From kaphilp at yahoo.com  Fri Jun  1 11:23:12 2001
From: kaphilp at yahoo.com (Kerry A Philp)
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:23:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] PCVs Coming Home
Message-ID: <20010601152312.17086.qmail@web10402.mail.yahoo.com>


Hey all,

Does anyone know of any current PCVs in Guinea who are planning on coming back to the States for vacation any time soon?  Please let me know.  Mohamed Fofana, the Education Director, has some important documents that he's trying to send to me.  If a volunteer could bring them back, that would be great.  They're for my master's thesis and I need them as soon as possible.  If you know of someone planning to return in the near future, please let me know how I can get in contact with them (e-mail).

Thanks,

Kerry Philp

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From rvickstrom at worcester.edu  Fri Jun  1 14:08:46 2001
From: rvickstrom at worcester.edu (Vickstrom, Russell)
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 14:08:46 -0400 
Subject: [Guinea-list] RE: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #212 - 1 msg
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Kerry
My son, Erik Vickstrom, currently serving in Dinguiraye is planning a trip
back beginning on
July 10.  He will be flying to Boston via Paris.
Russ Vickstrom

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Hey all,

Does anyone know of any current PCVs in Guinea who are planning on coming
back to the States for vacation any time soon?  Please let me know.  Mohamed
Fofana, the Education Director, has some important documents that he's
trying to send to me.  If a volunteer could bring them back, that would be
great.  They're for my master's thesis and I need them as soon as possible.
If you know of someone planning to return in the near future, please let me
know how I can get in contact with them (e-mail).

Thanks,

Kerry Philp

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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Sun Jun  3 22:55:09 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 19:55:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Global Education announcements for June 1, 2001
Message-ID: <20010604025509.22427.qmail@web9705.mail.yahoo.com>

Weekly global education announcements from the
National Peace Corps Association. I'll be forwarding
these every week since some of you may be interested.

Brian

--- Anne Baker <anne at rpcv.org> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:37:10 -0400
> From: Anne Baker <anne at rpcv.org>
> To: "Global Education list"
> <globaled-l at list.vita.org>
> Subject: Globaled-L: Global Education announcements
> for June 1, 2001
> 
> This week's announcements:
> 
> 1.  Say Yes for Children Campaign
> 2.  Freetown Players from Sierra Leone, West Africa
> 3.  International Fair, June 23-24, 2001 (Heifer
> Project International)
> 4.  Teaching pack on European Convention on Human
> Rights
> 5.  Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Awards
> 
> Anne Baker
> Global Education Director
> National Peace Corps Association
> globaled at rpcv.org
> http://www.globalteachnet.org
> 
> To join Global TeachNet and/or to make a financial
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> -------------------------------------------
> 1.  Say Yes for Children Campaign
> 
> This is posted at the request of US Fund for UNICEF:
> 
> Say Yes for Children!
> 
> On April 26, 2001, in cooperation with UNICEF and
> many other
> organizations around the world, the U.S. Fund for
> UNICEF launched a
> nationwide voting campaign in the U.S. called Say
> Yes for Children.
> 
> The Say Yes for Children Campaign, from April to
> September 2001 is
> asking everyone to pledge their support for children
> by voting for 10
> important children's issues. For example, voting
> "yes" for children
> means you believe all children should:
> - have good health care and a healthy environment;
> - have a quality education;
> - live free from armed conflict;
> - be protected from the effects of HIV/AIDS.
> 
> Votes from the Say Yes for Children Campaign in the
> U.S., and votes cast
> worldwide, will be presented at an important meeting
> of the UN General
> Assembly dedicated to the children and adolescents
> of the world, called
> the UN Special Session on Children.
> 
> The UN Special Session on Children will take place
> at the United Nations
> in New York City, September 19-21, 2001 and will
> bring together
> government leaders and Heads of State,
> Non-Governmental Organizations
> (NGOs), children's advocates and children
> themselves.
> 
> The UN Special Session on Children is an important
> follow-up to the 1990
> World Summit for Children.  At this historic
> meeting, 71 Heads of State
> and other leaders signed the World Declaration on
> the Survival,
> Protection and Development of Children and adopted a
> Plan of Action to
> achieve a set of goals to improve children's lives.
> 
> Ten years later, the UN Special Session on Children
> will 1) review
> progress made for children in the decade since 1990;
> and 2) renew a
> commitment to the world's children by adopting a
> global agenda called,
> "A World Fit for Children.  The three goals of this
> action plan are to
> ensure:
> * the best possible start in life for all children;
> * a quality basic education for all children;
> * opportunities for all children, especially
> adolescents, to participate
> in their communities.
> 
> The U.S. Fund for UNICEF and all its supporters who
> participate in the
> Say Yes for Children Campaign will be playing an
> important role in
> children's futures.  By voting Yes for Children, you
> will be joining
> many other children, young people and adults who
> care about children and
> want to help make this a world fit for all children.
> 
> To learn more about the UN Special Session on
> Children, the Say Yes for
> Children Campaign and how to vote, children and
> adults can visit the
> U.S. Fund for UNICEF Web site: 
> http://www.unicefusa.org or call for a
> free Say Yes for Children brochure and voting
> ballot:  1-800-FOR-KIDS.
> 
> Every vote Yes for Children will be an important
> message to world
> leaders at the UN Special Session on Children that
> every child deserves
> the best start in life.  Each vote is a first step
> in taking action to
> help start a new global movement for children.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 2.  Freetown Players from Sierra Leone, West Africa
> 
> Freetown Players from Sierra Leone, West Africa
> Available for Educational Performances in the U.S.
> during 2001-2002
> School Year
> 
> The "Freetown Players" is a 20-person folk theater
> troupe offering
> concert performances for K-12 audiences and
> adult-oriented presentations
> for teacher workshops during the 2001-2002 school
> year at cost. While
> the troupe will be based in the Washington, DC area
> beginning in July
> 2001, they are available to travel to other parts of
> the United States
> for bookings. Performers in the troupe range from
> age 16-50 years of age
> and are skilled in storytelling, a capella singing,
> and dance. The
> leader of the Freetown Players, Charlie Haffner,
> highlights three themes
> in the performance. They are: the founding of
> Freetown, the capital city
> of Sierra Leone by a black Americans; the Amistad
> Revolt; and the Gullah
> connection between Sierra Leone and the SE coastal
> states of the U.S.
> 
> All performances involve audience participation and
> can be customized to
> a school's interests. Performances or presentations
> can last from 1-4
> hours. To inquire about booking the troupe or to
> request promotional
> videos/press kits, contact: Aneurin Smith at
> 240-603-9527 or Milly Terry
> at 301-270-1240 or 301-346-3610 (cell); email:
> myterry114 at aol.com.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 3.  International Fair, June 23-24, 2001 (Heifer
> Project International)
> 
> >From HPI Overlook Farm promotional materials, with
> permission:
> 
> International Fair - June 23-24, 2001
> Overlook Farm, A Heifer Project International (HPI)
> Learning Center
> Rutland, MA
> 
> Visit Overlook Farm to experience their
> "International Fair" beginning
> June 23rd from 11am-6pm and concluding June 24th
> from 12-5 pm. The fair
> will focus on the sights and sounds of five regions
> of the world where
> HPI works - Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, North
> America and Latin
> America. On June 23rd at 6pm, a folk music concert
> will feature the
> musical duo, "Chuck & Mud". Children attending the
> fair can participate
> in hayrides and learn about farm animals as well as
> crafts from around
> the world (courtesy of Sales Exchange for Refugee
> Rehabilitation
> Vocation-SERVV). Admission fee for the International
> Fair is $2 per
> person.
> 
> "Heifer Project International provides solutions to
> the problems of
> poverty and world hunger through livestock, training
> and community
> development. At our working farm in Rutland,
> Massachusetts, HPI offers
> educational programs that help people understand
> these global issues and
> teach them how to become a part of the solution."
> On-site visits for a
> half or full-day can involve an organizational
> video, tour, education
> session, work experience, and peasant meal.
> 
> To learn more about the calendar of events for this
> learning center or
> HPI's Ceres Center (Ceres, CA) and Heifer Ranch
> (Perryville, AR), visit
>
http://www.heifer.org/get_involved/learning_centers.htm.
> For specific
> information about Overlook Farm's activities, call
> 508-886-2221 or
> email: overlook.farm at heifer.org
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 4.  Teaching pack on European Convention on Human
> Rights
> 
> This was originally posted to the Human Rights
> Education listserv by
> Olivia Conrad (Olivia.Conrad at coe.int):
> 
> I have pleasure in informing you that the
> educational fact sheets "The
> European Convention on Human Rights - Starting
> Points for teachers" are
> now available in both English and French on the
> Council of Europe
> website: http://www.coe.int
> 
> To access them from home page, go to:
> News: Public Relations: Human Rights fact sheets.
> 
> This is a link to the page:
> 
>
http://press.coe.int/press2/press.asp?B=30,0,0,0,0&M=http://press.coe.int/Files/RelPub/FactSheetsDH/e_intro.htm
> 
> 
> 
> I hope that this is of assistance to you. Please do
> not hesitate to
> contact me if you've any problems or questions.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Olivia Conrad
> Council of Europe
> Public Relations Division
> Publications Unit
> Tel : + 33 3 88 41 31 09
> 
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> 5.  Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Awards
> 
> This announcement originally appeared on the Global
> Youth Connect
> listserv.
> 
> Earth Island Institute's Brower Youth Awards
> Postmark Deadline: June 29, 2001
> 
> Environmental leaders between the age of 13-22 years
> old can apply for
> one of six $3,000 awards for exceptional
> environmental leadership. The
> application requires a description of leadership in
> one of the following
> three areas named "Global CPR: Conservation,
> Preservation and
> Restoration." In addition to completing the
> application form,
> individuals are required to provide a letter of
> support and 6-12
> photographs illustrating their project. Winners will
> be notified by July
> 27, 2001 and given an all-expense paid trip to San
> Francisco, CA for
> him/herself and a parent/guest to attend the awards
> ceremony on October
> 13, 2001. The winners are also invited and
> encouraged to attend a
> three-day Activist Outdoor Adventure, prior to the
> awards ceremony.
> 
> To print a copy of the awards application and read
> tips on applying,
> visit the Earth Island Institute's website:
> http://www.earthisland.org/bya.
> 
> 
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From rmross at yahoo.com  Tue Jun  5 14:35:50 2001
From: rmross at yahoo.com (Rita Rossing)
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Guinea Health Project Manager
Message-ID: <20010605183550.77050.qmail@web10001.mail.yahoo.com>

Greetings!

I wanted to let interested RPCV's know that World
Vision has applied for an OFDA (US govt.) grant to do
a relief project in the Forecariah prefecture of
Guinea targeted at helping the Internally Displaced
People (IDP)(Guineans, not the refugees).  We expect
that the proposal will be approved quite soon (perhaps
even this month) as there is good support on the part
of the govt. donor for this effort to assist the
Guinean people.  

The project is Health focused.  We are currently
beginning the recruitment process to locate a strong,
competent, qualified and motivated Guinea Health
Project Manager. This is a 9 month project, but there
may be opportunity for an extension depending ot the
project results and the opportunity for further grant
funds.  If you would like to know more about this
opportunity or know someone who would, please email
Rita Rossing --rrossing at worldvision.org  as soon as
possible with some basic info about yourself. 

A strong candidate would most likely have govt. grant
experience and a health background as well.  Previous
work experience in Guinea would of course be a plus.

**Disclaimer--This is simply a heads up for personal
networking purposes and should not be considered an
official World Vision notice.   

For general information about World Vision, it's
mission statement, etc. please visit our
website--www.worldvision.org.


--Rita Rossing
Project Coordinator--West Africa Regional Team
World Vision United States

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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Thu Jun  7 11:12:57 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:12:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Another claim to be rebel head
Message-ID: <20010607151257.65237.qmail@web11708.mail.yahoo.com>

The following article appeared on Guin?enews earlier
this week. Translated by myself and reprinted in its
entireity with permission of the editor.

http://www.boubah.com/Guineenews.htm#link1495

5 June '01
(c) Guin?enews
After the mysterious Mohamed Lamine Fofana,
self-declared spokesman of the mysterious [sic]
Movement of the Democratic Forces of Guinea MFDG,
which had claimed responsibility for the attacks
against Guinea since September 2000. Now it's a
certain Dr. N'Faly Kaba, nicknamed "Fatoulaye" who
presented himself as the "leader of the Guinean
rebels" to the Malian newspaper L'Ind?pendant. He
declared himself to be the president of the Union of
Forces for a New Guinea (UFGN) which is [he alleges]
is responsible for attacks against the Guinean border
towns of Macenta, Our?kaba, For?cariah et Gu?ck?dou.
Such was confirmed by a press agency.

According to N'Faly Kaba, the rebellion is led by
Gbago Zoumanigui, who was a companion of Lansana Cont?
in his [1984] coup and who disappeared during the
military mutiny of 2-3 Feb. 1996 which turned into an
attempted coup d'Etat. Dr. Kaba announced his decision
to "act openly" and announced to the paper that he was
"close" to former Guinean prime minister Diarra
Traor?, summarily executed along with the former
dignataires and tortuers of Camp Boiro shortly after
the failed coup d'Etat of 4 July 1985. According to
him, it's the escapees of this attempted coup who form
the UFGN.

According to sources cited by the press agency, Dr.
Kaba was a teacher who returned to Guinea after the
death of the dictator S?kou Tour? et had worked as an
aide to Diarra Traor? before disappearing following
the death of the [Traor?] following the attempted coup
[of '85].

Guinea has been victim of armed gangs from Liberia and
Sierra Leone who have burned towns, killed and spread
terror through border towns. The Guinean army has
repelled them and chased them into Sierra Leone where
they have depose their arms.
[end]

Brian

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From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Thu Jun  7 12:54:18 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:54:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] job announcement in Benin
Message-ID: <20010607165418.22049.qmail@web9906.mail.yahoo.com>

Research Triangle Institute is seeking candidates for
the position of Chief of Party for a USAID-funded
education project in Benin called EQUIPE. 
The Chief of Party will oversee all aspects of the
EQUIPE project.  As the  EQUPE
project is a large and multifaceted effort, the Chief
of Party will  need to combine strong management
skills to ensure smooth project  implementation and
contractual compliance with educational knowledge to
ensure technical oversight.  Consequently, the
following skill areas are important for this position:

(1)	Previous experience in project management,
preferably with USAID funded projects that have
several components and actors and that 
involve major procurements (such as textbooks).  
(2)	Previous experience working with the education
sector in developing countries, and is familiar with
key issues in education (e.g.,  education
planning, education finance, instructional
improvement, education  policy dialogue).
(3)	Ability to work in French.

If you are interested in applying for the position
please send your
curriculum vitae by e-mail or fax as soon as possible
to Mr. Michel 
Welmond,
Center for International Development, Research
Triangle Institute, 3040
Cornwallis Road, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709-2194,
e-mail: mwelmond at rti.org <mailto:mwelmond at rti.org>,
Fax:  (919) 
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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Thu Jun  7 14:28:51 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 11:28:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Liquidation of Air Afrique?
Message-ID: <20010607182851.45976.qmail@web11703.mail.yahoo.com>

For those of you who may travel to Africa on Air
Afrique:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1373000/1373904.stm

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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Sun Jun 10 10:37:38 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 07:37:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] USAID director in controversy of AIDS' remarks
Message-ID: <20010610143739.8300.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com>


From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Sun Jun 10 10:38:42 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 07:38:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Global Education announcements for June 8, 2001
Message-ID: <20010610143842.7194.qmail@web9701.mail.yahoo.com>


> Today's postings:
> 
> 1.  Host a visiting teacher through AFS
> 2.  Human Rights Education Teachers needed for study
> 3.  PRAXIS: Resources for Social and Economic
> Development
> 4.  Landscapes and Lessons in Cultural Survival: The
> Second Annual
> National Teacher Institute on the Study of Tibet in
> K-12 Education
> 5.  Teaching Globalization across Boundaries:
> Considering a New Civics
> 6.  2001 ACS International Peace Prize Announcement
> 
> Anne Baker
> Global Education Director
> National Peace Corps Association
> globaled at rpcv.org
> http://www.globalteachnet.org
> 
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> -------------------------------------------
> 1.  Host a visiting teacher through AFS
> 
> Posted at the request of AFS:
> 
> Bring the world into your classroom by mentoring a
> visiting teacher
> eager to share his or her culture with your
> students. AFS is a
> non-profit, volunteer-based organization that will
> again host educators
> from Hong Kong, China, Colombia, Thailand, and
> Bolivia for a year
> beginning in August 2001. A visiting teacher brings
> a different
> country's history, geography, culture and economy to
> life in a way that
> is not just educational, but colorful, current, and
> exciting. AFS
> visiting teachers are certified teachers in their
> home countries and
> desire to contribute meaningfully to both their host
> schools'
> educational programs and to the local community.
> 
> The goal of AFS is to provide educators with
> intercultural experiences
> that will affect the way they teach and learn
> throughout their careers.
> We do this by offering programs for U.S. educators
> to travel abroad to
> gain insight into a different way of life and
> educational system through
> class teaching and cultural immersion.  And by
> offering opportunities to
> host, mentor, or serve as a liaison to a visiting
> teacher from another
> country.  If you think your school might be
> interested in hosting a
> Visiting Teacher or if you know of anyone who would
> like to become
> involved with the Visiting Teacher Program as a host
> family, mentor
> teacher or liaison, please contact Helen Wu at
> hwu at afs.org or
> 1-800-876-2376, ext. 442.   We'd love to hear from
> you and would be
> happy to answer your questions and send you further
> information.  You
> can also visit our website at
> http://usa.afs.org/index.cfm?method=schoolseduc
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 2.  Human Rights Education Teachers needed for study
> 
> Posted by request:
> 
> Attention Human Rights Education Teachers.  I am
> conducting a
> qualitative study of elementary and secondary school
> teachers who are
> implementing human rights curriculum in the
> classroom.  This is a
> collaborative study designed to give a space to
> teachers who are making
> a difference in what we teach our children.  I used
> to be an elementary
> school teacher and I am planning to write my
> dissertation on the
> experiences of Human Rights Education Teachers. I
> would like to
> interview and/or observe lessons to get a sense of
> how social justice is
> being discussed in the classroom.  I applaud your
> efforts! Please
> contact me: Yvette Lapayese, ylapayes at ucla.edu.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 3.  PRAXIS: Resources for Social and Economic
> Development
> 
> PRAXIS: Resources for Social and Economic
> Development
> http://www.ssw.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
> 
> Professor Richard Estes of the University of
> Pennsylvania created a
> webpage dedicated to international development
> resources. His stated
> goal is to "...meet the informational needs of two
> audiences: 1) social
> work educators and students with international
> interests and 2) other
> educators and students who require technical
> assistance in locating
> useful national and international resources on
> social and economic
> development."
> 
> There are 14 categories on the site ranging from
> comparative research to
> regional studies resources. Four categories to note
> for global educators
> include: "Country Resources", "Regional Resources",
> "Careers in Social
> and Economic Development", and "International
> Travel". In these
> sections, teachers can find links to a list of
> embassies, world area
> studies materials, employment opportunities and
> world museums.
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 4.  Landscapes and Lessons in Cultural Survival: The
> Second Annual
> National Teacher Institute on the Study of Tibet in
> K-12 Education
> 
> "Landscapes and Lessons on Cultural Survival: The
> Second Annual National
> Teacher Institute on the Study of Tibet in K-12
> Education"
> July 9-13, 2001 (M,T,Th,F from 9am-5 pm) (Wed. from
> 10am-8pm)
> New York, NY (Different daily locations)
> 
> Tibet Education Network (TEN) at Global Source will
> present their second
> annual national teacher institute on the study of
> Tibet in K-12
> education, "Landscapes and Lessons of Cultural
> Survival: Exploring the
> Study Tibet in New York", July 9-13, in New York,
> NY.  This professional
> development program is designed to offer educators
> the topical content
> and global context to bring the study of Tibet into
> their classrooms,
> while encouraging cultural literacy, cross-cultural
> learning, arts
> education, human rights education, and social
> responsibility.  In
> cooperation with New York based Tibet-related
> organizations (New York
> Association for New Americans, Tibet House US, Rubin
> Museum of Art, and
> Himalayan and Inner Asian Resources), the program
> will present a mosaic
> of leading voices on Tibet and a variety of
> Tibet-related topics and
> issues relevant to K-12 education. The program will
> examine the
> educational and cultural issues facing Tibetans in
> Tibet and the
> Diaspora as a context for the experience of ethnic,
> immigrant, and
> refugee students in American schools.  This is TEN's
> 16th program on the
> study of Tibet in K-12 education. Last summer TEN
> led the first-ever
> national teacher institute on the study of Tibet at
> the Smithsonian
> Folklife Festival, "Tibetan Culture beyond the Land
> of Snows", which
> received overwhelmingly positive feedback from
> teachers across the
> country. Space in the institute is limited, so
> register early!
> 
> Tuition: $295 before June 18/$320 after June 18
> (materials included in
> tuition fee)
> Applicable deposit of $45 required with registration
> (non-refundable
> after June 18)
> Full tuition is due by July 2
> 
> For a full program itinerary, list of presenters,
> and registration
> information, please visit their website:
> http://www.GlobalSourceNetwork.org or contact Global
> Source at
> info at globalsourcenetwork.org or (206) 781-8060
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 5.  Teaching Globalization across Boundaries:
> Considering a New Civics
> 
> Posted at the request of Global Source Education:
> 
> The Trade and Human Rights Project at Global Source
> Education presents:
> 
> Teaching Globalization across Boundaries:
> Considering a New Civics
> The Second National Summer Teacher Institute on the
> Study of
> Globalization in K-12 Education
> 
> What:   A five-day institute to help educators learn
> about and introduce
> topics surrounding economic and social globalization
> to their students.
> Interactive workshops will connect educators to
> living community
> resources in the fields of government, media,
> business, and civil
> society in the local area.
> 
> Who:  K-12 educators, university and community
> educators, activists, and
> the general public
> 
> When:  July 23-27, 8:30-3:30 pm (plus two additional
> evening sessions)
> 
> Where:  Seattle University School of Law
> 
> Topics to be addressed include: Free Trade Area of
> the Americas (FTAA),
> Media Literacy, Corporate Accountability, Migrant
> Labor, Micro-lending
> as an alternative model, and Socially Responsible
> investment.  One of
> the main goals of the institute is to develop an
> inter-disciplinary
> approach to the study of globalization, and for
> educators to learn and
> share teaching strategies with each other.
> 
> Scholarships are available--please inquire. 
> Register now as space is
> limited.  For more information, and for registration
> information, visit:
> <http://www.globalsourcenetwork.org> or call Global
> Source Education at
> (206) 781-8060.
> --
> Global Source Education
> PO Box 30094
> Seattle, WA 98103
> phone:  (206) 781-8060
> fax: (206) 706-6204
> info at GlobalSourceNetwork.org
> http://www.GlobalSourceNetwork.org
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 6.  2001 ACS International Peace Prize Announcement
> 
> I posted this originally back in February:
> 
> Posted at the request of American Community Schools,
> England:
> 
> ACS Awards International Peace Prize for Youth 14-18
> 
> London, United Kingdom -- On 17 October 2001, the
> American Community
> Schools, England (ACS) will award an International
> Peace Prize at its
> Cobham campus near London to a deserving student
> aged 14-18.
> 
> This young person will be selected from among a
> global pool of
> applicants.  Along with their immediate family, the
> 2001 ACS
> International Peace Prize winner will enjoy an
> all-expenses-paid trip to
> London.  They'll be recognized in a formal ceremony,
> sharing the stage
> with keynote speaker Betty Williams, a 1976 Nobel
> Peace Prize laureate.
> Washington, D.C.'s American University will also
> award a U.S. $10,000.
> tuition-only scholarship to its Washington Semester
> Program
> (http://www.washingtonsemester.com), affording the
> ACS Peace Prize
> winner a lifetime opportunity to study for a
> semester in the U.S.
> Capital.
> 
> The deadline by which ACS must receive all completed
> International Peace
> Prize applications is 3 September 2001.  Further
> details can be seen at
> http://www.acs-england.co.uk or by writing to ACS as
> follows:
> 
> ACS International Peace Prize Contest
> The American Community Schools, England
> 'Heywood,' Portsmouth Road
> Cobham, Surrey KT11 1BL
> England, UNITED KINGDOM
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Sun Jun 10 10:46:01 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 07:46:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
Message-ID: <20010610144601.7491.qmail@web9701.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi folks, 
Friends of Guinea is part of the Africa Network for
Advocacy (it's acronym is ADNA but don't ask me what
happened to the D :-)

Anyways, ADNA is an informal network of numerous
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) which are work
with, in or deal with Africa. They are quite diverse
ranging from Catholic Relief Services to Human Rights
Watch and everyone in between. This network is a way
to keep Africa-interested NGOs informed on what
everyone else is doing. From time to time, when I
receive something that may be of general interest to
members of the list, I will pass it along.

Please note that ADNA is just a vehicle for its member
organizations. In any communique, such as the protest
letter below, ADNA mentions the NGO which has
initiated it. In the letter below, it was written by
Africa Action. 

If you would like more information or to respond, you
should contact the NGO directly or visit their
website, not ADNA.

Brian

> ADNA Update:  010608
> Message from: Africa Action
> For contact information see also:
> http://www.africapolicy.org/adna
> 
> Dear ADNA members,
> 
> Following find today's press release and letter to
> Secretary of State
> Powell protesting the recent statements of USAID
> Director Andrew
> Natsios.  Feel free to share this with your contacts
> and to consider
> writing letters from your own organizations.
> 
> Regards,
> Vicki Ferguson
> ADNA co-facilitator for Africa Action
> 
> 
> Date sent:      	Fri, 8 Jun 2001 14:50:22 -0400
> Subject:        	Press Release - Africa Action
> 
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Contact:  Aisha Satterwhite, (212) 785-1024
> 
> Letter to Powell Protests Racism at USAID
> 
> Top Official?s Remarks Suggest U.S. Opposes Saving
> Lives of
> Africans living with HIV and AIDS
> 
> Friday, June 8 (Washington, DC/New York City) -
> Africa Action, the
> Religious Action Network and the Health GAP
> Coalition today issued
> the attached letter to US Secretary of State, Colin
> Powell protesting
> the racist remarks of Andrew Natsios, Administrator
> of the United
> States Agency for International Development (USAID)
> reported in
> yesterday?s Boston Globe.  Natsios is opposing
> treatment and care
> for 25 million African living with HIV and AIDS as
> too costly and has
> used the false argument that the anti-retroviral
> treatments commonly
> used in rich countries to restore health and prolong
> life are
> inappropriate for Africans.
> 
> Responding to Natsios remarks arguing that Africans
> can?t tell  time,
> Africa Action?s President of the Board of Directors,
> Rev. Dr.  Wyatt
> Tee Walker, stated that, ?Such blatant racism is
> becoming the
> defining  feature of U.S. policy toward the AIDS
> pandemic in
> Africa.?  Walker served as Chief of Staff for the
> late Dr. Martin
> Luther King.   Salih  Booker, Executive Director of
> the organization
> added that, ?The  administration is unwilling to
> spend appropriate
> amounts of money to help save African lives and has
> now stooped
> to using ignorant and racist arguments to justify
> their policies.?
> 
> This is the second time in the past two months that
> Africa Action has
> condemned the racism that seems to be a central
> determinant of US
> foreign policy as far as this administration?s
> response to the global
> AIDS pandemic is concerned.  On April 30th,  a
> similar letter to
> Secretary of the  Treasury, Paul O?Neill, requested
> that he identify
> and publicly repudiate the unnamed senior official
> in the Department
> of the Treasury who told the New York Times that
> Africans lacked a
> requisite ?concept of time?  necessary to benefit 
> from HIV drugs.
> ?Secretary O?Neill responded this week with an
> insulting form letter
> that dismissed our concerns,? said  Booker.
> 
> The letter (full text below) to Powell calls for the
> dismissal of Natsios.
> 
> For more information visit our website: 
> http://www.africapolicy.org
> 
>
*******************************************************
> 
> Letter to Secretary of State Colin Powell
> 
> June 8, 2001
> 
> Dear Secretary Powell,
> 
> We are writing to express our deep sense of outrage
> at the
> shockingly racist comments made by your
> Administrator for the
> U.S. Agency for International Development, Andrew
> Natsios.  We
> represent organizations and churches advocating
> equitable access
> to treatment for people with HIV/AIDS around the
> world and
> especially in Africa where ?  as you are well aware
> ? the majority of 
> people presently living with HIV and AIDS reside.
> 
> According to an article in yesterday?s Boston Globe,
> Mr. Natsios
> said that  Africans, ?don't know what Western time
> is,? and that,
> ?Many people in  Africa have never seen a clock or a
> watch their
> entire lives. And if you say, one o'clock in the
> afternoon, they do
> not know what you are talking about.?
> 
> We are writing to demand that you repudiate this
> offensive behavior.
> 
> Someone, such as Mr. Natsios, with such ignorant and
> bigoted
> views does not belong in a policy-making position,
> and should be
> fired.  We request that you issue an official
> apology and retraction
> on behalf of the State Department of which USAID is
> a subordinate,
> and state publicly that the Department itself does
> not endorse these
> racist views.
> 
> This is the second time in the past two months that
> we have been
> forced to condemn the racism that seems to be a
> central
> determinant of US  foreign policy as far as this
> administration?s
> response to the global AIDS pandemic is concerned. 
> On April 30th
> we wrote a similar letter to Secretary of the
> Treasury, Paul O?Neill,
> requesting that he identify and publicly repudiate
> the unnamed
> senior official in the Department of the Treasury
> who told the New
> York Times that Africans lacked a requisite ?concept
> of time,?
> implying that they could not benefit from HIV drugs.
>  This week we
> received an insulting form letter response from 
> Secretary O?Neill
> that ignored the very issues we raised making clear
> his insensitivity
> to the racism in his department.  It has been
> suggested that he may
> have been the unnamed senior official himself quoted
> in the Times
> article of April 29th.  We hope that we will receive
> a more
> enlightened response to this letter.
> 
> US officials involved in shaping international AIDS
> policy should
> have a working knowledge of African realities, as
> well as treatment
> issues. If US officials lack such knowledge, we
> suggest they visit
> any of the numerous clinics run by local health care
> providers,
> governments, and NGOs, to learn for themselves about
> the capacity
> that exists to deliver HIV/AIDS drugs in Africa.  A
> US policy that
> refuses to address the imperative of treatment
> access ?  using such
> ignorance as an excuse ?  has deadly implications.
> 
> The comments also reveal a lack of expertise on
> issues of HIV/AIDS
> among US officials shaping international AIDS
> policy. New
> combinations of anti-HIV drugs involve as few as six
> pills a day, and
> already are being administered in settings in the
> developing world
> including in Africa.   Arguments about the inability
> of people to
> adhere to anti-HIV treatment  regimes are often
> trotted out as an
> excuse for inaction. However,  adherence rates
> achieved in
> developing countries are already comparable to those
> in the United
> States. US policy must be based on facts and not 
> bigoted
> stereotypes.
> 
> More important than the views of any individual,
> however misguided,
> are  the policies of the administration. The nations
> of the world seem
> finally ready to begin addressing the AIDS pandemic
> in a way that
> is remotely proportionate to the scale of the
> tragedy. It is time for the
> U.S. to announce its commitment to increase its
> contribution to the
> Global Fund proposed by United Nations Secretary
> General Kofi
> Annan to address  HIV/AIDS, as well as TB, malaria
> and other
> infectious diseases.
> 
> Given the moral imperative of providing life-saving
> treatments to the
> more than 25 million HIV-positive people in Africa,
> the administration
> and this fund must commit to do exactly what Mr.
> Natsios is
> advocating against: invest in treatment ?  the
> purchase and delivery
> of life-saving  medicines ?  on a scale at least
> proportionate to
> investments in prevention.
> 
> We respectfully request an immediate and direct
> public response to
> this matter.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, President, Africa Action
> Board of
> Directors,  and Founder, Religious Action Network
> 
> Salih Booker, Executive Director,  Africa Action
> 
> Sharonann Lynch, Health GAP Coalition
> 
> cc:
> President George W. Bush
> The Honorable Paul O?Neill, Secretary of the
> Treasury
> Walter H. Kansteiner III, Assistant Secretary of
> State for African
> Affairs  (designee)
> The Honorable Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United
> Nations
> Dr. Peter Piot, Executive Director, UNAIDS
> The Congressional Black Caucus
> Zackie Achmat, Chairperson, Treatment Action
> Campaign
> 
> ***
> 
> This message from Africa Action and the Health GAP
> Coalition is
> distributed through the Advocacy Network for Africa
(ADNA).


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Friends of Guinea
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From NathanSW at excite.com  Sun Jun 10 15:23:32 2001
From: NathanSW at excite.com (Natron)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 12:23:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
Message-ID: <21859293.992201012635.JavaMail.imail@prance.excite.com>

Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to stir things up than with
semi-racist comments made with half-truths to justify unjustifiable acts!

At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was I the only one who read
the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself, "But it's TRUE!"? How
many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of hair out of our heads
because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock can mean anything from 3 to
7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by Guinean/African standards? I hate to
break it to our august aid organizations here in the United States, but the
assertion that Africans do not tell time the same way Americans do is, in
fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.

Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate resources to eliminate the
scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it mean that there aren't
creative solutions to the cure as well as the prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial aid from African
nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr. Natsios said,
"administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be extremely difficult...;" if
that's all he said, I don't personally see a problem with that because it is
true. However, the impression I've gotten is that he wants to use this line
of thinking to justify giving up and halting the administration of AIDS
treatments at all, and I do have a problem with that. Whether Mr. Natsios
should be fired, I have no idea because there is a lot of context that I'm
missing. But on the face of it, aside from the exaggerated assertions that
Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is (could be true in some
places, but everyone in my village knew what a watch is), it looks like the
only problem is that he's said some things that were just too true for the
liberal censors in our society to handle.

Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not saying that I'm right, only
that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone strongly agrees or
disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe we can get a good,
interesting thread going here. :)

Cheers,
Nathan Whiteside
RPCV Guinea '97-'99





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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Sun Jun 10 22:32:38 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 19:32:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
In-Reply-To: <21859293.992201012635.JavaMail.imail@prance.excite.com>
Message-ID: <20010611023238.18902.qmail@web11703.mail.yahoo.com>

In regard to Nate's comments. I agree that, in
general, Africans view time much differently than
Westerners do. I don't think anyone who's actually
spent time there, especially in a rural area, would
disagree. The objection I have is using that as a
justification for withdrawing from the war against
AIDS. 

By itself, the time analysis is fine, as Nate pointed
out. As a justification for not fighting AIDS, I find
it abhorrent. As a private citizen, he can think
anything he wants but if he's going to hold a public
office, such as USAID director, he has to expect that
people will ask him to justify his views, whatever
they be. 

Public officials come under public scrutiny, that's
the way things go. I mean, he's the head of an
organization which is spending taxpayer money on
projects which are supposed to help other countries.
Is it wrong to expect accountability? If he thinks
he's right, he can defend himself.
 
He stated his opinions and he has a right to them.
People who disagreed with him have a right to theirs.
They are not "liberal censors" but merely have
disagreements on substantive policy. Whether he's
racist or doesn't care about AIDS or didn't express
himself or was misquoted or was taken out of context
doesn't change the fact that we have a right to
question our public officials. I don't know if that's
"liberalism" but I definitely don't consider that
censorship.

Cheers,
Brian

--- Natron <NathanSW at excite.com> wrote:
> Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to
> stir things up than with
> semi-racist comments made with half-truths to
> justify unjustifiable acts!
> 
> At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was
> I the only one who read
> the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself,
> "But it's TRUE!"? How
> many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of
> hair out of our heads
> because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock can
> mean anything from 3 to
> 7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by
> Guinean/African standards? I hate to
> break it to our august aid organizations here in the
> United States, but the
> assertion that Africans do not tell time the same
> way Americans do is, in
> fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.
> 
> Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate
> resources to eliminate the
> scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it
> mean that there aren't
> creative solutions to the cure as well as the
> prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
> Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial
> aid from African
> nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr.
> Natsios said,
> "administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be
> extremely difficult...;" if
> that's all he said, I don't personally see a problem
> with that because it is
> true. However, the impression I've gotten is that he
> wants to use this line
> of thinking to justify giving up and halting the
> administration of AIDS
> treatments at all, and I do have a problem with
> that. Whether Mr. Natsios
> should be fired, I have no idea because there is a
> lot of context that I'm
> missing. But on the face of it, aside from the
> exaggerated assertions that
> Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is
> (could be true in some
> places, but everyone in my village knew what a watch
> is), it looks like the
> only problem is that he's said some things that were
> just too true for the
> liberal censors in our society to handle.
> 
> Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not
> saying that I'm right, only
> that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone
> strongly agrees or
> disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe
> we can get a good,
> interesting thread going here. :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan Whiteside
> RPCV Guinea '97-'99
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
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From herb at ibamba.net  Mon Jun 11 09:16:02 2001
From: herb at ibamba.net (Herb Caudill)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:16:02 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
In-Reply-To: <20010611023238.18902.qmail@web11703.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <NDBBLNHMGPIGGFGLLFCFMEOMDFAA.herb@ibamba.net>

USAID's global spending on AIDS in FY2002 is $369 million, 10% more than in
FY2001; this may be inadequate, but it hardly constitutes a withdrawal from
the war against AIDS.

The point of Natsios' comments is that a dollar spent on prevention is more
effective than a dollar spent on treatment. Treatment currently costs
$10,000 per year per patient, and there are 35 million people living with
HIV in the developing world. You do the math. You can't do everything, so
you set priorities.

The remarks about time-telling were not really wrong, but they're beside the
point; and Natsios could have been more judicious in his choice of words.
But he's not a racist, and I think his strategy on AIDS is reasonable.

Cheers
Herb



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In regard to Nate's comments. I agree that, in
general, Africans view time much differently than
Westerners do. I don't think anyone who's actually
spent time there, especially in a rural area, would
disagree. The objection I have is using that as a
justification for withdrawing from the war against
AIDS.

By itself, the time analysis is fine, as Nate pointed
out. As a justification for not fighting AIDS, I find
it abhorrent. As a private citizen, he can think
anything he wants but if he's going to hold a public
office, such as USAID director, he has to expect that
people will ask him to justify his views, whatever
they be.

Public officials come under public scrutiny, that's
the way things go. I mean, he's the head of an
organization which is spending taxpayer money on
projects which are supposed to help other countries.
Is it wrong to expect accountability? If he thinks
he's right, he can defend himself.

He stated his opinions and he has a right to them.
People who disagreed with him have a right to theirs.
They are not "liberal censors" but merely have
disagreements on substantive policy. Whether he's
racist or doesn't care about AIDS or didn't express
himself or was misquoted or was taken out of context
doesn't change the fact that we have a right to
question our public officials. I don't know if that's
"liberalism" but I definitely don't consider that
censorship.

Cheers,
Brian

--- Natron <NathanSW at excite.com> wrote:
> Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to
> stir things up than with
> semi-racist comments made with half-truths to
> justify unjustifiable acts!
>
> At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was
> I the only one who read
> the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself,
> "But it's TRUE!"? How
> many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of
> hair out of our heads
> because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock can
> mean anything from 3 to
> 7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by
> Guinean/African standards? I hate to
> break it to our august aid organizations here in the
> United States, but the
> assertion that Africans do not tell time the same
> way Americans do is, in
> fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.
>
> Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate
> resources to eliminate the
> scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it
> mean that there aren't
> creative solutions to the cure as well as the
> prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
> Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial
> aid from African
> nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr.
> Natsios said,
> "administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be
> extremely difficult...;" if
> that's all he said, I don't personally see a problem
> with that because it is
> true. However, the impression I've gotten is that he
> wants to use this line
> of thinking to justify giving up and halting the
> administration of AIDS
> treatments at all, and I do have a problem with
> that. Whether Mr. Natsios
> should be fired, I have no idea because there is a
> lot of context that I'm
> missing. But on the face of it, aside from the
> exaggerated assertions that
> Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is
> (could be true in some
> places, but everyone in my village knew what a watch
> is), it looks like the
> only problem is that he's said some things that were
> just too true for the
> liberal censors in our society to handle.
>
> Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not
> saying that I'm right, only
> that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone
> strongly agrees or
> disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe
> we can get a good,
> interesting thread going here. :)
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan Whiteside
> RPCV Guinea '97-'99
>
>
>
>
>
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From ericofthejungle at yahoo.com  Mon Jun 11 09:39:16 2001
From: ericofthejungle at yahoo.com (ERIC LENAEUS)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:39:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
In-Reply-To: <20010611023238.18902.qmail@web11703.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <20010611133916.9003.qmail@web11004.mail.yahoo.com>

Where we go, MONEY MONEY MOOONEY

We have all seen this happen and have also heard of
countless stories, of aid going to pad the pockets of
the officials, and I see the same pit falls happening
with this aid for AIDS or any other aid that is
blindly thrown at a problem. To be honest with what we
all know and have fought with is that the officials
well "mange", buffe, or steal what ever they can and
very little well go to the people that need it aid.
Another point to consider is that most Africans
(Guineans) don't care about AIDS and can't see the day
far in the future when the disease will kill them. Its
not a "in your face" threat to everyday life. They
have other worriers like...FOOD, Malaria, the Coupien,
and and the ever dreaded "RUNS". So until the majority
of the population can see past the current day and
current threats to their way of life the program will
fail.

So whats my point? I think the program should be
revisited at a later date.



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From hauteniger at yahoo.com  Mon Jun 11 09:52:57 2001
From: hauteniger at yahoo.com (Colin Burnett)
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:52:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
Message-ID: <20010611135257.93451.qmail@web11402.mail.yahoo.com>

a couple points of my own.

(A) how can you adequately treat people with HIV if
testing is rare and haphazard at best?

(B) a dollar spent on condom commercials may save more
lives than $10,000 spent on anti retro-virals.

(C) however, assuming the day when widespread free
testing becomes available everywhere in Guniea (and
Africa), despite l'heure africaine, don't you think
people want to live just like everyone else and would
adjust to the medication's schedule?

??????COLIN

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From martonosi at Princeton.EDU  Tue Jun 12 18:33:18 2001
From: martonosi at Princeton.EDU (Margaret Martonosi)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:33:18 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] going to Guinea
Message-ID: <3B2698AE.6000408@princeton.edu>

I will be headed to Guinea to visit my
sister in a few weeks and would be happy to
carry over some items for other PCVs.

I depart for Europe on June 29, and will head
from Europe to Guinea in early July.  So, items
would need to arrive to me by about June 27 or
so.  If you're interested, send email and I'll
get you my address etc.

--Margaret Martonosi
martonosi at princeton.edu




From saabrian at yahoo.com  Wed Jun 13 09:58:28 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 06:58:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Third term for Conté?
Message-ID: <20010613135828.51182.qmail@web11701.mail.yahoo.com>

Guin?enews is reporting (and I saw the same thing from
Agence France Presse) that there is an effort underway
to prolong the mandate of Guinean president Gen.
Lansana Cont?. Currently, the Guinean constitution
limits the head of state to two terms of five years
each. 

In 2000, deputies of the ruling Party for Unity and
Progress (PUP) proposed a bill at the National
Assembly which prolong the mandate of the president of
the Republic to seven years and would remove the limit
of the number of terms he may serve. But since it
failed to receive the required 3/4 vote, the bill was
removed from the agenda. Yet, several prominent
members of the PUP have called for a national
referendum on the question. At a seminar held in
Kankan for local officials (pr?sidents de CRD, chef de
districts, etc), a resolution was adopted calling for
a revision to the Fundamental Law to permet Gen. Cont?
"to remain in power until he fulfills his mission
began in December 1985."

The AFP added that the above elected officials
believed that Cont? was "the only one capable of
assuring a climate of peace, national harmony and
security in Guinea." The AFP also pointed out that, as
one might expect, the opposition vigorously criticized
these efforts. Opposition spokesman B? Mamadou was
quoted, "It's admissible. If Cont? wants to know the
real face of the opposition, let him try to run for a
third presidential term in Guinea." Another opposition
figure, Jean-Marie Dor? told AFP that Cont? should
reflect well "on the path to follow. One leads
straight back to his village and the other leads to
the destruction of Guinea."

[Sources: Guin?enews; Agence France Presse via Le
Soleil of Senegal]

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From bobrayiii at hotmail.com  Wed Jun 13 07:54:19 2001
From: bobrayiii at hotmail.com (Robert Ray)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 07:54:19 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
Message-ID: <F202icTzCKizm40TJG400002d22@hotmail.com>

Y'all;

In my experience, Guineans showed up on market days at the right place at 
the right time to bring buyer and seller together.  School kids showed up at 
class pretty much on time.  Families met for breakfast and supper on time.  
Widower and mourners met for the 40th day fete on time.

Guinean procrastinators in 1965 were like American procrastinators of my 
experience.  They were mostly control freaks who liked to manipulate the 
people they were scheduled to rendezvous with.

What else is new in 2001?  Bob Ray


>From: Natron <NathanSW at excite.com>
>
>Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to stir things up than 
>with
>semi-racist comments made with half-truths to justify unjustifiable acts!
>
>At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was I the only one who read
>the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself, "But it's TRUE!"? How
>many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of hair out of our heads
>because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock can mean anything from 3 
>to
>7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by Guinean/African standards? I hate 
>to
>break it to our august aid organizations here in the United States, but the
>assertion that Africans do not tell time the same way Americans do is, in
>fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.
>
>Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate resources to eliminate the
>scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it mean that there aren't
>creative solutions to the cure as well as the prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
>Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial aid from African
>nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr. Natsios said,
>"administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be extremely difficult...;" 
>if
>that's all he said, I don't personally see a problem with that because it 
>is
>true. However, the impression I've gotten is that he wants to use this line
>of thinking to justify giving up and halting the administration of AIDS
>treatments at all, and I do have a problem with that. Whether Mr. Natsios
>should be fired, I have no idea because there is a lot of context that I'm
>missing. But on the face of it, aside from the exaggerated assertions that
>Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is (could be true in some
>places, but everyone in my village knew what a watch is), it looks like the
>only problem is that he's said some things that were just too true for the
>liberal censors in our society to handle.
>
>Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not saying that I'm right, 
>only
>that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone strongly agrees or
>disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe we can get a good,
>interesting thread going here. :)
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan Whiteside
>RPCV Guinea '97-'99
>
>
>
>
>
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From jbusta at yahoo.com  Wed Jun 13 12:07:02 2001
From: jbusta at yahoo.com (James Busta)
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
In-Reply-To: <F202icTzCKizm40TJG400002d22@hotmail.com>
Message-ID: <20010613160702.65855.qmail@web13902.mail.yahoo.com>

these lovely ruminations may yet drive me back to the
drinking habit i developed during my years afield...


--- Robert Ray <bobrayiii at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Y'all;
> 
> In my experience, Guineans showed up on market days
> at the right place at 
> the right time to bring buyer and seller together. 
> School kids showed up at 
> class pretty much on time.  Families met for
> breakfast and supper on time.  
> Widower and mourners met for the 40th day fete on
> time.
> 
> Guinean procrastinators in 1965 were like American
> procrastinators of my 
> experience.  They were mostly control freaks who
> liked to manipulate the 
> people they were scheduled to rendezvous with.
> 
> What else is new in 2001?  Bob Ray
> 
> 
> >From: Natron <NathanSW at excite.com>
> >
> >Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to
> stir things up than 
> >with
> >semi-racist comments made with half-truths to
> justify unjustifiable acts!
> >
> >At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was
> I the only one who read
> >the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself,
> "But it's TRUE!"? How
> >many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of
> hair out of our heads
> >because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock
> can mean anything from 3 
> >to
> >7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by
> Guinean/African standards? I hate 
> >to
> >break it to our august aid organizations here in
> the United States, but the
> >assertion that Africans do not tell time the same
> way Americans do is, in
> >fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.
> >
> >Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate
> resources to eliminate the
> >scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it
> mean that there aren't
> >creative solutions to the cure as well as the
> prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
> >Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial
> aid from African
> >nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr.
> Natsios said,
> >"administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be
> extremely difficult...;" 
> >if
> >that's all he said, I don't personally see a
> problem with that because it 
> >is
> >true. However, the impression I've gotten is that
> he wants to use this line
> >of thinking to justify giving up and halting the
> administration of AIDS
> >treatments at all, and I do have a problem with
> that. Whether Mr. Natsios
> >should be fired, I have no idea because there is a
> lot of context that I'm
> >missing. But on the face of it, aside from the
> exaggerated assertions that
> >Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is
> (could be true in some
> >places, but everyone in my village knew what a
> watch is), it looks like the
> >only problem is that he's said some things that
> were just too true for the
> >liberal censors in our society to handle.
> >
> >Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not
> saying that I'm right, 
> >only
> >that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone
> strongly agrees or
> >disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe
> we can get a good,
> >interesting thread going here. :)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Nathan Whiteside
> >RPCV Guinea '97-'99
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 14 09:01:46 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 06:01:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Reprieve for Air Afrique (for now)
Message-ID: <20010614130146.25065.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1387000/1387539.stm

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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Fri Jun 15 10:52:49 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:52:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Arms exports letter
Message-ID: <20010615145249.46114.qmail@web9705.mail.yahoo.com>

Advocacy letter on arms exports. It's a big issue in
Liberia and Sierra Leone, which of course has a big
effect on what happens in Guinea.

Brian

> BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE "MONSTER" INITIATIVE
> 
> Stop Feeding the Monster is a public education and
> advocacy 
> initiative of the Arms Transfer Working Group
> (ATWG).  Its purpose 
> is to raise public awareness about the impact of
> U.S. arms exports 
> to repressive forces or regions of conflict, to
> promote policy 
> initiatives to restrict U.S. weapons transfers, and
> to develop support 
> for a new set of international norms on arms
> transfers.  
> 
> GOALS
> 
> - Public Education: During the 107th Congress, ATWG
> will conduct 
> a concerted education campaign to inform the public,
> media, and 
> policymakers about the contribution of weapons
> exports and military 
> training to repression and violent conflict around
> the globe.  
> 
> - Advocacy:  We seek to mobilize concerned citizens
> to oppose 
> U.S. arms transfer policies that market, subsidize
> or sell weapons 
> used to commit human rights abuses and feed violent
> conflict.  
> 
> WHAT DOES "STOP FEEDING THE MONSTER" MEAN?
> 
> A couple definitions should make things clear:
> 
> Monster: the embodiment of violence, suffering, or
> instability 
> stemming from, or leading to, internal conflict,
> interstate war, 
> government repression, severe crime, or terrorism.  
> 
> Feeding: the supply or subsidization of transfers of
> conventional 
> weapons, manufacturing supplies or capability, spare
> parts, military 
> technology or military training to armed forces
> engaged in, or 
> potentially party to, violent conflict or human
> rights abuses.  
> 
> In other words, "Stop Feeding the Monster" means
> that we are 
> calling on U.S. industry and government to stop
> marketing, 
> subsidizing, and selling weapons or providing
> military aid or training 
> to places where they could be used to fuel conflict
> or abuse human 
> rights.  
> 
> PLAN OF ACTION
> 
> For the first several months, the Stop Feeding the
> Monster campaign 
> will focus on building broader support among the
> American public 
> for policy initiatives already being pursued by
> specialized NGOs in 
> Washington, such as regional interest or human
> rights groups. At 
> the monthly Stop Feeding the Monster meetings (see
> below), an 
> invited NGO will brief us on an issue that needs
> urgent action. We 
> will then take that information and transform it
> into fact sheets, action 
> alerts, sample newsletter articles, or whatever else
> seems 
> appropriate and distribute them to ATWG members,
> grassroots 
> groups, and other concerned citizens under the Stop
> Feeding the 
> Monster banner.  
> 
> When a solid network of policy, grassroots, and
> other groups 
> committed to working on arms trade issues has been
> developed, 
> ATWG will invite the organizations which participate
> in the SFM 
> initiative to help develop a unifying and broader
> policy initiative for 
> curbing the proliferation of weapons. Together we
> will launch a 
> concerted effort to advance that policy.  
> 
> MEETINGS
> 
> If you are interested in attending monthly briefings
> on arms trade 
> related issues, these meetings will be held on the
> third Wednesday 
> of the month at the Friends Committee on National
> Legislation (245 
> 2nd St. NE, near Union Station metro) from 11-12:00.
>  
> 
> FOR MORE INFORMATION
> 
> Contact:
> Tamar Gabelnick
> Arms Sales Monitoring Project
> Federation of American Scientists
> Tel: (202)546-3300, ext. 194
> email: tamarg at fas.org
> 
> THANKS ONCE AGAIN FOR HELPING TO LET WASHINGTON 
> KNOW THAT AMERICANS CARE ABOUT THE HUMAN IMPACT OF 
> THE ARMS TRADE!!!!  
> 
> ***
> 
> This message from the Federation of American
> Scientists is 
> distributed through the Advocacy Network for Africa
> (ADNA).

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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Fri Jun 15 10:55:23 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:55:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Generals' anti-landmine treaty letter to the president
Message-ID: <20010615145523.35137.qmail@web9708.mail.yahoo.com>

Letter from senior US generals to Pres. Bush urging
him to sign the landmine-ban treaty.
Brian

> excerpt from: 
>  U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines E-mail Newsletter
> June 12, 2001
> 
> Action Alert: Make the Military Argument!
> 
> ACTION ALERT: MAKE THE MILITARY ARGUMENT!
> 
> Recently, 8 senior, high-ranking, retired U.S.
> Generals, including 
> those who commanded in Korea, signed and sent a
> letter to 
> President Bush urging him to join the Mine Ban
> Treaty. This letter 
> gives compelling military reasons for U.S. treaty
> accession. We 
> encourage you to write letters to the editor and
> letters to your 
> legislators and refer to this letter (see
> www.banminesusa.org for an 
> update on the Landmine Elimination and Victim
> Assistance Act of 
> 2001 and how to urge your legislators to cosponsor).
> If you are not 
> a military expert, ask your policy-makers to listen
> to those who are! 
> Let us know what results from your outreach (write
> to 
> banmines at phrusa.org). The letter is copied below.  
> 
> May 19, 2001
> 
> George W. Bush
> President of the United States of America
> The White House
> 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
> Washington, DC 20500
> 
> Dear President Bush:
> 
> As retired senior officers and leaders in the U.S.
> armed forces, we 
> are writing to express support for the 1997 Mine Ban
> Treaty, a total 
> prohibition on the stockpiling, transfer,
> production, and use of 
> antipersonnel landmines (APM). It is our collective
> belief that the 
> United States does not need to retain any APM, even
> in mixed 
> systems with anti-tank mines. We feel strongly that
> it is in the best 
> interests of the American soldier and our country
> that you "fast-
> track" U.S. accession to the Mine Ban Treaty. APM
> are outmoded 
> weapons that have, time and again, proved to be a
> liability to our 
> own troops. We believe that the military,
> diplomatic, and 
> humanitarian advantages of speedy U.S. accession far
> outweigh the 
> minimal military utility of these weapons.  
> 
> Current policy, Presidential Decision Directive
> (PDD) 64, dictates 
> that the U.S. will not join the Mine Ban Treaty
> before 2006, and even 
> then depending on "suitable" new alternatives to APM
> having been 
> found and fielded. Every NATO nation except the U.S.
> has 
> embraced the Mine Ban Treaty. In doing so, our
> allies have 
> demonstrated that they can accomplish their missions
> and protect 
> their troops with weapons systems available now.  
> 
> Your predecessor, former President Clinton,
> portrayed APM as 
> critical to the defense of the Republic of Korea
> (ROK) from the 
> constant and real threat of North Korean invasion.
> Several of us are 
> former commanders of elements of I-Corps (USA/ROK
> group), and 
> believe that APM are not in any way critical or
> decisive in 
> maintaining the peninsula's security. In fact,
> freshly scattered mixed 
> systems would slow a US and ROK counter-invasion by
> inhibiting 
> the operational tempo of friendly armor and
> dismounted infantry 
> units.  
> 
> It is our understanding that the standing response
> plan to a North 
> Korean attack does not call for these weapons to be
> used to counter 
> an initial attack. Other, more effective and less
> inhibiting weapons, 
> not newly laid APM or mixed systems, would be
> employed to halt the 
> first waves of a North Korean advance into South
> Korea.  
> 
> What's more, the previous Administration's "Korea
> Exception" 
> wrongly implied U.S. responsibility for the
> landmines currently 
> deployed in the military control zone south of the
> DMZ. Those mines 
> are under the jurisdiction and control of the ROK;
> U.S. accession to 
> the Mine Ban Treaty would not require their removal.
>  
> 
> Our recommendation that you should send the treaty
> to the U.S. 
> Senate for advice and consent is motivated by a deep
> concern for 
> the welfare of the men and women of our armed
> services. As you 
> know, Pentagon casualty reports from Korea, Vietnam,
> and the 
> Persian Gulf attest to the tremendous toll that APM,
> many of them 
> our own, have taken on our service men and women.
> Veterans 
> across this country can testify to the devastating
> injuries this 
> counterproductive weapon has inflicted on both U.S.
> servicemen 
> and civilians in the countries where these weapons
> have been laid. 
> We would not be urging this course of action if we
> did not believe it 
> would enhance our combat mobility and effectiveness
> and, most 
> importantly, protect our nation's sons and daughters
> when we send 
> them into harm's way. Today, Armed Forces Day, we
> urge you, Mr. 
> President, to ensure that no more U.S. servicemen or
> civilians fall to 
> U.S. mines. Joining the Mine Ban Treaty as soon as
> possible will 
> help bring about this achievable reality. We know
> that the American 
> people will support you in protecting those who
> defend us. We 
> certainly will.  
> 
> We look forward to hearing more about your position
> on the Mine 
> Ban Treaty.  
> 
> Respectfully,
> 
> Rear Admiral Eugene Carroll, USN-retiredFormer
> Assistant Deputy 
> Chief of Naval Operations  
> 
> Lt. General Henry E. Emerson, USA-retiredFormer
> Commander of 
> the XVIII Corps  
> 
> Lt. General James F. Hollingsworth,
> USA-retiredFormer Commander 
> of I-Corps (USA-ROK Group)  
> 
> Lt. General Harold Moore, USA-retiredFormer Deputy
> Chief of Staff 
> for Personnel, Department of the Army and former
> commander of 
> the Seventh Infantry Division, Korea  
> 
> Lt. General Dave Palmer, USA-retiredFormer
> Superintendent of 
> West Point  
> 
> Vice Admiral Jack Shanahan, USN-retiredChairman,
> Military 
> Advisory Committee To Business Leaders for Sensible
> Priorities  
> 
> Lt. General DeWitt C. Smith Jr., USA-retired  
> 
> Lt. General Walter Ulmer, USA-retired 
> 
> ***
> 
> This message from the US Campaign to Ban Landmines
> is 
> distributed through the Advocacy Network for Africa
> (ADNA).
> 
> 
> Vicki Lynn Ferguson
> Advocacy Network for Africa (ADNA)
> Communications Facilitator
> vlf at africapolicy.org
> c/o 
> Africa Action 
> [incorporating the American Committee on Africa
> (ACOA), The 
> Africa Fund, and the Africa Policy Information
> Center (APIC)]
> 
> visit our website: http://www.africapolicy.org/
> 
> Washington Office:
> 110 Maryland Ave., Suite 508 NE Washington, DC 20002
> Tel:202-546-7961, Fax:202-546-1545 e-mail:
> apic at igc.org
> 
> New York office:
> 50 Broad Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10004
> Tel:212-785-1024, Fax:212-785-1078, e-mail:
> africafund at igc.org
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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From bobrayiii at hotmail.com  Fri Jun 15 12:48:00 2001
From: bobrayiii at hotmail.com (Robert Ray)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 12:48:00 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
Message-ID: <F255p8ARf3sllNY30kk0000d38d@hotmail.com>

Y'all:

The June 15 Washington Post has an op-ed piece by AIDS experts from Harvard 
and Massachusetts General Hospital.

They call on Natsios to resign from AID for failure to understand that a 
person who can come to the table at breakfast time and supper time can 
probably remember to take an AIDS pill at the same time.

Both Natsios and his critics seem to beg this question: Is a person who 
doesn't know where his next meal is coming from likely to have money to buy 
an AIDS pill for desert?  Marie Antoinette may not have said "Let them eat 
cake."  She went to the guillotine anyway a year or so later.

Natsios is quoted as saying Africans don't have refrigeration, so can't 
preserve pharmaceuticals.  Wrong on both counts.  Some Africans have friges; 
AIDS drugs don't necessarily need refrigeration.

He's quoted as saying that Africans don't have cars, so can't get to 
pharmacies.  Wrong on both counts.  Africans have plenty of cars, busses, 
and taxis -- I've sat in some traffic jams that reminded me of an American 
parking lot.  Urban Africans often live within walking distance of a drug 
store.

In January and February, I saw condom billboards lining the roads of 17 
cities in 13 African countries.  In one company town the chief employer was 
giving away condoms by the boxful.

Both Natsios and his critics each insist that the other is wrong; almost to 
the point of "Off with his head!"  Let's wait a year or so before we go to 
that extreme.

Meanwhile, let's attack AIDS on all fronts.  Pallative care for some, 
medication for others, prophylaxis for others.

And a change of administration in 2004.

Bob Ray

>From: James Busta <jbusta at yahoo.com>
>To: Robert Ray <bobrayiii at hotmail.com>, NathanSW at excite.com,  
>guinea-list at klatha.com
>CC: bobrayiii at hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: [Guinea-list] Protest Letter on Racism at USAID
>Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
>
>these lovely ruminations may yet drive me back to the
>drinking habit i developed during my years afield...
>
>
>--- Robert Ray <bobrayiii at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Y'all;
> >
> > In my experience, Guineans showed up on market days
> > at the right place at
> > the right time to bring buyer and seller together.
> > School kids showed up at
> > class pretty much on time.  Families met for
> > breakfast and supper on time.
> > Widower and mourners met for the 40th day fete on
> > time.
> >
> > Guinean procrastinators in 1965 were like American
> > procrastinators of my
> > experience.  They were mostly control freaks who
> > liked to manipulate the
> > people they were scheduled to rendezvous with.
> >
> > What else is new in 2001?  Bob Ray
> >
> >
> > >From: Natron <NathanSW at excite.com>
> > >
> > >Wow, here's some juicy material! What better way to
> > stir things up than
> > >with
> > >semi-racist comments made with half-truths to
> > justify unjustifiable acts!
> > >
> > >At the risk of sounding, I don't know, *wrong*, was
> > I the only one who read
> > >the article Brian sent us and said to him/herself,
> > "But it's TRUE!"? How
> > >many of us have pulled a perfectly good patch of
> > hair out of our heads
> > >because the "Western" concept of, say, 3 o'clock
> > can mean anything from 3
> > >to
> > >7 o'clock (if not tomorrow sometime) by
> > Guinean/African standards? I hate
> > >to
> > >break it to our august aid organizations here in
> > the United States, but the
> > >assertion that Africans do not tell time the same
> > way Americans do is, in
> > >fact, true. Anyone who's been there knows that.
> > >
> > >Now, does that mean that we shouldn't allocate
> > resources to eliminate the
> > >scourge of HIV/AIDS from the continent? No. Does it
> > mean that there aren't
> > >creative solutions to the cure as well as the
> > prevention of HIV/AIDS? No.
> > >Does it justify any attempt to scale back financial
> > aid from African
> > >nations? Absolutely not. In Brian's article, Mr.
> > Natsios said,
> > >"administering AIDS treatment in Africa would be
> > extremely difficult...;"
> > >if
> > >that's all he said, I don't personally see a
> > problem with that because it
> > >is
> > >true. However, the impression I've gotten is that
> > he wants to use this line
> > >of thinking to justify giving up and halting the
> > administration of AIDS
> > >treatments at all, and I do have a problem with
> > that. Whether Mr. Natsios
> > >should be fired, I have no idea because there is a
> > lot of context that I'm
> > >missing. But on the face of it, aside from the
> > exaggerated assertions that
> > >Africans don't even know what a clock or a watch is
> > (could be true in some
> > >places, but everyone in my village knew what a
> > watch is), it looks like the
> > >only problem is that he's said some things that
> > were just too true for the
> > >liberal censors in our society to handle.
> > >
> > >Then again, maybe I'm missing something. I'm not
> > saying that I'm right,
> > >only
> > >that this is an interesting discussion. If anyone
> > strongly agrees or
> > >disagrees with me, I would love to know why. Maybe
> > we can get a good,
> > >interesting thread going here. :)
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >Nathan Whiteside
> > >RPCV Guinea '97-'99
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Fri Jun 15 22:06:54 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:06:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Want to know who's going to Guinea?
Message-ID: <20010616020654.67569.qmail@web11704.mail.yahoo.com>

I maintain a page of people who are going to Guinea
and have indicated a willingness to carry items. It's
located at:

http://www.angelfire.com/ak/SaaBrian/voyage.html

Cheers,
Bri

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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Sun Jun 17 00:25:12 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2001 21:25:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] solidarity fund
Message-ID: <20010617042512.409.qmail@web11701.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi folks,
Just a reminder that the Guinean (on-line) diaspora is
organizing a solidarity fund for victims of the
cross-border attacks that have hit Guinea since last
September. The committee in charge has concluded an
accord with the Archdiocese of Conakry. The committee
will transmit the money to the archibishop of Conakry
and the Guinean Catholic Church will use the money
directly, I believe, on the programs it runs. For more
information on the solidarity appeal see: 

http://www.boubah.com/Guineenews/Solidarite.htm#English

Cheers,
Brian

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From golody at msn.com  Mon Jun 18 14:50:20 2001
From: golody at msn.com (golody at msn.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:50:20 PDT
Subject: [Guinea-list] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Ousmane invites you to try MSN Messenger Service?=
Message-ID: <20010618185021.19604.qmail@hotmail.com>



--------------------

MSN Messenger Service is a great free service that helps people 
stay in touch. It tells you when your friends are online 
and lets you exchange instant messages online. 

It's fast and easy to sign up, and it's free! If you 
don't already have the software, just go to http://messenger.msn.com/friend/default.asp
to go to the MSN Messenger Service web site at  to get more information 
and to install it.

Once you've installed MSN Messenger Service, add me to your list 
of contacts: my e-mail address is golody at msn.com.
(You might want to write my address down because you will 
need it when adding me to your list.)

I look forward to sending you an instant message soon! 

Note: If the link above doesn't work, copy and paste the 
following URL into your browser: 
http://messenger.msn.com/friend/default.asp?useremail=golody at msn.com

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From SaintAnn at aol.com  Tue Jun 19 12:09:30 2001
From: SaintAnn at aol.com (SaintAnn at aol.com)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 12:09:30 EDT
Subject: [Guinea-list] Returned PCV's
Message-ID: <bf.faf6cec.2860d33a@aol.com>

        Dear Stephanie,
            I am Ann Hannibal, Dina Paxenos's mom. She returned from Senegal 
in 1999. I got a call a while back or e-mail, I forget which, about a book 
with info. etc. of the PCvolunteers that had returned. I think it cost about 
$70-80, forget that too,it has been so long.I have already paid for it by 
Visa. Do you know what I am talking about, I sure hope so, and when we should 
be receiving them? I unfortunately, didn't keep any info. and don't even know 
with whom I spoke, duh!   Thanks, Ann
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From e-braatz at nwu.edu  Tue Jun 19 22:15:21 2001
From: e-braatz at nwu.edu (Erin Braatz)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:15:21 -0600
Subject: [Guinea-list] Power of Attorney
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010619201521.007d2100@hecky.acns.nwu.edu>

Hi,

My name is Erin Braatz.  I am leaving next week to start training in Guinea
and I had one quick question.  Of course, any last minute advice is
welcome, but what I'd really like to know is how to transfer power of
attorney to my mother.  Is there a form or something that I can fill out?
And after I do that how exactly does it work?  Does she have to include
documentation each time she signs something saying that she has power of
attorney?

Any help anyone can offer would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Erin



From anemathews at mediaone.net  Tue Jun 19 23:07:18 2001
From: anemathews at mediaone.net (Art Mathews)
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:07:18 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] Looking for Jennifer
Message-ID: <B7558BA5.E8F%anemathews@mediaone.net>

My son Owen Mathews (currently in Friguiagbe) would like to get in touch
with Jennifer Watson before she returns to Guinea in July. He is hoping that
she might be able to bring an Apple iBook laptop computer and a small
digital camera back with her.  Jennifer please e-mail Owen at
oweninguinea at go.com and copy me at anemathews at mediaone.net

Thanks,
Art Mathews
  
PS  I e-mailed the only Watson on the guinealist with an active pv in Guinea
jimwatson at ameritech.net and it was returned undelivered.  If anyone knows
Jennifer's or her parents' correct address, please let me know.







From saabrian at yahoo.com  Wed Jun 20 09:28:19 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 06:28:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] "Peace Corps recruits older volunteers"
Message-ID: <20010620132819.41076.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com>


From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 21 02:07:30 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:07:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Fwd: lost bag of fall/m abdouley
Message-ID: <20010621060730.57616.qmail@web9904.mail.yahoo.com>

Bonjour les Guineens,

Est-ce que quelqu'un a perdu un sac vert en Manhattan,
New York City?  Un garcon l? a trouv? un sac, et
dedans ?tait mon address email.  Donc, je vous demande
si vous avez perdu ce sac.

Merci,

Stephanie


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From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 21 02:13:37 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:13:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Fwd: New Peace Corps book
Message-ID: <20010621061337.16392.qmail@web9902.mail.yahoo.com>

>   > BOOK REVIEW: > by Joel D. Waters (Lithuania 93-95)> >  "In my best Estonian, I introduced myself as an> American Peace Corps Volunteer and asked if I could> say something. The reaction I received reminded me> of something out of Planet of the Apes when the> captive and supposedly mute Charleton Heston speaks> to the simians for the first time. People just> stared with their mouths open while I took advantage> of the stunned silence and launched into my speech."> > Thus is the humor of Douglas Wells, a very talented> writer who's new anthology In Search of the Elusive> Peace Corps Moment ~ Destination: Estonia offers a> collection of short stories that every RPCV can> relate to while portraying of his own experiences as> a Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet> Republic of Estonia.> > As this journal unfolds, Wells recalls his> impressions of Hiiumaa, a small and remote island> populated by a group of insular people known as the> Hiidlased.  The chronicle describes his struggles to> communicate with the Hiidlased, depicts the complex> nuances of this culture, and portrays the twists and> turns in his romance with a beautiful Estonian named> Kairit. > > While all this may seem like standard faire for a> Peace Corps book, what makes this story truly unique> and enjoyable is the author's talent as a writer. > Wells is a master of irony, poignancy, and angst,> guaranteed to keep even the most emotionally> handicapped reader laughing out loud, and in a few> spots, crying with joy.  His humor is biting while> at the same time his self-deprecating style keeps it> from being offensive.  To the contrary, Wells'> tremendous respect for the Hiidlased comes across in> every page.> > Douglas Wells also had some experiences during his> Peace Corps tour that were truly unique by anyone's> standards.  He had a #1 song on the Estonian Pop> Charts, and was also commended by the Estonian> President for finding a National Treasure that had> been lost for 50 year.  While these experiences are> important elements in his story, Wells in no way> relies on these extraordinary events to carry the> book.  To the contrary, most of the book is about> ordinary days as a Peace Corps Volunteer, which may> have gone unnoticed save for Wells' brilliant> observations of the irony in the situation and his> understanding of his own heart.> > > "In Search of the Elusive Peace Corps Moment ~> Destination: Estonia" by Douglas Wells is available> directly from the Xlibris Press by phoning 1-888> 7XLIBRIS (1-888-795-4274), or by visiting the> publisher's website at www.xlibris.com. > > 

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From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 21 02:27:48 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 23:27:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Fwd: New Peace Corps book
Message-ID: <20010621062748.22096.qmail@web9903.mail.yahoo.com>

Sorry, the formatting was terribly on that last
forward, so here it is again.
-Steph
 
"In Search of the Elusive Peace Corps Moment ~
Destination: Estonia? by Douglas Wells 
  
BOOK REVIEW: 
by Joel D. Waters (Lithuania 93-95)

 ?In my best Estonian, I introduced myself as an
American Peace Corps Volunteer and asked if I could
say something. The reaction I received reminded me of
something out of Planet of the Apes when the captive
and supposedly mute Charleton Heston speaks to the
simians for the first time. People just stared with
their mouths open while I took advantage of the
stunned silence and launched into my speech.?

Thus is the humor of Douglas Wells, a very talented
writer who?s new anthology In Search of the Elusive
Peace Corps Moment ~ Destination: Estonia offers a
collection of short stories that every RPCV can relate
to while portraying of his own experiences as a Peace
Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet Republic of
Estonia.

As this journal unfolds, Wells recalls his impressions
of Hiiumaa, a small and remote island populated by a
group of insular people known as the Hiidlased.  The
chronicle describes his struggles to communicate with
the Hiidlased, depicts the complex nuances of this
culture, and portrays the twists and turns in his
romance with a beautiful Estonian named Kairit. 

While all this may seem like standard faire for a
Peace Corps book, what makes this story truly unique
and enjoyable is the author?s talent as a writer. 
Wells is a master of irony, poignancy, and angst,
guaranteed to keep even the most emotionally
handicapped reader laughing out loud, and in a few
spots, crying with joy.  His humor is biting while at
the same time his self-deprecating style keeps it from
being offensive.  To the contrary, Wells? tremendous
respect for the Hiidlased comes across in every page.

Douglas Wells also had some experiences during his
Peace Corps tour that were truly unique by anyone?s
standards.  He had a #1 song on the Estonian Pop
Charts, and was also commended by the Estonian
President for finding a National Treasure that had
been lost for 50 year.  While these experiences are
important elements in his story, Wells in no way
relies on these extraordinary events to carry the
book.  To the contrary, most of the book is about
ordinary days as a Peace Corps Volunteer, which may
have gone unnoticed save for Wells? brilliant
observations of the irony in the situation and his
understanding of his own heart.


"In Search of the Elusive Peace Corps Moment ~
Destination: Estonia? by Douglas Wells is available
directly from the Xlibris Press by phoning 1-888
7XLIBRIS (1-888-795-4274), or by visiting the
publisher?s website at www.xlibris.com. 




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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 21 09:06:09 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:06:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Global Education Announcements for June 20, 2001
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Weekly announcements from the NPCA.

--- Anne Baker <anne at rpcv.org> wrote:
> Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:13:54 -0400
> From: Anne Baker <anne at rpcv.org>
> To: "Global Education list"
> <globaled-l at list.vita.org>
> Subject: Globaled-L: Global Education Announcements
> for June 20, 2001
> 
> Today's announcements:
> 
> 1.  World Refugee Day 2001 is today!
> 2.  New Unit - Cuban Missile Crisis
> 3.  Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange
> Program is seeking a
> host for teachers from Zimbabwe
> 4.  Eduwatch Seeks Volunteers and Program Supporters
> 
> Please note that we will be taking a two-week break
> after this posting.
> The Global Educators Trip to Cuba with The
> Friendship Force leaves
> tomorrow and will be in Cuba all next week.   The
> following week we will
> not have a posting due to the July 4 holiday.  Our
> next posting will be
> at the end of the second week in July.  Hasta luego!
> 
> Anne Baker
> Global Education Director
> National Peace Corps Association
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> 1.  World Refugee Day 2001 is today!
> 
> This was posted today to the Human Rights Education
> listserv
> (hr-education at hrea.org):
> 
> Dear members,
> 
> As you may know today, 20 June 2001, is the first
> World Refugee Day, a
> result of an unanimously adopted resolution by the
> UN General Assembly
> on 4 December last year.
> 
> Here are some on-line education and training
> resources (mostly in
> English) that you may find useful:
> 
> UNHCR-World Refugee Day
> 
> The United Nations High Commissioner for Human
> Rights (UNHCR) has a
> special web site dedicated to World Refugee Day:
> <http://www.unhcr-50.org/wrday/iwrday.html>. The
> site features, among
> other things, profiles of well-known refugees and
> information on
> activities around the world. It also includes links
> to
> 
> UNHCR
> 
> The UNHCR main site includes a special section for
> teachers with lessons
> plans and lesson units
> (http://www.unhcr.ch/teach/teach.htm). It
> provides ideas on how refugees and refugees issues
> can be linked to
> concepts such as justice, equality, tolerance,
> freedom, minority rights
> and the formation of community in History,
> Geography, Civic Education
> and Language and Literature classrooms (9-18 year
> olds).
> 
> The 1951 Convention: Lasting Cornerstone of Refugee
> Protection
> <http://www.unhcr.ch/issues/asylum/qa000615.htm>
> 
> This section of the UNHCR web site includes a lot of
> useful information
> about the 1951 Refugee Convention.
> 
> Global IDP Training Project
>
<http://www.idpproject.org/global_idp_training_project.htm>
> 
> This web site concentrates on internally displaced
> persons. The Global
> IDP training project is an initiative of the
> Norwegian Refugee Council.
> Undertaken in association with the Office of the
> UNHCR and the
> Representative of the Secretary General for
> Internally Displaced Persons
> the program is a series of "protection workshops"
> for humanitarian
> workers, policy makers and others who are confronted
> with the
> consequences of international displacement. By
> focusing on issues at the
> field level, the training workshops combine a
> training program on the UN
> Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement along
> with practical
> discussion on the challenges and possible response
> to local situations
> of internal displacement. There are currently five
> modules available: A
> Definition of Internally Displaced Persons; Legal
> Origins and
> International Obligations; Protection from
> Displacement and During
> Displacement; Return Resettlement and Reintegration;
> Recipients as
> Resources: Community-based Programming
> 
> The Road to Refuge
>
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2001/road_to_refuge/default.stm>
> 
> This special BBC report tells the stories behind
> refugee movements,
> using first-person testimonies and in-depth
> interviews to trace the
> journey from home into exile. Questions raised are
> why refugees are
> still fleeing, where they go, and examines how we
> treat them. The texts
> are accompanied by audio and video fragments.
> 
> Note that HREA is currently developing an on-line
> tutorial on the Rights
> of Refugee and Displaced Persons, in cooperation
> with the Council of
> Europe. The intended learners are senior high school
> students,
> (under)graduate students and interested citizens. We
> will let you know
> as soon as the first draft will be available on the
> WWW.
> 
> Frank Elbers
> Information Officer, HREA
> http://www.hrea.org
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> -------------------------------------------
> 2.  New Unit - Cuban Missile Crisis
> 
> Posted with the permission of Choices for the 21st
> Century Education
> Project:
> 
> New from the Choices Education Project at Brown
> University
> 
>         The Cuban Missile Crisis:
>         Understanding its Place in Cold War History
> 
> This curriculum unit makes accessible to high school
> students over
> fifteen years of ground-breaking research. Scholars
> at Brown University
> have brought together the policymakers, the
> documents, and historians to
> examine the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hundreds of hours
> of conferences and
> interviews involving Cuban, Soviet, and American
> officials have provided
> unique insights into U.S.-Soviet-Cuban relations and
> the decisionmaking
> that took place during October, 1962.
> 
> Learn more about the research process at
> <http://www.choices.edu/extras/cublight.html>.
> 
> This curriculum unit features:
> 
> * Historical background on U.S. involvement in Cuba
> and the Caribbean as
> well as the Cold War
> * A role play centered on the U.S. response to the
> crisis
> * Primary Source Materials
> * Detailed Lesson Plans and Study Guides
> * Optional Lessons and Extra Challenges
> 
> Units can be ordered online at
> <http://www.choices.edu>
> 
> or by calling
> 401-863-3155
> 
> Units are affordable:
> * Classroom sets (15 or more student texts w/teacher
> guide) @ $7/book
> * Reproducible unit (one text w/teacher guide) @ $15
> * Downloadable from the web in PDF (one text
> w/teacher guide) @ $12
> 
> Choices for the 21st Century Education Project
> Watson Institute for International Studies
> Box 1948, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
> Phone: 401-863-3155    Fax: 401-863-1247
> http://www.choices.edu
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 3.  Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange
> Program is seeking a
> host for teachers from Zimbabwe
> 
> Posted with the permission of the Fulbright Teacher
> and Administrator
> Exchange Program:
> 
> The Fulbright Teacher and Administrator Exchange
> Program is looking for
> a community college or college for teacher education
> to host one of two
> teachers from Zimbabwe for the 2001-02 academic
> year. The visiting
> teachers' salaries will be paid by their home
> institutions, and they
> will receive and additional cost of living stipend
> from the United
> States Department of State; the host institution
> will NOT have to
> provide financial support.
> 
> Ms. Brown specializes in biology, and Mr. Masimba
> specializes in
> mathematics. Both teachers are currently employed at
> teachers' colleges
> in Zimbabwe, and have approximately 20 years of
> teaching experience at
> both the secondary and post-secondary levels.
> 
> The host institutions would be expected to provide
> the Zimbabwean
> teachers with the opportunity to team-teach courses
> in their area of
> expertise, observe classes, and possibly teach
> courses on their own. In
> addition, the host institution should be prepared to
> assist the visiting
> teachers in finding appropriate, affordable housing,
> and to welcome them
> into their professional and social community.
> 
> If you are interested in pursuing this exciting
> opportunity, please let
> us know as soon as possible. Please feel free to
> forward this message to
> any colleagues who might be interested.
> 
> Before June 23 and after July 2, contact Marsha
> Harman at 202-314-3523,
> or marsha_harman at grad.usda.gov. Between June 23 and
> July 2, call Dehab
> Ghebreab, Senior Program Officer at the United
> States Department of
> State at 202-619-4556.
> Thank you!
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------
> 4.  Eduwatch Seeks Volunteers and Program Supporters
> 
> Posted by request:
> 
> Eduwatch Seeks Volunteers and Program Supporters
> 
> My name is Enitan Mason.  I am the Executive
> Director of Eduwatch, a
> Gaithersburg, Maryland-based all-volunteer nonprofit
> organization that
> provides education resources to depressed Nigerian
> schools.
> 
> We are currently seeking volunteers to assist with
> our projects and
> individuals and like-minded organizations to support
> our programs.  We
> have already begun implementation of the following
> programs:
> 
> 1)Partners in education
> 2)Books for Schools
> 3)Adopt a School
> 4)Student Sponsorship
> 5)Professional Development Institute for
> Educators(PID)
> 
> We need people who are interested in helping us
> build a better Nigeria.
> My contact information is as follows
> Email: emason at eduwatch.org
> Enitan Mason
> 8817 Swallow Ct.
> Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879-1776
> or Visit our website at http://www.eduwatch.org
> 
> 
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FOG site - Site du FOG: http://maxwell.ucsc.edu/~stephanie/

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From adamtrotta at hotmail.com  Thu Jun 21 14:02:49 2001
From: adamtrotta at hotmail.com (Adam Trotta)
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:02:49 -0700
Subject: [Guinea-list] List Submission
Message-ID: <F89fSX8aWmJNwBIkYaF0000f396@hotmail.com>

Hey everyone,

I'm headed off to Guinea with the next batch of Peace Corps Volunteers at 
the end of this month.  I think I've got most things together but I do have 
a few random questions.  Any feedback would be much appreciated.

1. Can education volunteers buy most of the clothes they need for teaching 
in country?
2. Are there any ATM machines that can be used in the larger cities?
3. Is mastercard accepted most places that Visa is in Africa?
4. Is it necessary to bring any money with me for Travel during my time off? 
  If so, what is the best way to carry that money (Travelers Checks, Cash, 
ATM, Credit?)

Thanks in Advance   ~Adam Trotta
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From e-braatz at nwu.edu  Fri Jun 22 13:47:37 2001
From: e-braatz at nwu.edu (Erin Braatz)
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:47:37 -0600
Subject: [Guinea-list] Thank you/Power of Attorney
Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.20010622114737.007fc260@hecky.acns.nwu.edu>

I want to send out a general thank you for everyone who responded to my
question.  All of you have been so kind and helpful.

Erin



From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Sat Jun 23 00:17:43 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 21:17:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Time article about Guinea
Message-ID: <20010623041743.73506.qmail@web9902.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello,

Guinea was on the cover of Time's May 14 issue. 
There's a really nice article about how the unrest in
GUinea is separating parents and children.  I found
the online version of the article, I really suggest
you check it out:

http://www.time.com/time/2001/refugees/cover.html

-Steph

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From fogadvocacy at yahoo.com  Sat Jun 23 09:51:51 2001
From: fogadvocacy at yahoo.com (FOG Advocacy)
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 06:51:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] advocacy postings
Message-ID: <20010623135151.48252.qmail@web9702.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi folks,
As you have noticed, I do make regular postings to the
list about Advocacy related issues. I typically do the
weekly education announcements and also I forward any
particular Africa or Guinea related lobbying/policy
issues that I think might be of interest to some list
members.

It has been suggested that it might be better if I
condensed these postings into a single, weekly email.
The reason for doing this would be so as to have one
email a week for you to read from me rather than three
or four. The downside to this would be that each
individual email would be much extremely long, since
it would be combining several emails, each of which
are of moderate length themselves.

My question is this: which do you prefer? It doesn't
matter to me. But I wouldn't want people to ignore my
emails because a) they think I send so many or b) my
emails are too long. I only hope you ignore them if
you're not interested in the topic. :-)

So if anybody has a preference one way or the other,
please send an email to me personally (not the list,
pls) at fogadvocacy at yahoo.com

Thanks,
Brian

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Friends of Guinea
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From mawrpfeifer at att.net  Mon Jun 25 16:30:16 2001
From: mawrpfeifer at att.net (mawrpfeifer at att.net)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:30:16 +0000
Subject: [Guinea-list] July trip to Guinea
Message-ID: <20010625203016.WWID1777.mtiwmhc23.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net>

Just a note to let you know who I have letters or 
packages from (still time for you to get us "stuff"- we 
leave July 3rd.)

Mary Frohock -letter
tara McBrien2 letters
Tony G. - package

Mary Pfeifer
413 Creek Road
Pleasant Valley, NY  12569



From Rebecca_L_Konrad at bluecrossmn.com  Mon Jun 25 18:38:13 2001
From: Rebecca_L_Konrad at bluecrossmn.com (Rebecca_L_Konrad at bluecrossmn.com)
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 17:38:13 -0500
Subject: [Guinea-list] Invitation to Join Friends of Guinea
Message-ID: <OF945490E4.24BF1D1D-ON86256A76.007BF174@bcbsmn.com>

Friends of Guinea's (FOG's) initial membership drive was met with much
success.  For those of you who did not join the first time around, we would
like you to take a few minutes to read the information below about what FOG
has to offer and to consider becoming a member today.


Dear Guinea List members and friends of Guinea:

Do you use the Guinea List to keep in contact with Peace Corps friends or
to stay abreast of Guinea's political situation?  Are you looking for an
easy way to contribute to development projects in Guinea?  Then we invite
you to become an official Friend of Guinea.

For two years, the Guinea List and database have been maintained free of
charge to its members and users.  Now, a non-profit organization called
Friends of Guinea (FOG) has been created to ensure that the Guinea List and
database continue to link Peace Corps volunteers, parents, and Guinean
nationals who want to be an active part of the Guinean community stateside.
Besides maintaining the Guinea List and database, FOG will also provide
financial support for Peace Corps projects in Guinea by donating membership
dues to Peace Corps Partnership and other development funds.

As a member of FOG, you will:

-  Contribute to Guinea's development with your membership dues;
-  Help maintain the network of information and friends provided by FOG;
-  Receive FOG's quarterly newsletter, Ca Va, which contains a section
called "From the Guineavine" where you can find news about other Friends of
Guinea;
-  Be acknowledged as a donor in FOG's newsletter and web page;
-  Vote on project funding and officer elections;
-  Receive notification of reunions, seminars, and meetings.

If you value the services and community provided by FOG, go to FOG's online
membership form today at
http://maxwell.ucsc.edu/~stephanie/membership.shtml
and become an official Friend of Guinea.

Membership dues are listed below and can be submitted electronically
through PayPal or by check to the FOG Financial.

Individual FOG  Membership          $15
Individual FOG & NPCA Membership    $40
Family FOG Membership               $23
Family FOG & NPCA Membership        $55

By joining the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) along with FOG, you
will be notified of volunteer, travel, and networking opportunities and
also receive NPCA's quarterly magazine, Worldview, which contains news and
literature from around the world.

As always you are encouraged to visit the FOG web site at
http://maxwell.ucsc.edu/~stephanie/ for more information about Friends of
Guinea, its officers, services, and related topics.

We thank-you for sharing our commitment to Guinea's future.

DeDe Dunevant, President & Communications Director
Stephanie Chasteen, Web & Listserv Administration
Ellwood Colahan, Newsletter Coordinator
John Dowaschinski, Finance Director
Brian Farenell, Advocacy Director
Rebecca Konrad, Membership Director
Stephanie Mullen, Secretary
Rita Rossing, Projects Director




From saabrian at yahoo.com  Tue Jun 26 10:10:52 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 07:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] AIDS in Guinea
Message-ID: <20010626141053.99685.qmail@web11702.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi folks,
Here's an article which appeared today on Guin?enews
by Boubacar Yacine Diallo on the subject of AIDS in
Guinea. Unfortunately, I don't have time to translate
the whole thing, but here are a few key points:

-First AIDS case in Guinea was recorded in 1987.

-As of 1 Sept. '00, there were 7898 cases of AIDS-HIV
in Guinea and the average age of the sick was 26
years.

-AIDS is no longer a taboo subject in Guinea with
sensibilisation campaigns being undertaken via round
tables, the radios rurales, etc.

The link to the article is:
http://www.boubah.com/Guineenews.htm#link1510

_______________________________________________
26 juin 2001 -Guin?enews? - 25 millions de morts en
vingt ans, le sida plus que tout a fait une v?ritable
h?catombe. Ces
    victimes ont ?t? enterr?es dans le silence et
l'indiff?rence. Aujourd'hui, la rapidit? avec laquelle
la progression de la
    pand?mie se r?alise mobilise la communaut?
internationale. En t?moigne la tenue depuis hier ?
New-York d'une session
    extraordinaire de l'Assembl?e g?n?rale de l'Onu,
la toute premi?re consacr?e ? une maladie. L'Afrique y
est fortement
    repr?sent?e au niveau des chefs d'?tat. Ce qui
d?montre tout l'int?r?t que les hommes politiques du
continent accordent ?
    cette rencontre et surtout ? la lutte contre ce
fl?au. 

    En Guin?e, le premier cas de sida av?r? a ?t?
notifi? en 1987, pr?s de sept ans apr?s la d?couverte
de la maladie. Au 1er
    septembre 2000, on d?nombrait 7898 cas de VIH/SIDA
av?r?s. L'?ge moyen des malades est de 26 ans. Sans
compter
    ceux qui meurent ou qui portent le virus sans le
savoir et qui sont en dehors des formations sanitaires
du pays. Quoi qu'il
    en soit, on peut se r?jouir de ce nombre
relativement bas par rapport ? des pays comme
l'Afrique du Sud o? un habitant
    sur 10 est atteint de la maladie. Tout comme
d'ailleurs les multiples campagnes de sensibilisation
encourag?es par les
    pouvoirs publics et ex?cut?es par des Ong comme
PSI/OSFAM, tr?s pr?sentes sur le terrain. 

    Le sida n'est plus un sujet tabou en Guin?e,
d'autant plus que les campagnes de sensibilisation
atteignent les villages les
    plus recul?s soit par le biais de tables-rondes
soit par le biais des radios rurales et communautaires
qui ont un grand impact
    sur les populations villageoises. Restent bien s?r
les prostitu?es de plus en plus nombreuses qui sont
difficiles ? atteindre,
    leur "m?tier" n'?tant pas l?galis?, contrairement
? des pays pourtant aussi islamis?s et m?me fanatiques
que le S?n?gal.
    Beaucoup pensent que le d?bat sur la l?galisation
de la prostitution doit ?tre ouvert, car celle-ci est
effarantes en Guin?e. 

    En tout cas, les Guin?ens n'ont pas fini de
dig?rer la c?l?bre phrase du jeune sud-africain N'Kosi
Johnson qui disait il y a
    un an: "mon ami, tu as le sida tu restes mon ami;
les malades atteints du sida sont des hommes normaux".
Le jeune
    "martyr est mort ? douze ans et son message
continuera pour longtemps ? inspirer le monde entier.

=====
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteer -- Guinea (Beindou) '95-97
My website: http://www.angelfire.com/ak/SaaBrian 
Mon site web: http://www.angelfire.com/ak/SaaBrian/indexfrn.html
Friends of Guinea: http://maxwell.ucsc.edu/~stephanie
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From sperlingas at yahoo.com  Tue Jun 26 14:03:09 2001
From: sperlingas at yahoo.com (Stacey Sperlingas)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:03:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg
In-Reply-To: <20010622160247.9F7F8536EB@pairlist.net>
Message-ID: <20010626180309.36247.qmail@web10407.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Adam,

Just a word of warning--do NOT get those travelers
checks that two different people can use.  For
example, they are advertised showing Dad using them on
the golf course and Mom using them while shopping.  In
Guinea, they were impossible to cash because the money
changers and the bank thought you had to have both
people there to sign the check.  However, regular
travelers checks that are issued to just one person
seemed to work great. 

Stacey Sperlingas
Kantoumanina '98-'00

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From cidiouf at email.msn.com  Tue Jun 26 17:22:48 2001
From: cidiouf at email.msn.com (CINDY HIRD)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 14:22:48 -0700
Subject: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg
References: <20010626180309.36247.qmail@web10407.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000801c0fe86$27a56f40$645c0e3f@pavilion>

What about ATM cards?

Does anyone know if ATM cards work in West Africa? I just returned from
Paris where they worked fine. Is it safe to assume that ATM machines now
work in W. Africa as well? Please let me know since I have a few friends
heading to Senegal next month.

Thanks,
Cindy Diouf
Kankalabe 96-98

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacey Sperlingas" <sperlingas at yahoo.com>
To: <guinea-list at klatha.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg


> Hi Adam,
>
> Just a word of warning--do NOT get those travelers
> checks that two different people can use.  For
> example, they are advertised showing Dad using them on
> the golf course and Mom using them while shopping.  In
> Guinea, they were impossible to cash because the money
> changers and the bank thought you had to have both
> people there to sign the check.  However, regular
> travelers checks that are issued to just one person
> seemed to work great.
>
> Stacey Sperlingas
> Kantoumanina '98-'00
>
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From herb at ibamba.net  Tue Jun 26 15:29:23 2001
From: herb at ibamba.net (Herb Caudill)
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:29:23 -0400
Subject: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg
In-Reply-To: <000801c0fe86$27a56f40$645c0e3f@pavilion>
Message-ID: <NDBBLNHMGPIGGFGLLFCFEEGGDGAA.herb@ibamba.net>

Yes, even in Guinea you can now use your ATM/credit card at a couple of
Bicigui branches in Conakry. Apparently it's pretty easy and you get a good
exchange rate to boot. I'm sure the same is true in Dakar.

Cheers
Herb


-----Original Message-----
From: guinea-list-admin at klatha.com
[mailto:guinea-list-admin at klatha.com]On Behalf Of CINDY HIRD
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 5:23 PM
To: Stacey Sperlingas; guinea-list at klatha.com
Subject: Re: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg


What about ATM cards?

Does anyone know if ATM cards work in West Africa? I just returned from
Paris where they worked fine. Is it safe to assume that ATM machines now
work in W. Africa as well? Please let me know since I have a few friends
heading to Senegal next month.

Thanks,
Cindy Diouf
Kankalabe 96-98

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stacey Sperlingas" <sperlingas at yahoo.com>
To: <guinea-list at klatha.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: [Guinea-list] Re: Guinea-list digest, Vol 1 #227 - 1 msg


> Hi Adam,
>
> Just a word of warning--do NOT get those travelers
> checks that two different people can use.  For
> example, they are advertised showing Dad using them on
> the golf course and Mom using them while shopping.  In
> Guinea, they were impossible to cash because the money
> changers and the bank thought you had to have both
> people there to sign the check.  However, regular
> travelers checks that are issued to just one person
> seemed to work great.
>
> Stacey Sperlingas
> Kantoumanina '98-'00
>
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From saabrian at yahoo.com  Thu Jun 28 10:36:17 2001
From: saabrian at yahoo.com (Brian Farenell)
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 07:36:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] New US Embassy in Conakry groundbreaking
Message-ID: <20010628143617.43724.qmail@web11708.mail.yahoo.com>

Guineenews is reporting that there was a
groundbreaking ceremony for the expected new American
embassy in Conakry. It is located on the Koloma
plateau in the center of the capital. It is expected
to be the first in a series of constructions in that
area of town which will hold other embassies,
chancelleries and ministry buildings. See:

http://www.boubah.com/Guineenews.htm#link1513

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From fogwebmaster at yahoo.com  Fri Jun 29 02:51:29 2001
From: fogwebmaster at yahoo.com (FOG Web Admin)
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:51:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Guinea-list] making .jpg's transparent
Message-ID: <20010629065129.28099.qmail@web9902.mail.yahoo.com>

Please ignore this message if you have no idea what
I"m talking about.

I have a .jpg image that I need to make tranparent. 
That is, it has a white background, but I want it to
be tranparent over a beige background on the web page.
 

I have Photoshop 6.0.  Can someone tell me how to do
this?  I tried making it into a gif, thinking that
would solve the problem, but it didn't.

Thanks in advance,

Your webmistress,

Steph

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