Support the Monks' protest in Burma/Myanmar

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Date:

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Time:

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Event Type:

Protest

Organizer/Author:

Shauna

Location Details:

Justin Herman Plaza in downtown San Francisco (near the Embarcadero).

One of a number of international protests being held in support of the thousands of monks and people of Burma who protested peacefully against the military junta that currently rules the country. Over the past week the regime cracked down brutally, killing dozens, cutting off access to the internet, and now thousands of monks have gone missing. Get out and raise awareness of this issue.

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Added to the calendar on Thu, Oct 4, 2007 7:18PM

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§Global rallies to pressure Burma

by BBC (reposted)

Sat, Oct 6, 2007 10:12AM

Campaigners in 30 cities around the world are staging a series of rallies against the bloody crackdown on anti-government protests in Burma.

The marches, starting at noon, began in New Zealand then moved to Asia and Europe, ahead of North America later.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown met marchers in London and vowed to keep "pressure for change" and push for more EU sanctions against the regime.

The marches come as Western powers at the UN make moves to condemn the junta.

Diplomats have circulated a draft statement at the UN denouncing the "violent repression" of pro-democracy protests.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7031171.stm

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