> WW News Service Digest #107 > > 1) FARC Web server shut down by UC-San Diego > by "WW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >The Burn web-server based at the University of California at San Diego >has been shut down as the result of a campaign by right-wing Colombians. >The Burn server hosted the web site of the FARC, the major left-wing >guerrilla organization in Colombia. It also hosted web sites dedicated >to the Zapatistas in Mexico, a variety of other revolutionary groups >around the world, and a number of progressive/radical groups in the U.S. >that would otherwise not have a presence in cyberspace. It is a vital >resource for many activists and organizers.=20 > >A statement from BURN! had this to say: > >"BURN! has survived many attempts at censorship since we came online in >March 1993. About 2 weeks ago, the Colombian Right began an organized >campaign to get the UCSD communication department to shut us down. >They have succeeded for now, as the chair of the department, Carol = >Padden, >has ordered our machine disconnected. > >"We believe she can be influenced (obviously!!) and we are asking for >letters and phone calls to the chair of the department, Carol Padden, to >express dismay at her willingness to aid attempts to censor dissenting >voices, and pointing out the value to academics and others of the web >pages and mailing lists on burn. If BURN is to survive, we need to be >twice as loud as the Right!!" > >Please take a minute to drop a note or make a call to the head of the >UCSD Communications Department and request that they reverse this >decision.=20 > >Carol Padden, Chair=20 >Department of Communication,=20 >0503 UCSD >9500 Gilman Drive >La Jolla, CA 92093 >phone: (858) 534-2843 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >*** SAMPLE LETTER *** > >I'm very concerned about your decision to shut down the BURN!=20 >web-server. It is my understanding that you have submitted to the=20 >demands of right-wing Colombians who disagree with some of the=20 >material hosted on burn. > >No media source should submit to that kind of censorship, but=20 >especially an academic institution. Many University of Minnesota=20 >students rely on resources, like those on the Burn server, to access=20 >information about the social conflicts in Colombia, Mexico, and=20 >elsewhere. > >Specifically, the site that Burn hosted for the FARC (Colombian=20 >guerrilla organization), should not be kept off the web because of=20 >pressure from those who oppose them. The FARC is recognized by=20 >most nations in the world as a legitimate "belligerent force,"=20 >meaning they have a legitimate political claim and the right to have=20 >diplomatic relations with the world, on par with organizations like=20 >South Africa's African National Congress under apartheid.=20 > >Moreover, the FARC is a significant force that is shaping the history=20 >of Colombia, and Sout h America. Students of Latin America,=20 >political science, peace studies and related areas will benefit greatly=20 >from access to information directly from the FARC about their plans=20 >for Colombia, and, for example, the peace process there. > >I urge you to act QUICKLY to put the BURN server back on-line. > > > >------=_NextPart_001_00A3_01BFCE1B.E9FEEC20 >Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = >http-equiv=3DContent-Type> ><META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>The Burn web-server based at the University of = >California=20 >at San Diego<BR>has been shut down as the result of a campaign by = >right-wing=20 >Colombians.<BR>The Burn server hosted the web site of the FARC, the = >major=20 >left-wing<BR>guerrilla organization in Colombia. It also hosted web = >sites=20 >dedicated<BR>to the Zapatistas in Mexico, a variety of other = >revolutionary=20 >groups<BR>around the world, and a number of progressive/radical groups = >in the=20 >U.S.<BR>that would otherwise not have a presence in cyberspace. It is a=20 >vital<BR>resource for many activists and organizers. <BR><BR>A statement = >from=20 >BURN! had this to say:<BR><BR>"BURN! has survived many attempts at = >censorship=20 >since we came online in<BR>March 1993. About 2 weeks ago, the = >Colombian=20 >Right began an organized<BR>campaign to get the UCSD communication = >department to=20 >shut us down.<BR>They have succeeded for now, as the chair of the = >department,=20 >Carol Padden,<BR>has ordered our machine disconnected.<BR><BR>"We = >believe she=20 >can be influenced (obviously!!) and we are asking for<BR>letters and = >phone calls=20 >to the chair of the department, Carol Padden, to<BR>express dismay at = >her=20 >willingness to aid attempts to censor dissenting<BR>voices, and pointing = >out the=20 >value to academics and others of the web<BR>pages and mailing lists on = >burn. If=20 >BURN is to survive, we need to be<BR>twice as loud as the = >Right!!"<BR><BR>Please=20 >take a minute to drop a note or make a call to the head of the<BR>UCSD=20 >Communications Department and request that they reverse = >this<BR>decision.=20 ><BR><BR>Carol Padden, Chair <BR>Department of Communication, <BR>0503=20 >UCSD<BR>9500 Gilman Drive<BR>La Jolla, CA 92093<BR>phone: (858)=20 >534-2843<BR>e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<BR><BR><BR>*** SAMPLE LETTER=20 >***<BR><BR>I'm very concerned about your decision to shut down the BURN! = > ><BR>web-server. It is my understanding that you have submitted to the=20 ><BR>demands of right-wing Colombians who disagree with some of the = ><BR>material=20 >hosted on burn.<BR><BR>No media source should submit to that kind of = >censorship,=20 >but <BR>especially an academic institution. Many University of Minnesota = > ><BR>students rely on resources, like those on the Burn server, to access = > ><BR>information about the social conflicts in Colombia, Mexico, and=20 ><BR>elsewhere.<BR><BR>Specifically, the site that Burn hosted for the = >FARC=20 >(Colombian <BR>guerrilla organization), should not be kept off the web = >because=20 >of <BR>pressure from those who oppose them. The FARC is recognized by = ><BR>most=20 >nations in the world as a legitimate "belligerent force," <BR>meaning = >they have=20 >a legitimate political claim and the right to have <BR>diplomatic = >relations with=20 >the world, on par with organizations like <BR>South Africa's African = >National=20 >Congress under apartheid. <BR><BR>Moreover, the FARC is a significant = >force that=20 >is shaping the history <BR>of Colombia, and Sout h America. Students of = >Latin=20 >America, <BR>political science, peace studies and related areas will = >benefit=20 >greatly <BR>from access to information directly from the FARC about = >their plans=20 ><BR>for Colombia, and, for example, the peace process there.<BR><BR>I = >urge you=20 >to act QUICKLY to put the BURN server back = >on-line.<BR><BR></BODY></HTML> > >------=_NextPart_001_00A3_01BFCE1B.E9FEEC20-- > >------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01BFCE1B.E9FEEC20 >Content-Type: text/html; > name="ATT00000.html" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="ATT00000.html" > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = >http-equiv=3DContent-Type> ><META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> ><DIV><FONT size=3D2>PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WIDELY TO ALL FRIENDS = >AND=20 >LISTS<BR><BR>The Burn web-server based at the University of California = >at San=20 >Diego<BR>has been shut down as the result of a campaign by right-wing=20 >Colombians.<BR>The Burn server hosted the web site of the FARC, the = >major=20 >left-wing<BR>guerrilla organization in Colombia. It also hosted web = >sites=20 >dedicated<BR>to the Zapatistas in Mexico, a variety of other = >revolutionary=20 >groups<BR>around the world, and a number of progressive/radical groups = >in the=20 >U.S.<BR>that would otherwise not have a presence in cyberspace. It is a=20 >vital<BR>resource for many activists and organizers. <BR><BR>A statement = >from=20 >BURN! had this to say:<BR><BR>"BURN! has survived many attempts at = >censorship=20 >since we came online in<BR>March 1993. About 2 weeks ago, the = >Colombian=20 >Right began an organized<BR>campaign to get the UCSD communication = >department to=20 >shut us down.<BR>They have succeeded for now, as the chair of the = >department,=20 >Carol Padden,<BR>has ordered our machine disconnected.<BR><BR>"We = >believe she=20 >can be influenced (obviously!!) and we are asking for<BR>letters and = >phone calls=20 >to the chair of the department, Carol Padden, to<BR>express dismay at = >her=20 >willingness to aid attempts to censor dissenting<BR>voices, and pointing = >out the=20 >value to academics and others of the web<BR>pages and mailing lists on = >burn. If=20 >BURN is to survive, we need to be<BR>twice as loud as the = >Right!!"<BR><BR>Please=20 >take a minute to drop a note or make a call to the head of the<BR>UCSD=20 >Communications Department and request that they reverse = >this<BR>decision.=20 ><BR><BR>Carol Padden, Chair <BR>Department of Communication, <BR>0503=20 >UCSD<BR>9500 Gilman Drive<BR>La Jolla, CA 92093<BR>phone: (858)=20 >534-2843<BR>e-mail: <A=20 >href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR><BR>= ><BR>***=20 >SAMPLE LETTER ***<BR><BR>I'm very concerned about your decision to shut = >down the=20 >BURN! <BR>web-server. It is my understanding that you have submitted to = >the=20 ><BR>demands of right-wing Colombians who disagree with some of the = ><BR>material=20 >hosted on burn.<BR><BR>No media source should submit to that kind of = >censorship,=20 >but <BR>especially an academic institution. Many University of Minnesota = > ><BR>students rely on resources, like those on the Burn server, to access = > ><BR>information about the social conflicts in Colombia, Mexico, and=20 ><BR>elsewhere.<BR><BR>Specifically, the site that Burn hosted for the = >FARC=20 >(Colombian <BR>guerrilla organization), should not be kept off the web = >because=20 >of <BR>pressure from those who oppose them. The FARC is recognized by = ><BR>most=20 >nations in the world as a legitimate "belligerent force," <BR>meaning = >they have=20 >a legitimate political claim and the right to have <BR>diplomatic = >relations with=20 >the world, on par with organizations like <BR>South Africa's African = >National=20 >Congress under apartheid. <BR><BR>Moreover, the FARC is a significant = >force that=20 >is shaping the history <BR>of Colombia, and Sout h America. Students of = >Latin=20 >America, <BR>political science, peace studies and related areas will = >benefit=20 >greatly <BR>from access to information directly from the FARC about = >their plans=20 ><BR>for Colombia, and, for example, the peace process there.<BR><BR>I = >urge you=20 >to act QUICKLY to put the BURN server back = >on-line.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Jessica=20 >Sundin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > >------=_NextPart_000_00A2_01BFCE1B.E9FEEC20-- > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
