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Monday, March 06, 2006
Zapatistas groups well done!
16TH FEBRUARY HEALTH CLINIC - CONSTRUCTION HAS
STARTED! - MORE FUNDING NEEDED TO BUILD THE CLINIC
STARTED! - MORE FUNDING NEEDED TO BUILD THE CLINIC
To date the Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity group and theGlasgow Zapatista group have sent a total of £4,000
to Chiapas so that our twinned zapatista municipality of 16 February can build the first medical clinic in their community. So far so good but the total cost of
the clinic is estimated at over £13,000 so we’ve a bit to go yet!
Two members of our group recently visited 16 February and were able to see for themselves that work has already begun on the clinic. They were able to take some excellent photos and film footage which, when edited we will show some time in the future. The film includes footage of the community starting to build the clinic. Our members also took back from their recent trip more merchandise, including amber from the 16 February. As you know we sell this so that
profits from sales go back to Chiapas. The community sent us their thanks for our support to date and hope that we will continue to support them so that they can
finish the clinic.
So we’re pleased to report that after a recent successful fundraising gig in Edinburgh and with another planned for mid March in Glasgow, we are now in the position to send another £1,000 to the clinic in late March.
We thought we would email everyone on our contact list firstly to let you all know the good news about work starting on the clinic and also to give anyone who wishes to donate to this next instalment of funding, the opportunity to do so. If you send your donation to arrive by 25th March then it will be added to the money we already have and will reach the zapatistas of 16th February by the beginning of April. (if you cannot donate till after this date, don't worry, your donation will be sent with the next batch of funds)
Any donation however small will be gratefully received. You can send a cheque made out to Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group to
Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group, c/o 17 West
Montgomery Place, Edinburgh EH7 5HA
(please e mail us at edinchipas@yahoo.co.uk so we know
to look out for your letter)
Or you can pay into our bank account at the Clydesdale
Bank
Account name Edinburgh Chiapas Solidarity Group
Sort code 82 45 05
Account number 60129411
(again please e mail us to let us know)
Thank you.
Bob, 12:34
