When we protested Sunday we inserted more than 300 fliers - that call for “Boycott Sri Lankan” products in the windshields of parked cars in the mall

More than 1000 cars passed by when we protested between - 11 am to 3 pm
Each car had 2 to 4 American shoppers - who read our posters and cheered with us.

Mall securities and local cops - came and discussed with us about our protest. I am sure they must have informed their superiors.

Few passengers - photographed us.

We have forwarded our protest news to more than 2000 email recipients - who live in different parts of the world. Also we forwarded our news coverage to Gap, Victoria secret, Tommy and other garment manufacturer.

I am sure our rally would have energized 100s and 1000s TAMILS to conduct similar rallies in other town and cities.

Lastly - we are planning to conduct similar protest in other towns and malls soon.

Following web sites covered our protest.

athirvu, tamilnet, truthdive, twitter tamiltoday, tamileelamnews, srilankan info, thecaravan org, slstudents org,

genocidesrilanka, srilankastateterrorism, eelamwin etc

100s and 1000s of people must have read these websites.

Yes, our full time job is to conduct “boycott sri lanka” protest. we are happy where we live. but we are not happy with soori lanka. Nallur is part of Tamil Eelam.

Our protest is only against soori lanka.

Valarmathi - James is not his original name. These guys are not living in USA. I have been living in USA past 10 years, We know about american people. These Ravi, James and Sreetharan - employees of - Racist Sri Lankan Soori governement. Their job is to post comments in different names.

இந்த ஜேம்ஸ் சரியாய் தமிழ் நாடு என்று எழுதுறன். இவன் நிச்சயமா ஜேம்ஸ் இல்லை.

Good work Kandhan. I am happy to say that I also participated in the boycott held in Sawgrass mall Miami, Florida. Though the number of protestors were less, the impact which we made was tremendous. 20,000 cars passed by and all of them noticed our protests and banners. Very good response, especially from the spanish population and blacks community out here in Miami. They all cheered and supported our protest.

Thanks Raj. Agreed. If we conduct political rally in front of UN or White house - number of participants makes difference. But this is the protest rally - purpose is to expose ugly faces of sri lanka to American public and encourage them to spend their money wisely. In these protest it is good to have minimum participants, hence we can convey our messages effectively with out giving trouble to shoppers.

Ravi, don’t laugh at them. They don’t know anything better.

Good work! Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela said that Boycott was one of the solutions to South Africa’s Apartheid. Therefore boycotting is the correct way for Sri Lanka. With GSP+ removed (for the time being and hopefully permanently) - their economy will go down. Making them even more vulnerable to listen to the west.

It’s not about quantity. It’s about quality

Keep up the good work!. You’re doing wonderful!

Ravi, don’t start your government propaganda on me. This is not about LTTE. This is about boycotting the SL Government because of their human rights abuses.

Firstly, Desmond Tutu is a HUGE supporter of the Tamil cause. He was one of the speakers at UK’s forum on the situation in Sri Lanka. Secondly, what you must understand is the Nelson Mandela was also called a terrorist. Even the peace-loving Gandhi who gained independence for Sri Lanka was called a terrorist. So i don’t think LTTE would mind falling into the same category as these greats!

I can harp on about the laws of terrorism, the Sri Lankan Government’s terrorist activities and analysis of terrorist activities for ages but this is not about that. This about Boycotting a country that has clear human rights abuses - So stick to the stop Ravi.

Anyways, why does it matter to you what the protesters do? If they are able to change one mind - that’s enough for them. They are willing to stand out in winter conditions for a cause they believe in - this speaks volumes. Good on you Tamils! You guys are an inspiration. Keep it up.

Look at what’s been happening (in your words Ravi) marvelously….

1. Sri Lankan Week Organized in Australia- Tamils created a website for “Sri Lankan Week” and millions of aussies flocked to THIS website and check out what they saw ..
http://www.srilankaweek.com/

2. EC to suspend concessions on export of textiles in Sri Lanka <— GSP+ stopped permanently will result in companies importing Sri Lankan goods. Sri Lankan economy will go down.
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article67018.ece

3. Sri Lanka president announces wage hike for troops
“..government’s decision to suspend salary increases for other public servants. The wage freeze and rising living costs have prompted a wave of trade union action in recent weeks and led to street protests by university students and unemployed graduates”
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gz0ClPPyZBN7Y_Ku8DDGpxiXcgWQ

4. Sri Lanka tsunami aid misappropriated: watchdog
“Another half a billion dollars was missing” .
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i9DxaO_TK2cMYKDPXxKrKHwIgMxQ

And my personal favorite……

5. Commonwealth vetoes Sri Lanka bid to hold 2011 gathering
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/29/commonwealth-vetoes-sri-lanka-bid

As you can see, small things makes a big difference.It’s about the quality of work that’s out there. Whose minds we change. Who knows, the President of some huge organization (who import goods from Sri Lanka) could see one of these protests, talk to the Tamils and change their mind about their importers - It’s happened before.

I have met many companies that have stopped their use of Sri Lankan products because of where it comes from and I am only ONE person making a change It’s about meeting the right people, doing what we can to make a change and giving it all we got.

The Tamils in USA are doing an excellent job. Don’t let these haters on this blog put you down. They got nothing better to do than write on blogs. So Ravi and the rest of the haters on this blog, keep laughing, it’s really no big deal. In end - it’s not about YOU. It’s about the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka. While you are writing on blogs we will go and have meetings with top officials, and top organizations to make a change.

I think i’ve said enough.There is no need for me to comment on this blog anymore - i have meetings to attend - people to meet - change the world…….. So I will end with this….

Nelson Mandela, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr - They are just ONE person that made a difference - that changed history - that changed the world. What i see in the people that protested at the rally is passion, determination, heart, courage, commitment , will and perseverance - the makings of a person who will change the world Keep up the good work you are an inspiration.

Really great job, guys. Keep up the excellent work and we will win freedom from the genocidal Sri Lankan regimes.

Pri: very nice comments.

WHO ARE THESE SO CALLED AMERICAN TAMILS ? PLEASE DON’T ASSOCIATE US WITH THEM.

I am tamil. I happy to be part of tamil group who care about suffering of Eelam Tamils and other freedom loving people. Pri: forget about Ravi - whose full time job is to write comments in favor of சொறி லங்கா.

@ Ravi,

Thanks for the generous details of those killed. Please can you be generous enough to provide a list of Tamils killed by Srilankan Government terrorists? I think this list will be endless and there will be no time for you to make a list. However please do make an effort and we all Tamils will be thankful to you forever.

@ Arun,

Please do not worry abt what Tamils will do. We we will clean up all servants of the tyrant Rajapakshe like yourself. We will identify our enemies within and trash them. Soon traitors like you will be left alone and abandoned even by your own family members. You will see what Tamils going to achieve and how Sorilankan state terrorists will be punished by the international bodies.

@Ravi,
hang on. You got no rights to say somebody a moron. This shows your cheap Sorilankan mentality. Change that attitude first. Try to respect Tamils first and they will revert back. All the armed struggle was not because of peace loving srilankans, but because of hatred eschewing Sorilankans like you. Tamils always respect right srilankans like Vikramabaku and Mangala Samaraveera and at the same time will not tolerate tyrants like Rajapakshe, Gothabaye and yourself. Our debate will not end, so just stay away from Tamils and Tamil land and that is what we request from you Singalease.

@Ravi

300,000 Tamils have been kept in the concentration camps for more than 6 months. Do you think this is the act of democracy?

Shanmugam,

I would like to participate in the next protest rally. Please let us know the details.

VICTORY!!! Mission accomplished. I knew this lot can’t take the truth…. Better remove the posts where my name is referred to as well !!! hahahahahahahahahaha

“Our debate will not end, so just stay away from Tamils and Tamil land and that is what we request from you Singalease.”

Sri Lanka is Sinhalese land. Tamil Nadu is Tamil’s land.

@Arun

you missed one important element - Tamil Eleam is Eelam Tamil Land.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100104/bs_prweb/prweb3403354_2

Sex Un-Sells: Provocative Videos Add Activism To Conventional Marketing Strategies; No Blood For Panties Urges Boycott Of Products Made In Sri Lanka

http://www.youtube.com/user/boycottsrilankanow

here is the youtube link

Boycott Sri Lanka, an activist group, released a shockingly innovative video series titled No Blood for Panties today. The videos are part of a campaign to boycott products made in Sri Lanka and help end the oppression of Sri Lanka’s Tamils.

“Boycott Sri Lanka is very excited about its release of the video series,” says group representative Anjali Manivannan. “This video series allows us to reach Americans who might otherwise be unaware of the repercussions of their consumer habits.

and I am very happy to be able to assist with showing an excellent opportunity http://www.PassportToWealth.com/?id=scottymars

Referemdum on Tamil Eelam

Canada Tamils 99.9% voted favour of free Tamil Eelam

France Tamils 99.0% voted favour of free Tamil Eelam

Norway Tamils 99.0% voted favour of free Tamil Eelam

Swiss Tamils voting on 23&24 of January 2010

German Tamils voting on 24 of January 2010

UK Tamils voting on 30&31 of January 2010

http://www.tamilelection.ch/englisch/index.html

Referemdum on Tamil Eelam

Netherland Tamils voting on 24th of January 2010

http://www.sankathi.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=2875&cntnt01origid=52&cntnt01detailtemplate=fullarticle&cntnt01returnid=51

LTTE terrorist supporters giving a bad name to the Tamils once again.

Nelson Mandela called for Boycott of Apartheid regime. Now Tamils are calling for boycott of GENOCIDAL Sri Lankan Products.

Gandhi called for referendum to form an independent democratic India. Tamils are conducting the similar referendum now to legitimate their free Tamil Eelam.