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> From: maggie schmitt <mschmitt@???>
> To: karakola- english <mschmitt@???>
> Subject: letter from the karakola
> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:12:03 +0200
>
>
> Dear Friends,
>
> I write to you from the Eskalera Karakola (Women¹s
Social Center in
> Madrid) to inform you of our present situation and
request your help.
>
> As many of you already know, for over a year the
Karakola has been
> promoting the purchase (or expropiation),
restoration and cession of
> the historic building we occupy in order to be able
to continue with
> the many activities and projects which this building
houses
> (introduction at
http://www.sindominio.net/karakola/english_intro.htm
> ). This campaign has led to endless meetings with
representatives of
> the city administration and a spectrum of promises,
but to date has
> borne no firm results.
>
> Now, the situation has changed. The ownership of
this building
> Âabandoned to ruins for 20 years  has been
consolidated and is
> beginning to move. We were supposed to be taken to
trial on the 6th
> of May, but we managed to reach a provisional
agreement with the
> owners on the basis of our common interest in a
purchase by the city
> government. We are now waiting, negotiating,
pressuring that is to
> say, the situation is extremely delicate and the
survival and
> continuation of the project of the Eskalera Karakola
depends upon the
> public visibility we can generate now. (for those
interested in the
> full story,
http://www.sindominio.net/karakola/english/SOSletter.htm
)
>
> This is where you enter the picture. We propose a
few things:
>
> 1) A telephone campaign. To make the city feel the
support the
> Karakola enjoys from all over the world, we ask all
of you  as
> organizations or as individuals - to call:
> a. Sigfrido Herraez (President of the Municipal
Housing Company):
> (0034)91 588 33 80
> b. Pilar Martinez (Head of the Department of Urban
Planning): (0034)
> 91 588 36 44
> Insisting upon the importance of the Karakola and
the urgent need to
> seek a solution to the situation.
>
> 2) A petition. We request that you sign the letter
of support for the
> project, as individuals or as organizations (this
letter can now be
> signed online):
>
http://www.sindominio.net/karakola/english/adhesion_eng.htm
>
>
> 3) Maximum visibility. We are currently seeking the
explicit support
> of people with public visibility: in the press, art,
culture,
> politics, university, etc. If you have any contacts
please spread
the
> word and let us know.
>
> 4) Personal statements. This Friday we will hold a
press conference
> and thought it would be nice to read a few personal
statements from
> our supporters outside of Madrid. If you would like
to write a few
> lines about why social spaces for women are
important, please do!
>
> More information on the Eskalera Karakola, its
projects and its
> history, is available on the web page:
www.sindominio.net/karakola
>
> Please spread the word. And thank you very much for
your commitment
> and cooperation.
>
> la Eskalera Karakola
> www.sindominio.net/karakola
> karakola@???
>
>
>
>
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