[Avaaz.org petition] Peace for Kenya!

Namaste, dear brothers and sisters. Here is a petition from Avaaz.org to ask world government leaders to let their voice be heard: peaceful negotiations at once in Kenya to avoid further bloodshed and unrest.

Please do sign if you feel guided to do so.

Gratefully,
Velanthas

Do you know, Kenya’s on the brink of disaster -- bullets are flying on the streets, with over 600 killed and 250,000 made homeless as government and opposition struggle over the presidency. There’s something we can do to help before it’s too late, so I thought you might be interested.

Only dialogue and an independent election review will dispel the crisis - and the world can play a crucial role: by reinforcing the efforts of mediators like Kofi Annan, and refusing to recognize any government not legitimately established. 50,000 of us have already sent this message to our foreign ministers, and almost all have listened so far. But inside Kenya, hardline leaders are sowing conflict and the country hangs in the balance.

President Kibaki and opposition leader Odinga need to hear that international legitimacy will only come after they engage honestly in mediation. To send this message, we're taking out a full page ad in The Daily Nation, an influential Kenyan newspaper. The ad will list the number of messages we've sent to our governments, the more the better -- so please, click below to see the ad and send your own message:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/kenya_free_and_fair/22.php?CLICK_TF_TRACK

It's not too late to help Kenya back from the brink!