Oaxaca contributions form

[Peter Farruggio <pfarr@cal.berkeley.edu>]

> From: "Lois M Meyer" <lsmeyer@unm.edu>
> For those who might wishto contribute to the support of the Oaxacan teachers,
> here's the contribution form. Many thanks!

> Lois
>
> Oaxaca Teachers and Popular Movement Contribution
> Name__________________________________________________________
> Address__________________________________________________________
>
> __________________________________________________________
> Email________________________
> Telephones_______________________________
>
> There are THREE OPTIONS described here for contributing to
> the Oaxacan teachers and popular movement. In the first
> option, you mail a check yourself to Food Not Bombs here
> in the U.S. The other two options involve sending your
> money by check to me. The options are explained below:
>
> #1: Food Not Bombs (www.foodnotbombs.net) has been called
> by the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) to
> organize people's kitchens and provide meals for the
> teachers and other strikers and for the community. Food
> Not Bombs is an all-volunteer movement and has little to
> no overhead so your donation will go directly to the work
> of the popular kitchens. Checks should be made out to Food
> Not Bombs, and the Memo line should read ?Comer para
> Oaxaca?, which means Food for Oaxaca.
> Send your donation to: Food Not Bombs,
> P.O. Box 424
> Arroyo Seco, NM 87514 USA
> Contact person: Keith McHenry, Cofounder of the Food Not
> Bombs movement
> (1-800-884-1136)
> Food Not Bombs is not a charity and does not have
> nonprofit tax exempt status. If you are interested in a
> tax deduction for contributions over $1000 please call
> them at 1-800-884-1136 or email them at
> <mailto:donations%40foodnotbombs.net>donations@foodnotbombs.net.
>
> Please mark with an X which of the following two options
> you prefer. For these options, your check should be made
> out to Lois Meyer, and the Memo line should read either
> ?CMPIO? or ?Oaxacan speaking tour?. Please send your
> check to: Lois Meyer, 343 Nara Visa Ct. NW, Albuquerque,
> NM 87107. Email: 
> <mailto:loismeyer%40msn.com>loismeyer@msn.com Please enclose with
> your check a copy of this form with your option choice and
> information recorded.
>
> _______ #2: Coalition of Indigenous Teachers and
> Promoters of Oaxaca (Coalición de Maestros y Promotores
> Indígenas de Oaxaca): The Coalition, or CMPIO, is made up
> of over 1000 indigenous teachers who serve rural Oaxacan
> communities. CMPIO has just celebrated its 30th
> anniversary of struggle alongside its communities to
> jointly construct quality, community-based bilingual
> education programs in rural schools, as well as to defend
> and demand other basic rights and services. CMPIO is a
> vital and respected component of the Sección XXII Oaxacan
> teachers? union and provides leadership on many levels to
> the union and to the strike. Money donated to CMPIO will
> be used to defray the huge costs to the teachers of
> sustaining this lengthy and dangerous strike.
>
> _______ #3: Speaking tour of Sección XXII or CMPIO
> representatives in the U.S.: In an effort to combat the
> media silence in the U.S. and to learn about and from the
> Oaxacan teachers? courageous struggle, we are trying to
> arrange a speaking tour in the U.S. by representatives of
> either Sección XXII and/or the CMPIO. Your contributions
> would help defray transportation costs to bring the
> teachers to the U.S. and to permit their travel to various
> places in the country where they will speak. Any funds
> remaining at the end of the tour the teachers will take
> with them to Oaxaca. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN
> PARTICIPATING IN THE TOUR ITSELF, ESPECIALLY ARRANGING FOR
> THE TEACHERS TO SPEAK LOCALLY IN YOUR AREA, PLEASE LET US
> KNOW.
>
> ¡Muchísimas gracias! Many, many thanks!
> ¡Ese apoyo sí se ve! Your help is appreciated!
>
> Lois M. Meyer, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies
> College of Education
> Hokona 267
> University of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131
> Tel: 505/277-7244