patth (Patt Haring) (08/15/89)
Ported from PeaceNET's General-Tribal_Survival conference: /* Written 4:32 pm Aug 8, 1989 by hmuskat in cdp:gn.tribalsurviv */ /* ---------- "International Indian Conference" ---------- */ I have been asked to post the following: "This is an invitation to all indigenous peoples and international supporters in the struggle for Peace and the care of our Mother Earth. "International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) will hold it's 13th Annual Treaty Conference in Aotearoa, "Land of the Long White Cloud," currently referred to as New Zealand. The conference will be held during the last week of JANUARY THRU THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, 1990. This is a time for indigenous peoples to come together to provide written and/or oral testimony of the conditions they find themselves subjected to in various regions of the world. The documentation gathered at this international forum, will be translated into United Nations languages which will then be submitted to its various forums and specialized agencies. "Of particular interest to all indigenous peoples is a historic resolution which will soon be adopted by the United Nations General Assembly to initiate a "Study of Treaties and Agreements" between Indigenous Peoples and nation states. The Special Rapporteur designated by the UN to initiate this profound study is the Human Rights Representative of Cuba, M. Miguel Alfonso Martinez. "Indigenous peoples who feel this Study applies to them, should contact Mr. Alfonso Martinez at the United Nations Palaise Nacion Center for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland. "The IITC since 1977 has been defined as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Consultative Status, Catagory II within the Economic and Social Council by the United Nations. "With the arrival of the IITC at the UN, indigenous prospectives & consciousness was first presented on an International level directly by the peoples affected by decisions made by nation states. "For more information call the IITC Information Office in San Francisco (415) 566-0251, or write to IITC, 710 Clayton S #1, San Francisco CA 94117. Look for us on line soon." (Please do not respond to poster, I post this as a favor & in solidarity.) --- Patt Haring | UNITEX : United Nations patth@sci.ccny.cuny.edu | Information patth@ccnysci.BITNET | Transfer Exchange