From: hrcoord@igc.apc.org (Human Rights Coordinator)
Newsgroups: soc.rights.human
Subject: Bosnia: Postcard Action
Date: 20 Dec 92 16:37:00 GMT
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!hrcoord    Dec 20 08:37:00 1992


From: Human Rights Coordinator <hrcoord>
Subject: Bosnia: Postcard Action

/* Written 11:19 pm  Dec 17, 1992 by geonet@gn.apc.org in igc:reg.eeurope */

WINTER POSTCARD ACTION FOR BOSNIA
Proceeds to Red Cross and Red Crescent relief work in Bosnia.
Hundreds of thousands of people in Bosnia have been brutally
expelled from their homes and do not know how they will survive
the winter. The UN and the EC have attempted to deal with the
problem, and the conflicts causing it, in a variety of ways but
need the active backing and pressure of public opinion.
The winter 1992/93 postcard action for Bosnia is being
launched to reinforce the efforts of the international
organisations and of the UK government and, at the same time, to
give practical help to organisations working to help refugees.
The postcards are being sold in pairs. One is to be sent to
the UN Peace Conference on former Yugoslavia; the other to the
[UK] Prime Minister.
POSTCARD TEXT:
Dear Mr Cyrus Vance (UN) / Lord Owen (EC) / Rt Hon John Major,
Millions  of refugees in the former Yugoslavia do not know  how
to  survive this winter. The international community has to  do
everything  it  can to save their lives. Two measures  must  be
taken immediately:
1) All states and especially the richer countries must  open
their borders and allow more refugees to come in;
2)  Safe havens must be established  in  Bosnia-Herzegovina,
in  particular in Sarajevo and Tuzla, where refugees  can  find
food and shelter.
I  urgently ask you to promote these measures and to  secure
the necessary financial means.
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The safe haven postcard campaign is a pan-European campaign,
launched by national committees of the Helsinki Citizens'
Assembly. The HCA is a network of peace, human rights, democracy
and environment groups throughout East and West Europe, the USA
and Canada. European Dialogue is a national [UK] committee of the
HCA and was launched in 1990 by European Nuclear Disarmament
(END), Charter 88 and Liberty to be a forum for debate and
activity around issues of peace, democracy, human rights, social
justice and environmental responsibility.
The cards are available for POUND 1 each, pack of 10 POUND 8, 20
POUND 15; bulk orders from groups, churches etc invited. Contact:
European Dialogue, Safe Havens, 11 Goodwin Street, London N4 3HQ, U K
tel 071-263 8924;  071-272 9092; fax 071-272 3044.
From USA/Can/Caribbean substitute "011 44 71" for "071".
Make cheques payable to "European Dialogue"; mark on reverse
"Safe Havens"; for non-Sterling cheques add POUND 3 for exchange
charges before converting currency.
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I have redistributed this text because I know _something_ must be
done to encourage governments to take action to save refugees'
lives. I have posted this to:
Internet: soc.culture.yugoslavia,soc.culture.bosna-herzgvna,uk.politics
Compuserve: UKFORUM
GreenNet: yugo.antiwar,announce
Please re-post this message where you feel appropriate.
I regret that I am NOT able to accept orders by email and
cannot guarantee to respond to voluminous email promptly or at all.
This posting is not to be taken as a statement about the
beliefs of any of the above systems.
Mike Holderness
Dec 16, 1992