Petition to Chinese President Hu Jintao and the UN Security Council
Sign the Petition: Stand with the Burmese Protesters
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:
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 the petition and tell everyone!
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.
Sign the Petition: Stand with the Burmese Protesters
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