NACLA News
Half-Way There Back in May, at the start of the 1983 sustainer campaign, we stated that we needed to raise $50,000 by December if we were to continue our work in 1984. Now, three months into...
...And in June, Betsy Aron, Jack Spence and Sue Dorfman organized a special NACLA benefit at the home of John and Ellen Maher in Boston...
...For those wishing to voice an opinion directly, members of Congress may be reached through the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121...
...We're frequently quizzed on legislative activities, and how best to register an opinion...
...NACLA researcher Janet Shenk, recently returned from El Salvador, spoke about her trip and our organization's current work...
...It is never too late to lend your support...
...Letters may be sent to your Senator or Representative at the House or Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515...
...Watch for details in the November/December issue of Report on the Americas...
...And, as we still Sept/Oct 1983 need to reach our goal of $50,000...
...The tape is updated twice weekly and can be heard by calling (202) 546-8400...
...Good luck to Bob and Eric, and welcome Cecilia, Kate and Virginia...
...Charles Clements, an American physician who has treated civilians in El Salvador's guerrilla-controlled Guazapa region, talked about the crisis in Central America and the importance of NACLA's work in the U.S...
...Johnson has come upon one way to counteract these cuts, and expand our readership: We thank you...
...debate...
...Many thanks to all who participated in our fundraising campaign...
...Central America Hotline Judging from the number of telephone calls we've been getting recently, President Reagan's bellicosity toward Central America has just gone too far...
...Transitions Feeling the need to devote more time to musical pursuits, sometime folk singer and musician Bob Norman is leaving NACLA after working for three years as our subscription manager...
...Subscriptions Donated Latin Americanists in Wichita, Kansas may be surprised to find Report on the Americas among the current periodicals on display at the Wichita Public Library and the Wichita State University Library...
...Keeping our office running smoothly in the future will be Kate Browne, who leaves The Nation business department to join our staff...
...Our financial troubles are still with us, but it is most gratifying to know that even in these hard times, we can rely on our readership to help us stay afloat...
...Most of this money has arrived in the form of small contributions from individual donors, and an overwhelming amount has come from first-time contributors...
...Western Union offers reduced rates for "opinion grams" addressed to government officials, the UN or foreign embassies...
...The 50 Bostonians contributed over $1,400...
...Visit Nicaragua With NACLA We are planning our sixth tour to Nicaragua during January and February 1984...
...A few tips: * The Coalition for a New Foreign and Military Policy has started a Central America hotline providing up-to-date information on Congressional debates, key votes and lobbying needs...
...Cecilia Chacon, a native of El Salvador who worked previously in the business department of an accounting firm, is now tackling our mailroom functions...
...Eric Feinberg will end his twoyear stint as NACLA office manager this fall to head for law school at the City University of New York...
...we would like to encourage any of our readers who have not yet sent in contributions to do so...
...Libraries throughout the country are feeling the pinch of budget cuts, and specialized journals are often the first to go...
...Now, three months into the campaign, we are extremely pleased to announce that, so far, we have raised over $20,000-almost half-way to our total-with contributions still coming in...
...Nobel laureate George Wald, a member of the Permanent Tribunal of the People, which has held hearings on Central America, and Dr...
...Wichita attorney Jim Johnson, who participated in our May tour to Nicaragua, has donated subscriptions to the magazine to each institution, and intends to do the same for three college libraries in the area...
...Virginia Cannon, also recruited from The Nation, recently joined us as editorial associate, and is also in charge of the sustainer campaign...
Vol. 17 • September 1983 • No. 5
