[ssf] Re: Mexico Speakers Tour

[Helen Gilbert]

Hello

I have pencilled Sheffield into Tita's programme for Thursday 21st April to 
coincide with the social forum meeting. People and Planet at Sheffield uni 
are also interested in being involved and there is due to be a photo 
exhibition on PBI's work opening in Coffee Revolution about that time. Is 
there any way these things can be tied together? Where do the social forum 
meet? Please let me know asap if this is a good date for Sheffield.

Thank you

Helen
(PBI outreach worker)

>From: Dan <dan at aktivix.org>
>To: Helen Gilbert <hef00 at hotmail.com>
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>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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