Dozens of Burmese expatriates rallied in the rain outside the United Nations on Friday, May 9, 2008, calling on the junta to allow aid into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar. Thirteen spoke to three of the protesters, some of whom have family trapped in the disaster zone. Watch the video:
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Thirteen.org video: Burmese in NY Protest « Burma Cyclone Says:
[...] promised: we did a video from a United Nations protest over the weekend for thirteen.org and it was just posted as the lead item in their news & public affairs section, along with [...]