This is a cross post from Fair Play
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to speak at the United Nations General Assembly today. He has said he wants to wipe Israel off the map, he regularly denies the Holocaust and he has brutally put down protests in Iran at his apparent theft of the Presidential election.
Unfortunately, there’s no way to stop Ahmadinejad speaking at the UN. But Governments don’t have to sit there and listen to him. They can walk out, as the UK Government and many others did when he spoke at Durban II.
So we’re arranging a quick Twitter campaign to call on the UK Government to walk out while Ahmadinejad speaks.
The message the Fair Play Campaign (@fairplaycg) tweeted is
“Ahmadinejad stole an election and denies the Holocaust. @DMiliband and@DowningStreet should walk out when he speaks at the UN. Please RT”
Obviously everyon should write their own message, but messages should include@DMiliband and @DowningStreet, so that they get seen by advisors to Gordon Brown and David Miliband. Also try to include some note in your tweet to encourage others to join the campaign.
If you’re already a twitter user, this will be the easiest campaign you ever joined. So what are you waiting for, write your tweet now!
