[Announce-DAN] This Weekend's Actions and Events

["david martin" <p_hayze@hotmail.com>]

(first, please call the White House 1-202-456-1111 and ask Clinton for a
clemency for Leonard Peltier. Clinton recently indicated he will make a
decision on this before he leaves office. Make a call every day!)

Hola Compaņeros:

This weekend we will support a Holiday Season of Conscience by pressuring 
Kohl's clothing store to respect labor rights in Nicaragua.

We will also celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human 
Rights by learning about the human rights organizing in Mexico from 
Frederico Anaya, a Mexican human rights lawyer with 10 years of experience 
in Chiapas.

1. Please come support labor rights in Nicaragua:
Holiday Season of Conscience
at the Kohl's in Golden
11am-2pm
Saturday Dec. 9th
Interplaza West Retail Center
16700 West Colfax Ave
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 216-1113
(for directions go to 
http://www.kohls.com/Store_LocatorZip/locator_index_search_page.html)

2. Please help honor International Human Rights Day with Mexico Solidarity 
Network's Fall Human Rights Campaign.

The Future of the Indigenous Resistance
under the New President of Mexico
by Frederico Anaya and Melissa Riestra of MSN
Sunday December 11th
11:30 am to 1:30pm
at the Mercury Cafe 22nd and California in Denver

3. Write Kohl's, please cut and paste the following letter and mail it to:

Larry Montgomery, CEO, Kohl's Department Stores, Inc., N56 W17000 Ridgewood 
Dr., Menomonee Falls, WI 53051.

Dear Mr. Montgomery:
I am concerned that the Kohl's company has refused to accept its moral 
responsibility to correct serious sweatshop abuses at the Chentex factory 
producing for it in Nicaragua. Further, I am outraged that Chentex 
management has pulled out of negotiations with the union that represents the 
factory's workers. They have said that they refuse to rehire any of the 
wrongfully fired union leaders.

Don't cut and run! That will hurt your corporate image even more than your 
present failure to accept responsibility for the manner in which your 
products are made. There are indications that Kohl's has begun to reduce its 
production at the Chentex factory to avoid having to deal with unions. Your 
actions will influence my holiday purchasing decisions and those of my 
family and friends. Your company has leverage. Use it so that the Chentex 
factory will:

Rehire all the fired union members. Drop criminal charges against union 
organizers. Recognize and bargain with the unions.
Sincerely,

(for a printable version of the letter go to:
http://www.summersault.com/~agj/clr/alerts/crisisinnigaraguachenofnegotiations.html#1)

4. Write President Fox of Mexico

Dear President Fox:
I am writing to out of concern about human rights serious human rights 
violations in Chiapas and express my support for a peaceful resolution to 
the conflict there.

I would like to congratulate Vicente Fox on his inauguration as President of 
Mexico. But I would also like to take this opportunity to encourage the new 
President to fulfill his campaign promises to introduce to the Mexican 
Congress the COCOPA proposal for implementing the San Andres Accords and to 
renew peace talks with the EZLN.  I hope that he will make the effort 
necessary to ensure approval of the implementing legislation that is 
consistent with both the letter and the spirit of the San Andres Accords.

In view of the massive presence of the Mexican Army in Chiapas, I urge 
President Fox to order an immediate withdrawal of a significant number of 
military camps from Chiapas.  This would serve as a confidence building 
measure that would improve the conditions for renewed peace talks with the 
EZLN.

In addition, I also encourage the new President to dismantle/disarm 
paramilitary groups in Chiapas and prosecute those responsible for human 
rights violations. I hope that the new President will provide for a safe 
return of those displaced by war to their places of origin. To guarantee 
these changes, I expect that President Fox will eliminate restrictions on 
presence of international human rights observers.

In conclusion, I have high hopes that the President Fox will fulfill his 
promises opportunity to create the conditions for a peaceful resolution of 
the conflict in Chiapas and respect the human rights of the indigenous 
peoples in Chiapas. For this, I will be watching closely.

Sincerely,




In Solidarity,
David Martin
Executive Director
Denver Justice and Peace Committee
901 West 14th St, Suite 7
Denver, CO 80204
tel. 303-623-1463
fax 303-623-3492
e-mail: p_hayze@hotmail.com
website: www.djpc.org


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