EVENTS IN BURMA
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From: Ram V.
Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2007, 4:52 PM
Subject: Events in Burma
Reply to: 261170
ID: 258643

Hey You All,

As you have pointed out the crisis in Burma? Burma is ruled by one of the worst military dictatorships in the world. This week Buddhist monks and nuns began marching and chanting prayers to call for democracy. The protests spread and hundreds of thousands of Burmese people joined in -- they've been brutally attacked by the military regime, but still the protests are spreading.

I just signed a petition calling on Burma's powerful ally China and the UN security council to step in and pressure Burma's rulers to stop the killing. The petition has exploded to over 200,000 signatures in a few days and is being advertised in newspapers around the world, delivered to the UN secretary general, and broadcast to the Burmese people by radio. We're trying to get to 1 million signatures this week, please sign below and tell everyone!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?cl_tf_sign=1

This appeal came from a friend and thank you for your help!

-Ram

---- On Tue, Oct 2, 2007, Jonathan Stemer wrote ---

Namaste Every-One,

Thank you Michael for the information about imagine peace.

For those of you that may not be aware there are significant issues arising in Burma right now. This was brought to my attention by Constance. Although, I normally would not be inclined to share this type of information on GRN, I felt moved to do it this time.

I received this email today:

The people of Burma need our immediate help. Below are more details, but if all you have time for is joining in our Global Concordance over the next 5 days, here is a Buddhist Prayer. Please keep it in heart and mind for at least the next 5 days. Please send this notice to all you know who care:

A Buddhist Prayer

Evoking the presence of the great compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings.

Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life.

Thank you James Ayotte for locating this Concordance, and thank you Robert March (http://www.bhagavandharma.org/world_peace_day.htm) for bringing this immediate need to my awareness.

All my best, Joseph Giove jgiove@InfinityAffinity.org www.InfinityAffinity.org www.CommonPassion.org

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From: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/t.php

After decades of military dictatorship, the people of Burma are rising - and they need our help. Marches begun recently 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...

Burma: A Global Roar

Burma's generals have brought their brutal iron hand down on peaceful monks and protesters -- but in response, a massive global outcry is gathering pace. The roar of global public opinion is being heard in hundreds of protests outside Chinese and Burmese embassies, people round the world wearing the monks' color red, and on the internet-- where our petition has exploded to over 200,000 signers in just 72 hours.

People power can win this. Burma's powerful sponsor China can halt the crackdown, if it believes that its international reputation and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing depend on it. To convince the Chinese government and other key countries, Avaaz is launching a major global and Asian ad campaign on Wednesday, including full page ads in the Financial Times and other newspapers, that will deliver our message and the number of signers. We need 1 million voices to be the global roar that will get China's attention. If every one of us forwards this email to just 20 friends, we'll reach our target in the next 72 hours. Please sign the petition at the link below -if you haven't already- and forward this email to everyone you care about: http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/t.php

The pressure is working - already, there are signs of splits in the Burmese Army, as some soldiers refuse to attack their own people. The brutal top General, Than Shwe, has reportedly moved his family out of the country - he must fear his rule may crumble.

The Burmese people are showing incredible courage in the face of horror. We're broadcasting updates on our effort over the radio into Burma itself - telling the people that growing numbers of us stand with them. Let's do everything we can to help them - we have hours, not days, to do it. Please sign the petition and forward this email to at least 20 friends right now. Scroll down our petition page for details of times and events to join in the massive wave of demonstrations happening around the world at Burmese and Chinese embassies.

With hope and determination,

Ricken, Paul, Pascal, Graziela, Launched into cyberspace by jgiove@infinityaffinity.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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