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[Nettime-bold] May 22nd is Zapatista Solidarity Day |
Sisters and Brothers, May 22nd has been announced as the Zapatista Solidarity Day. If you have the time tomorrow, Monday, May 22nd, why not do something for the Zapatistas. There are so many small and painless things one can do for the Zapatistas on their Solidarity Day. To Find out More about the Zapatistas please visit one of the following sites: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1364/cpage1.htm - Cincinnati Zap Page http://www.ezln.org - EZLN official HomePage http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1364/links.htm - CZC Links to other good sites http://www.igc.apc.org/ncdm - National Commission for Democracy in Mexico http://www.mexicosolidarity.org - Mexico Solidarity Network http://www.schoolsforchiapas.org - Schools for Chiapas (a very good org!) http://www.globalexchange.org - Global Exchange http://www.utexas.edu/ftp/student/nave - Accion Zapatista Ways to help: 1. Please Call your Congressman to Support the Resolution for Peace in Chiapas. We're sending out another reminder for everyone to call their House Reps and Senators letting them know you support Senator Leahy's Resolution. In the House it's Resolution number 238, in the Senate it is Resolution number 76. This bill is very important, because it asks the Secretary of State to "take effective measures to ensure that US assistance and exports of equipment to Mexican security forces"…. "are not provided to units of security forces that have been implicated in human rights violations"…. "and to encourage the EZLN and Government to take steps to create conditions of good faith negotiations that address the social, economic, and political causes of the conflict in Chiapas"….and goes on to basically say that Mexico is violating it's own laws by removing Americans and others from Chiapas. To find out the phone numbers of your Senators and House Reps call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. To find them on the web visit http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov. We also have a petition based on this bill, to obtain a copy of this either email us (if you have Microsoft Word) or visit http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1364/P2394.htm (this will require some formatting for you. Instructions on where to send it is on the main petitions page, a link is on the bottom of P2394.htm). To get a copy of the full resolution please call Senator Leahy's office at (202) 224-4242. We believe this bill is a good step in the right direction. Please help the Zapatistas say YA BASTA this year. 2. Write a letter to President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore to let them know that you support Indigenous Rights and the San Andres Accords. You wish them to pressure the Mexican President to enact the San Andres Accords. There are several different things you could write about. Write to them by email at president@whitehouse.gov and Vice.President@whitehouse.gov. You can write them via snail mail at: President Bill Clinton, The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania NW, Washington, DC 20500. Or, you can even call their comments line at (202) 456-1111 and verbally give an operator your message for the President. 3. You can call, fax, or write your closest Mexican Embassy about your concerns for Indigenous, Human, Environmental, and Social Rights in Mexico. The closest Mexican Embassy to Cincinnati is in Detroit. 4. You can contact US Government, Director Office of Mexican Affairs - John Dawson @ (202) 647-8113 (tele) or (202) 647-5752 (fax). 5. You can write the Mexican President at: Presidente de la Republica - Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon at webadmon@op.presidencia.gob.mx 6. You can write The Governor of Chiapas - Roberto Albores Guillen at comsocgo@correo.chiapas.com 7. You can write The UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN MEXICO at bruno.guandalini@un.org.mx 8. You can educate yourself on this issue more. There are a few good books and reports out there. The Chiapas Rebellion by Philip L. Russell, Basta by George A. Collier, Camino a la masacreby Centro de Derechos Humanos/ Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, Terror in Chiapaswhich appeared in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (March/April '98) by Alejandro Nadal, Militarization and Violence in Chiapas by CONPAZ, Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, and Coalition of Civil Organizations for Democracy (Convergencia), We will not forget by Fray Bartolome de Las Casas, Rebellion from the Roots by John Ross, First World, HA HA HA! edited by Elaine Katzenberger, Chiapas: Challenging History by Akwe:kon Journal (Summer 1994), and Democracy in Mexico by Dan La Botz. There are many more if one searches for them. There are also some great videos : Lacandona : The Zapatistas and Rainforest of Chiapas, Mexico by ACERCA, Todos Somos Marcos, 6th Sun, Communique, Chiapas : A shot heard around the world, Zapatista Women, Marcos : World History. Those are just a few of the one's that we know of. The webpages listed at the beginning of the message also give really good insight into the ideals, issues, and culture of the Zapatista Rebellion. 9. And of course, another great contribution is funds or donations. There are always caravans going back and forth to Chiapas, and your monetary or food donations would be welcomed. Also donations are needed for the many organizations (the NCDM, the Mexico Solidarity Network, Pastors for Peace, Accion Zapatista, Chiapas School Construction Team, the Cincinnati Zapatista Coaltion, etc) that are working for justice in Chiapas, most of them are volunteer run and in great need of funds. "Everything for Everyone, Nothing for Us!" - EZLN slogan Thank You for reading this special Zapatista Solidarity Update. If you have any questions, concerns, ideas, or comments please feel free to contact us here at the CZC at miriamczc@yahoo.com or by phone at 513.232.0362. LeeAnn McNabb Cincinnati Zapatista Coalition PO Box 30401 Cincinnati, Ohio 45230 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1364/ miriamczc@yahoo.com/CZC1@excite.com 513.232.0362/513.325-4179 _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold