Memorial Day Weekend

This past weekend, families and friends across America gathered together to barbeque and celebrate. But what often lacks in these get-togethers is observing the reason behind Memorial Day - honoring the lives lost in military service.

Not to put a dampner on this traditional holiday, but how often do we really remember the history behind such days?

I spent my Sunday at a friend's birthday party. While we did have our fair share of revelry, what was special at that gathering was the discussion we had about Myanmar, about international affairs, and about what people could do to get involved.

We've made a few BuildBurma.org Tshirts in various designs and sizes (which can be seen in our Facebook group) and have been distributing them around.

Whether it's online or offline, getting your friends and those around you to take an interest in human politics is important - we should all be human rights advocates by nature else we are committing a grave crime against our own being.