Guest guest Posted August 6, 2001 Report Share Posted August 6, 2001 Dear Sir, Good Evening! I received this email. May I join? Marah Chinese Sun, 5 Aug 2001 20:31:11 +0800 " Dr John Wedderburn " <john The Global Hunger Alliance The Global Hunger Alliance is looking for local project coordinators in Asia. Below is a guide which will give you an indication of the type of work involved. Please pass this on to any Asian green groups that you think might be interested. Any person who is willing to take on this task should write to: > pattrice le-muire jones > Coordinator > Global Hunger Alliance > pattrice > > Global Hunger Alliance > > Guide for Local Organizers > > Goals of the Alliance > The overarching goal of the alliance is to promote genuine solutions to the > problem of world hunger. Genuine solutions to the problem of world hunger > include those solutions which result in more efficient and equitable use of > existing food resources as well as those solutions which promote the > redevelopment of sustainable cultivation of indigenous and locally-adapted > food crops in low-income food-deficient nations. > > Members of the Alliance understand that the exportation of intensive animal > livestock operations to low-income food-deficient nations would lead to more > rather than less hunger. Members of the Alliance further understand that the > exportation of intensive animal livestock operations to low-income > food-deficient nations would further impoverish those nations by extracting > corporate profits and by both depleting and polluting natural resources. > > Hence, the specific aims of the Alliance are as follows: > 1. To educate the public and policy makers about potential plant-based > solutions to world hunger; > 2. To educate the public and policy makers about the hazards that intensive > animal livestock operations pose to people, animals, and the environment; > 3. To encourage the World Food Security Committee of the Food and > Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support genuine solutions > to the problem of world hunger; > 4. To discourage the World Food Security Committee of the Food and > Agriculture Organization of the United Nations from continuing to support > the exportation of intensive animal livestock operations to low-income > food-deficient nations; > 5. To bring the concerns of the Alliance to the forefront at the World Food > Summit in November of 2001; > 6. To build working relationships among Alliance members so that joint work > can continue after that date. > > Tactics of the Alliance > The Alliance was created out of the understanding that the most effective > social change efforts are those that involve coordinated use of a > multiplicity of tactics. Hence, the Alliance is pursuing a three-track > strategy in which individual Alliance members may utilize the tactics with > which they are most comfortable. The ³inside track?will consist of lobbying > efforts such as petitions, calls, and letters to hunger policy makers as > well as the creation and collation of position papers and other scholarly > materials supporting the Alliance¹s positions. The ³outside track?will > consist of planning for protest events associated with the World Food > Summit. The ³support track?will consist of media relations and public > education efforts intended to gain public awareness of and support for > Alliance positions. > > Operations of the Alliance > The Alliance is a loosely structured coalition of activists and > organizations who share the aims of the Alliance as elaborated in its > statement of principles. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to > take independent actions in furtherance of the aims of the Alliance and to > mention their membership in the Alliance so long as they do not claim to be > speaking for the Alliance as a group. > > Certain events associated with the Alliance, such as planned November events > in Rome and DC, will be explicitly sponsored by however many Alliance > members wish to endorse those specific events. Similarly, Alliance members > will work together to create lobbying documents and other materials which > they will endorse. > > All Alliance members will be invited to sign onto key documents, such as a > joint letter to the FAO and a position paper to be presented to participants > in the World Food Summit. The format for signing such documents will be ³A > project of the Global Hunger Alliance endorsed by [list of endorsing > organizations]? > > In short, very few documents will be generated by the Alliance as a whole. > This cuts down on decision making logistics and leaves all Alliance members > free to take independent or collaborative action on the aspects of the > project which most interest them. > > Role of Member Organizations > Any organization endorsing the statement of principles may list itself as a > member of the alliance. Member organizations are also encouraged to, but > need not, endorse the joint letter to be delivered to participants in the > World Food Summit. Member organizations also are encouraged to act alone or > with other member organizations to take any or all of the following steps: > 1. Developing and distributing lobbying documents such as position papers > or summary reports; > 2. Encouraging their members to participate in lobbying efforts by signing > petitions or writing letters to the FAO and to their United Nations > delegations; > 3. Including issues relevant to the work of the alliance in educational > publications and presentations; > 4. Seizing upon local and national media opportunities to bring issues > relevant to the work of the alliance to the attention of the public; > 5. Sponsoring and/or helping to plan events in Rome and DC during the World > Food Summit; > 6. Engaging in any other independent actions consistent with the aims of > the alliance. > > Role of Local Organizers > Local organizers are perhaps the most important component of the Alliance. > Acting alone or in concert with one another, local organizers may undertake > any or all the following tasks: > 1. Promoting public awareness of the hazards of factory farming and the > promise of plant-based solutions to the problem of world hunger; > 2. Alerting local or regional animal welfare, animal liberation, > environmental, and anti-globalization organizations and activists to the > activities of the Alliance; > 3. Assisting local or regional animal welfare, animal liberation, > environmental, and anti-globalization organizations and activists in taking > their own actions concerning the issues of concern to the Alliance. > > Role of Alliance Coordinator > The Alliance Coordinator is responsible for recruiting Alliance members, > keeping track of the operations of the Alliance, providing support to > Alliance members, providing support to local organizers, facilitating > communication among Alliance members, facilitating communication among local > organizers, and ensuring that each of the aspects of the Alliance plan are > in place. > > Logistical Details > Member organizations are requested to keep the alliance coordinator informed > of their relevant activities. Local organizers can and should coordinate > their actions by communicating frequently with the Alliance coordinator. In > turn, the Alliance coordinator will make resources and information available > to local organizers. Once the Alliance website is operational, it will serve > as a repository for leaflets, sample letters, research articles, and other > items to be downloaded for use by local organizers. > > Alliance Coordinator: pattrice le-muire jones, basta, USA > 410-651-4934 > > Message: 2 > Sun, 5 Aug 2001 16:27:53 -0700 (PDT) > Masako Miyaji <masako_m_2000 > (KS)Dog lovers threaten World Cup boycott > > http://asia.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/08/05/korea.dog/index.html > > Dog lovers threaten World Cup boycott > August 5, 2001 Posted: 7:31 PM HKT (1131 GMT) > > By CNN's Joe Havely > in Hong Kong > > SEOUL, South Korea -- Animal rights groups are > threatening to launch a boycott of next year's soccer > World Cup unless the South Korean government clamps > down on the sale of dog meat. > > According to Seoul-based daily newspaper the Korea > Times, the groups -- based mainly in Britain and the > U.S. -- say the practice is barbaric and are demanding > officials take action to stamp it out. > > Animal welfare groups have frequently protested > against the dog meat trade in Asia and there is a > growing dog's rights movement in South Korea itself. > > They say dogs destined for the pot are often subject > to unimaginable levels of cruelty; kept in tiny, > filthy cages, with cases reported of dogs being > blow-torched to death. > > Pain is traditionally said to improve the flavor. > > The threatened boycott comes at one of the most > popular times of the year for Koreans to consume dog > meat -- a traditional occasion popularly known as > " Malbok " , the last of three annual " dog days " . > > Dog stew > > Although it is expensive, the meat is usually served > up in a soup or a spicy stew and is particularly > popular with old men in the belief that it boosts > virility. > > But it is also officially illegal. > > The sale and consumption of dog meat was banned in the > run up to the 1988 Seoul Olympics by officials worried > at the unfavorable light that would be cast on South > Korea's international reputation. > > Now, with South Korea playing host to another major > international sporting event, concerns over the > lobbying power of the dog-loving world are once again > coming to the fore. > > The 2002 World Cup finals are being jointly hosted by > Japan and South Korea -- the first time in the > tournament's history that two nations have staged the > event together. > > The Korea Times says officials are trying to play down > the issue, saying such protests were a routine > occurrence any time the country played host to a > prominent international event. > > " They send these letters all the time " , one government > official was quoted as saying. > > " We are not considering any kind of concrete > countermeasures. " > > 'Ethnocentrism' > > However, the Korea Times says many ordinary Koreans > feel that outsiders have no business interfering in > what is an important domestic tradition. > > It quotes one contributor to a South Korean website as > saying: " It is obvious ethnocentrism for some > narrow-minded Westerners to denounce other people for > eating certain meat which they don't consume. " > > " If they don't like a certain kind of meat, " the > writer went on, " then they shouldn't eat it and just > shut up instead of sticking their noses into the > eating practices of others. " > > The paper quotes another dog meat advocate, Professor > Ahn Yong Guen, as calling on the government to take a > stand in defense of Korean traditions. > > " It is a matter of taking pride in our traditional > culture, " Professor Ahn, author of a book entitled > 'Koreans and Dog Meat', told the paper. > > " Korea's dog meat lovers, most of whom are male > adults, consume dogs that are bred for eating, not > pets, " he said, adding that many other Asian nations > also consume dog with fans saying it is tastier than > other meats. > > An Internet message quoted by the paper asked why > little pressure was being put on China, where dog meat > consumption is legal and more widespread, in the > run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. > > Puppy love > > Others point to Korea's long-standing dog-loving > tradition. > > For example, during the landmark inter-Korean summit > in Pyongyang last year, South Korean leader Kim > Dae-jung and his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Il > exchanged pairs of puppies as a way of breaking the > ice. > > The North Korean leader gave his guest two bundles of > white fluff named Unity and Independence, whilst in > return the South Korean leader presented his host with > two Jindo hunting dogs -- a rare Korean breed -- named > Peace and Reunification. > > At the time officials from both sides said the pet > exchange -- other than providing an endearing human > touch to the summit -- helped show that the two Koreas > were in fact one people. > > With many diners preferring to follow tradition rather > than the letter of the law, the opposition Grand > National Party has been trying to push through new > legislation it says is needed to properly regulate the > dog meat industry. > > They say that the effect of banning the meat outright > has been to drive the industry underground, causing a > downturn in standards of hygiene and animal welfare. > > The government however appears reluctant to take a > stand. > > Officials say that with the World Cup bringing global > attention to South Korea, any move to re-legalize the > industry would risk unnecessarily incurring the wrath > of the dog-loving world. > > > > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger > http://phonecard./ > > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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