60 – DVD Production Team.

Chin trailer tanz video from Thomas Khaipi on Vimeo.

*Issued on the 60th. Anniversary of Chin National Day*

*20th. February 2008*

Today, the 20th. of February 2008, marks the 60th. Anniversary of the auspicious Chin National Day. We, the Chin communities and organizations worldwide, jointly issue this statement.

Chin National Day is a felicitous occasion on which we commemorate consistently an important milestone in our history and reaffirm its undisputable facts; its an occasion on which we reflect our collective
concept and strengthen our common destination of the present and future Chin generations.

Since time immemorial the Chin have been an independent people having their own territory, self-government, distinct literature, language and culture. The British imperialists occupied the lower Burma part by part and
eventually abolished the Burmese Kingdom Yadanabon in 1885. The Bristish intrusion into Chin territory began in 1890 and the whole Chin Hills fell under the British in 1895. Thus, the British occupied the territories of the
Burmans and those of the other nationalities in different stages and ruled them under the British colonial administration.

Kachin, Karen, Chin, Burman, Mon, Rakhine, Shan all struggled to restore freedom from the British domination. Under the leadership of the Burman leader Aung San all strived to gain Independence and agreed to establish a
Union during the Conference held in Panglong. The Panglong Agreement was signed on 12. February 1947; Independence was achieved on 4. January 1948 and the Union of Burma emerged.

The Chin people and Chinland became one of the Founding Member States of the new Union of Burma, which was ruled under parliament democracy administrative system. The conference of 5000 representatives held in Falam,
the then capital of Chinland from 18 to 20 February 1948 chose to adandon the ancient aristocratic system in favour of parliament democracy system. In this way 20. February is known as the Chin National Day. It is to be
recorded that the said Conference was the first ever mass referendum held in the Union after it gained Independence.

However, the Chin people and Chin State which joined the Union has not yet enjoyed the promises of Panglong Agreement. These promises included equality, federalism. In fact the Chin, after 60 years of Independence, have
lost all Human Rights under the military dictatorship, which is employing systematic ethnic cleansing. And as a result, the Chin people are now leaving their own homeland and forced to become refugees in foreign lands
across the globe while those left behind are suffering all types of human miseries.

The problems associated with the Union of Burma and Chinland are shared with each other and with the other ethnic nationalities. Moreover, Burma’s problems have become an international issue addressed at the United Nations Security Council. It is now impossible to solve the problems facing the Chin people overnight. We hope that the UNSC realize the importance and urgency of our plight.

Until the peaceful repartriation of the Chin in diaspora and until a Federal Union of Burma is established, the Chin people need the protection of the International Community and the United Nations.

We reaffirm and declare on this auspicious 60th Anniversary of the Chin National Day, that the Chin people, some day soon will and must reclaim our own territory, practice our culture, including our languages and continue to
add to the wealth of our ancestors’ body of knowledge, literature and history!.

Chin Community Denmark
Chin Community
(Germany)
Chin Community of Indiana, USA

Chin Community Norway
Chin Forum

Chin Freedom Coalition
Chin Human Rights Organization
Chin National Community – Japan

Chin National League for Democracy (Exile)
Chin National Organization – Korea

Chin Student Union of North America
Chin Women Organization – Japan
Melbourne Chin Community
Women League of Chinland
Zomi Community Committee (New Delhi, India)
Zomi Human Rights Foundation (Burma)
Zomi Innkuan Denmark
Zomi Innkuan Germany
Zomi Innkuan Norway

Zomi Innkuan USA

Zomi National Congress (Liberated Area)

Please See the attached file and this is  CCG´s invitation letter in burmese version for new members. I just let all CCG members know and share it to all Chins. I would like to request especially the regional officers to share it to all.

Best Regards

Ko John
Attachment file : ccg-invitation-letter-for-new-member1

The tentative Agenda is:-

1. Update on ticket sales from each region and estimation of final income
2. Adjusting the Budget (Expenses on Music, Travel costs, Video documentations etc.)
3. Updating the star singers application for visa.
4. To allow od not to allow unauthorized video
5. Security
6. Reinigung at the end of the event
7. Ticket counter
8. Dances
9. Food and beverages
10. The ceremony in detail

Please add in any uther suggestions here.

Please See the attached file and that is the compulsory new year issue in burmese version for all CCG members. If those who cannot read it in Email then please let me know, I will try to send it by post.

Best Regards

Ko John

Vorstand Vorsitzender(Chairman)

Attchment file : CCG ec Issue 2008