[IMC-US] Proposal: link to Paypal account for Atenco prisoners

[quill at riseup.net]

This sounds like a GREAT idea, (and the least we can do)

Let's DO it!

~quill in pdx

> To www-features,
>
>     Jen from Richmond Indymedia, who has been working with the Centro de
> Medios Libres in Mexico City for the half year, just sent me this email
> about Atenco. The CML has set up a prisoner solidarity Paypal account,
> and I'd like to propose we put up a link to it somewhere on the
> indymedia.us page, perhaps on the top right or top left hand side. The
> link is here: http://www.vientos.info/presosdonaciones/
>     It's in spanish, its about mexico. But we're practicing solidarity,
> right?!
>
>     Is this ok? Anyone know how to do it? I think i can figure it out.
>
>     Please respond promptly since this is urgent.
>
>     cheers,
>       onto in nyc
>
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Paypal account for Atenco prisoners
> Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 11:25:27 -0500 (CDT)
> From: jen <j_law at riseup.net>
> To: alumni at chiapaspeacehouse.org, dobie at prodigy.net.mx,
> kdeyhle at gmail.com, relamine at yahoo.com, steev at detritus.net,
> onto at riseup.net, lotus at indymedia.org
>
> Hey everyone-
>
> The situation in Atenco is reaching even more dire circumstances. Prison
> officials are now separating the prisoners, sending them off to different
> jails and integrating them into general populations. In addition to the
> three Europeans deported, two Chileans (Mario and Valentina) were deported
> as well, including a good friend of mine. Their situations are distinct,
> however, from the others, who were in Mexico on tourist visas. Valentina
> has been living in Mexico City for 11 years and was in the process of
> completing a documentary. Mario is a student at UNAM and about to complete
> his thesis. Some independent journalists from Radio Pacheco are in jail as
> well; one has already been lost to general population.
>
> Here’s a Paypal account: to help support prisoner solidarity efforts.
> It’s
> set up by the Centro de Medios Libres where I’ve been working the past
> few
> months:
> http://www.vientos.info/presosdonaciones/
>
> I also have videos I edited from footage of what occurred in Atenco. I can
> mail them out to anyone who wants them in the US (I’m back). Here’s
> the
> link:
> http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/05/9695.php
>
>
> Here are some articles I published on global indymedia about the conflict:
>
> http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/05/838706.shtml
> http://www.indymedia.org/en/2006/05/838852.shtml
>
> thanks for the solidarity-
> jen
>
>
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