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  1. **WELCOME TO THE STEP UP AND RECOGNIZE THE ROHINGYA! TWITTER STORM**
  2. THE HASHTAG FOR THIS TWITTER STORM IS #IAmRohingya
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  4. Greetings and peace be with you all!
  5. Here at the Burma Task Force we are scheduling our SECOND Twitter Storm for THIS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24th, 2014 between 5pm EST and 10pm EST!
  6. As the nation of Burma makes its transition toward democracy, atrocities of other sorts are occurring simultaneously on a daily basis in against its minority populations. It is our purpose as an organization to highlight the specific issues surrounding the Rohingya people who are consentrated in the western state of Arakan. Our effort as an organization is to draw awareness of their plight to the world in order to avert a possible genocide in the region.
  7. The erasure of an entire people, or genocide, often happens in increments so small that often times, most people hardly notice it happening. One of the ways this is done is to deny people their right to self-determination. Right now in Burma, the Rohingya people are being denied their very own identity; denying that the Rohingya are even a legitimate ethnic group that belong in Burma. Most recently, the Rohingya people were excluded from the latest national census, and now there is a state-wide effort to eradicate the very word "Rohingya" from any and all public discourse. In August, US Secretary of State, John Kerry shockingly commented that the US should set the name issue "aside". That is why we have decided that the most appropriate hashtag for this Twitter Storm is #IAmRohingya
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  9. The main goal of our second Twitter Storm is:
  10. ⦁ To challenge efforts by the Burma government to remove the term "Rohingya" from all discourse around the issue.
  11. ⦁ To pressure US Secretary of State to rethink his approach on the Rohingya name issue
  12. ⦁ To pressure US President Barack Obama to use the term "Rohingya" when he makes his visit to Burma this November
  13. ⦁ To raise general awareness of the Rohingya issue on social media by flooding timelines with the topic as well as the hashtag #IAmRohingya
  14. ⦁ To get #IAmRohingya trending on Twitter
  15. ⦁ To get social media users to take action and speak out against the atrocities occurring in Burma against the Rohingya people
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  17. Help us reach these goals by taking part in our Twitter Storm THIS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24th, 2014 between 12pm EST and 5pm EST!
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  19. We have compiled numerous tweets below that you can copy and paste (retweeting will not be as effective); try to space out your tweets in order to keep your account from getting suspended.
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  21. Also please dont forget to sign the petition to urge President Obama to use the term #Rohingya when he visits #Myanmar this November http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz
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  25. Mr. President, Don't Backtrack, Step Up and Recognize the #Rohingya http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz @BarackObama #IAmRohingya
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  27. We need 100,000 signatures! Urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya on his #Burma visit in November! http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  29. Sign this petition to urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya when he visits #Myanmar this November http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  31. President @BarackObama please call the #Rohingya people by their proper ethnic name when you visit #Burma this November! #IAmRohingya
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  33. When @BarackObama visits #Myanmar in November, he must call the #Rohingya people by their proper name! They are not Bangladeshi!#IAmRohingya
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  35. Dear @BarackObama and @JohnKerry, the #Rohingya people need the worlds protection, do not deny them the right to self identify. #IAmRohingya
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  37. Dear @BarackObama & @JohnKerry avoiding the term #Rohingya is like refusing to acknowledge African Americans to appease the KKK #IAmRohingya
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  39. US Secretary of State @JohnKerry says the US should put #Rohingya name issue "aside". Not in my name!! #IAmRohingya
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  41. Mr. Secretary of State, Don't Backtrack, Step Up and Recognize the #Rohingya!! #IAmRohingya @JohnKerry
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  43. Shame on @JohnKerry who refuses to acknowledge 140,000 displaced #Rohingya forcibly living in state sponsored camps in #Burma. #IAmRohingya
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  45. Why have you set the #Rohingya name issue aside @JohnKerry? #IAmRohingya
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  47. Sign this petition to urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya when he visits #Myanmar this November http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  49. Dont let the govt of #Burma erase an entire people from existence! Stand up & recognize the #Rohingya! http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  51. Call the #Rohingya people by their proper ethnic name! http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  53. The #Rohingya people have the right to be recognized for who they are! #Myanmar #Burma #IAmRohingya http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz
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  55. Cases of malnutrition amongst #Rohingya children living in state camps now over 1000, #IAmRohingya cc: @JohnKerry @BarackObama
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  57. Burma census recognizes 135 ethnic groups but not #Rohingya Muslims. Demand the govt of #Burma recognize Rohingya now! #IAmRohingya
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  59. Urge #Burma President Thein Sein to urgently protect #Rohingya using all means necessary! #IAmRohingya
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  61. Urge #Burma President Thein Sein to grant #Rohingya full citizenship and full legal rights now! #IAmRohingya
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  63. UN Refugee Agency estimates over 86,000 #Rohingyas have fled Burma on boats, at least 1,345 have died at sea #IAmRohingya
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  65. The #Rohingya people are described as the world’s least wanted. Please demand justice for them now! #IAmRohingya
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  67. #Rohingya are among the world’s most persecuted people. Demand an end to impunity now! #Burma #IAmRohingya
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  69. For years #Myanmar has restricted the rights of the #Rohingya, and now the U.S. wants to avoid saying #Rohingya, #IAmRohingya
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  71. Shame on US Secretary of State @JohnKerry who said the #Rohingya name issue should be "set aside"! http://bit.ly/1rf3uNw #IAmRohingya
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  73. #Rohingya women and children are considered legitimate targets. Demand accountability now! #IAmRohingya
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  75. One of the world's most persecuted minorities according to the UN and invisible according to @JohnKerry #IAmRohingya
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  77. “The #Rohingya hold within themselves the same dignity as you do, and I do”-Pres Obama. @JohnKerry don't deny their dignity #IAmRohingya
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  79. The #Rohingya people have the right to self identify! "Rohingya" What Is In A Name? http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  81. Sign and share this petition! Pres. Obama visits #Burma in November. He must use the word #Rohingya http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  83. The #Rohingya people have the right to self identify! "Rohingya" What Is In A Name? http://bit.ly/1uze7vG #IAmRohingya
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  85. Help us reach 100,000 signatures & urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya on his #Myanmar visit http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  87. Why is it so important that we call the #Rohingya people by their proper ethnic name? http://bit.ly/1uze7vG #IAmRohingya
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  89. Make sure #Burma does not wipe out the #Rohingya! The world must recognize the #Rohingya people! http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  91. Most people didn't know about Rwanda until it was too late. Don’t let this happen in #Burma. Save Rohingya from a massacre now! #IAmRohingya
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  93. Doctors Without Borders say that #Rohingya are in danger of extinction and @JohnKerry says put the name issue "aside"? SHAME! #IAmRohingya
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  95. End impunity in #Burma now! Hold aggressors and rapists responsible for their crimes against humanity! #IAmRohingya
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  97. The #Rohingya in #Burma fear for their lives because they look different than the majority. Demand and end to Genocide #IAmRohingya
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  99. Help us reach 100,000 signatures & urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya on his #Myanmar visit http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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  101. Armed police deny #Rohingya access to public universities; you won't hear that from @JohnKerry who is avoiding the name issue. #IAmRohingya
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  103. #IAmRohingya because I refuse to support violent extremists efforts to displace the #Rohingya people, what about @JohnKerry & @BarackObama?
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  105. #IAmRohingya because refusing the #Rohingya's right to self identification endangers everyone’s basic human rights.
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  107. The #Rohingya of #Burma are one of the world's most persecuted populations. #IAmRohingya
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  109. 100s of cases of sexual violence against #Rohingya women are documented. Rape is a war crime! Hold aggressors responsible! #IAmRohingya
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  111. Rape and sexual violence has been used as a tool by the #Burma military to destroy minority Muslim communities. #IAmRohingya
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  113. #Burma must improve its human rights record now! Demand the US to withhold aid and keep economic sanctions in place! #IAmRohingya
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  115. Demand the Thai government conduct a transparent investigation into #Rohingya trafficking now! #IAmRohingya
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  117. In #Myanmar, brutal policies of discrimination against #Rohingya Muslims are designed and systematic. #IAmRohingya
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  119. The regime of #Burma is guilty of crimes against humanity. Hold them accountable. #IAmRohingya
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  121. The government of #Myanmar systematically discriminates against #Rohingya Muslims. It’s state policy. #IAmRohingya
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  123. #Burma government discriminates against #Rohingya on the basis of race, ethnicity and religion. #IAmRohingya
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  125. #Rohingya in Rakhine state are barred from travelling between townships without official permission. #IAmRohingya
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  127. #Burma govt policy describes forcing #Rohingya to use pills, injections and condoms in order to curb their birth rates. #IAmRohingya
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  129. There are approximately 60,000 blacklisted children who’s birth violated the 2-child policy. They have no legal status. #IAmRohingya
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  131. To obtain permission to marry, Rohingya women are forced to take a pregnancy test, among many other humiliating practices #IAmRohingya
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  133. Permission to travel to other townships for medical care is often denied, or are often given at high unofficial costs. #IAmRohingya
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  135. Controlling movement & reproductive rights of women are measures of extreme repressive population control. #IAmRohingya
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  137. Help us reach 100,000 signatures & urge @BarackObama to use the term #Rohingya on his #Myanmar visit http://1.usa.gov/1tCZEMz #IAmRohingya
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