Emergency Global Petition for people of Burma

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September 27, 2007 at 9:31 am

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w-r-u

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same issue, different petition::

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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 in the provinces, bringing
miseries from forced labour to refugee camps.

Last Tuesday Buddhist monks and nuns, revered in Burma, began marching
and chanting prayers. The protests spread—now they’re growing by tens of
thousands every day, as ordinary people join in.

Peaceful protesters numbered 20000 on Sat, 30000 Sun, 100000 today. This
week, they could win a new life for their country. In the past, Burma’s
military rulers have massacred the demonstrators and crushed democracy.
This time it can be different—but only if we stand with the Burmese.

Global leaders are gathering now in New York for the annual United
Nations summit. In speeches and press interviews, we need them to show
Burma’s military junta how grave the consequences will be if they crush
the protesters with violence this time.

Please sign this petition asking the Prime Minister to support the
peaceful protests in Burma through all the means available to his office.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SupportBurmese/sign
September 27, 2007 at 1:03 pm

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General Lighting

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I’ve merged the two threads so both petitions (the avaaz one and the PM one) are in the same thread

For British citizens, the “PM petitions” do actually get sent to the Government and it appears that the “signatures” are validated against the electoral roll (hence why you get asked for an address and postcode) to prove they are authentic.. (you have to be a British citizen to get your signature counted)

they aren’t just ignored, even if you just get an email from “Gordon Brown” (which actually comes from the relevant Civil Service Department) with a brush-off the response has been noted.

The wider problem with this part of the world is it is built on ancient ideas of patriarchy and empire which are more suited to the middle ages but they are being propped up by the demands of the global market for resources (particularly oil)

Worse, a lot of Western conservatives and religious types (although few admit it) secretly envy the “robust control and governments” of South East Asia – as some nations have sacrificed democracy and gained (as least for the people who comply or who have power) a lot of economic success.

Further, régimes like this survive because they provide cheap labour/goods/resources to Western economies and China.

It goes further than just signing petitions, we also need to look closely at what is really going on in foreign countries to provide stuff like our computers/MP3 players/cheap travel etc, and maybe reduce our contributions to consumerism…
September 27, 2007 at 3:41 pm

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globalloon

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signed

as GL says, buying cheap goods perpetuates slave labour and oppression. US and EU trade restrictions on countries like Burma have little effect unless they are backed up by Russia, China and India (the last two are the main trade partners with Burma). At the moment it seems that China is backing the Burmese military junta

US has said it will restrict trade with Burma and it’s trade partners but I can’t see it restricting trade with China as they owe China billions upon billions of dollars and rely on them for economic stability

Burmese fought for Britain in WWII and were among some of the most loyal allies.. but they were abandoned, their plight forgotten and their fate left to military oppression in the years after the war, which is sick betrayal at it’s worst, as they loyally fought and died for our freedom from facism

bizzare that our government and military support ‘regime change’ in oil rich countries, but not in Burma
September 27, 2007 at 9:00 pm

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tarifa

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done, i guess every little helps
October 5, 2007 at 3:23 pm

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w-r-u

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UPDATE

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Dear friends,

Today, our petition to China and the UN Security Council to stop the brutal crackdown on peaceful Burmese protesters is being delivered to the world in a full page ad in the Financial Times worldwide — but the ad was rejected by other newspapers like the South China Morning Post and the Singapore Straits Times.

Our message is an invitation to China to do the right thing in Burma, not an attack — yet even that seemed too much for media that fear Chinese reprisals.

We won’t let our voice be silenced like this. We’re taking our message to the streets, in an international day of action on Saturday — details are on our petition page, and below.

And we’re redoubling our efforts to make our voice louder: our petition is approaching 600,000 signatures, closing fast on our 1 million goal.The petition link is below – send this email to all your friends and family and help us reach 1 million voices by Saturday!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/w.php

To organize an event for the global day of action, just follow the steps below. To attend an event, scroll down our petition page at the link above for a list of events around the world. Here’s some simple steps for organizers:

Choose a public place or landmark in your town, and organize friends to go there all wearing the same maroon red clothing as the Burmese monks. Tell local media about your plans, and email the details and contact information to dayofaction@avaaz.org — we will try to advertise your event on our petition page.

Ask people attending your event to share their feelings on this crisis and the need for action, and then tie a red ribbon or piece of cloth around fences or trees to leave a more lasting sign of your support for the Burmese.

The worldwide outcry to save Burma’s peaceful monks and protesters is one more sign of how the world is getting closer, feeling increasingly responsible to each other, and for each other as human beings. We’re bringing a voice of humanity to this desperate situation, and we must not be silenced.

With hope and determination,

Ricken, Paul, Graziela, Ben, Sarah, Iain, Galit, Pascal, Milena and the whole Avaaz Team.

PS – Here are some great links for local reporting on the current situation in Burma:

http://www.irrawaddy.org

http://www.mizzima.com
October 25, 2007 at 10:15 pm

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andrea

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do you live still in Bristol, in case you could help me to find good place to listen a techno, because i m so:cry: .
i m french and i arrived just few day ago and i m little bit lose to find some interesting place
thank a lot:wink:
October 26, 2007 at 12:03 am

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MisterDuck

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globalloon wrote:

bizzare that our government and military support ‘regime change’ in oil rich countries, but not in Burma

innit just. makes me fuckin sick. to quote banksy, of all people:

“sometimes i feel so sick at the state of the world i cant even finish my second apple pie”
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