Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Burma: What You Can Do

This is what the monks in Burma have done:


This is what you can do:


WRITE OR CALL YOUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/

SIGN PETITIONS

To the Chinese Govenment
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/uscampaignforburma/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=730&t=HomePage.dwt

To the UN
http://new.petitiononline.com/9848/petition-sign.html

Take Action to Free Aung San Suu Kyi
http://actionburma.com/

The Burma Campaign UK: Campaigning for Human Rights and Democracy in Burma
Email the EU President at http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/eu_action.html

US Campaign for Burma
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/action/action.html

Call for Immediate Action Against the Burmese Military Regime
http://www.petitiononline.com/BUR_2007/petition.html

Stand with the Burmese protestors.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/h.php/?cl=20589575

Release Myanmar Protestors
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/mmr-270907-action-eng

Canadian Petition
http://www.amnesty.ca/take_action/actions/myanmar_peaceful_protests.php

Some UK Petitions:
You must be a British citizen or resident to sign this petition
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SupportBurmese/
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/DemocracyBurma/
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/BurmaPeace/ (deadline to sign up: 4 October 2007)

ENGAGE IN PEACEFUL PROTESTS

visit www.azaaz.org for a worldwide list of peaceful protests

Saturday October 6 12 noon in every major city across the world:

A Day of International Action for a Free Burma
Free Aung San Suu Kyi & Support the Monks in Burma

“We are marching in solidarity with the monks and ordinary people of Burma who are risking their lives for freedom and democracy.

We appeal to all religious and secular communities across the world not to look the other way while the people of Burma cry out for international support.”

Official Dates and Places (Cities / Countries) will be listed soon. (See http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=4973307490)

Suggestions for Protest Signs: Honor Burmese Monks and Nuns -Stop the Bloodshed -
Start a Revolution of Compassion - Compassion is Revolution

CONTACT US: buddhistrelief@gmail.com