And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 18:51:10 +0100 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: N E T W A R R I O R S - REPORT 98 IWG > >TO: Indigenous Brothers, Sisters and Supporters >FROM: NetWarriors - Geneva 5 December 1998 >RE: 1st Week UN IWG > >We are sorry we have not been online and in touch. We had severe technical >difficulty with transmitting to the NetWarrior lists. We were left with >only the ability to access and send one message at a time. Your >participation and involvement in remaining informed on this session has >been hindered and that is not good. However, we remain and are now stable >in an office donated to us during the second week by CISA and a Syndicate >of Peace organizations in Geneva with access and open communication >capacity. > >This session has been lax in the sense that governments are showing less >and less concern by their participation than the previous years and their >lack of maintaining a schedule with the indigenous delegates. Often >leaving them without a session to work during the hours scheduled. The >agenda has not been consistent and yesterday the High Commissioner of the >Commission on Human Rights Mrs. Mary Robinson addressed the caucus and >states at the close of the day. The only articles discussed fully this >week were articles 1,2,13,14. The rest of the week was spent on an open >discussion on the principles within articles 1,2 and governments in private >caucus on what? We still do not have full understanding of. On Monday, >the agenda is suppose to allow for a general debate on self-determination. >The state Asia delegation is rummored to be preparing a position in full >support of the draft as is and a withdraw of their request for definition >of scope and principle. Still it is left to be seen on the floor of the >session. > >The US Delegation opened this session with a disturbing statement which >called into question the entire validity of the indigenous peoples history >of process to build this draft declaration and was said to have attempted >to set back the current process at least 15 years. Fortunately for >indigenous peoples this has caused some serious political relations. A >reliable source contacted Elizabeth Homer in the Department of Interior and >found that she had not been notified of the changes in the State Department >positions taken in their opening statement. (statement on NetWarriors >Website by Sunday) The UK has taken a very similar position to the US and >France also. We would like to mobilize protest in the UK in support of >Indigenous Peoples. > >The Indigenous Caucus has been strategizing on how to approach the >discussion of self-determination, continued to build positive and >strengthening unity and found encouragement from the support found thus far >through having the ability to communicate with their relatives and >supporters through WarriorNET. However, there is a large difference this >year not having been able to communicate with you and we hope to ignite >more passion within your own communities this week with a plan of action to >hold press conferfences in all regions and in all provinces and states. >Interestingly, an Indigenous Peoples organization in New Dehli has >organized press throughout their states this coming Friday in sinc with the >press conference here. > >Thursday December 10th, the UN will be celebrating a 50 year achievement of >the Declaration of Human Rights! The Global Caucus has decided that it >will not let this event occur with out a strong response regarding Human >Rights with a focus on the fact that the draft Declaration is proof that >this Declaration has proven false in accord for Indigenous Peoples ever >since its founding. This anniversary represents half a century of criminal >violations AGAINST Humanity rather than in relief of it. The Caucus also >realized that if they were to call a conference that they would likely not >receive much attention on the 10th because the media would be taken by the >UN itself. And, that the press will be half hearted about showing up and >being present for a press conference called by the Caucus. So, they have >sceduled the press conference for the 11th... Friday and they have asked >Madam Erica Daes to host this conference and to send out the invitations to >the press. They will also be utilizing the fine words of Mary Robinison's >statement yesterday who said: "And I note that progress and relation to the >decalaration cannot be measured only in terms of the number of adopted >articles; but in steps being taken to achieve a genuine dialoge and depper >mutual understanding of eachothers aspirations and concerns." And, >interestingly enough the US Delegations opening statement said: "...it >should not be necessary to convert aspirations or objectives into RIGHTS..." > >For Indigenous Peoples this week is (another) degrading slap in the face as >the colonial governments of this world stroke themselves for mass genocide, >devestation of humanity its needs and our Earth our mother while they sit >here and make a mockery of the very principles they are built upon. This >is not news to you I know... but we must continue to speak of it and we >must continue to try and insight eachother to continue the struggle, to >organize and mobilize eachother and to be unsettled with it. To make sure >that we cannot become complacent with autorcity and abuse. To ensure that >we will never settle for these criminals as lords of our earth and peoples. > >We are preparing a press pack to send to you this weekend. In it will be a >statement from the Caucus and NetWarriors. At the beginning of the week we >will send you additional statements from the regions, organizations and >delegates. These statements will be no more than 5 sentences each. Our >objective in this particular action is to serve our communities by >providing a strong international press action and our words to draw the >national and local press media towards your issues and your peoples plight. >Do NOT let this opportunity to go unaddressed. Use it to its fullest >advantage. We are compiling a media scedule. We can only report that >parts of Asia are covered. NetWarriors will send to all press media >sources. However, local press and government officials must be attacked >with the violations experienced due to their own actions and nonactions. >The KANSAS states must feel an impact and that needs to continue to >increase. > >Caucus members are stating that the ONLY way now to move the draf >declaration forward is for the communities they come from to activate and >pressure the local oppressors. > >We are sending you the USDEL opening statement, the IITC response, the >Statement of the High Commissioner and the Caucus response. We want to >invite you this year to subscribe to WarriorNET and utilize it as a tool to >organize and mobilize. After the session you should unsubscribe from it >and go back to you regular pace. For this week we call for unity online. >For your actions online and in your work networks. > >WE also need your letters and those of your networks support here. We do >have the wall up but without the NetWarrior Network moving, it is not the >same. It feels as though we've been hindered and taken an injury in this >battle due to the technical difficulty. We must come through now that >we've begun and encourage the delegates to hold fast. > >The position is still held, the draft has not been changed and the US plan >did not move forward, but they have been lobbying other governments more >than ever these past years. We suspect something is up... of course. > >We send our solidarity and seek our brothers and sisters. > >Thursday we should all have a prayer time. Anyone wishing to coordinate >that please let us know. That means that you would work out the times for >us and send it to us. > >Friday, press fax government fax and expressions of solidarity for >Indigenous Peoples and indignation of governments is requested. > >Subscription to WarriorNET for discussions. Instructions below. > >NetWarriors Web site not UP for this session Until Monday morning or Sunday >night. > >Open Debate of governments and Indigenous Peoples begins Monday. Caucus >position os to make sure that this item does not slip off the tabel and go >unaddressed. > >USDEL, Mary Robinson and Caucus Statement on its way to you today. > >Peace >k >Dedication to Solidarity >< Calling for World Action > >>>>>>>>>>> NetWarriors <<<<<<<<<<< > http://hookele.com/netwarriors > Peace without Truth is Genocide > Una Paz sin la Verdad es Genocidio > La paix sans la verite est Genocide > >>>>>><<<<<<< > Subscribe to WarriorNET > A discussion listserve dedicated to > Indigenous Solidarity > > SUBSCRIBE? 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