[nativestudies-l] [Fwd: FW: Bolivia]

[Alyssa Mt. Pleasant]

Filmmaker Victor Masayesva seeks suggestions for publicizing conditions 
in Bolivia. Please contact the authors of below emails with suggestions. 
Masayesva's original email is at the end of this message.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	FW: Bolivia
Date: 	Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:53:16 -0400
From: 	Cordova, Amalia <CordovaA at si.edu>



FYI filmmaker Victor Masayesva mobilizing support for Bolivia, where he 
was invited to be a juror for the 9th International Indigenous Peoples 
Film and Video Festival. Any suggestions welcome.
 
Best,
 
Amalia
 

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*From:* Ava Hamilton [mailto:arapaho_ at msn.com]
*Sent:* Thursday, September 18, 2008 5:24 PM
*To:* Cordova, Amalia
*Subject:* FW: Bolivia



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From: arapaho_ at msn.com
Subject: FW: Bolivia
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:26:28 -0600

Request from Victor Masayesva, independent producer/director attending 
an Indigenous Film Festival in Bolivia--right now.  A critical situation 
for Indigenous in Bolivia.  Please contact me with your suggestions.
Ava
arapaho_ at msn.com <mailto:arapaho_ at msn.com>

 > From: isprods at infomagic.net
 > To: arapaho_ at msn.com
 > CC: chriseyre at earthlink.net; napa4go at aol.com
 > Subject: bolvia
 > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:00:53 -0700
 >
 > Ava
 > Made it into Bolivia and here embassy is posting no fly restrictions 
from US to
 > Bolivia since the president kicked out the American Ambassador. It is 
a serious problem
 > here now in parts of the country where they are deliberately going 
after indians and
 > killing them or beating them up by paramilitary groups and racist 
youth gangs. this is
 > all in response to Evo Morales strenthening grip on  Bolivia and the 
white minority
 > in danger of losing power and money. the US ambassador has been 
talking to this right
 > wing government so he was kicked out. The surrounding nations are 
supporting Evo as
 > well as humanitarian groups.
 > Some incredible videos on the violence against indians so the reason 
for this
 > email. If we could locate national conferences of indians where we 
could sponsor a
 > program on videos about what is going on down here since the US 
coverage is minimal or
 > biased as the white minority owns the national media. So if we could 
get contacts and
 > information on indian gatherings we could put a plan together. Please 
forward onto
 > chris and mary. I will try to cc them as well but may not work.
 > Later VM
 >
 >

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