Money need to provide police protection for community leaders
31st August 2007
ISN Folks,
The following comes from Carlos Zorilla of DECOIN. The Community Development Council is in great need of help covering the costs to provide police protection to community leaders. Please read the note below. I am gathering information from Carlos about how to get money to Ecuador to help cover the costs. For now, however, you can donate money through the Intag Solidarity Network either on-line at http://intagsolidarity.org or by sending a check made out to ‘Canary Institute’ (our umbrella organization) at 1900 E. 10TH ST, Eigenmann Hall, Suite 630, Bloomington, IN 47406. All money received via ISN will be transferred to folks in Intag.
Peace,
Jake
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Dear all, DECOIN met with the Community Development Council yesterday (August 29th). They are hard pressed to cover some basic funding to keep going with their community organizing work, and to cover costs to protect Polibio Pérez, the Council’s president. Please give them a hand. We believe the company is on their way out, and the Council’s work will be crucial to help speed it along, and keep the peace in the area.
These are their needs that they feel they need urgent funding for the next 6 months:
1. Cost to pay for food for the four police protecting Polibioi Pérez ($ 4/ day; $120 per month per police)……………..$ 2,880.00
2. Communication (cellular phone, other).$ 200 per month…………………………………………………………….$ 1,200.00
3. Coordination for community organizing. Salary, Coordinator $ 300 a month;………. …………………………….. $ 1,800.00
4. Miscellaneous (Extra travel, other unforseen expenses); $ 120/month………………………………………………..$ 720.00
TOTAL……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..$ 6,600.00
Carlos Zorrilla
DECOIN
Thanks