U2 + The US Campaign for Burma
On July 2nd, The Sound of Hope co-founders Rusty & Ericka Jackson, our Thailand partners, Ray & Candace Ward, two of our new board members, and several friends volunteered with the US Campaign for Burma at the U2 concert in Nashville, TN. We spent the day raising awareness for the human rights abuses happening in Burma, and urging people to take action on behalf of those suffering.
There’s a reason we all came together to volunteer for this cause. What’s happening in Burma is more than just a random injustice to us. This cause is close to our heart because of the Karen refugee children we care for in Thailand who have fled Burma. So we were thrilled to find out that Bono, the lead singer of U2 and an outspoken human rights activist, is a staunch supporter of of Aung San Suu Kyi and the US Campaign for Burma.
Check out the video below to see highlights from our day. You’ll also see some great shots of the U2 Concert, including Bono’s response to Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest!
US Campaign for Burma / U2 Concert from The Sound of Hope on Vimeo.
We were also really excited about the fact that we made the Nashville News! What’s happening in Burma rarely, if ever, makes the news here in America. This was a great opportunity to raise awareness! WZTV – FOX 17 reporter Eric Alvarez interviewed me and agreed to sign our petition! You can see that video HERE (I’m at the 2 minute mark).
To see more pictures from this event, check out our album on Flickr. To find out more about the US Campaign for Burma, visit their website here.
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Laura@LifeOVerseas
So awesome! So glad that there was some awareness. It does feel like people just don’t know, and if they don’t know, they can’t act. Thanks for serving there . . .
And I LOVE U2!!