[PEN-L:4185] Only bullies pick on disabled kids
A forwarded message, originally from -- From: Teresa Amott Subject: Contract on disabled kids I don't have time for a lengthy post, but I wanted to alert femecon readers to today's Contract outrage -- plans to cut approximately 200,000 children from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rolls. This program provides cash benefits and Medicaid to approximately 900,000 disabled kids, who qualify either because they have particular conditions or because they have functional limitations. The latter qualification is the target of the Republicans. Please, PLEASE, call your Representatives and say you are not interested in saving money by making SSI more restrictive. Only bullies pick on disabled kids. The general House switchboard number is 202-224-3121. We must translate our outrage into a political force. Teresa sent by Marianne Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:4187] Re: TAKING YOUTH OFF WELFARE
The best work on the impacts of welfare reform proposals, I think, is done by the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and reported on in their quarterly newsletter, Family Matters. The phone number there is 202/328-5140. For $30 you can get a subscription to the newsletter and information on various other publications. *** Teresa Amott Associate Professor Dept. of Economics Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 717/524-1652 (w) 717/524-3760 (fax) Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:46:39 -0800 Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk Subject: [PEN-L:4188] request for information X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Comment: Progressive Economics List I have tried to get information through inter-library loan butthe 9 librarires in our system with the material will not send it out. Specifically I am looking for: INTERMEDIATE-TERM GOVERNMENT BONDS: TOTAL RETURNS RATES OF RETURN FOR ALL YEARLY HOLDING PERIODS FORM 1926-1993 (Percent per Annum Compounded Annually) This material would be found in an Appendix of Ibbotsson, Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation (1994 edition. I need the figures for the years 1997-1993. Any help would be appreciated. Robert Von der Ohe Phone (815)226-4092 Rockford College Fax (815)226-8916 5050 E. State St. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rockford, IL 61108
[PEN-L:4190] Chiapas rebels agree to talks (Reuter, 2/15)^? (fwd)
This posting has been forwarded to you as a service of the Austin Comite de Solidaridad con Chiapas y Mexico. == -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:24:50 +0600 From: Luis Fierro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Chiapas rebels agree to talks (Reuter, 2/15) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Reuter / Kieran Murray) Chiapas rebels agree to talks, want army to withdraw Wed, 15 Feb 95 19:30:11 PST Newsgroups: clari.world.americas.mexico,clari.world.top,clari.news.conflict References: LOS ALTOS DE CHIAPAS, Mexico (Reuter) - Indigenous rebels in southern Mexico are ready to talk peace with the government but are demanding that the army first pull out of the jungle positions seized in a recent advance, a senior guerrilla chief said Wednesday. Rebel field commander Maj. ``Ana Maria'' said the self-styled Zapatista National Liberation Army cannot respond to government calls for a political solution to the 13-month-old conflict until the army drops the military pressure on its top leaders. ``For us to talk, the government needs to withdraw its troops from the places where they are now, stop arresting people and cancel the arrest orders'' against five rebel leaders, including Zapatista military chief Subcommander Marcos, Ana Maria told reporters at a mountain base. President Ernesto Zedillo last week ordered thousands of troops into rebel-held areas to chase down and capture Marcos. Since then, the army has taken over dozens of villages in and around the dense Lacandon Jungle, pushing the Zapatistas to run for cover. ``There now exists no Mexican territory in the supposed hands of any force other than those legitimately recognized in the nation,'' Interior Minister Esteban Moctezuma said late Wednesday. Zedillo has eased some of the military pressure by calling a halt Tuesday to further army advances. Attorney General Antonio Lozano said Wednesday an arrest order on Marcos, the charismatic masked rebel chief who has led the Zapatistas since they took up arms on New Year's Day last year, is not being pursued now, so as not to provoke clashes with the rebels. Zedillo also asked the Mexican Congress Wednesday to convene in a special session to consider an amnesty law he has proposed for Zapatistas who are willing to renounce violence. But Ana Maria said government troops must pull out if there is any hope for talks to end the Zapatistas' 13-month-old uprising. ``The government must understand that you can not talk to someone who is chasing you,'' she said, adding that Zedillo was sending mixed messages. ``He is not stopping the military advance. He talks of dialogue, but what is going on with the army?'' The government's latest moves, combined with the resignation Tuesday of Chiapas ruling party Governor Eduardo Robledo, were clearly aimed at ending the Chiapas uprising peacefully after having first weakened the rebels militarily. For months the Zapatistas had said Robledo's resignation was essential before peace talks could get going. They allege he and the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party stole elections last August through massive fraud. Speaking for Marcos, who has been forced to drop communications since the army moved in last Thursday to track him down, Ana Maria said Robledo's resignation helped clear the way for talks but that military concessions were needed. She said the Zapatistas have avoided any contact with army troops by falling back to their most secure jungle strongholds, but she repeated rebel allegations that the army has tortured and beaten civilians in areas previously controlled by the rebels. Ana Maria said one man was tortured to death, at least 8 people are missing and that troops had machinegunned some villages. Reporters were allowed into the conflict zone Wednesday for the first time since the army's advance began. Some pro-Zapatista villages were virtually empty and had been ransacked by government troops. Peasant farmers said they had heard mortar explosions and occasional gunfire, and that some people had been arrested and beaten. Thousands of rebel supporters have fled into the mountains. But reporters found no clear evidence of torture or of vilages being either bombarded from the air or machinegunned, as the rebels have alleged. ``The women and children had to leave. They are in the jungle and there is no food,'' said one Zapatista sympathizer in a village near the pro-government town of Monte Libano, which is occupied by hundreds of troops equipped with light tanks and heavy artillery cannons. There was no sign of the army continuing its push into new territory.
[PEN-L:4189] Chiapas rattles Mexican Markets (AP, 2/16) (fwd)
This posting has been forwarded to you as a service of the Austin Comite de Solidaridad con Chiapas y Mexico. == -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 15:20:53 -0600 (CST) From: Luis Fierro lfierro@arrow To: "Harry M. Cleaver" hmcleave@arrow Subject: Chiapas rattles Mexican Markets (AP, 2/16) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AP) Chiapas Rattles Mexico Markets Thu, 16 Feb 95 9:40:28 PST Newsgroups: clari.world.americas.mexico References: SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) -- After a five-day military thrust, the government says it has regained control of the remote jungle region in southern Mexico that Indian rebels have held for the past year. Leaders of the rebel Zapatista National Liberation Army remain at large, however, along with rebel soldiers and thousands of Indian peasant supporters. Uncertainty over the situation in Chiapas state contributed to another drop in Mexico's stock market and currency Thursday. ``Five days after the start of the operation, order and legality has been re-established in the region,'' Interior Secretary Esteban Moctezuma said Wednesday night. ``Today, there is no Mexican territory supposedly controlled by a force other than those legitimately recognized in the nation,'' he said. The Zapatistas rose up on Jan. 1, 1994 to demand better living conditions for Indian peasants in Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, and fair elections. At least 145 people died before a Jan. 12 cease-fire last year halted fighting. Troops Thursday were in dozens of remote villages that had been held by the rebels since their uprising began. Many villages in the region were virtual ghost towns Wednesday. Even pro-government peasants who remained were often wary, despite military efforts to win them over with offers of aid. In the former rebel stronghold of Patihuitz, a soldier in a Humvee, speaking over a loudspeaker in the region's Tzeltal Indian tongue, offered handouts of food, medicine and medical care. But despite their poverty, only a few of the villagers emerged from hiding to pluck up one of the plastic bags of food the troops had set before the vehicle. Mexicans at the other end of the economic scale were cautious as well. Mexico's main stock market index fell 3 percent Thursday, on top of Wednesday's 6.41-percent drop, the sharpest since Jan. 9. Traders said uncertainty over Chiapas, combined with bad news and rumors on the economic front, was to blame. Mexico's peso also fell to 6.04 to the dollar, down from 5.965 on Wednesday. It was still stronger than the low of 6.30 to the dollar it hit on Jan. 30, a day before President Clinton announced a $50 billion international aid package for Mexico. President Ernesto Zedillo ordered troops into the region on Feb. 9, ending a yearlong truce. He said he acted after discovering evidence that the Zapatistas planned to carry out new attacks inside and outside Chiapas. But on Tuesday he announced the troops would halt their advance in hopes of re-establishing peace contacts. There has been no rebel response. On Wednesday, Zedillo sent the legislature a proposal to grant amnesty to Zapatistas who lay down their arms. ``It is important to reiterate the government's belief that the solution to the Chiapas conflict is through dialogue and negotiation,'' Zedillo said in a statement to lawmakers. The attorney general said 19 people had been imprisoned since the crackdown began Feb. 9, and that many of them were believed to be rebel ringleaders or gunrunners from outside Chiapas. None of the major arrests occurred inside rebel territory. He told the Radio Red network on Wednesday that a warrant remained in effect for the ski-masked rebel leader, known as Subcomandante Marcos. But he said the search for Marcos had been suspended. Zedillo identified Marcos last week as Rafael Sebastian Guillen Vicente, a former college teacher.
[PEN-L:4191] Rebels get High Tech Aid (AP, 2/16) (fwd)
This posting has been forwarded to you as a service of the Austin Comite de Solidaridad con Chiapas y Mexico. == -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 1995 14:23:32 +0600 From: Luis Fierro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Rebels get High Tech Aid (AP, 2/16) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AP) Rebels Get High Tech Aid Thu, 16 Feb 95 0:10:17 PST Newsgroups: clari.world.americas.mexico,clari.news.conflict MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Zapatista rebels operate in the nation's most backward state, where the nearest phone is sometimes 50 miles away. But their supporters are on the technological edge, where worldwide communication is just a modem away. The rebels' statements are traveling the information highway, relayed by church and human rights groups. Through the Internet, they're being heard around the globe. Barbara Pillsbury translates and posts news and analysis on Chiapas on the Internet from her Mexico City office at Equipo Pueblo, a rural development organization. Her group, like others distributing news of the rebels, is sympathetic to the problems of Mexican peasants but favors a peaceful solution to their struggle. Some of the news goes to Congressional staffers in Washington. ``It's clear that a lot of things that affect Mexico get decided in Washington,'' said Pillsbury, a 24-year-old Yale graduate from New York City, who first saw armored vehicles headed into the Chiapas jungle when she was on a family vacation a year ago. Pillsbury's boss, Carlos Heredia, says Equipo Pueblo has been subject to harassment -- office break-ins, arson, and accusations of rebel links. ``The Mexican government can deal with critics who write newspaper columns, but once you get on Internet and American TV they can't control it,'' he said. The Interior Department, which controls the police force Heredia named in his October complaint, promised to investigate ``these intimidating acts apparently committed by members of the federal judicial police.'' Police officials denied their forces were involved. With soldiers blocking reporters from entering war zones, news within Chiapas travels slowly. But once the information reaches computers in Mexico City, it moves across the wires within minutes. Users of Internet, the computer network linking universities, businesses and activists, can browse through dozens of files for material on Mexico. By sending a simple message, they can ``subscribe'' to four separate bulletins on Chiapas in English or Spanish, and reach like-minded organizations and activists across the world. Phil McManus, an activist with the ecumenical peace group Fellowship of Reconciliation, relies on computerized access to Chiapas news to alert some 1,500 people ready to send faxes. Electronic communication has also brought together human rights monitors in Chiapas with organizations that lobby the government in the Mexican capital. ``It has facilitated our work a lot,'' said Mariclaire Acosta, President of the Mexican Commission for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights. -- The Internet address for information is: pueblo(at)laneta.apc.org.
[PEN-L:4194] Call for Caravan, Urgent!! (fwd)
Subject: Caravan Urgent Yesterday the second protest in favor for the PEACE in Chiapas took place in the Zocalo in the Mexican capital. One woman came all the way from Chiapas to scream this message: " We are alone in Chiapas. I am here to ask for your help although they can kill me". After several speeches, Rosario Ibarra, the CND's organizer (convencion nacional democratica), made a call for everyone to join the caravan that will go all the way to the jungle in Chiapas around the 26 of February. Now I communicate this CAll to everyone who reads this message: If the circumstances don't change and the goverment doesn't make a serious attempt at dialogue, everyone should come here, to Mexico D.F.and go with the caravan to the jungle of Chiapas. Yesterday the goverment in transition in Chiapas began a caravan to the capital, so when they will arrive we will go all return together to the Jungle. Ojala the situation could be solved before, if not,leave your comfortable living room and come!. You don't have to give your life, they do. But listen, can you imagine how helpful this will be for them? Una companera en Mexico, D.F. Isabella Toledo-Silvestre ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) P.S.: Una amiga told me once. There a lot more people who want Peace and not War in the World, the problem is that they can not organize. Companeros, now we have this wanderful e-mail. Organize together. Por el pobre primero!
[PEN-L:4193] Call for Human Rights Action Delegation to Chiapas (fwd)
Subject: solidarity: Global Exchange Urgent action Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chiapas: Urgent Action In the wake of president Ernesto ZedilloUs speech, in which he labeled the Zapatistas a terrorist organization and issued arrest warrants for Sub Comandante Marcos and other opposition leaders, the situation in Chiapas has grown critically tense (See attacged Urgent Action Update). Medea Benjamin, co-director of Global Exchange, is currently in San Cristobal, Chiapas, where she recently helped lead a delegation of twelve organizers representing Witness for Peace, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Pax Christi, the Resource Center for Non-Violence, VFW Post #5888, Mennonite Central Committee, Servicio de Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) de America Latina, and Peaceworkers. This delegation had sought to establish a long term, non-violent international witness program in Chiapas in cooperation with organizations such as CONPAZ and the Fray Bartolome Human Rights Center. Now, because of stepped-up government repression, our partner organizations are under police and military pressure and are requesting that we immediately initiate a continuing international presence. Toward this end, we are seeking broad participation in the Human Rights Action Delegation (described below) as well as urging people to call the individuals and organizations listed in the attached Urgent Action Update to urge an end to the Mexican Government's offensive. CHIAPAS: HUMAN RIGHTS /ACTION DELEGATION: Feb. 19 -26 The following is a general description of a series of human rights education/action delegations that Global Exchange will sponsor every month in 1995. Please be aware that the current emergency conditions in Chiapas mean that schedules and conditions may change rapidly. If you are unable to participate now, you may contact us about future dates. Please include a physical address in any email correspondence. Since January 1st 1994, Global Exchange has organized five delegations to Chiapas, Mexico. Additionally we sent 117 delegates as observers to the important August 1994 Mexican elections. In 1995, we are organizing more education/action delegations, continuing to support grassroots development and humanitarian aid projects, opening an international peace center in San Cristobal, and supporting the placement of long term international volunteer witnesses in communities in the conflict zones. We invite you to get actively involved in our work by joining one of our upcoming delegations. These delegations play an important role in drawing international attention to the dramatic events that are now unfolding in Mexico. During the seven days in Mexico you will meet with human rights workers, religious, government, indigenous, and campesino leaders as well as with leadership of local communities, education projects and development organizations. You will also have a chance to examine the most recent political developments and any new peace proposals. THE PROGRAM The delegation will explore how international educational action, volunteer presence, and material assistance can best support war affected communities and the organizations that represent them. They may be called upon to carry out accompaniment of individuals and documentation of human rights abuses. To the extent possible, we try to integrate the activities described in the following list into each delegation, but due to the emergency conditions, there may be substantial and sudden itinerary changes: % An overview of the political and economic crisis gripping Mexico. % Meetings with indigenous campesino organizations. % Informational sessions and dialogue with journalists, non-governmental organizations, human right activists and others. % Discussion with government officials and members of the parallel government (if possible). % Travel to rural communities affected by the fighting and military occupation. % Meetings with womenUs organizations, teachers and Church leaders. NOTE: Recent developments in Chiapas have increased the risks and uncertainties of travel there. We go to great lengths to make our trips safe, but all potential participants should undertake the responsibility of understanding the situation well enough to make a considered decision to take part. For more information contact: GLOBAL EXCHANGE 2017 Mission Street, Suite 303 San Francisco, CA 94110 1-800-497-1994 (415)255-7296 % fax (415) 255-7498 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For delegation information ask for Loreto Curti . For information about the long-term volunteer program ask for Eva Schulte. For live press interviews with Medea or other staff, ask for Tony Newman. To support the program or to make emergency donations: Elizabeth Wilcox. Program director: Ted Lewis CHIAPAS URGENT ACTION: UPDATE
[PEN-L:4195] Pastors for Peace Report/ 15-02-95 (fwd)
/* Escrito 9:38 pm Feb 15, 1995 por [EMAIL PROTECTED] en laneta:reg.mexico */ /* -- "Pastors for Peace in Chiapas, visit" -- */ Pastors for Peace delegation in Chiapas, eye witness account Chiapas, Mexico by telephone to New York City The following is an eye-witness account of an international delegation of human rights observers. The delegation included a member of the Mexican National Assembly, 15 members of Pastors for Peace from the US, 15 members of the Caravan Mexicana from Mexico, and 10 members from a delegation from Spain. This report is prepared by Pastors for Peace. On Monday, February 13, the delegation traveled from San Cristobal de las Casas to Ocosingo where they encountered a military checkpoint that would not permit the delegation to proceed further. Leaders of the delegation were instructed to request permission to pass the military checkpoint, despite the fact that Mexico was in "estado de derecho' -- in which all Mexican citizens and internationals who are legally in the country enjoy the right of free transit throughout the country. Leaders of the delegation protested vigorously but were still denied free transit. The delegation filed official complaints with the Office of the Secretary of Governance, the Governor of Chiapas and the National Assembly. On Tuesday, February 14, the delegation again traveled from San Cristobal de las Casas to the military checkpoint at Ocosingo. Military authorities informed the delegation that they would be permitted to pass the checkpoint with a military escort. Leaders of the delegation protested that they would be unable to act as an impartial observer delegation if accompanied by military personnel. After a short discussion, the delegation was allowed to proceed with out an escort. The delegation divided into two parts. The first traveled to San Miguel, La Garucha and Patihuitz. The second traveled to Agua Dulce, La Estrella, Monte Alba Santa Elena, Taunipalus and Agua Azul. San Miguel In San Miguel the delegation met a group of 75 civilians who told of a military occupation of San Miguel on February 12. Military personnel search and ransacked six homes, cut a hose which provided water fro the community and drained the community water tank. The entire civilian population gathered in the Red Cross hospital during these activities. La Garucha At La Garucha, the delegation encountered a military checkpoint. Names and identification information were recorded for each member. The head of the checkpoint was asked the reason for their presence. He responded that the military was supporting a police action that was searching for "delinquents." When asked if there were members of the national police in the area, he reported that there were none at the moment but that they occasionally visited via helicopter. After about 45 minutes the delegation was allowed to proceed. Patihuitz In Patihuitz, the delegation encountered troop concentration including troop transports, tanks and other vehicles. The military had occupied the fields where the civilians used to graze cattle. Upon arrival in Parihultz, the delegation met what appeared to be the entire male population of the town, perhaps 150 people. They complained bitterly about the presence of the military. They said it prevented the people from attending their fields or collecting fire wood from the surrounding area. They reported that their food supply was quickly swindling and that they expected to run out of food and firewood within a few days. The fear among the population was obvious and palpable. During the conversation, the people said that the military initially requested permission to camp in their fields. When permission was not given, the military camped there anyway. The women of the community were especially afraid of the military presence and most of them refused to leave their homes. At the request of the community, the delegation left a contingent of 10 people to spend the night in the community. During the visit of the delegation with the townspeople, some members of the military approached the meeting and offered a donation of three small bags of food for the entire community. Members of the community responded with a litany of complaints about lack of schools, lack of arable land and lack of medical attention. Agua Dulce At Agua Dulce the delegation encountered a military checkpoint. Members of the Mexican military collected names and identification information from each delegate. Military personnel took videos of the delegation with special emphasis on the Mexican members. There were four military
[PEN-L:4196] NCDM:National Day for Peace:Fri.Feb.17 (Eng) (fwd)
From moonlight Wed Feb 15 19:44:51 1995 Received: (from moonlight) by igc2.igc.apc.org (8.6.9/Revision: 1.9 ) id TAA03804 for moonlight; Wed, 15 Feb 1995 19:44:46 -0800 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 19:44:46 -0800 From: National Commission for Democracy in Mexico moonlight Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: moonlight Subject: Press Release Status: RO PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cecilia Rodriguez Tel: 915-532-8382 Maria Jimenez Tel 713-926-2786 NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY IN MEXICO USA NATIONAL DAY FOR PEACE IN MEXICO NATION-WIDE MOBILIZATION CALLED FOR FRIDAY 2/15/95 The virtual civil war declared by Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo has unleashed a wave of political repression unseen since the late 1960s. In recent days, the Mexican Army has bombed and strafed civilian communities in Chiapas. Dozens of political detainees have been tortured and threatened into signing false confessions, and forced to name-names of alleged members of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). Reports of dozens of fatalities and an unconfirmed number of casualties have begun to filter through the military imposed information blockade. Zedillos announcement of a halt to military operations and the resignation of Chiapas governor Eduardo Robledo yesterday, has done nothing to end the state of siege griping the nation. Mexican and international human rights organizations fear that the recent harassment and intimidation of legal non-governmental economic development and civic groups are a sign that Zedillo is willing to take desperate measures in order to restore investor confidence in the viability of Mexicos one party state. Responding to appeals for international support from human rights and civil rights groups in Mexico, the El Paso based National Commission for Democracy In Mexico has called for a NATIONAL DAY FOR PEACE IN MEXICO. According to National Commission Coordinator Cecilia Rodriguez, community groups, students, religious communities and peace groups around the country are coordinating civic actions to target US government and commercial institutions most responsible for the economic destabilization of Mexico, policies leading to the violation of the constitutional rights of Mexican citizens, international human rights standards, and ultimately the massacre if indigenous communities in Chiapas. Demanding an end to the military presence in Chiapas, and the onerous political and economic policy impositions of US and international financial institutions, the Clinton Administration and Congress, protesters will gather near the offices of the Chase Manhattan Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, the Federal Reserve Bank, the Mexican Embassy and consulate offices in cities across the country on Friday, February 17,1995. National Commission for Democracy in Mexico, USA, 601 N. Cotton St., El Paso, Texas 79902
[PEN-L:4198] Radio Havana Cuba - Mexico News - 2/15/95 (fwd)
Radio Havana Cuba - Mexico News - 2/15/95 6000khz 10:00 PM Transcript follows: In Chiapas, war is further away but analysts say peace is also far off. The annulment of an arrest order against Zapatista Rebel Commander Marcos has further warded off what observers believe was imminent war in Chiapas. The announcement last night followed President Ernesto Zedillo's order to the armed forces to cease all further offensive actions in Mexico's southernmost state. That order also coincided with the resignation of Chiapas governor Edwardo Robledo, a Zapatista and opposition demand since last December. The left opposition, however, says the resignation came late, after having polarized the Chiapas community during the past two months. Senator Alberto Garcia of the Democratic Revolutionary Party said the government is also going to have to make some concrete proposal to the Zapatistas. Meanwhile a Mexican legislative commission is planning to travel to Chiapas sometime between today and Friday in an effort to contact the rebel leadership. Commission spokesperson [Pablo Salizar ?] said that the group of legislators does not consider Marcos a criminal. He said it was going to be difficult to contact the Zapatistas who have retreated deep into the La Condola jungle, as the Mexican Army continues occupying some 25 towns near the jungle region. As U.S. President Bill Clinton has firmly placed himself on a headon collision with Congress, Mexican authorities are trying to dispel concerns about capitol hill opposition to Washington's bailout package. Besides a Republican sponsored foregin policy bill that would drasticly cut back U.S. contributions to the United Nations, [restrict ?] expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Eastern Europe, and give a fresh start to ``Star Wars'', Congers members are also intorducing legislation against Clinton's $20 Billion bailout fund for Mexico. Yesterday 8 senators and 15 representatives introduced a non-binding resolution calling for the Clinton administration to provide congress with all the information concerning the bailout and to provide legislators with a monthly report on Mexico's financial, salary, fiscal and monitary policies.
[PEN-L:4199] Thoughts of a Mexican Grandfather (fwd)
The following is a letter from a Mexican grandfather who after attending the Saturday march in Mexico City felt compelled to put his feelings on paper. Although these are just one person's personal sentiments, they express a generalized loss of fear that has increased in the past few weeks as the people of Mexico take to the streets. His wife, who is afraid for the family, did not want him to put his name on this letter and thus it remains anonymous. Translation from Spanish by Elliott Young and Isabella Toledo Silvestre Mexico DF, 11 February 1995 Dear sons, Dear Grandsons: Today I have lived an historic day. Its climax happened in the heart of my patria mexicana. I am euphoric, I should calm myself to explain what happened. I have been perturbed since the day before yesterday when Zedillo broke the cease-fire with the EZLN, claiming the most stupid stupidities, supported by a group of businessmen and reported by the mass media, headed by the extraordinary, famous and always eternal con-artist of my sleeping Mexican people; I am referring to the perverse Pharisee Jacobo Zabludoski, complementing the manipulation, the beautiful, exquisite and subtle Lolita Ayala. They make millions of submissive Mexicans believe that the men who are in power are the saviors of the patria and that they defend us from Marcos and the EZLN, who are responsible for our poverty and misery, and are the universal supercapos of drug traffickers and intellectual authors of the assassinations of Collosio and Ruiz Massieu. All of this has given me an uncontainable hatred full of impotence. How can I unmask these evil people? I don't know, but I know that it is very dangerous to denounce these beasts. Their spies can eliminate us easily and invent a demonic history-- to live in fear, in cowardliness. With these thoughts I went to bed this day at 1:30 in the morning. I have been sleeping very little, at five in the morning I was awake, completely awake, I turned on the radio to Radio Red to distract myself by listening to music. At six in the morning I hear about a protest at 4 in the afternoon. The civil society invited everyone to a march for peace in Chiapas which would begin in the Monument of Independence and finish at the Zocalo. I suppose it was to stop the war begun by Zedillo. It was very early, but I woke up quickly, I took a cold shower intentionally. Before seven I was ready with my sports outfit to meet my group of retired people to do Tai Chi, but it was too early. My compaeros are all over 60 years old, but none of them is yet 100 years old. The oldest is only 93. When we finished our activities some of my compaeros realized that I was tired and told me . . lean on that tree. I did it and I recuperated very quickly. I appreciated their concern. Happily, I told them about my plans to go on the march. None of them were interested in the event, they sincerely tried to dissuade me from my supposed mistake, how could I support Marcos who is worse than the devil. I lost my temper and became rude. The hour of the great adventure drew closer. Without asking her, my daughter Ana Lilia accompanied me. We arrived late, the march had already begun, we chose the student contingent from the CEU because of their joy, flexibility, and youth, which is how I felt. We marched, singing, running, stopping, resting our knees on the pavement, the palms of our hands also, and our left leg flexing, we pushed forward raising up and shooting off, running quickly, and then repeating the whole process again. What a great experience to have at my barely 70 years. We arrived closer to the statue of Columbus, my daughter and I sped up and passed diverse contingents, liking everything that we saw. This day the sun was radiant and the city had the most transparent air. We arrived at the majestic plaza of the Constitution, the monumental flag giving us a loving welcome as it waved softly, our hearts filled with pleasure, the sky a clear blue, with only a few equidistant clouds on the horizon. When we arrived the coquettish moon was already in the plaza, but we were filled, and in love with MARCOS. The speakers rose to the occasion, but Rosario and Ofelia, What women! What courage! Groups continued arriving, unable to fit into the plaza. The plaza and its surrounding shook with the sound of: TODOS SOMOS MARCOS! MARCOS SOMOS TODOS! The moon was full, beautiful, and never stopped watching us. Your Loving Papa Pepe who also is Marcos. P.S. My decision to participate in this event was personal and solitary, but my daughter and 100,000 spontaneous, courageous, and intelligent Mexicans accompanied me. We are not few, despite all of the disinformation. When I expressed my intention to participate they told me
[PEN-L:4200] Fearless March in Mex DF, Wed (long) (fwd)
Companeros: The spray-paint had hardly dried from Saturday's march in Mexico City, yet dozens of young people found new spaces on the marble walls and bank windows to express their discontent. After the turnout of 100,000 on Saturday's march, I was sure today's demonstration to be small and quiet given the expected weariness of the people after nearly a week of protests. The number of people who arrived from different points in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, though not as large as on Saturday, managed to almost fill the immense Zocalo. The mood of the crowd was even more militant and fearless today. The young men appeared fearless as they painted their slogans such as "Juicio Politico a Zedillo," 187 (in a circle with a cross through it), and the assorted pro-EZLN messages. They painted in broad daylight, in front of on-lookers and guards. Some wore ski-masks, but others did not, evn as they were being videotaped and phhotographed. They painted on the building of the pro-government newspaper Excelsior, on the sidewalks and streets, and even entered McDonalds on Calle Madero to paint inside on windows and on their floors. When I asked them if they were afraid that the police might come, they all answered that they no longer had any fear. As one masked youth who went straight up to the national palace doors and painted EZLN said, "In Mexico we were born with fear, but there is nothing to fear anymore. Either we die fighting or we die of hunger." Another youth took his resistance even farther as he unzipped his pants and pissed on the symbolic seat of the national government. Several unions had a strong presence, including the electrical , telephone, and petroleum workers. These workers expressed their disgust for Fidel Velazquez, the leader of the pro-government union federation CTM, who recently commented that workers should give a day's salary to help pay the debt and that those who support the Zapatistas are acting illegally and should be punished. One woman simply held out her middle finger, in the fuck-you gesture, and said "this is what I think of him." This fuck-you gesture was echoed in a huge banner with dozens of masked Zapatistas all holding their middle fingers out. The mood of the march, though angry at points, also had a carnavalesque feeling, with people donning costumes and performing for the crowds. One car was decorated to look like a tank, with two people on the roof dressed as Mexican soldiers, protecting someone dressed as Zedillo who wore an Uncle Sam hat. The car/tank was surrounded by "zapatistas" who yelled "culero" at Zedillo and the soldiers. Intermittently, the crowd threw papers and orange peels at Zedillo and his soldier escorts. People who lined the parade route, including men in suits and private security guards, all laughed at the sight of Zedillo in the tank being bombarded with orange peels. This guerrilla theater act allowed the crowd to vent their anger at their enemies in a safe and fun way. A contingent of Gays and Lesbians marched because, as one of their group said, "we too have our human rights violated and the EZLN has always supported us." The upbeat mood could be felt as students ran into the Zocalo in large groups, carrying immense banners and chanting their very familar slogans. The speakers included more people from civic organizations, and small political parties than in the past. A teenage boy gave a passionate reading of his poem, followed by a representative of the CND who used part of his time to sing a song of protest. A masked student from the Universidad de Chapingo announced that students were discussing the possibility of calling a general strike, to which the crowd replied enthusiastically, "Huelga, Huelga!" Whenever Zedillo's name was mentioned, the crowd went wild, whistling and chanting "Culero" and "Que Renuncie!" A representative of the Assamblea de Barrios spoke of a protest that a group of mothers had organized in front of the offices of the Procuraduria General de la Republica (PGR). Afraid of being accused of stock-piling weapons, these mothers turned in their children's wooden bows and arrows, their water-pistols, and their plastic machine guns. Rosario Ibarra de Piedra read the central communique from the CND, in which they call for the complete withdrawal of Mexican troops from Chiapas and the resignation of Zedillo (see trans text of speech in another message). A caravan left the Zocalo at 9 pm for Chiapas, and another caravan led by Amado Avendano, the head of the government in rebellion in Chiapas, will lead another caravan from Chiapas to Mexico City. Rosario proposed that after the Chiapas caravan arrives in Mexico City, a massive caravan of thousands of people should go to the jungle and take it back from the Mexican
[PEN-L:4202] EZLN Statement Feb.9 Oil (English) (fwd)
/* Written 10:36 PM Feb 13, 1995 by moonlight in igc:ncdmusa */ /* -- "EZLN Comm. 2/9/95 "Oil" (English)" -- */ La Jornada 2-13-95 pg. 10 *"Oil, the basis for the government's current decision" *EZLN reiterates its disposition to a dialogue without threats, pressures or military attacks" Communique from the Indigenous Clandestine Revolutionary Committee, General Command of the Zapatista National Liberation Army Mexico February 9, 1995 To the people of Mexico: To the people and governments of the world: To the national and international press: The Indigenous Clandestine Revolutionary Committee, General Command of the Zapatista National Liberation Army declares the following: First.- In response to the ultimatum of Ernesto Zedillo given on February 5th 1995 in the city of Queretaro, Queretaro, we say: 1. Ernesto Zedillo has now made a decision. Put between choosing between, for one side, favoring the peaceful transition to democracy, to defending the national sovereignty, to changing the direction of the current brutal path of the national economy and to giving a just and dignified solution to the demands of the Mexican indigenous; and, for the other side, leading the reaction, continuing with the flight of our riches in order to benefit the foreign stock market, continuing with the economic program based on lies and satisfying the anxiousness for vengence of the plantation owners and powerful businessmen in southeastern Mexico. Made to choose, Zedillo has opted to be humble and servile with the powerful, to be haughty and arrogant with the humble. 2. Ernesto Zedillo has given an ultimatum to the rebel forces of the EZLN. He immediately received applause and expressions of loyalty from the men of the gallows and the knife in Chiapas, the support of the usurpers of government in the Southeast and the satisfaction of the powerful foreign capitalists. 3. The EZLN has given constant demonstrations of its disposition to dialogue. Proof of this will can be provided by the governmental representatives with regards to the solution to the armed movement of the EZLN. 4. Now, inexplicably, when the representation of the EZLN had finalized the details for a new meeting with the governmental delegates and when among the indigenous communities which support our just cause, the points of the agenda for the closed-door dialogue were beginning to be discussed, we receive this ultimatum. 5. The EZLN laments this surprising turn in the disposition of the federal Executive. The EZLN does not bow its head before threats. For years we have lived that way, threatened by the mighty men and their private armies. Tired of this, we took up arms to demand that which is the right of whatever human being in whatever part of the world: liberty, democracy and justice. Under threats we will not talk; we will repond to intimidations, reinforcing our decision to risk the ultimate consequences in order to obtain a satisfactory, just and dignified solution to our needs. 6. Zedillo attempts to make the Congress of the Union an accomplice in the use of military force to confront our cause. Protected by a Congress with a PRI majority, Zedillo wants to obtain the legal endorsement to suspend individual rights, to declare martial law and to authorize the massive and indiscriminate use of the federal Army against the insurrectionary indigenous people. 7. The dialogue that the bad government attempted was an effort to bring the EZLN to its knees. It was misled, since January 1st, 1994, we live on foot. On foot we will talk or on foot we will fight, on foot we will live or on foot we will die. 8. The delivery of the wealth of the national subsoil, especially the petroleum, is what is at the root of the current governmental decision. In the top level government circles of Mexico and the United States, the existence of rich, high quality oil fields in the lands of Chiapas is common knowledge. The EZLN is a disturbance to the treasonous plans of the supreme government. This is the price of the loan: it will have to be paid with Mexican blood, and with indigenous blood especially, in order to pay off the debt. The supreme government prepares the criminal blow, prepares the mass media, the Legislative and Judicial powers, its armed forces and its paramilitaries. The EZLN prepares the resistence. There is no dialogue now. Rather than talk, the bad government made a call to arms. Second.- Today, February 9th, 1995, at 4pm, hundreds of troops of the federal army took possession of the town halls in San Andres Sacamach, Simojovel and Sabanilla, and reinforced the garrisons with thousands of soldiers in Ocosingo, Altamirano, and Las Margaritas. Minutes later, the bad government announced by means of a radio transmitter
[PEN-L:4204] IPS:Mexico-Increase Support for Zapatistas (fwd)
Original Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List:NATIVE-L ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) MEXICO: Rebels' Political Support on the Upswing By Diego Cevallos MEXICO CITY, Feb 6 (IPS) - The Mexican government has taken a less conciliatory tone with the Zapatista rebels, who are enjoying renewed political strength after receiving a vote of unconditional support from a group of social organisations. On Sunday, some 4,500 delegates from social organisations unanimously accepted the EZLN's call for a national liberation movement designed to form a ''transition government'' in Mexico. As the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) openly rejected any possibility of disarming, a Defence Ministry publication surprised many by referring to the rebels' demands as ''politically absurd.'' Meanwhile, without abandoning his calls for peace, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo said he planned to ask Congress to join the effort to resolve the conflict. He also demanded a new approach from the guerrillas, calling on them to lay down their arms and stop seeking ''excuses to stall the dialogue.'' The president ''invited'' the EZLN to present its demands ''openly, plainly and boldly'' through political channels, and to allow direct dialogue between the two sides. Meanwhile, a Defence Ministry statement referred to the guerrillas as ''promotors of violence (who) issue threats in response to invitations to dialogue.'' According to the publication, the rebels seek ''to create insecurity, using violence to promote demands that have changed from supposedly social claims to absurd political demands.'' However, the social organisations at the National Democratic Convention (CND), see the rebels' demands as far from absurd. Delegates at the three-day CND supported the EZLN's call for a new government and Constitution. The participants promised their unconditional support to the rebels in negotiations with the government. Since last week, the government has called repeatedly on the EZLN to reinstate talks begun in mid-January, when a preliminary contact between rebel leaders and government authorities led to a truce and put an end to military operations. The EZLN claimed that the request is ''just another act. The government knows our conditions for continued talks, but it has not met them on points of democracy, justice, demilitarisation and recognition of a new government'' in the state of Chiapas. A communique from the rebels warned that, in order to prevent a possible ''betrayal and broken promises,'' they would not lay down their arms. As the rebels' political strength rebounds, the spectre of hostilities looms large in Chiapas, with the rebels and government troops returning to their previous positions. Participants in the CND ended three days of meetings with the full approval of the rebel demands, including the creation of a national liberation movement led by the EZLN and defeated presidential candidate Cuauhteoc Cardenas of the centre-left Revolutionary Democracy Party. The new movement would seek to put an end to the current political system, ''reinstate national sovereignty'' and install a ''transition'' government that would call a constituent congress to draw up a new constitution. The means to achieving these goals will be defined in August, at the CND's next meeting. The CND was formed in August 1994 at an EZLN meeting for political analysis. Amid cries of ''long live the EZLN'' and ''Zedillo step down,'' hundreds of participants closed their meeting with the promise to fully support the guerrilla in their demand for justice and democracy in Chiapas and throughout Mexico. (END/IPS/trd-so/dc/dg/jt/np/95) Origin: San Jose/MEXICO/ [c] 1994, Inter Press Third World News Agency (IPS) - all rights reserved. This information is for personal use only. It may not be reproduced, reprinted, resent or posted to any system without specific permission from IPS. For information about this copyright, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. IPS is the developing world's largest news agency. In the United States, it is available from PeaceNet. The entire IPS feed is available at *no additional charge* to users of PeaceNet and EcoNet (e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information). You can also have IPS delivered to your e-mail box every day. For information on that service, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED].
[PEN-L:4203] More on Banks vs Zapatistas (fwd)
- Copyright 1995 National Public Radio NPR SHOW: Weekend Edition - Saturday ( NPR 10:00 am ET) January 14, 1995 Transcript # 1106-13 TYPE: Package SECTION: News; International LENGTH: 1073 words HEADLINE: Analyst Reveals Prospects of Mexico's Economic Crisis BYLINE: DENISE DRESSER HIGHLIGHT: A political analyst of Mexico says that despite the financial crisis being over, there is still the crisis of expectation and the crisis in political leadership. The Mexican populace will be paying a high price. BODY: SCOTT SIMON, Host: I'm Scott Simon and coming up on Weekend Edition, the impact of Mexico's economic crisis on what had been one of the hottest areas of investment - international markets. But first, only six Saturdays ago, Mexican Political Analyst Denise Dresser [sp] spoke with us about the prospects for her country as new President Ernesto Zedillo took office. An earthquake of a kind has occurred since then - the economic crisis that has sliced some 40 percent off the value of the peso and 50 percent off the value of Mexican stocks. We've asked Ms. Dresser back now. She's on leave from her post at Mexico's prestigious technological University Eta [sp]. She joins us in our studios here. Thanks for being with us again, Ms. Dresser. DENISE DRESSER, Political Analyst: Thank you for the invitation. SCOTT SIMON: As they say, first the news. The Mexican stock market has rallied a bit, in part because the U.S. government was willing to provide about $40 billion of loan guarantees, so the immediate crisis is over but one would think hardly the effect in Mexico. Help us understand what the impact there has been. DENISE DRESSER: Well, even though the immediate financial crisis is over, I think the crisis of expectations and the crisis in political leadership in Mexico remain. Over the next three or four years, Mexicans are going to be paying a very high price. They've lost 40 percent of their buying power. They're going to face, in all likelihood, spiraling inflation. And, above all, there's a sense of collective despair that Mexico has gone through so many economic adjustments over the last 12 years and yet we're being asked to sacrifice one more time and it's not clear that there will be a new recipe, a new formula that will finally propel us into the first world. SCOTT SIMON: This was hardly the making of the new administration of President Zedillo, but do you think that they might have acted more wisely in meeting the crisis? DENISE DRESSER: I think there were structural problems that determined the crisis, but it was probably exacerbated by Zedillo's lack of political leadership. I think we're witnessing the economic manifestations of political problems, of a technocratic team that came into power viewing politics as a residual variable and haven't been able to market this adjustment program to the Mexican people. I think in the next couple of months, we're going to see severe problems, in terms of the political management of economic adjustment in Mexico city. He was going to have to keep the unions in line in order to maintain wages down and keep inflation down. And given that there's a collective sense that Zedillo is not someone who's in charge, it may be difficult to maintain controls over disaffected and discontented groups in Mexico. SCOTT SIMON: Now, as you point out, President Zedillo is in the position now of having to try and hold the line, or even reduce wages among many labor union members, exactly at the same time many union workers felt they were entitled to feel that wages would be expanded. DENISE DRESSER: Well, because President Salinas had created an enormous sense of expectations about Mexico metamorphasizing into a modern economy, and those expectations have been dashed. We're going to witness a series of very difficult tensions, because Wall Street, for example, asked for Finance Minister Jimasera's [sp] head. And Wall Street got his head - he resigned. But at the same time now, Wall Street is asking for the immediate resolution of the Chiapas crisis - in other words, a military intervention - not because Wall Street thinks that this is going to explode into national unrest, but because they believe it's the only way in which President Zedillo can show political leadership. SCOTT SIMON: Now, when you say something like that, I must say I haven't heard that. And I'm wondering if you've heard it, has it been reliably reported somewhere? DENISE DRESSER: There was a conference at the
[PEN-L:4205] Amnesty In'l: Mexico bul: torture (fwd)
Subject:AI: Mexico bulletin From: Ray Mitchel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 13 Feb 1995 18:45:11 GMT Newsgroups: misc.activism.progressive +--+ + AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGENT ACTION BULLETIN + + Electronic distribution authorised + + This bulletin expires: 27 March 1995.+ +--+ EXTERNAL (for general distribution) AI Index: AMR 41/02/95 Distr: UA/SC UA 31/95 Torture / Fear for safety 13 February 1995 MEXICO Maria Gloria GUEVARA NIEBLA (f) Jorge SANTIAGO SANTIAGO Ricardo HERNANDEZ LOPEZ Hilario MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ Martin TRUJILLO BARAJAS Luis SANCHEZ NAVARRETE Alvaro CASTILLO GRANADOS Hermelinda GARCIA ZAPAHUA (f) Rosa HERNANDEZ HERNANDEZ (f) Fears for the safety of several people detained by the Mexican Federal Judicial Police in the past few days have been heightened by allegations that one of them has been tortured in custody. On 12 February it was reported that Maria Gloria Guevara Niebla, detained in Mexico City on 8 February, had been tortured between 8 and 9 February, and forced to sign a confession. Amnesty International has learned that she was also threatened with the torture of her two-year-old son. Jorge Santiago Santiago was detained in Teopisca, Chiapas, on 10 February. The others named above were detained in the town of Yanga, state of Veracruz on 8 February. The detainees are reported to be members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) and were allegedly detained in connection with weapons found in Mexico City and Yanga. In an interview published in the Mexican daily La Jornada on 10 February, Jorge Santiago Santiago, director of Desarrollo Economico y Social de los Mexicanos Indigenas, a non-governmental organization in Chiapas, denied any involvement with the EZLN. BACKGROUND INFORMATION In a press statement on 9 February, President Ernesto Zedillo called for the arrest of several EZLN leaders, including sub-commander Marcos, whom he named as Rafael Sebastian Guillen Vicente. The President also named four other alleged leaders of the EZLN and arrest warrants were issued against all five. It is reported that warrants have now also been issued against 13 indigenous people alleged to be EZLN members. The offices of CONPAZ (Coordinacion de Organismos no Gubernamentales por la Paz), the Coordination of Non-governmental Organizations Working for Peace, in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, were raided by members of the Mexican Federal Judicial Police (PFJ) on 10 February at 1.15am. Members of CONPAZ are reported to have been followed by the police when they left their offices shortly before the raid. Amnesty International fears that these developments may result in further human rights violations. In the armed clashes which began on 1 January 1994, at least 145 people are reported to have died before a cease-fire was called in mid-January 1994. Amnesty International has documented widespread human rights violations in the context of this conflict, including the summary execution of prisoners, extensive use of torture, and "disappearances" perpetrated by members of the Mexican Army. To date no member of the security forces has been brought to justice for these violations. +---+ + Supporters of Amnesty International around the world are + + writing urgent appeals in response to the concerns+ + described above. If you would like to join with them in + + this action or have any queries about the Urgent Action + + network or Amnesty International in general, please + + contact one of the following: + + + + Ray Mitchell, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (UK)+ + Scott Harrison, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (USA) + + Guido Gabriel, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Germany) + + Marilyn McKim, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Canada) + +---+
[PEN-L:4197] IPS:Chiapas-Rebel Leaders Captured (fwd)
Subject: IPS:Chiapas-Rebel Leaders Captured Original Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing List:NATIVE-L ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) MEXICO: Colonel Killed, Two Rebel Leaders Captured in Chiapas MEXICO CITY, FEB 11 (IPS) - An army colonel was killed and two rebel leaders ordered detained were captured in separate incidents in the confictive zone of the southern state of Chiapas Friday. The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) leaders captured are Jorge Elorreaga and Jorge Santiago, the government indicated. Elorreaga, alias Vicente, was captured at a military roadblock in Las Margaritas and is being interogated in the Chiapas capital of Tuxtla Gutierrez. Santiago was detained in Teopisca, some 30 kilometers south of San Cristobal de las Casas, seat of Bishop Samuel Ruiz, who has served as mediator in the now destroyed dialogue between the government and EZLN. The colonel was killed as he was driving an armored vehicle in Guadalupe Tepeyec, and government authorities reported that ten other people were wounded in the isolated incident, but did not specivfy whether they were troops, rebels, or civilians. The army entered 12 villages in the zone under control of the rebels without facing resistance, including Ocosingo, Morelia, Las Margaritas, Guadalupe Tepeyec, Simojovel and Teopisca, the government claimed. The troops then did house-to-house searches to interrogate the population, the majority of whom are thought to support the rebels. The military is not permitting members of the media to enter the zone and verify reports. Meanwhile, the Commission of Nongovernmental Organisations for Peace (CONPAZ) said their offices in San Cristobal were forcibly searched by some 30 heavily armed members of the federal judicial police, who broke doors, furniture and destroyed files and later followed office workers home and broke. The Commission reiterated its commitment to ''continue working against violence and for the human rights of the population,'' and expressed its hope that the violent incident is not the beginning of a harassment campaign against human rights organisations. In Mexico City, Maria Gloria Benavidez, identified by the Justice Ministry as EZLN subcommander Elisa, said she was tortured and threatened with death while she was interrogated, and signed her declarations under pressure. (END/IPS/trd-so/emv/mc/js/95) Origin: San Jose/MEXICO/ [c] 1994, Inter Press Third World News Agency (IPS) - all rights reserved. This information is for personal use only. It may not be reproduced, reprinted, resent or posted to any system without specific permission from IPS. For information about this copyright, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]. IPS is the developing world's largest news agency. In the United States, it is available from PeaceNet. The entire IPS feed is available at *no additional charge* to users of PeaceNet and EcoNet (e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information). You can also have IPS delivered to your e-mail box every day. For information on that service, e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED].
[PEN-L:4206] Re: story
He didn't use the word story, but Paul Samuelson, in conceding defeat in the Cambridge controversey, called neo-classical marginalism a parable. I think it was in the QJE but don't recall what year. Early '70s I think. Parable is a good word for it. Gene Coyle
[PEN-L:4207] Re: story
Maybe it begins with Robinson Crusoe? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:4208] URPE at EEA: It's getting kinda late. . .
URPE Sessions at the Eastern Economic Association Meetings March 17-19,1995, Roosevelt Hotel, New York City There is still room for more participants in the URPE sessions at the Eastern Economic Association this March. Below you will find listed the panels that will be included in the URPE sessions; some discussants and chairs are still needed, so please volunteer if you are interested. If you volunteered previously for a general topic, please pick a specific panel and let me know right away. I have listed the titles of papers that I have received titles for; I have also listed institutional affiliation if I have it. We need this information immediately in order to include it in the EEA program. If your name appears here, and you have information to add, please e-mail me immediately and send a copy of your message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Carla Scott) If you are listed and wish to participate you must also register as soon as possible for the conference; you can get a registration form via e-mail from Carla Scott at the above address. You must do this as soon as possible in order to be included in the program. You can respond to me at: Mark Weisbrot [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: Department of Economics, (217) 581-6247 Phone (217) 581-6968; 345-4983 (home) Panels: 1. The IMF, the World Bank, and Structural Adjustment Esmail Hosseinzadeh (Drake University), Structural Adjustment Program and Inflation Controversy in Iran: Domestic Money Supply or Balance of Payments Problems? Asghar Adelzadeh, On Structural Adjustment in South Africa Terisa Turner and Craig Benjamin: Everything for Everybody: Structural Adjustment and Class Recomposition in Mexico and Ecuador Discussants: Cheryl Payer Phillip LeBel Chair: Anthony Gabb (St. John's University) 2. The Internationalization of Capital Cyrus Bina (Harvard), A Prelude to Internationalization of the Post-War Economy Kamran Nayeri (SUNY-HSCB), On Causes and Consequences of Internationalization of Capital and Economic Integration: Contributions of Steven Hymer Discussant: Anthony D'Costa (University of Washington) 3. Recent Research in Competition, Growth, and Crisis: Mary C. Malloy (College of New Rochelle), Long Wave Recoveries in Historical Perspective Katherine Kazanas (New School for Social Research), Is This A Long Wave Recovery? Lefteris Tsoulfidis and Kostas Velentzas (University of Macedonia, Greece): Techical Change and the Rate of Profit in Greek Manufacturing Discussant: Anwar Shaikh (New School for Social Research) Chair: Chair: Charles Post (Borough of Manhattan Community College-- CUNY) 4. The Mexican Economic Crisis: Implications for Mexico and the Future of the Neoliberal Experiment Papers: Robert A. Blecker (American University): NAFTA, the Peso, and the Contradictions of the Mexican Economic Growth Strategy David Barkin Colin Danby (University of Massachusetts at Amherst) Discussants: Mark Weisbrot (Eastern Illinois University) Susan Fleck (American University) 5. Is Labor Power a Commodity? Sue Himmelweit, A Critique of the Concept of the Value of Labor-Power Ajit Sinha (York University) Please respond as soon as possible. Thanks, Mark Weisbrot
