FRIDAY: National Day of Student Action for Burma
The U.S. Campaign for Burma is organizing a day of action for this Friday. Here's the description:
We are asking every student in the country to organize their campus this Friday, October 5th in support of the people of Burma!
Wear a red shirt, organize speakers, booths with information, concerts- whatever you want this Friday to show support for the half a million peaceful protesters in Burma (Myanmar), a country in Southeast Asia ruled by a ruthless military regime. Burma’s monks, who wear red and maroon colored robes, have led the protests this past week.
The military has responded by massacring hundreds of monks and civilians, as well as brutally torturing and arresting them. With the monks being killed and detained, the students in Burma are standing up now to lead the fight.
Speak out to stop the massacre! We are asking you to wear red to demonstrate that students everywhere care about the situation in Burma.
Massacres? Huh??
In case you've been living under a rock for the last 2 weeks,
For more information on the day of action and the situation as a whole, check these links:
http://www.studentsforburma.org
http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/
To show solidarity, sign this petition or join the Facebook group (240,000 members so far). Also sign this petition to pressure China to use its leverage over the military regime to stop the killing.
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