KCA Sheffield fundraising invitation

 Dear Friends of Burma,

We, the Karen community Association, would be honoured if you would join us at our fundraising event for the Karen community in Sheffield, but primarily to fund the internally displaced children in Burma’s Karen state.

We would like to invite you all to join us on Saturday 9^th March 2013 at Mount Tabor Church, Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield S5 8NB. We have a guest speaker who will share up-to-date information with regard to the situation and how the changes in Burma are affecting the Karen people and their children.  We will leave time at the end of the event to address any questions you may have.

A buffet of Karen and Burmese dishes will be served, and there will be tea, coffee and soft drinks available throughout the day.

 £10 Tickets will be sold on the day, the profits of which will be distributed as follows:

• 70 % will go directly to the children of the Internally Displaced People
• 30 % will assist the Karen Community Association, Sheffield to fund these events.

We sincerely hope you will join us on the day. It would help us tremendously if you would please let us know if you will be joining us, to enable us to plan our delicious menu for you.  We hope to see you soon.

Mount Tabor Church, Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield S5 8NB, Saturday 09 March 2013

Time:  11 am – 2 pm.

For further details, and to confirm your attendance please contact:

Mr Eh Htee Kaw – 07861786539                     Mrs Htoo Ku Hsar Say- 07940522425

Invitation of the 3rd General Meeting of European Karen Network Sweden, 13-14 July 2012

29 May 2012

To Karen communities in Europe,

The European Karen Network is pleased to invite you to our third general meeting, which will be held in Sweden on 13 & 14 July 2012. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the work of European Karen Network, to strengthen Karen community in Europe, share information and work towards the goal of the network.

This is the third time, Karen communities across Europe to come together and discuss Karen related issues and move forward as a unified voice. The first and second meetings were successfully held in Sweden and Demark. This year, the EKN meeting will be hosted by the Karen Swedish Committee. During the two-days meeting, there will be reports, discussion,  workshops, presentations, sports and entertainment programs.

The European Karen Network aims to raise awareness about the situation of the Karen people and Burma as a whole; pressure European governments to do more to bring about peace for the Karen and for Burma.

The 4 key objectives are:
-To act as a strong public voice on behalf of the Karen National Union, which represents the Karen people of Burma, and is a democratic Karen organization committed to human rights and democracy in Burma, and to raise awareness about the suffering of the Karen people and the struggle for a federal Burma where all people live in peace, democracy and harmony.
-To strengthen and improve coordination of Karen communities Europe wide.
-To seek stronger action on Burma from the international communities including European governments, the European Union, the United Nations Security Council, and other governments and international institutions.
-To promote unity among Karen worldwide and foster contacts with all Karen people from Burma, including in Kawthoolei (Karen State), and other Karen people worldwide.

We would be grateful if all Karen communities in Europe could send representatives to participate in this year meeting. Please RSVP no later than 15 June 2012.

Please find enclosed document for the detail arrangement of the meeting. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,


Saw Htee Ku Buhtoo
Meeting organizer
Representative from Karen Swedish Committee
Email: hteekubuhtoo@yahoo.com
Mobile phone: +46704763981

A Cultural Evening with the Karen People of Burma

Dear Friend,

Last year we had a very successful Karen Cultural event in London and many of you asked about this recently. Good News! The Karen community is pleased to be able to put this cultural event again this year and would like to invite you to join us and enjoy our cultural performance with food.

Date: 29 October 2011
Time- Food served: 5.30PM to 7PM, Program starts: 7PM to 9PM
Place: St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AG.
Nearest tube stations: Bank and Liverpool Street.

The aims of this event are to raise awareness about the Karen people, our culture, tradition and the situation of Karen people in Burma. At the same time we would like to raise funds for our organisation to continue our activities to help our people back home in Burma.

The program includes;
Traditional Dance
Music performance
Karen clothes fashion show
Karen Handicraft, traditional clothes sale
Very exciting Raffle prize will be at the end.

Zoya Phan, author of Little Daughter, will be hosting the event (signed copies will be available for sale).

Normal ticket is 10 pounds per person and solidarity price is 15 pounds per person. Ticket includes free food and soft drinks.
However, the tickets are very limited and selling fast so please book as soon as possible. We really don’t want you to miss this chance.

If you are outside London and can’t make it to the event, but would like to support our work, please do make a donation. For more information and donation please contact Mary Hla on 0785 328 7330 and Hsa Shee on 0753 304 1963.

For purchasing tickets please contact Hsa Shee on 0753 304 1963 (dae.poe@gmail.com) and May Pearl on 0793 148 7697 (mailmaypearl@gmail.com).

Thank you for your support. We hope to see you there.

Karen Community Association- London

Invitation to Karen Traditional Wrist Tying Ceremony

Karen Community Association UK would like to invite you to Karen Traditional Wrist Tying Ceremony

26th August 2011 (Friday)

10:30 – 13:00

Hillsborough Trinity Methodist Church

Middle wood Road

Sheffield

S6 7HE

Traditional Karen sticky rice plus tea and coffee will be served after the programme.


For more information contact:

Nant Bwa Bwa Phan at bwabwa.phan@karennationalunion.net


Brief history of Karen Wrist Tying Ceremony

Karen Wrist Tying Ceremony is one of the ancient traditions of Karen people. In the past our ancestors, the elderly people asked for their families and relatives who are away or abroad to come back together once a year for family gathering, sharing food and tying thread to the wrists to show and remember that they are one. This tradition becomes part of our Karen culture from generation to generation.


Now a day, once a year, Karen people gather together for the ceremony where the elders tying white thread to the wrists, and everyone sharing wishes to their beloved friends or family members. The event has no religious significance.


Please come and join with us on our significant event. There will be various performances including music entertainment and many more.