About Us
The Blood Money Campaign (BMC) is campaign group which composed with a collective effort of individuals from diverse communities, including university students, ethnic communities, persons with disabilities, minority religious groups, social and political activists, student union and pro-democracy supporters who want to fight against the military junta and its oppressions. The main objective of the group is to disrupt the flow of foreign currency revenue to the military junta in Myanmar via non-violent strategies including extensive campaign, evidence-based research and advocacy to the corporate sectors, international governments together with both local, national and international allies. The key focus revenue source is from the oil and gas sector and targeting to all others logistic flows such as banning jet fuel support which has been killing many innocent lives of the people across the country in Myanmar with a number of air strikes. We believe that cutting off the financial resources for the military junta will severe a key source of its power and prevent crimes against humanity. It is a key step on a path towards democracy in Myanmar.
We Started
The Blood Money Campaign (BMC) was initiated after the 2021 attempted coup by the Myanmar junta. BMC was set up in May 2021 and there were five activists who, individually and independently, use collective leadership and collective decision-making for campaign movements. Then, we collected more activists, and all of them made a united contribution to the BMC team individually.
The BMC team is comprised of activists with diverse backgrounds such as students, youths, education, peace, civic engagement, person with disabilities (PWDs), LGBTIQ+, research and people in research, IT and design.
Vision
To end all kinds of dictatorship in Myanmar and ensure good governance in the natural resource sector for the benefit of the people.
Mission
To decrease the revenue flows to the military junta from the natural resource sector.
● To monitor all businesses/investments in the natural resource sector to follow the
business and human rights principles.
● To advocate and raise awareness among the public and diverse stakeholders regarding
military-owned/linked businesses.
● To decrease the arms flow to the junta
● Stand with the local people in the case of resource issues.
Aim
BMC aims to dismantle the junta’s business pillars, as the junta uses military mechanisms to conduct a campaign of terror funded by millions of dollars. Our goal is to cut off foreign revenue streams to the military junta, thereby weakening its power and pressuring companies that continue doing business with it whether directly or indirectly to adhere to responsible business practices and respect human rights.
Our Partners
Our BMC strength is that we communicate and connect collectively all in one from local and international strike groups, revolution groups, unions, CSOs, CBOs, democracy and human rights organizations. Public awareness, ground and online movements of every BMC campaign, Gen X from 88 revolutions, Gen Y and Gen Z, professionals and technicians, activists, influencers, artists, civilians from grassroots, we all together call out people voices for justice, human rights and restore democracy. Our milestone is we can do one collective voice from every different policy organization and background, with different objectives but we make an inclusive voice for campaign calls to demolish the junta business pillars to weaken the junta power. Another milestone is most organizations connect and discuss with us to speak out on global campaign calls from states and regions, ethnic groups, minority ethnic, they have many issues like human rights, minority rights, regional issues and natural resources issues. Our BMC network works as a Global Campaign Platform attached with local and international. And our vision is to abolish military owned businesses and redistribute natural resources to the people for their management in accordance with federal democratic principles.