Urgent Message from Ecuador
Heather for campamento internacional | 06.03.2002 13:50
An urgent message to all international organizations and networks for your
assistance in our collective effort to STOP PLAN COLOMBIA and the FTAA.
Comrades,
From Ecuador, scene of a genocidal war, we send you greetings in solidarity
from the Permanent International Camp for Social Justice and the Dignity of
the Peoples. We are writing to update you about our emergency situation, both
political and financial, as the potential for our crucial actions planned
against the FTAA and Plan Colombia unfold amidst increased military
repression. As always, our commitment and struggle are permanent in the face
of the cruel stupidity of our government to involve us in this interventionist
war against our land and peoples.
Today, more than ever, we must insist: Our cry will be heard!
In the urgent push to realize the potential of our actions planned for less
than two weeks away... We feel it is important to alert you of the dire
financial situation that could prevent the mobilization of over two thousand
campesinos that are prepared to participate in this week of collaborative
direct action. To finance buses going to the locations that the encampments
will be taking place,we need to raise at least 5000 u.s. dollars. We regret to announce
that for this crucial and diverse gathering of resistance we do not have the financial
capabilities to ensure a strong movilization against the US military base in Manta.
This convergence will happen no matter, but the potential to mobilize all that wish to
be heard is hanging by a thread. We expect a small amount of funds to come from the
many international participants that will be attending, but there are literally a couple
thousand of potential participants that do not have the ability to pay. We ask that
you please consider the effectiveness of a major action in the Andean region against
American imperialism in at this point in time, and assist us in our struggle to patch together
funds to bring this potential to reality.
At the moment, we are expecting about 1000 participants in Quito and possibly many more in Manta,
sight of the US military base and Lago Agrio, on the border with Colombia. As of yesterday, over 300
international participants from Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, United
States, Canada, Irland, England, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Finland have signed
up to participate. The majority of the international participants are from Colombia who are making
great sacrificies to make the journey to Quito in order to articulate our resistences and alternatives.
Moreover, this is a crucial step that must be taken in order for there to be a strong resistence to the
FTAA meeting that will take place in Quito at the beginning of November.
For more information about this international encampment please visit our
website at
www.camp-ecuador.de.vu/
To make a contribution to this effort please contact us though our email
campamento@ecuanex.net.ec
assistance in our collective effort to STOP PLAN COLOMBIA and the FTAA.
Comrades,
From Ecuador, scene of a genocidal war, we send you greetings in solidarity
from the Permanent International Camp for Social Justice and the Dignity of
the Peoples. We are writing to update you about our emergency situation, both
political and financial, as the potential for our crucial actions planned
against the FTAA and Plan Colombia unfold amidst increased military
repression. As always, our commitment and struggle are permanent in the face
of the cruel stupidity of our government to involve us in this interventionist
war against our land and peoples.
Today, more than ever, we must insist: Our cry will be heard!
In the urgent push to realize the potential of our actions planned for less
than two weeks away... We feel it is important to alert you of the dire
financial situation that could prevent the mobilization of over two thousand
campesinos that are prepared to participate in this week of collaborative
direct action. To finance buses going to the locations that the encampments
will be taking place,we need to raise at least 5000 u.s. dollars. We regret to announce
that for this crucial and diverse gathering of resistance we do not have the financial
capabilities to ensure a strong movilization against the US military base in Manta.
This convergence will happen no matter, but the potential to mobilize all that wish to
be heard is hanging by a thread. We expect a small amount of funds to come from the
many international participants that will be attending, but there are literally a couple
thousand of potential participants that do not have the ability to pay. We ask that
you please consider the effectiveness of a major action in the Andean region against
American imperialism in at this point in time, and assist us in our struggle to patch together
funds to bring this potential to reality.
At the moment, we are expecting about 1000 participants in Quito and possibly many more in Manta,
sight of the US military base and Lago Agrio, on the border with Colombia. As of yesterday, over 300
international participants from Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico, United
States, Canada, Irland, England, Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Finland have signed
up to participate. The majority of the international participants are from Colombia who are making
great sacrificies to make the journey to Quito in order to articulate our resistences and alternatives.
Moreover, this is a crucial step that must be taken in order for there to be a strong resistence to the
FTAA meeting that will take place in Quito at the beginning of November.
For more information about this international encampment please visit our
website at
www.camp-ecuador.de.vu/
To make a contribution to this effort please contact us though our email
campamento@ecuanex.net.ec
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