<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Avaaz.org - The World in Action</title> <meta name="Description" content="Join with people around the world in taking action on pressing global issues." /> <meta name="Keywords" content="Global Political Action, Politics, Global Politics, Climate Change" /> </head> <body> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">  <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no">  <title>Avaaz.org - The World in Action</title>  <table class="container-main" border="0" width="100%" height="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#ebebeb" style="background-color: #ffffff;">  <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="container" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="container-padding" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="background-color: #ffffff; padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #000000; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; font-family: arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: top;" align="left">  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="columns-container"> <tbody><tr> <td class="force-col" valign="top" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="220" align="right" class="col-3" style="margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;" id="last-col-3"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-3-td" align="left" valign="top" dir="ltr" style=" padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #000; margin-left: 8px; margin-right: 8px;margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490" class="wordwrap"><img src="http://avaaz_images.s3.amazonaws.com/14918_cw_3_200x100.jpg" class="deviceWidth" width="240" border="0" style="width: 240px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" align="center"></a></div> <br> <b>The Syrian air force just dropped chlorine gas bombs on children</b>. But President Obama is considering a No Fly Zone that could stop these chemical weapon murders. He needs urgent public support to save tens of thousands of lives. <b>Every signature makes a safe zone more likely: </b> <br> <br> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center"> <tbody><tr> <td class="buttonCell" style="white-space: nowrap; color: white !important;display: block;font-weight: bold;text-align: center;text-transform: uppercase;font-size: 17px;background-color: none;-webkit-transform: skewX(-18deg);-moz-transform: skewX(-18deg);transform: skewX(-18deg);-o-transform: skewX(-18deg);-ms-transform: skewX(-18deg); padding: 10px 35px 10px 35px; background-color: #fc418c; border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(244,184,204); background: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#fc418c 2%,#f40479 33%,#ee0471 69%,#e20561 95%) !important;background: -webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,color-stop(2%,#fc418c),color-stop(33%,#f40479),color-stop(69%,#ee0471),color-stop(95%,#e20561));background: -o-linear-gradient(top,#fc418c 2%,#f40479 33%,#ee0471 69%,#e20561 95%);background: -ms-linear-gradient(top,#fc418c 2%,#f40479 33%,#ee0471 69%,#e20561 95%);background: linear-gradient(180deg,#fc418c 2%,#f40479 33%,#ee0471 69%,#e20561 95%); background-color: #fc418c; line-height: 20px;"> <a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490" style="text-decoration: none;font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;-moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding; background-clip: padding-box; color: white;" class=""><span style="display: inline-block; -webkit-transform: skewX(18deg) !important; -moz-transform: skewX(18deg);transform: skewX(18deg);-o-transform: skewX(18deg);-ms-transform: skewX(18deg);">SIGN NOW </span></a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <div class="show-mobile" dir="ltr" style=" display:none; width:0px; max-height:0px; overflow:hidden;font-size:16px!important;line-height:22px!important;"> Dear friends, <br><br> <b>The Syrian air force just dropped chlorine gas bombs on children</b>. Their little bodies gasped for air on hospital stretchers as medics held back tears, and watched as they suffocated to death.<br><br>But today there is a chance to stop these barrel bomb murders with <b>a targeted No Fly Zone</b>.<br><br> The US, Turkey, UK, France and others are right now seriously considering a safe zone in Northern Syria. Advisers close to President Obama support it, but he is <b>worried he won’t have public support</b>. That’s where we come in.<br><br> Let’s tell him we don’t want a world that just watches as a dictator drops chemical weapons on families in the night. We want action.<br><br> One humanitarian worker said <i><b>‘I wish the world could see what I have seen with my eyes. It breaks your heart forever.’</b></i> Let's show that the world cares -- <b>sign to support a life-saving No Fly Zone: </b> <br><br> <a class="wordwrap" href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490</a><br><br> </div> <div class="show-desktop" dir="ltr" style=""> Dear friends, <br><br> <b>The Syrian air force just dropped chlorine gas bombs on children</b>. Their little bodies gasped for air on hospital stretchers as medics held back tears, and watched as they suffocated to death.<br><br>But today there is a chance to stop these barrel bomb murders with <b>a targeted No Fly Zone</b>.<br><br> The US, Turkey, UK, France and others are right now seriously considering a safe zone in Northern Syria. Advisers close to President Obama support it, but he is <b>worried he won’t have public support</b>. That’s where we come in.<br><br> Let’s tell him we don’t want a world that just watches as a dictator drops chemical weapons on families in the night. We want action.<br><br> One humanitarian worker said <i><b>‘I wish the world could see what I have seen with my eyes. It breaks your heart forever.’</b></i> Let's show that the world cares -- <b>sign to support a life-saving No Fly Zone: </b> <br><br> <a class="wordwrap" href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490</a><br><br> This is not the first time Assad has used chemical weapons on his own people. But this attack comes just days after the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning the use of chlorine gas in Syria. The Council threatened further action in case of violation -- that means now!<br><br> A safe zone, enforced by the US, Turkey, UK, France and other governments, is a modest step that can de-escalate the conflict and help stop the slaughter of civilians. <b>It would not drag the west into a ground war</b>. Experts say the Syrian military won’t be able to successfully challenge a No Fly Zone. <br><br> As long as Assad has control over the airspace, he will think he can win this brutal war by bombing communities into submission. But if we support the No Fly Zone, it can stop now -- <b>let’s show Obama we want him to protect civilians. Add your voice now: </b> <br><br> <a class="wordwrap" href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490">https://secure.avaaz.org/en/syria_safe_zone_loc/?bnKZdjb&v=55490</a><br><br> </div> <div dir="ltr" style="">The numbers are numbing -- over 210,000 killed, 50% of the population driven from their homes, 36% of hospitals destroyed, and almost 4,000 schools smashed. Our community has rallied for years to support Syrians struggling for survival. Let’s do it again, now. <br><br> With hope, <br><br> John, Mais, Nick, Alice, Rewan, Wissam, Ricken and the rest of the Avaaz team <br><br>SOURCES<br><br>Fresh allegations of chlorine gas attacks in Syria (The Guardian)<br><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/17/fresh-allegations-of-chlorine-gas-attacks-in-syria" class="wordwrap">http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/17/fresh-allegations-of-chlorine-gas-attacks-in-syria</a><br><br>Syria escalates barrel bomb attacks as world attention shifts (Yahoo News)<br> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-escalates-barrel-bomb-attacks-world-attention-shifts-025623788.html" class="wordwrap">http://news.yahoo.com/syria-escalates-barrel-bomb-attacks-world-attention-shifts-025623788.html</a><br><br> Will U.S. and Turkey Create a Syria No-Fly Zone? (Bloomberg View)<br> <a href="http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-01/will-us-and-turkey-create-a-syria-safe-zone" class="wordwrap">http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-12-01/will-us-and-turkey-create-a-syria-safe-zone</a><br><br> Syria: Barrage of Barrel Bombs (Human Rights Watch)<br> <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/30/syria-barrage-barrel-bombs" class="wordwrap">http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/30/syria-barrage-barrel-bombs</a><br><br> Syria: The Policy Cul-De-Sac (Atlantic Council)<br> <a href="http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/syria-the-policy-cul-de-sac" class="wordwrap">http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/syria-the-policy-cul-de-sac</a><br> </div> <br><img src="http://open.avaaz.org/act/open/7002537615.gif" border="0" /><br> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>  <style type="text/css"> /* Resets: see reset.css for details */ .ReadMsgBody { width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; } .ExternalClass { width: 100%; background-color: #ffffff; } .ExternalClass, .ExternalClass p, .ExternalClass span, .ExternalClass font, .ExternalClass td, .ExternalClass div body { margin:0; padding: 0; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; -ms-text-size-adjust: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; } table table td .yshortcuts a td.buttonCell img.deviceWidth { width: 240px !important; height: 120px !important; padding: 0; } img.buttonWidth { width: 200px !important; height: 34px !important; padding: 0; } div.show-mobile div.show-desktop /* Give content more room on mobile */ @-webkit-viewport @-moz-viewport @-ms-viewport @-o-viewport @viewport /* Constrain email width for small screens and styles for forcing columns to rows */ @media only screen and (max-width: 600px), screen and (max-device-width: 600px) { table[class="container"] /* force container columns to (horizontal) blocks */ td[class="force-col"] { display: block; padding-right: 0 !important; padding-left: 0 !important; } table[class="col-3"] { /* unset table align="left/right" */ float: none !important; width: 100% !important; max-width: 100%; /* change left/right padding and margins to left/top/bottom ones */ margin-left: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; } /* remove bottom border for last column/row */ table[id="last-col-3"] { margin-bottom: 0 !important; border-bottom: none !important; } td[class="buttonCell"] img[class="deviceWidth"] { max-width: 100%; width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; padding: 0; } img[class="buttonWidth"] { width: 400px !important; height: 68px !important; padding: 0; } /* align images right and shrink them a bit */ img[class="col-3-img"] { float: right; margin-left: 6px; max-width: 130px; } div[class="show-desktop"] div[class="show-mobile"] { display: block !important; overflow: visible !important; width: auto !important; max-height: inherit !important; } } @media only screen and (max-width: 479px), screen and (max-device-width: 479px) { td[class="container-padding"] { padding-left: 12px !important; padding-right: 12px !important; } table[class="col-3"] { margin-left: 0 !important; width: 100% !important; } td[class="buttonCell"] { font-size: 17px !important; line-height: 20px !important; } img[class="deviceWidth"] { max-width: 100%; width: 100% !important; height: auto !important; padding: 0; } img[class="buttonWidth"] { width: 200px !important; height: 34px !important; padding: 0; } div[class="show-desktop"] div[class="show-mobile"] { display: block !important; overflow: visible !important; width: auto !important; max-height: inherit !important; } } @media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active), (-ms-high-contrast: none) { /* IE10-specific styles go here */ table[class="ecxcol-3"], table[class="col-3"] } .wordwrap { /* wrap long text and urls */ white-space: pre; /* CSS 2.0 */ white-space: pre-wrap; /* CSS 2.1 */ white-space: pre-line; /* CSS 3.0 */ white-space: -pre-wrap; /* Opera 4-6 */ white-space: -o-pre-wrap; /* Opera 7 */ white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; /* Mozilla */ word-wrap: break-word; /* IE 5+ */ word-break: break-all; } </style> <font color="#3F3F3F" size="-2"> <b><br/>Avaaz.org is a 41-million-person global campaign network</b> that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. 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