FREE BURMA

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  Ehe 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  Etelling the people that growing numbers of us stand
with them. Let’s do everything we can to help them  Ewe 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, Galit, Ben, Milena and the whole Avaaz Team

Picture : A street littered with sandals from protesters who ran from armed troops 27th Sep in Yangon, Myanmar