Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 At 05:59 PM 9/26/07, you wrote: >Vispi Jokhi <vhjokhi >[prakruti] Vispi Jokhi supports the Burmese rising, do you? >prakruti > > >Hello, I thought you should know about this: > >Burma is ruled by one of the most brutal military dictatorships in the >world. For decades the Burmese regime has fought off pressure--imprisoning >elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and democracy activists, wiping out >thousands of villages, imposing forced labour, creating refugees- > >But last Tuesday Buddhist monks and nuns, revered in Burma, began marching >and chanting prayers. The protests spread as hundreds of thousands of >ordinary people and public figures joined in, finding the hope they’d >lost. Now they’re facing crackdown so please, show your solidarity to >this movement towards reconciliation and democracy and sign the emergency >petition supporting the Burmese people -- it'll be delivered to United >Nations Security Council members and international media all week: > >http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK > >In the past, Burma's military rulers have massacred the demonstrators and >crushed democracy. The world must stand with the Burmese people at this >time, to show the military rulers that the world will not tolerate >repression and violence. > >Right now, global leaders are gathering in New York for the annual United >Nations summit. In speeches, press interviews but also in real actions, we >need them to show Burma's military junta that the global community is >willing to act in solidarity with the protesters. > >Show your solidarity to this movement for peace and democracy and sign the >emergency petition supporting the Burmese people. It'll be delivered to UN >Security Council members and the UN press corps all week: > >http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK > >Thank you for your help! > > ****** Kraig and Shirley Carroll ... in the woods of SE Kentucky http://www.thehavens.com/ thehavens 606-376-3363 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.859 / Virus Database: 585 - Release 2/14/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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