Petition for Zimbabwe

Avaaz has put together a petition calling for the results of Zimbabwe's March 29th election to be released, verified, and peacefully honored. They have been collecting thousands of signatures this week from their African members, and are now asking the rest of the world to join in. This petition will be delivered through diplomatic channels, media--and an event on Wednesday, April 16, when South African president Thabo Mbeki travels to the United Nations to chair a special meeting of the UN Security Council.

The letter they sent me included the following quote, which captures perfectly my reasoning for posting petitions like this on my blog:

In a crisis like this, a petition is just a small step--but it's something all of us can do, to raise our voices and call for what's right. And as history shows, international solidarity can be a powerful thing.

So please, I ask you to take a moment and join me in this small step. Sign the petition. They already have almost 85,000 signatures. Please help them get to their goal of 100,000.