From: antbh@strix.udac.uu.se (Bernhard Helander)
Subject: Re: Faxing to Somalia --- How ?
Keywords: Africa, E-mail, Somalia, Pressure
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden
Distribution: alt
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:31:20 GMT


hps@castle.ed.ac.uk (H P Shanahan) writes:

>O.K. This is probably very stupid of me, but could somebody post an article
>on how to send E-mails to the department of State as regards the
>situation in Somalia via SUNET ? 
>Do you just send the emails to the addresses on this board and SUNET handles
>the rest or do I have to post it via some magic address in Sweden or
>what ? 

No it's not stupid at all. SUNET has an internet/fax gateway that currently 
is open to some numbers of relevance in the Somali crisis. (God knows how
long it will be before they close it down...). You address yopur mail
to that gateway using the most recent faxnumbers Dorothy Morse has provided
(see below) and a Sunet computer does the rest for you. In case Sunet gets
fed up with paying the phone bill I have actually dug up another fax
gateway: this one is in Russia and is not free but we'll save that until
it's needed.

Anyway before you proceed do consult the most recent postings on Somalia
in soc.culture.african so that your faxes are up-to-date and show the 
receivers that we are a well-informed bunch (if you are somehow unable to
read other newsgroups than this one - drop me line and I'll pass on
a sample to you.

Here then are Dorothy's most recent fax numbers:


The State Dept. no. we have been faxing is "out of service."  Here are
new numbers to try, for free faxing through SUNET (this has been arranged
by Bernhard Helander of the University of Uppsala):

HJ_Cohen@f00912026476301.fax.sunet.se

   (this is to the Bureau of African Affairs of the State dept.)

Mark_Johnson@f00912026470810.fax.sunet.se

   (this is to the Bureau of East African Affairs of the State Dept.)

Herman Jay Cohen of the first no. is Assistant Secretary for African Affairs

Mark Johnson is Director of Bureau of East African Affairs

Other numbers still appearing to work are to the Secretary General of the UN
Boutros Boutros-Ghali:

Boutros_Ghali@f00912129634879.fax.sunet.se


To the Clinton Campaign HQ:  Bill_Clinton@f00915013722292.fax.sunet.se

GOOD NEWS is:  indications are that the State Dept. fax went "offline" because
of the great number of faxes concerned about Somalia.

IF YOU ARE NEW TO THIS "THREAD":  The numbers above offer FREE FAXING via
SUNET to all users of Internet and Bitnet, about the Somalia crisis--the
worst disaster in the world, where as many as 5000 people are dying each day,
and where aid has been slow in coming.

Our messages now need to emphasize, among other things, quick action in
moving food, etc., and *sustained* action (i.e., it should not slack off
if public attention moves to other things).  For example,

"We urge massive delivery of food and supplies to Somalia by all means
possible, to all ports and airports in the country (not just to the capital
Mogadishu). Millions of people are in immediate danger of starvation and
there must be no delay.

"Such massive aid must continue without interruption or lessening until the Somalian population
is out of danger."

There are many other posts on this somalian topic, of course, from which you
may get information.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Please remember that AN EFFECTIVE FAX IS POLITE!!
Amnesty International, through years of experience, has found that a serious
polite tone will be heeded.  Threats or rudeness can damage the cause;
please avoid them.
Please see next response for additional suggestion.  Thanks to all who help on 
this.









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