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Panties for Peace?

I kid you not..

The Panties for Peace campaign in Canada

The Panties for Peace campaign in Quebec and across Canada is led by a coalition of feminist and civil society organizations coordinated by the Montreal-based Fédération des Femmes du Québec (Quebec Women’s Federation) and the Rights & Democracy Student Network.

The goal of the Canadian campaign is to raise awareness about the human rights abuses against women in Burma and to encourage Canadian support for ongoing efforts to help victims of Burma’s decades-old humanitarian crisis.

What can panties do for peace in Burma?

The Panties for Peace campaign plays on the regime leaders’ superstitious fear that contact with a woman’s underpants will rob them of their power. Women around the world are asked to post their panties to local Burmese embassies in a bid to strip the regime of its power and bring an end to its gross violations of human rights, especially those committed against Burma’s women.

Support the women of Burma
Strip the military regime’s power
Help fund relief efforts
Send your panties for peace!

Here’s what you can do :

1) Clean out your drawers,
• choose some panties,
• Write a message of solidarity on them (for example, « Solidarity with Burma », « Oust the Military Regime! » « Take that, Than Shwe! » …) and/or print the flower-shaped sticker displaying the leaders of the military regime (available on Lanna Action for Burma).

2) Send your package to the representatives of the military junta in Canada :
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
85 Range Rd, 903
Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 8J6

Act Now.. Details Here

I wonder which is more effective – panties or a UN military force?

photo credit: lemoncat1