From Avaaz.com:
Dear friends,
The brutal attacks on Burma's peaceful monks and protesters are worsening -- 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 over two hundred thousand people signed our petition in just 72 hours!
We're pulling out all the stops to make sure our call is heard - launching a major global and Asian ad campaign on Tuesday targeting Burma's powerful ally China, delivering the petition to senior officials, and using radio to broadcast our petition and encouragement directly to the people of Burma in their homes. In every case, we need to deliver a petition that has a massive number of signers behind it to be effective – can we make it 1 MILLION signatures this week? If each of us sign the petition at the link below and forward this email to at least 20 friends, we'll reach our target:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/s.php
People power can tip the balance.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. The fate of many brave and good people is in our hands. We must help them – and we have hours, not days, to do it. Please sign the petition (if you haven't already) and forward this email to at least 20 friends right now.
With hope and determination,
Ricken, Paul, Pascal, Graziela, Galit, Ben, Milena and the Avaaz Team
PS – if you would like to join in the massive wave of demonstrations happening around the world at Burmese and Chinese embassies, scroll down our petition page for details of times and events.
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