[ssf] Re: Mexico Speakers Tour

[Helen Gilbert]

Hello

Thanks for that enthusiastic response Dan. Have attached a bit more info 
about Tita/Mexico to give you a better idea. The angle I want to try and get 
is the impact of grassroots orgs on big structures ie. breaking the cycle of 
impunity and human rights violation, with reference to Tita's personal 
experience/fears/challenges/progress. Could you inform the Venezuela lot and 
see if they-re interested?

Thanks

Helen

>From: Dan <dan at aktivix.org>
>To: Helen Gilbert <hef00 at hotmail.com>
>CC: mea01djp at sheffield.ac.uk, poa02csd at shef.ac.uk, 
>alexblenkinsop at hotmail.com,        dmhale at hotmail.com, 
>j.harkness at shef.ac.uk, k.gillan at shef.ac.uk,        matt_myers at lycos.co.uk, 
>stickemupbuster at hotmail.com,        robjnc at yahoo.co.uk, 
>rosehodgson at lycos.com, mobilemidwife at hotmail.com,        
>tom at idiolect.org.uk, pbiuk at gn.apc.org, Ssf at lists.aktivix.org
>Subject: Re: Mexico Speakers Tour
>Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:24:34 +0000
>
>Hi Helen!
>
>21st April is the usual social forum day: we could host a meeting then.  I 
>think maybe the Sheffield 2 Venezuela organising folk might want to come 
>along too, not sure.
>
>In principle, I think this is a great idea.  SSFers?
>
>Helen - any more details of what ADAFEM and Radilla do, or the situation in 
>Mexico?  I.e. something that could snappily go on a poster!
>
>peace
>
>Dan
>----
>
>Helen Gilbert wrote:
>
>>
>>Hello
>>
>>I am contacting you on behalf of Peace Brigades International (PBI) with 
>>an exciting proposal for an event/talk in Sheffield. . .
>>
>>PBI is a humanitarian non-governmental organisation that works to assist 
>>human
>>rights defenders by providing protective accompaniment to individuals
>>and
>>organisations who request our support, enabling non-violent conflict
>>resolution. We currently work in Colombia, Guatemala, Indonesia and
>>Mexico.
>>
>>In April we will be visited by a human rights activist from Mexico -
>>Tita
>>Radilla. She is the vice-president of AFADEM - an organisation made up
>>of
>>families of the detained and disappeared who have been protesting to
>>governmental institutions about the disappearences since 1978. PBI is
>>hoping to use the opportunity of having her with us to organise a
>>programme of
>>events and talks to raise awareness of the human rights situation in
>>Mexico.
>>
>>I'm wondering whether there would be any interest for organising an event 
>>in Sheffield - it could be linked in with Peace in the Park, People and 
>>Planet, Social Forum(?), Make Poverty History . . . This is a very 
>>exciting opportunity. Please let me know asap if you see any possibility 
>>for making something happen. The dates I anticipate her being available 
>>are 18th - 22nd April 2005.
>>
>>Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>>Helen Gilbert
>>(PBI Outreach worker)
>>
>
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