
"NEW DEHLI, INDIA - A child holds a placard as Myanmar protesters stage
a rally to protest against Myanmar's government crackdown September 29,
2007 in New Delhi, India. More than one hundred demonstrators,
including some Buddhist monks, participated in the demonstration urging
the Indian government to intervene to stop further bloodshed in
neighbouring Myanmar. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images)" I found the photo at: tiscali.news
Burma Campaign UK has called for October 6th 2007 to be designated a Global Day of Action for Burma This event will be held in 30 Countries and nearly 100 cities including: SydneyAustralia), Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver (Canada), New York and San Diego (United States), Hong Kong and Norway. beginning at 12:00 noon. (
Spurred by the global outcry as a result of the military crackdown on the peaceful protesters all over Burma,
a number of independent groups, social service organisations and
individuals have gotten together to raise their voice and make a stand
for the Burmese populace. The concept for the day was developed by a
coalition of Burma groups including - Burma Campaign UK, US Campaign for Burma, Amnesty International, Avaaz.org and many many more.
Much of the coordination for the protests is being done through Facebook.com, where a group called Support the Monk's Protest in Burma, working closely with Burma Campaign UK and Amnesty International,
has steadily grown to over 300,000 members in a matter of weeks. It is
currently serving as a hotbed of protest related news and as a
flashpoint for Burma related activity on the Internet.
An online petition hosted by Avaaz.org is being sent to the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, and the UN Security Council,
urging them to "oppose a violent crackdown on the demonstrators" and
"support genuine reconciliation and democracy". The petition includes a
pledge to hold them "accountable for any further bloodshed". Initially
it aimed to receive 500,000 signatures, having achieved that, a new
target of 1,000,000 has been set.
International Bloggers' Day for Burma, a campaign for bloggers to
not post to their blogs, was held on October 4. They were asked to
simply put up one Banner, underlined with the words, "Free Burma!"
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