>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: NGO / G-77 ALLIANCE !, status >Status: > >Dear Friends, > >The first round of invitations has rewarded us with >43 responses as listed below, including 32 organisations >and 16 individuals (the two of which have not yet >confirmed their participation). > >The question now is if this number would be adequate as >basis for addressing the G-77. > >In my opinion we need at least doubling this number in >order to convince the G-77 that we could be of any >help. > >My suggestion therefore would be that each one of us >provide the address of at least one additional organisation >interested in participating. > >A listserv for discussing the project would be desirable. >Unless somebody would have anything better to offer, >I shall be happy to forward all comments to everybody >else. > >Because of the forthcoming holiday season with >decreased activity and the urgency of the matter I >suggest that the necessary actions be taken immediately. > >With warm greetings, > >Ole Fjord Larsen >Secretary, The United Peoples > > > >1) Melanie Swallow, > "mel anie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >2)Paul Encimer, secretary >Southern Humboldt Soup & Shelter >Yes this is definitely the right direction. Our local >nonprofit which is involved in issues of food, shelter >and human rights can sign on: >Southern Humboldt Soup & Shelter, Box 244, >Garberville CA 95442 Thanks for the >opportunity Paul Encimer, secretary, 707 923 4488 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >3) Bill Evans >105 Morris St. >Asheville, NC 28806 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Evans) >I support the letter below adressed to the president of >the G77. > >4) Jean Hudon >Earth Rainbow Network Coordinator >http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (jean hudon) > >Dear Ole Fjord Larsen >Thank you for your information about the "NGO / >G-77 ALLIANCE" which I have included in the next >Earth Rainbow Network compilation along with this >comment: >AND HERE IS AN EXAMPLE THAT WHEN PEOPLE >UNITE IN SUPPORT OF A COMMON CAUSE, >THEY CAN HAVE *SOME* LEVERAGE TO HELP >CHANGE THINGS AROUND. BUT OF COURSE, >SUCH A PEOPLE/NGO-DRIVEN MOVEMENT DOES >NOT YET HAVE A COMMONLY-AGREED >AGENDA TO IMPLEMENT - SOMETHING THEY >HAVE DECIDED THEY ARE ALL *FOR* (A >CLEAR VISION OF THE FUTURE THEY WANT) - >BUT THERE IS CLEARLY AN EMERGING >CONSENSUS AS TO WHAT THEY GENERALLY >OPPOSE, THAT IS, A WORLD DOMINATED BY >SPECIAL CORPORATE INTERESTS CORRUPTING >AS MANY POLITICIANS AS THEY CAN >AFFORD TO GET THEIR WAY WHICH IS USUALLY >AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF THE VAST >MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ON EARTH (ASIDE FROM >A TINY PAMPERED MINORITY IN WESTERN >COUNTRIES) AND AGAINST SAFEGUARDING >THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (DESPITE ALL >THEIR GREENWASH POSTURING) -- AND THE >FICTITIOUS DEBTS STRANGLING SO MANY >DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT ARE FORCED >TO CUT SOCIAL SPENDING AND DESTROY >THEIR REMAINING FOREST COVER TO PAY BACK >DEBTS THAT WERE OFTEN ACCRUED TO >FINANCE MILITARY SPENDING TO UPHOLD PAST >DICTATORIAL AND/OR CORRUPT >REGIMES. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU MAY >WANT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING >INITIATIVE OF THE UNITED PEOPLES... >Best regards. >Jean Hudon >Earth Rainbow Network Coordinator >http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000 >The Earth Rainbow Network, founded in February 1997, >has an extensive list of more than 1700 people in >approximately 50 countries sharing information, >visions and feedbacks on a broad range of subjects as a >way to expand and deepen global awareness and the >sense of forming a global spiritual community gradually >empowering itself to contribute in shaping the future >of this world. >"Not a single human can achieve alone what 2 human >beings can do when attuned to the same vibration. >Two candles are brighter than one. Imagine what a >thousand candles can do... a million candles... >6 billion candles! >We are all the living prophecy, awakening to our Unity, >One with Life, One with the Universe." >(Taken from "Pathways to Unity" -- posted at: >http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000/Pathways.htm) >NOTE: HERE IS WHAT WILL FOLLOW YOUR POST: >HERE IS ANOTHER TELLING EXAMPLE OF THE >DESTRUCTIVE IMPACT THE WEALTHY ELITES >(international and national ones) HAVE ON THE FAST- >DWINDLING RAINFORESTS AROUND THE WORLD >AS WELL AS THE BLATANT DISREGARD OF >INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS THE >WOLRD BANK AND THE IMF WITH REGARD >TO THOSE FORESTS AND THE MILLIONS OF >ENDANGERED SPECIES INHABITING THEM. >HERE IS A RELEVANT QUOTE FROM BELOW: >"In fact the World Bank and IMF make things worse >by imposing monetary reform on the countries, >the report says. These countries are urged to allow in >multinational companies and governments are urged >to sell their forests for cash to pay back debts." > >5) Heinz Stockinger, Chair >PLAGE, a regional antinuclear group established for >almost 15 years now, signs on to your letter proposing >an alliance between the G-77 and the NGOs >opposed to WTO and the like. >On behalf of PLAGE (�berparteiliche Plattform gegen >Atomgefahren=Independent Coalition Against Nuclear >Dangers): >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >6) Dennis Brutus >Chair >Jubilee 2000 >Support letter. Greetings. >"Dennis V. Brutus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >7) Michael Canney >St. Petersburg, Florida >Tampa Bay Greens >Cuba Vive! of Tampa Bay >St. Petersburg-Cuba Sister City Project >"Michael Canney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >8) Taffy Williams, Volunteer, >Jubilee 2000-NY" >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >9) Lino V. Tagle >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Dear Source of this Beautiful Proposal, >I am completely in favor of Third World debt redemption. >This is particularly of great importance for the new millennium. >The partnership between the G77 and NGO should be a >strong alliance in order to succeed. I have very valuable >information I researched in the last 12 years that will be >most useful in strenghtening the position of NGO and >G77---trillions of funds used by G-7 countries and within >their control that belong to the >Philippines --enormous treasures brought to the Philippines, >brought out--to Europe and North America--also other >countries but are controlled by the WB and IMF. >The WB and IMF is lending these funds (frozen assets - >Marcos and Sta. Romana) back to the Philippines and >third world countries. In the Phil. we owe the WB $54 billion >when it has used the gold assetsbelonging to the Philippines. >And yet, this is done with complete secrecy that even our >government is being "duped" and "cooked" with its own lard. >There is in fact a conspiracy against the Philippines by the >biggest banks. I was subject to extreme harrassments and >arrests in the past for trying to recover these assets starting >in Zurich and Hongkong. >This position of mine was revealed in an interview published >last Oct. 29th., 1999, Philippine Inquirer (WWW.Inquirer.net), >front page headline. I wrote Pres.Clinton, asking for assistance >but the chances are slim unless there is pressures from >our alliance. >I started organizing a large conference of religious leaders this >coming Dec. 17-21, 2000 for the purpose of "rousing the >conscience of the world" starting with the followers of Jesus >Christ with a following of 1.2 billion. A major part of the >workshops and conference on Poverty can be devoted to >this type of strategy. >The leaders of this alliance may find this gathering a vehicle >for this issue.But we must be strong, united and determined. >I am volunteering for this mission objective and would like to >play a significant role in the planning and confidential >organizing of the "structure" to make things happen. >Let me know and give me more information. >Meantime, sign me in! >Congratulations for this initiative. > >10) Dario Jana >Coordinador RIAP >Red Internacional de Apoyo al Pueblo >Pehuenche >http://members.tripod.de/Biobio/Bienvenida.htm >Fax: +49-89-244343540 / +1-413-5818154 >ICQ: 47850845 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >11) Hans Branscheidt >Medico International, >Frankfurt, Germany >I will sign your list and your call: >Fax: 00 49 6171 73269 >Phone: 0049 6171 74135 >Mobil: 0049 177 7321200 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >12) Sekou M. Sylla, M.D., MPH >President >Guinea Development Foundation, Inc. >To the People! >I agree with you 1000%, we have to start somewhere, >South needs lots of help with the DEBT cancellation and >maybe they will be able to face the reality of after math. >Therefore, I support your suggestion. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >13) Alfredo Quarto, Exec. Dir. >Mangrove Action Project ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Hello Friends, >Please sign Mangrove Action Project onto your worthy >initiative! > >14) Xavier Pinto, Executive member, >National Fishworkers Forum, >India. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >15) Akadim Chikandamina ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I totally agree, if the Third World Debts are to be cancelled >then the economies of the poor countries will be set to >recover. >yours >Justice-a youth activist > >16) Professor Brian H. Smith >Department of Religion >Ripon College >Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 >USA >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I support and sign this statement. > >17)Victor C. Sapar > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Kindly inlcude the following organizations as signatories: >Initiatives for International Dialogue >Asia-Pacific Coalition for East Timor >Regional Peoples' Working Group on BIMP-EAGA >Free Burma Coalition-Philippines > >18) Sabri > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hello, >I got your message through a mailing list, whose recipients >were undisclosed, or so was my impression. I am an individual, >with ties to Working Group of Turkey Against the Mai and >Globalization. If you give me more information about who >you are, although there is some info through the sites you >mention at the end of your e-mail, I would be happy to >send your message to the group from Turkey with which I >am associated. I am for solidarity with all kinds of anti- >systemic movements, despite my doubts about the so-called >NGOs. So, I would appreciate any further info that you can >share with me, other than the ones you mentioned in your >message. > >19) Sd/Nityanand Jayaraman, >independent journalist, Greenpeace >218, 6th Cross, 6th Main, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, >Bangalore 560039 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >20) Ravi Arvind Palat, >Department of Sociology, University of Auckland, >NEW ZEALAND >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >21) Vic Neilson >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Signed on > >22) Benno Hansen, >Stud. hort. >Copenhagen >Denmark > >23) Georges Labica, >Professeur �m�rite des Universit�s (Paris), membre de >l'Association "R�sistance d�mocratique internationale", >domicili�e � Madrid au si�ge de l'OSPAAAL >(Desengano,12,567 28004 Madrid) >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Je donne ma signature sur votre lettre au Pr�sident. > >24) > SHERWIN WILCOX >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >SEND ME MORE INFORMATION PLEASE.. > >25) [EMAIL PROTECTED] >As an NGO I applaud your initiative to the G77 countries. >I'm Conductor of the Symphony for United Nations >(and Chairman of the UN NGO Communications >Coordination Committee). > >26) Peter Challen >The Christian Council for Monetary Justice >http://www.go.to/ccmj >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >27) "Taffy Lee Williams, >Volunteer, Jubilee 2000-NY >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >28) James Olawale Ajani >President / Founder >The P.EN. Group International >Nigerian Youths Research & Development Centre >http://www.pengroup.org >African Refugees Foundation >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >29) Jean Hudon >Earth Rainbow Network Coordinator >http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000 > >30) Steve Rossignol >For the Socialist Party of Texas >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Please keep us on your mailing list. >Thank you. > >31) Haytham Hussein > Loyalty of Man and Earth Organisation >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >We are (loyalty of man and earth organisation) sign >our name. > >32) Dimieari Von Kemedi >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >I am writing from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria >where oil production activities have had a devastating >effect on the lives of our people. >Also the wonderful prospects therein. Arrangements are >on now to join up. >I will be sending later a detailed mail but let me just say >here that it is wonderful that you are also thinking of how >the money saved from the 'debt pardon 'will be used. >Here we are further interested in how the money from >other sources are allocated and spent. >Looking forward to a wonderful cooperation. >Thank you. >Dimieari Von Kemedi > > > >33) Han-shan >Rocket Scientist >The Ruckus Society >http://www.ruckus.org >phone: 510-848-9565 >cell: 510-772-3166 >fax: 510-848-9541 >e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >"Revolutionary consciousness is to be found among the >most ruthlessly exploited masses: animals, trees, water, >air, grasses" -Gary Snyder > >34) Rachel Bruhnke ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >"Don't Mourn, Organize", my mom's union button says. >Our movement doesn't seem to be mourning anymore, but >rather celebrating a new-found collective spark. The >fact that this humanitarian energy is churning with a >backdrop of continued human and environmental horrors >should only strengthen our resolve. We are rightous! >I was in Havana for two weeks after I took part in the >DC protests. >The G-77 mtg. was incredibly important, and I appreciate >your message for mentioning it. >DUH, as far as I'm concerned, the G-77 is the answer >for the Global South. >Put me on any list serve you have. >Con Justicia y Libertad para Todos, >Raquel > >35) Nancy Oden >Organisation: CLEAN: Maine >Maine, Jonesboro, Maine 04648 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >36) Sandra Awang >Educator and writer >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have been thinking of this alliance for a very long time. >It is long overdue. I am prepared to work in any and all >capacities to get this resistance momentum going. >My work is in the area of biopiracy, biodemocracy, >intellectual property rights- in brief, contesting the >outright plunder of the biodiversity of Indigenous >Nations and the South. >I look forward to hearing from you. > >37) Joy Crocker >Global Concerns Co-chair, >Quantum leap 2000, Director >http://www.quantumleap2000.org/ >Church Women United Northern California/Nevada >3065 Monterey Blvd. >Oakland, CA, 94602 >(510) 531-2762 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >As a member of the A-16 and one who attended the >Washington D.C. Demonstrations, I would like to be >a part of any larger coalition of progressive organization. >I spent several years talking of and advocating for a >MEGA COALITION OF THE GROWING NUMBER >OF COALITIONS-OF-COALITIONS. > >38) George Abu Al-Zulof >Director >Defence for Children International >Palestine Section >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >39) Lionel Fruhbrodt >Member of Board of Director >Chilean - Canadian Community >Association of Edmonton, Canada >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >40) Reuben George >Executive Director >Dukes Youth Healing Centre >Vancouver, BC, Canada >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >41) Professor Kevin Danaher >Co-Founder >Global Exchange >http://www.globalexchange.org >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >42) Dr. Vineeta Gupta >General Secretary >Insaaf International >www.geocities.com/insaafin > >43) Ole Fjord Larsen >Secretary >The United Peoples >http://www.unitedpeoples.net >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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