Simon Billenness

Advocate for human rights, social justice, and corporate accountability

[End Forced Labour Fashion @forcdlabourfash]

Pt. 1: British taxpayers are unknowingly funding solar panels made with forced labour — installed in schools and hospitals.  That’s NOT a just transition.

GB Energy (the UK’s state-owned energy company) is still sourcing solar panels linked to Uyghur forced labour.

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

I just signed the #NoBusinessWithGenocide petition to Eight Sleep: "A Good Night’s Sleep Shouldn’t Come From Genocide."

@genocideno @m_franceschetti @mofauae

Join me & sign the petition below.

https://t.co/RgMeWxvpTt

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Hat tip to the refugees from #Burma who just filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for terminating their temporary protected status (TPS) in the US and for setting them up for deportation to #Myanmar.

https://t.co/mTyBvcdjCL

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I just signed a petition to US President Donald Trump urging him to extend temporary protected status (TPS) for refugees from #Burma, #Myanmar

@anewmyanmar @genocideno @rohingya_icr @USCRIdc @POTUS @DHSgov

Sign below. https://t.co/hy8HuhtRnd

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

I just wrote a letter to urge Congress: Reject the Burma Sham Elections (မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ အယောင်ဆောင် ရွေးကောက်ပွဲများကို ပယ်ချပါရန်). Write one here: https://t.co/TjMSjjPk3s

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Tune in to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on #Burma (#Myanmar) this Wednesday (19th) starting at 10am US ET.

Click the link below for details of the hearing and how you can watch it online.

https://t.co/JJTjjum9G4

@HouseForeignGOP @HouseForeign

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Kudos to the Burmese community in Buffalo for their tireless efforts to secure the release of the the Venerable U Pyinya Zawta, 65, whom the #Myanmar military junta had sentenced to 15 years in prison on trumped up charges.

https://t.co/8KGTFHlmSc

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Ashley South makes a powerful case for why the war in #Myanmar is a case of good versus evil - or at least of war criminals versus freedom fighters.

‘Just War’ in Myanmar https://t.co/UblcaJ63rG

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Join me & tell Congress to pass the Uyghur Policy Act. Just click the link below. https://t.co/wGDG5ee3v5

#ForcedLabourFashion #freeuyghurs @GenocideNo @CUyghurs @UyghurProject

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Yesterday, we had a very productive day on the Hill lobbying for bills and appropriations for #Burma (#Myanmar). We met up on the street with Senator Ed Markey (D, MA) @SenMarkey and had the opportunity to thank him for his long-time support for the Burmese people.

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Thank you, U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman (D, VA-07), for stepping up for the people of #Myanmar by co-sponsoring the BRAVE #Burma Act (H.R.3190).

@RepVindman

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The people of DC are joyful, powerful, and we deserve better than interference in home rule. Free DC is building the cultural and political movement it will take to make DC’s demand for dignity un-ignorable. Be part of it: https://t.co/UARQkVUz5R

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Do you live in the US but outside of Washington, DC?

If so, please click below to send a message to your Members of Congress telling them to to do everything in their power to stand down the escalation of federal forces in DC. Thank you! @freedcproject_

https://t.co/XjjVxSp43H

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

Do you live in the US but outside of Washington, DC?

If so, please click to action below to send a message to your Members of Congress telling them to to do everything in their power to stand down the escalation of federal forces in DC.

Thank you!

https://t.co/XjjVxSp43H

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I just signed a @genocideno petition: Tell Hilton – Get Out of Xinjiang Now. Sign here: https://t.co/HaWQ9NnRlb

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

I just signed a petition by No Business With Genocide demanding that @Disney drop its plans for building a park in the United Arab Emirates due to the #UAE's support for genocidal forces in #Sudan.

@genocideno @mofauae @DisneyParks

Sign below.
https://t.co/hwWogWlCOh

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I just signed a No Business With Genocide petition demanding that BP stop funding #genocide against Armenians by #Azerbaijan.

Please sign and share the petition below. https://t.co/NPpMlzDVRl

@genocideno #EndGenocide #Armenia @ANCA_DC @bp_plc

[No Business With Genocide @GenocideNo]

Michael Sobolik, fmr GOP Senate staffer & now China policy at Hudson Institute stated “the official running the State Department’s public diplomacy, Darren Beattie, amplifies Beijing’s fake news.”

@michaelsobolik @HudsonInstitute @SecRubio @StateDept

https://t.co/y6bYV72kcM

[No Business With Genocide @GenocideNo]

Outrageous that the Trump Administration has just appointed Darren Beattie, a #Uyghur #genocide denier, as Acting President of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

https://t.co/On0eXScUC9

[Simon Billenness @simonbillenness]

If you live in the US, click on the link below and tell your U.S. representative to co-sponsor the #Burma Genocide, Accountability, and Protection Act (H.R.4140).

https://t.co/o1uNF2dcTw