> Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1997 14:09:45 -0800 (PST) > From: National Commission for Democracy in Mexico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Urgent need for ballots (revised) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > URGENT: WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO COLLECT BALLOTS!!! > > Since the massacre of the 45 women, men and children the NCDM has been > inundated with phone calls from all over the United States and Canada from > people who are overcome with grief and anxious to take action. We would like > to suggest that one of the most important ways you can help and show your > support is by collecting ballots on the "Right to Live in Peace in Chiapas." > This ballot could have a significant impact if we obtain our goal of more > than 100,000 ballots before February 9th. Such a feat would send a powerful > message to the Mexican and US governments that civil society here, will not > tolerate another massacre of Indigenous peoples in Chiapas. In addition, > these ballots, representing more than a 100,000 voices in the US, would > convey the American people's urgent concerns and strong desire for a just > peace and resolution to the war in Chiapas. > > We ask volunteers to make 100 copies of the ballot and return them to the > NCDM before February 9th. Please join us our efforts to stop further blood > shed and another Vietnam in Mexico. The ballot has been included below. > For more information please contact the > NCDM at > (213)254-9550 > Fax(213)254-9597 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > mail: 5902 Monterey Rd #194 > Los Angeles, CA 90042 > > POPULAR BALLOT ON THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN PEACE > > We ask you to please answer the following questions. The results will be > tallied and sent to both governments after February 9th of 1998. > Thank you for your act of conscience. > > 1. Are you alarmed or concerned about the human rights record of Mexico? > Yes__ No___ I don't know___ > 2. Are you confident that Mexican authorities will resolve these human > rights problems on their own, without international pressure? > Yes___ No___ I don't know__ > 3. Are you in agreement with the militarization of Mexico as a response to > the movement for human rights and economic hope? > Yes____ No____ I don't know____ > 4. Should the U.S. give or sell arms, military equipment or training to > Mexico? Yes____ No____ I don't know____ > 5. Are you willing to participate in a boycott against Mexican tourism > and/or specific products that would end when clear signals are evident that > the human rights situation has improved? > Yes___ No___ I don't know___ > 6. Do you want the Zapatistas to come to the United States to speak of the > conditions of the indigenous communities in Chiapas? > Yes___ No___ I don't know__ > > > Optional: > NAME____________________________________ > ADDRESS_________________________________ > CITY,STATE, ZIP CODE_____________________ > DATE_____________________________________ > SOCIAL SECTOR___________________________ > >
