participate in a 43t letter-writing group for amnesty international

Yes, i’ve retired this goal to make room for others, but i just sent an e-mail to Condy Rice. This is where you can go, if you want to send an e-mail, too.

and the government of Myanmar (Burma) has the power to decide to minimize the ongoing damage by accepting outside aid.

We can ask the government of Myanmar to ensure that humanitarian aid is distributed to the victims of Cyclone Nargis and that they cooperate with international relief efforts.

Use this link to send a letter.

Below are some highlights of the e-mail i received from AI regarding this petition:

The people of Darfur continue to suffer rape, killings and displacement, and remain deprived of fundamental needs such as food, water, medical care and shelter—every day.

By signing, you will join hundreds of thousands of activists who are urging President Bush to guarantee the swift deployment of more than 26,000 peacekeepers and police – as mandated by the UN Resolution six weeks ago. You will also ensure that he lives up to his promises to get UN peacekeepers on the ground, fund peacekeeping operations and humanitarian assistance, and keep our attention on displaced persons in Chad and the Central African Republic as well.

On October 24, United Nations Day, Amnesty activists and staff will deliver this urgent petition directly to the White House. And with the strength of our extraordinary numbers, the President will not be able to ignore our call for full deployment of all UN-AU peacekeepers by early 2008 to finally ensure peace and human rights for the people of Darfur. But it will take each and every one of us signing our names and showing our unwavering support.

Sign the petition.

You can go to this page to send an e-mail to GW (for US citizens) or to your US ambassador (for friends around the world) to close Guantanamo.