Petition Stand with the Burmese Protesters

by merrie | October 7, 2007 at 04:07 am | 444 views | 2 comments
Petition Stand with the Burmese Protesters

To Chinese President Hu Jintao and the UN Security Council:

We stand alongside the citizens of Burma in their peaceful protests. We urge you to oppose a violent crackdown on the demonstrators, and to support genuine reconciliation and democracy in Burma. We pledge to hold you accountable for any further bloodshed.

After decades of military dictatorship, the people of Burma are rising – and they need our help. Marches begun by monks and nuns snowballed, bringing hundreds of thousands to the streets. Now the crackdown has begun, but the protests are spreading...

When the Burmese last marched in 1988, the military massacred thousands. If the world stands up and supports their struggle, this time they could win. We're in a race against time-- targeting the dictatorship's main backer China in a global advertising campaign, delivering the petition to the UN secretary-general and sending the Burmese our support via radio--

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PEP
good stuff:

merrie,  good resource. As internet citizens, we have the ability to empower ourselves and speak out.

raqqash
good stuff:

merrie, I like this story. It's good stuff.

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October 7, 2007 at 04:07 am by merrie, 444 views, 2 comments

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