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Second Life demos in solidarity with Burma tomorrow (saturday)

Posted on September 28, 2007 by

Burma_vivienne

Like millions of others, I am shocked and horrified with what is happening in Burma / Myanmar.  The nearly complete isolation of the small country makes it virtually impervious to outside public pressure, short of military invasion.  I have long been an admirer of dissident Burmese leader  Aung San Suu Kyi, back in 1999 when I first saw her give a "virtual address" to a peace conference I helped organize in the Hague.

I got news today that there are at least a couple of virtual demonstrations in Second Life tomorrow (September 29) in solidarity with the protesting Burmese:

Burma and Buddhists are being supressed… today the army has closed their internet connections and after all these years of violence they need some support from the rest of the world! From Saturday the 29th at 12.00 PM PDT until the end of the Burning Life Project  October the 1th we will NON-STOP protest at at Burning Life Skylar (teleport SLURL.)  Please feel free to join us at every hour of the day, take a Free Burma Tshirt and support the people of Burma.

For more info on this demonstration, IM Vivienne Casavettes (pictured above).

Sugar Seville also sends me news about another vigil:

Hundreds of Buddhist monks are
being arrested in government raids on monasteries in Myanmar (Burma)
after leading large protests against the military regime. Help show
support for these people by joining us in a vigil on Saturday 9/29 at
12 noon PDT on Odyssey (teleport SLURL).

No reason why there can’t be actions all over the grid, as well as all over the world!

Other steps you can take, suggested by the Peacemaker Institute:

  1. Protest – Look below for details of worldwide protests. Contact US Campaign for Burma to sign up to hold a march, vigil or any sort of event in your area- thelma@uscampaignforburma.org .
  2. Spread the word – Invite your friends to this group, email all your family and friends, write to local newspapers
  3. Write to your elected official – they will respond if enough people contact them.
  4. Wear red clothes on Friday. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18267307704
  5. Email the companies that still operate in Burma, their email addresses are listed here http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=24957770200&topic=3071
  6. Sign up for the petition! US campaign for Burma, Petition Online, AVAAZ

And, of course, pray to whatever dieties you hold dear for peace and justice for the people of Burma.

4 thoughts on “Second Life demos in solidarity with Burma tomorrow (saturday)”

  1. Hayduke Ebisu says:
    September 28, 2007 at 7:24 pm

    Rik… people can also learn more about the issue here: http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/

    Reply
  2. Marc says:
    September 28, 2007 at 10:14 pm

    European bloggers started a campaign to just post one entry on October 4, 2007 (Free Burma) or otherwise show support.
    Details available in English, French and German here:
    http://freeburma.stots.de/doku.php
    Please spread the word and this link.

    Reply
  3. rikomatic says:
    September 28, 2007 at 10:28 pm

    Hey, thanks for the extra info folks!

    Reply
  4. Free Burma! says:
    September 30, 2007 at 4:19 pm

    Free Burma!
    International Bloggers’ Day for Burma on the 4th of October
    International bloggers are preparing an action to support the peaceful revolution in Burma. We want to set a sign for freedom and show our sympathy for these people who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons. These Bloggers are planning to refrain from posting to their blogs on October 4 and just put up one Banner then, underlined with the words „Free Burma!“.
    http://www.free-burma.org

    Reply

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