Help Needed to Protect Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous Region
11/6/97
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Headline: Help Needed to Protect Nicaragua's North Atlantic Autonomous
Region
Source: Orin Langelle/Phil Fitzpatrick
NATIVE FOREST NETWORK
Eastern North America Resource Center
POB 57
Burlington, VT 05402 USA
(802)863-0571
(802)863-2532 Fax
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF OUR NEW EMAIL: nfnena@sover.net
Date: 11/6/97
URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON NOVEMBER 10th TO PROTECT THE RAINFOREST AND
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NICARAGUA'S NORTH ATLANTIC AUTONOMOUS REGION
We can make a differance and help protect the indigenous peoples and
rainforests of Nicaragua! Please take action to stop illegal logging on
indigenous lands by SOLCARSA, a subsidiary of the Korean multinational Kum
Kyung.
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION 10 NOVEMBER 1997
Participate at actions or fax Nicaraguan Presidente Aleman (details folow)
or call the Nicaraguan embassy or consulate nearest you.
In the United States there will be gatherings at Nicaraguan
Embassies/Consulates in Washington, DC, New York City and San Francisco.
contacts: Washington, DC--Soren Ambrose (202)544-9355
New York--James Hansen (212)966-5244
San Francisco--Chris Hatch (415)398-4404
If you can't make the actions please FAX Presidente Arnaldo Aleman
?228-7911 (in the US dial 011 first for international calls)
SAMPLE LETTER (please feel free to craft your own):
10 November 1997
Dr. Arnoldo Aleman Lacayo
President of Nicaragua
Casa de la Presidencia
Managua, Nicaragua
FAX: ?228-7911
or Appropriate Consulate
Dear Mr. President / Consul:
We are writing to affirm our solidarity with those in Nicaragua
and around the world who are today calling for the Nicaraguan
government to: (1) respect the autonomy of the indigenous peoples and
regional governments of the RAAN and the RAAS; (2) put an end to
illegal land concessions in those regions; and (3) stop the logging
of the rainforest of the Caribbean Coast.
We join with thousands of activists around the world today to demand
that the illegal logging and violations of autonomy now taking place
there cease at once.
We look forward to your response, and more importantly, to
positive action by the Nicaraguan government on behalf of the peoples
and environment of the Caribbean Coast.
Respectfully,
Individual
Organization
(on behalf of _____ organizations and
individuals in ______________ [country/locality])
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***************************The International Day of Action is being coordinated by Nicaragua Network,
Native Forest Network and Delaware Valley Rainforest Action Group.
For further info (although we will be out of the office from 7-12
November, we can be reached at the Nicaragua Network office @ 202 544
9355):
Orin Langelle/Phil Fitzpatrick
NATIVE FOREST NETWORK
Eastern North America Resource Center
POB 57
Burlington, VT 05402 USA
(802)863-0571
(802)863-2532 Fax
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF OUR NEW EMAIL: nfnena@sover.net
http://www.nativeforest.org