Americas Watch: Project of Peace No War Network March 15, 2005 URL: http://www.PeaceNoWar.net
SOA Watch Movement Contact Info Date:3/15/2005 From:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Below is an updated contact list for the SOA Watch movement. Please use this list as a resource for your work and for plugging in to new ways of working with others to close the SOA/ WHINSEC. Together we will shut down the SOA and create the world we know is possible! Below youâll find the following info: 1. National Office Contact Information -- Staff Information 2. Regional Representatives â SOA Watch Council 3. Working Groups 4. SOA Watch Update newsletter 5. SOA Watch listservs ============================================= 1. NATIONAL OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION School of the Americas Watch PO Box 4566 Washington, DC 20017 Telephone: 202-234-3440 Fax: 202-636-4505 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.soaw.org SOA WATCH STAFF INFORMATION Father Roy Bourgeois â Georgia Office Pam Bowman â Legislative Coordinator â pbowman(at)soaw.org Eric LeCompte â Events and Outreach Coordinator â elecompte(at)soaw.org Sarah Mertz â Program Associate â smertz(at)soaw.org Christy Pardew - Communications Coordinator â cpardew(at)soaw.org John Stith â Operations Coordinator â jstith(at)soaw.org ============================================= 2. REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES â SOA WATCH COUNCIL The SOA Watch Council is the national major policy decision-making body for SOA Watch. The council consists of regional representatives who are chosen by local groups to represent their region on the national level; a staff representative from each SOA Watch office (DC and Georgia); and representatives of partner organizations. Find information about local groups organizing in your area here: http://www.soaw.org/new/groups.php Below you'll find listed the twelve regions and the regional representative for each region: GREAT LAKES (Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana) Kathy Long: 312-641-5151, klong(at)claret.org MID-ATLANTIC (DC, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Western Pennsylvania) Edith Wilson: 412-371-9722, edith.wilson3(at)verizon.net MIDWEST (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma) Art Roche: 563-556-1699, rocheart3(at)msn.com NEW ENGLAND (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont, Maine) Christine LaVallee: 508-410-7257, peachlavee(at)yahoo.com NEW YORK Audrey Stewart: 607-277-8962, astewart122(at)yahoo.com Mike Pasquale: 315-446-2720, pasquamp(at)lemoyne.edu NORTHEAST (Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey) Elena DiGiovanna: paraelena(at)netzero.com Deirdre MacDermott: 215-601-4805, deirdre(at)whitedog.com Linda Panetta: 215-473-2162 NORTHWEST (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alaska) Vennessa Pustek: vpustek(at)comcast.net ROCKIES (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah) We are still looking for SOA Watch activists to convene the Rockies regional network. For more information, please contact the SOA Watch office. SOUTH (Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas) Ken Hayes: surfersanta(at)yahoo.com SOUTHEAST (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee) jon hunt: 828-263-8746, jon(at)riseup.net SOUTHWEST (Arizona, New Mexico) The southwest region is looking for candidates for their regional seat. Please contact the SOA Watch office for more info. WEST (California, Nevada, Hawai'i, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas) David Mezzera: 707-552-2900, SOAW-West(at)att.net * If your state, commonwealth or territory is not yet included in a region, contact John Stith, jstith(at)soaw.org, to get involved. ============================================= 3. SOA WATCH WORKING GROUPS Working groups are composed of individuals who dedicate their time to work on a specific area of the SOA Watch vision. As a grassroots movement, the power is in the people involved! Consider joining one or more of the following working groups: ANTI-OPPRESSION WORKING GROUP While working to end US support for oppressive regimes through the SOA/WHINSEC, we are committed to ensuring that SOA Watch also prioritizes work against perpetuating oppression in our own organizing. Contact Kristine at kristinew22(at)yahoo.com. DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP The Development Working Group is looking for folks who have interest in doing short term fundraising and planning long term development to be part of a working group to meet periodically and help out at events as able. Contact Kim Porter at kimporter40(at)yahoo.com. LEGAL COLLECTIVE WORKING GROUP The Legal Collective is a group of activists, lawyers, law students and paralegals who offer legal trainings and support during the November vigils and subsequent trials. Contact Audrey at astewart122(at)yahoo.com. LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP We include representatives of various local SOA groups throughout the country, members of the SOA Watch Council, and the Legislative Coordinator staff person from the DC office. We make decisions by consensus about the overall legislative strategy of the movement incorporating feedback and participation from the SOA Watch Council as well as from the DC staff. Contact Pam at pbowman(at)soaw.org. LOGISTICS WORKING GROUP This group handles various construction and supply projects at the November Vigil. Contact John Stith at jstith(at)soaw.org. MEDIA WORKING GROUP We work to spread the word about the SOA/ WHINSEC and the movement to close it down via the mainstream and alternative media and to empower more folks in this grassroots movement to do the same. We set up and staff a media office for the November vigil, and we work year round to craft press releases and messaging for SOA Watch. Contact Christy Pardew at cpardew(at)soaw.org. RESEARCH WORKING GROUP We have a vision of growing into an international network of scholars, students, academics and researchers working together to add fuel to the legislative, media and public education fires to close the School and to stop torture. If you thirst for knowledge and are interested doing research we can use to shut the SOA/ WHINSEC, email Chad at maxfarrand(at)hotmail.com. PUPPET/STREET THEATER WORKING GROUP The Puppet/Street Theater working group is a dynamic group that comes together to create puppets and a street theater piece for the November Vigil. Contact Jake Weinstein at 203-562-1471. SPANISH LANGUAGE MEDIA WORKING GROUP This newly formed, ongoing working group works to outreach to Spanish-language media across the Americas. Contact Christy Pardew at cpardew(at)soaw.org. STAGE AND PROGRAM WORKING GROUP We create the programs used at the November Vigil and coordinate music and musicians for all trainings and caucuses. Contact Christy Pardew at cpardew(at)soaw.org. TABLING WORKING GROUP This group organizes the tables at the November Vigil. Contact John Stith at jstith(at)soaw.org. TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION WORKING GROUP The translation and interpretation working group is an on-going working group of SOA Watch. In addition to providing interpretation at the November vigil in Ft. Benning, we also provide translation services throughout the year, from press releases to web pages and more. Contact Christy Pardew at cpardew(at)soaw.org. GRUPO DE TRABAJO DE TRADUCCIÃN Y INTERPRETACIÃN: Traducimos documentos y interpretamos para las vigilias en Ft. Benning los noviembres y en eventos todo el aÃo. ContÃctese con Christy Pardew a cpardew(a)soaw.org. CONSTITUENCY GROUP CAUCUSES: LABOR CAUCUS: Organized labor in North America has played a crucial role in the struggle to close the SOA. Local and national unions have passed resolutions for the closure of the SOA and sponsored educational events around the issue. Contact Rebecca at Rkanner(at)uaw.net. STUDENT/YOUTH CAUCUS: The Student/Youth Caucus seeks to further organize the collective strength of students working to close the SOA. Contact Sarah at smertz(at)soaw.org. ============================================= 4. GET THE SOA WATCH UPDATE NEWSLETTER! The newsletter is published three times a year with the most exciting and recent happenings within the SOA Watch Movement. Sign up to receive the SOA Watch newsletter by sending us your mailing address at info(at)soaw.org or PO Box 4566, Washington, DC 20017 or by calling us at 202-234-3440. ============================================= 5. SOA WATCH LISTSERVS -*- The SOA Watch office in DC sends out about two emails a month with updates on the movement to close the SOA/ WHINSEC, urgent actions, new research, news stories, Congressional updates and more! 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