Theos-Talk Archives (October 2007 Message tt00007)

Avaaz.org - The World in Action

Dear friends,

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.


With hope and determination,



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


Please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book to make sure you keep
receiving emails from Avaaz, or go here to unsubscribe.

Avaaz.org is staffed by a global team of campaigners operating on 3
continents. We have administrative offices in London, New York, and 
Rio de
Janeiro. Please direct mail to our NY office at 260 Fifth Avenue, 9th
floor, New York, NY 10001 U.S.A.



--- In theos-talk@yahoogroups.com, "danielhcaldwell" 
<danielhcaldwell@...> wrote:
>
> Burma: Thousands dead in massacre
> of the monks dumped in the jungle
> 
> Thousands of protesters are dead and the bodies of hundreds of 
executed 
> monks have been dumped in the jungle, a former intelligence officer 
for 
> Burma's ruling junta has revealed. 
> 
> See:
> 
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?
> in_article_id=484903
> 
> If this link doesn't work, use this one:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/2ljv2m
> 
> Daniel
>