Burma Peace Rally December 9, 2007

Sunday Dec. 9th, 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Civic Center Plaza
Polk St & McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102

COME RALLY FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM to Mark The International Human Rights Day!

The People of Burma have been forced to live under the brutal dictatorship since 1962, and have been violently crushed repeatedly every time they rose up against the successive dictatorial regimes.
Recently, led by Buddhist monks, hundreds of thousands of peaceful people are taking to the streets to cry out for an end to the long-standing military dictatorship in Burma yet again. However, holding Buddhist Sassana flags and reciting prayers of love on the street is now a crime punishable by beating and death. Many monks have been disrobed, beaten, humiliated, tortured, and killed, and there are reports of a massacre in the jungle. The military junta is raiding monasteries and private homes in the middle of the night and dragging away those they suspect of involvement. Over 4,000 Buddhist monks and protesters have been arrested and the Burmese population is living in fear.

The people of Burma need your help. Despite this brutal military crackdown, the brave struggle continues, but both protestors and innocent onlookers are being beaten, arrested, imprisoned, tortured and killed. Please JOIN us to mark the INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY and to appeal to the UN and the international community to take swift and effective measures to stop the killings and establish the democracy and rule of law in Burma.

Contact: 707-360-8452; 510 673 4452; 415 672 9095; badasf.org; bpf.org

Organized by International Burmese Monk Organization, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Burmese American Democratic Alliance, Burmese American Women’s Alliance

Official Website: http://badasf.org