- >Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sendt: 10. juni 2000 16:54 >Til: Hector Rosario >Emne: [pttp] Fast for Vieques > >Fast for Vieques in front of the White House > >Vieques Libre >Freddie Marrero, Spokesperson >92 Pinehurst, 3-L >New York, NY 10033 >212-923-0387 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.viequeslibre.org > >Understanding that the struggle to get the U.S. Navy out of >Vieques, Puerto Rico has entered a new phase in need of >more radical and resolute tactics, Hector Rosario and other >companeros/as, on behalf of the Committee for the Rescue >and Development of Vieques, have resolved to start an >indefinite water-only fast in front of the White House >beginning on Wednesday, June 14, 2000. We demand that >President Clinton meet with the leaders of the Committee >and other leaders of the Coordinadora de Justicia y Paz, the >community organizations that represent the people of >Vieques. We have been requesting for months a meeting with >the President but to no avail. Clinton and his aides have >met with Puerto Rico governor Pedro Rossello but has >declined to meet with us. Rossello might understand the >injustice of the Vieques situation but does not defend our >position to the immediate withdrawal of the Navy from our >land, after about 60 years of bombing practices. Although >we do not intend to do anything that would risk arrest, >there is always a chance to being arrested. We warn that if >that happens, we will continue the fast from jail and, in >the spirit of non-violence as defined by Mahatma Gandhi, we >will refuse to cooperate with the state in any way. We >adhere to the Mahatma's view that, "A satyagrahi [non- >violent warrior] should fast only as a last resort when all >other avenues of redress have been explored and have >failed. [...] if a satyagrahi once undertakes a fast from >conviction, he [she] must stick to his [her] resolve >whether there is a chance of his [her] action bearing fruit >or not..." > >To write letters of support, send monetary donations or for >updated information,contact Freddie Marrero at the address >above. > >In the spirit of ahimsa, >Hector Rosario > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Turn your EGROUP into a GROUP BUYING GROUP! Join beMANY! today. >http://click.egroups.com/1/4124/2/_/22961/_/960648898/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Knowledge is Power! >Elimination of the exploitation of man by man >http://www.egroups.com/group/pttp/ >POWER TO THE PEOPLE! > >Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Change Delivery Options: >http://www.egroups.com/mygroups > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Law Enforcement Professionals: SAVE ON LONG DISTANCE TODAY!!! >http://click.egroups.com/1/4170/0/_/30563/_/960665283/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Cuba SI - Imperialism NO! >Information and discussion about Cuba. >Socialism or death! Patria o muerte! Venceremos! >http://www.egroups.com/group/cubasi > >Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Change Delivery Options: http://www.egroups.com/mygroups > > > > __________________________________ 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] ___________________________________
