psssssst...take action for the lost children of kenya's political violence on feb 27...

i wanted to let you know that amnesty international has designated february 27 as international day of action for kenya...the goal is that on february 27 small groups of friends, neighbors, co-workers, student and local amnesty groups around the world will demonstrate solidarity with the people of kenya and call on the kenyan government to protect people from politically-motivated and ethnic violence...kenyan leaders must end the cycle of impunity that perpetuates the politically motivated violence in kenya...

right now in addition to vigils here in the united states there are commitments from austria, belgium, burkina faso, cote d’ivoire, canada, germany, japan, mali, mexico, the netherlands, new zealand, sierra leone, spain, sweden, the united kingdom, uruguay, and zimbabwe...the east and horn of africa human rights defenders network is also organizing a protest outside the kenyan high commission in kampala, uganda -- all of which I think is pretty cool...

the idea of this day of action is to communicate to the kenyan people directly - through media coverage and kenyan blogs and web sites - the impact of photos of people around the world standing in solidarity with kenyans to end the violence...vigils are currently planned in d.c., l.a., denver, and st. john, minnesota...people are also in the process of planning events in other cities such as new york, seattle, minneapolis, boston, atlanta, and houston...

you can help organize or attend events around the country...in your micro-neck of the woods...or commit to finding those blogs and websites and let your feloow human beings in kenya that you are aware and you are with them right where you are...a vigil doesn't have to be large - even a dozen people with candles and signs is great...the more vigils (no matter how small) around the country there are, the more powerful the message nationally and internationally...

and there is also a large online component including a facebook protest, and posting messages on blogs...the website has more detailed information...pass this information on to your various groupings of peeps or post info on your blogs...

peace out <3