In the past few weeks Avaaz members in every country in the world have answered the call to action and built an unprecedented global solidarity movement with the people of Burma. We've accomplished a great deal together, here's a short summary of what we've done so far:
- Yesterday, our 775,000-signature petition was hand-delivered by Avaaz and Buddhist monks to UK Prime Minister and powerful Security Council member Gordon Brown (See here)
- Over the weekend, tens of thousands of European Avaaz members sent emails to their Foreign Ministers, urging the EU to squeeze the Burmese junta. Yesterday, the EU agreed to tougher measures to pressure the generals.
- In Singapore--where Burma's generals shop, bank, and vacation and where democratic activism is very rare--thousands of Avaaz members have contacted their Foreign Minister, George Yeo, urging him to lead efforts for progress in Burma. Yeo has sharply criticized the Burmese regime.
- The Avaaz petition was run as a global ad campaign targeting China - including a full page ad in the Financial Times worldwide. Last week, China reluctantly supported a UN Security Council condemnation of the Burmese crackdown.
- Avaaz members joined with other groups to mobilize worldwide protests outside Chinese and Burmese embassies on a day of action on October 6th, covered in the international media.
- Check out some of the press we've gotten for this campaign: The Guardian, Mizzima, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Thanks to all of you who've made this possible. 20 years ago, when the democracy movement last took to the streets in Burma, the military massacred thousands of activists. This time, everything could be different, because this time the world isn't looking away. Let's keep the momentum going. Please keep checking our website for the latest developments and ways to get involved. In the meantime, if you haven't yet, it would be great if you could make a donation to help Burmese activists out.
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