[van-announce] Call-out for participants in a Building Bridges delegation to Mexico

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Call-out for participants in a Building Bridges delegation to Mexico

Building Bridges Human Rights Project in Mexico is seeking participants for a
delegation to Mexico in October 2009.

The objective of the delegation to support and accompany the family of Digna
Ochoa y Placido, a prominent human rights lawyer, who was assassinated  
in 2001.
  The delegation will investigate the status of the case, and commit to
post-delegation activities to pressure the Mexican government to  
investigate and
resolve Digna' murder.

For more information about the case, go to:

http://www.democracynow.org/2006/4/27/the_assassination_of_digna_ochoa_a

Who are the participants:

We are seeking 6-8 participants to will travel to Mexico in
  October 2009 for 10
days.  Ideally, participants would be bilingual in English is Spanish, but we
are open to accepting non-Spanish speakers. Because we are a grassroots group,
with no government funding, we are asking delegates to fund their own travel
costs.  The approximate cost of the trip/person is $2500.

If you are interested in the delegation, please email:  
maryann at resist.ca or call: 604-877-1223

Building Bridges Human Rights project in Mexico is a grassroots group  
committed
to working for human rights in Mexico.  In the past, we have sent human rights
delegations and individual observers to Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas,  
  Mexico.