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[G2:1905 class=g2image_float_left]Projects:
StoneCircles.org is in the process of purchasing a large number of “flip video” cameras which are very discrete, AA battery operated, tape-less cameras whose data can be uploaded directly to a computer and then sent by satellite phone out to the world. The cameras are only about $100 apiece and we need your help to purchase them and the more expensive transmission equipment needed to get the video out of the country...Making sure that the world can witness what is going on within Burma is one of the only means we have of keeping the activities of the government under check and bring power back into the hands of the Burmese people...Click on the “donate now” button and then be sure to check “yes” where it asks if this donation is designated for Burmese video equipment.

Petitions:

• Contact Elected Officials
• http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/uscampaignforburma/pe...
• http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_burma/tf.php?cl_tf_sign=1

Links:

• http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/whatyoucando/getstarted.html
• http://www.badasf.org/
• The Buddhist Peace Fellowship's Burma Action Page: http://bpf.org/html/whats_now/2007/burmaevents.html
• San Francisco Insight Meditation Community
  http://sfinsight.org/burma.html

Read on for past events:

[G2:1907 class=g2image_float_left] (Image from: http://www.uscampaignforburma.org/index.html) The 2008 Beijing Olympics does seem to be mentioned more frequently in the last few days. I was pleased to wake up to this story on NPR's Morning Edition:

China Urged to Use Clout in Myanmar

For the latest: Try this Google News Search

This is a great article on the cultural, political and spiritual ramifications of the political action by Burmese Monks this past week:

What Makes a Monk Mad

More opportunities for political action in San Francisco:

Monday, October 1, noon, Justin Herman Plaza: walking meditation and
walk to United Nations Plaza.
This will be a nonviolent public walk in solidarity with the Burma