“Saffron Revolution” unfolding in Burma!

Thousands of Monks Peacefully Confront Military in Burma

Students of principled nonviolence have long upheld Aung San Suu Kyi,

Buddhist and leader of Burma’s democracy movement, as a luminary of

nonviolent social change. On Saturday, the Burmese military junta

allowed 500 monks to visit Suu Kyi at her home-prison, yielding to the

recent massive nonviolent demonstrations by monks, students, and civic

leaders. It appears that the monks have set up a win-win situation,

where the government is hesitating to act and crush the demonstrations

(as they did in 1988) because it would likely cause the nonviolent

uprising to spread all across the country in protest. Marches have now attracted 100,000 participants.

Check out the story on Common Dreams:

“Burma ‘Reaches Tipping Point’ As Monks Take On the Military Junta

Monks stage more protests against its military rulers – despite

threats of force,” by David Williams: click here

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