[WSIS CS-Plenary] your support needed

[Laina Raveendran Greene]

Dear friends, this was again submitted to me by a dear friend, and I am
really touched and would like to rally support.

Laina

 


 

Dear friends, 

Today, our petition to China and the UN Security Council to stop the brutal
crackdown on peaceful Burmese protesters is being delivered to the world in
a full page ad in the Financial Times worldwide -- but the ad was rejected
by other newspapers like the South China Morning Post and the Singapore
Straits Times. Our message is an invitation to China to do the right thing
in Burma, not an attack -- yet even that seemed too much for media that fear
Chinese reprisals. 

We won't let our voice be silenced like this. We're taking our message to
the streets, in an international day of action on Saturday -- details are on
our petition page, and below. And we're redoubling our efforts to make our
voice louder: our petition is approaching 600,000 signatures, closing fast
on our 1 million goal.The petition link is below - send this email to all
your friends and family and help us reach 1 million voices by Saturday! 

http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/w.php
<http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/w.php?cl=27496833>  

To organize an event for the global day of action, just follow the steps
below. To attend an event, scroll down our petition page at the link above
for a list of events around the world. Here's some simple steps for
organizers: 

*  Choose a public place or landmark in your town, and organize friends to
go there all wearing the same maroon red clothing as the Burmese monks. Tell
local media about your plans, and email the details and contact information
to dayofaction at avaaz.org -- we will try to advertise your event on our
petition page. 

*  Ask people attending your event to share their feelings on this crisis
and the need for action, and then tie a red ribbon or piece of cloth around
fences or trees to leave a more lasting sign of your support for the
Burmese. 
The worldwide outcry to save Burma's peaceful monks and protesters is one
more sign of how the world is getting closer, feeling increasingly
responsible to each other, and for each other as human beings. We're
bringing a voice of humanity to this desperate situation, and we must not be
silenced. 

With hope and determination, 

Ricken, Paul, Graziela, Ben, Sarah, Iain, Galit, Pascal, Milena and the
whole Avaaz Team. 

PS - Here are some great links for local reporting on the current situation
in Burma: 

http://www.irrawaddy.org 

http://www.mizzima.com  <http://www.mizzima.com> 

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