From: "benjamin ramos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques P.O. Box 1424 Vieques, Puerto Rico 00765 (787) 741-0716 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10 March, 2001 Press Release San Juan Bishop Roberto González and ex President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias to participate in Peace Caravan on Vieques The Committee for the Rescue and Development of Vieques (CRDV) received with joy news that the Bishop of San Juan, Roberto González and Nobel Peace Laureate and ex President of Costa Rica, Oscar Arias will participate in the Peace Caravan that will take place in Vieques this Sunday. After a meeting with community leaders and the mass at the Catholic Church in town, González and Arias will head the Caravan for Peace organized by the CRDV. The visit to Vieques by these two important Latin American figures comes at a crucial moment in the struggle to end the military presence on Vieques. In recent months, a long list of religious and political leaders and public figures in Puerto Rico, the US and other countries have expressed support for this cause: Hillary Clinton; Jesse Jackson; Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchù, from Guatemala; the Dalai Lama; world champion boxer, Tito Trinidad; Puerto Rican major league baseball star, Carlos Delgado; singer Ricky Martin; well known actor and human rights activist Martin Sheen; the Governor of New York, George Pataki; democratic and republican congresspeople, among others. Last week the Bishop of Chiapas, Samuel Ruíz and the Bishop of Caguas in Puerto Rico, Rubén González, traveled to Vieques to hear testimony from the community about the effects of military contamination and other problems related to military activity. "We returned Friday from a successful trip to Washington and the visit by Bishop González and Oscar Arias helps renew our strength to continue with this long and sometimes difficult battle," said Nilda Medina of the CRDV and part of the People’s Lobby Group. "With the suspension of bombing in March we maintain a posture of continued pressure and planning for the next civil disobedience actions, if these are needed," finished Medina. Contact: Robert Rabin 741-0716 _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
