A-Infos (en) CONSULTA ON NEZ(S)N REGIONAL MEETING IN SYRACUSE, NY

[James_Dumaine@babylon.montreal.qc.ca (James Dumaine)]

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CONSULTA ON NEZ(S)N REGIONAL MEETING IN SYRACUSE, NY
(See below for questions; please clip, answer, and send back)

Issued on February 19, 1998
Please respond by February 28.

There is a proposal to hold a north east regional meeting of groups and
individuals who have been focusing their political interest and energy on
the Zapatistas, Chiapas, and Mexico. (This includes north east Canada and
the United States.) This proposed regional meeting has evolved out of an
idea to create a "North East Zapatista Network." There has been some debate
about the name of this network, with one alternative being the North East
Zapatista (Solidarity) Network. As yet no permament name has been agreed
upon.

One suggested project for this network is to hold a north east regional
encuentro/gathering/conference that addresses the Zapatistas, Chiapas, and
Mexico, but that also addresses the Zapatista-inspired initiative to create
networks of struggle "Against Neoliberalism and For Humanity." (This has
been discussed at two Intercontinental gatherings, and at numerous
continental, national, regional, and local "encuentros" within the last few
years.) Background information, including the original NEZN proposal and
subsequent statements, can be found at this web site:
http://zapnet.rootmedia.org

NY Zapatistas, of New York City, originally proposed that this regional
meeting take place here. But at its weekly meeting on February 17, NY
Zapatistas withdrew that proposal and agreed to support the idea of holding
this meeting in Syracuse, New York. Brian Dominick of Rootmedia in Syracuse
has indicated that people there are prepared to host such a regional
meeting. NY Zapatistas also agreed to support April 18 as a date for this
meeting.

One of the purposes of this "consulta," or survey, is to see the extent of
support for this north east regional meeting in Syracuse. Another purpose
is to help people in Syracuse hosting the meeting to get a better sense of
how many people to expect. Another purpose is to begin collectively
thinking about an agenda. If you are unfamiliar with this notion of
"consulta", note that it is a process that the Zapatistas and their
supporters (us) have used on a number of occasions as a means to make
better informed decisions.

Please take the few minutes that it will take to answer these questions
below and return to zapnet@rootmedia.org by February 28, 1998.

Reminder: If you are not subscribed to the listserv where planning for this
regional meeting can take place, please subscribe to nezn@tao.ca

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     In body of message write: subscribe nezn

Finally, it is particularly important to get responses to this consulta
from existing groups like the Zapatista Direct Solidarity Committee in
Montreal, Mainers for Democracy in Mexico, the Vermont Chiapas Action
Network, Tonantzin and others in Boston, the Zapatista Alliance of
Pittsburgh, as well as from others who are in newly formed groups.

- Stefan Wray, NY Zapatistas

PS. Sorry for multiple copies of this document. This has been sent to
several listservs and to several Cc: lists for which there is some overlap.


                           <Clip here, answer, and send!>

CONSULTA ON NEZ(S)N REGIONAL MEETING IN SYRACUSE, NY

Please send completed consulta by February 28 to zapnet@rootmedia.org

If you have difficulty with this deadline, please send a note that your
response will be forthcoming.

PART ONE

1) Name:

2) Group Name:

3) Address:

4) Phone(s):

5) Fax:

6) Email:

7) Web Site:

8) Other relevant information:


PART TWO (25 questions)

1) Do you individually support the call for a north east regional meeting
in Syracuse, NY, of Zapatista/Chiapas/Mexico focused groups and others?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

2) Does your group support the call for this regional meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

3) Do you, or does your group, find acceptable the proposed date of April 18?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

4) If not, please explain:

5) Can you personally commit to travel to Syracuse for this meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

6) Do you expect others from your group to travel to the meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

7) If so, how many people in total will go from your city/town (estimate)?

8) If you can not travel to Syracuse do you still consider yourself part of
this network and want to be involved in the future?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

9) If nobody from your group can travel to Syracuse, does your group still
consider itself part of this network and want to be involved in the future?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

10) If you, or nobody from your group, can travel to Syracuse for this
meeting, are you (or is your group) willing to write your vision or
expression of what you think should be the purpose/goal/objective of this
network (so that others who do come can know)?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

11) Can you, or someone from your group, help in preparations for this
meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

12) Are you, or is someone from your group who may attend this meeting,
skilled in facilitating medium-sized group discussions?
     Yes (   )   No (   )

13) If so, would you or this "someone" be willing to act as co-facilitator
for this regional meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

14) If you have a recommendation for a co-facilitator, please state it:

15) Can you, or someone from your group, be involved in thinking about,
discussing, and preparing an agenda for this meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

16) Do you, or does your group, think that an important focus of this
regional meeting should be to prepare for a larger north east regional
encuentro/gathering/conference sometime later this year?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

17) Are you, or is your group, willing to host such a larger regional
encuentro/gathering/conference later this year?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

18) What subjects should be central to our discussion at this regional
meeting?

19) For you, is the "nezn@tao.ca" listserv an appropriate forum to engage
in preparatory discussions for this meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

20) If not, please explain:

21) Are you subscribed to the "nezn@tao.ca" listserv?
     Yes (   )   No (   )

22) If not, please explain:

23) Can you, or your group, pledge money to cover any costs associated with
this meeting?
     Yes (   )   No (   )   Don't know yet (   )

24) If so, how much?

25) Please state other comments or concerns not addressed in the above
questions:


Results from this consulta will be tallied and posted to the "nezn@tao.ca"
listserv following the February 28 deadline. If a number of people indicate
that they will be posting responses after the Feb. 28 deadline then there
will be a slight delay.





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