Our posters, our bill

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Dear friends across India,

As the Lokpal bill is about to go into Cabinet, the government is censoring our billboards for a strong law. But we can make sure we are not silenced and our messages are seen all over the country -- click to print out a Jan Lokpal poster, and stick it up in your community. Let's cover India with our powerful anti-corruption demands!

In days our Jan Lokpal will face its greatest threat -- a Cabinet process that could sap all its strength and teeth. But together we can protect it and visibly ramp up the public pressure.

Last week, we unveiled massive billboards across Delhi calling for a strong Jan Lokpal. But the government censored them and stopped us putting them outside Congress's offices. Now every one of us can help make sure our messages are seen -- let's print out the posters and stick them up in our communities, and cover India with our powerful anti-corruption demands!

It's simple and easy -- click below to see and download a poster, print it out, stick it up in your neighborhood, take a photo and send it in. A collage of the photos from around India will be delivered to the politicians and the press, to show that we will not be silenced:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/plaster_india_with_posters_1/?vl

The fight for a Jan Lokpal is going to take all of us and all our creativity. Since 1968, when this bill was first introduced, greedy politicians have thwarted its passage. They are doing it again now -- pushing for a watered-down Lokpal that gives politicians overriding power to decide who will be investigated. But our movement is stronger than ever -- 6 82,475 of us signed up for an effective anti corruption legislation and, for the first time in forty-three years, we have the chance to change the way politics is done in India.

Imagine a massive wall with photos of people from every corner of India beside the same posters calling for a strong Jan Lokpal! We can do this together -- we each just need to follow these 5 steps:

1. Click and download the posters. Choose the one/s you feel are most important.
2. Print them onto paper -- it does not matter what size, but the bigger the better.
3. Take the posters and stick them with tape or glue anywhere that is visible -- on your kirana shop, your car park, the bus stop, or outside any landmark.
4. Take a picture of yourself with the poster (like the one above).
5. Send your photo into photoslokpal@avaaz.org as soon as possible. Avaaz staff will start compiling the collage of photos this week.

Let's send the government the most powerful visual message they've ever received for the Jan Lokpal -- click to download and stick up a poster and then send in your photo:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/plaster_india_with_posters_1/?vl

As our greatest hope of tackling corruption in a generation falls into the dark recesses of the Cabinet and Parliamentary Committees, let's make sure our voices on the streets are louder than ever and help ensure a strong Jan Lokpal emerges at the end.

With hope,

Ricken, Saloni, Alice, Shibayan, Brianna and the whole Avaaz team.

P.s. If you are having any problems please get in touch at postershelp@avaaz.org.


SOURCES:

NGO floods politicians with messages on Jan Lokpal Bill
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/article2155122.ece

All parties pledge to back 'strong' Lokpal
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-04/india/29733396_1_lokpal-bill-higher-judiciary-civil-society

PM should be under Lokpal: BJP
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-07-05/news/29738874_1_lokpal-bill-prime-minister-immunity

96% residents want PM under Lokpal ambit, says poll
http://www.hindustantimes.com/96-residents-want-PM-under-Lokpal-ambit-says-poll/Article1-717027.aspx

Citizens push to bring Prime Minister in Lokpal ambit
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-15/india/29661081_1_lokpal-ambit-lokpal-bill-ombudsman-bill

Anna Hazare more trusted than govt: IBN-HT poll
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/anna-hazare-more-trusted-than-govt-ibnht-poll/165012-3.html

Lokpal activists urge "massive action" online to save the bill
http://rtn.asia/526_lokpal-activists-urge-massive-action-online-save-bill


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