The North Shore Colombia Solidarity Committee Blog

Urgent Message for Colombia Supporters

from: HealthLink

Dear Colombia Solidarity friends,

We just got word that the coal mining industry is having a conference in Miami on Jan. 31-Feb.1 on best means of coal exploitation throughout the Americas. These companies are directly related to the displacement of the Wayuu and other groups in the Guajira of Colombia. Bridges Across Borders is collaborating with other groups to address the concerns of human rights violations and ecological devastation that are not slated to be on their agenda. We will be sending out sample letters and actions you all can take from your home location and we certainly welcome any visitors who want to explore the Florida beaches on a short notice, but we need your help getting a representative INSIDE THE MEETING. The fee for attendance at the conference is $1,250.00, no small amount for us struggling non- profit organizations, but collectively we should be able to raise these funds.

Individuals and groups can help by sending a contribution to send Professor Steve Striffler as our collective representative on the inside. He is a professor of anthropology and Latin American Studies at the University of Arkansas and has been involved in Colombian Solidarity. He intends to come to Miami and will cover his own travel costs; we just need to pay the admission fee. Along with asking poignant questions and presenting a voice that will otherwise not be heard, he can also offer invitations to attend the two gatherings (attached here) and offer the attendees to see for their selves the effect of mining on indigenous communities. We promise you a report worthy of your newsletter or other distribution mechanism and you will be listed as a named collaborator in this Wayuu Solidarity Campaign.

Thanks for all your work for peace and justice in Colombia.

In solidarity,
Carol Mosley
Bridges Across Borders
PO Box 103
Graham, FL 32042
office@bridgesacrossborders.org
www.bri dgesacrossborders.org

YES, we want to help the people’s voice to be heard inside the Coltran Meeting in Miami on Jan.31-Feb.1. Our group pledges $__________ towards the conference fee. List us as a collaborator and send us the report!

posted by Alan  # 11:59 AM