Fundraising for We Are Guahan

From Sabina Perez on behalf of We Are Guahan. Contact them for more info by heading to their website WE ARE GUAHAN.


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Hafa adai,

I am trying to raise money for the nonprofit organization, We Are Guahan, whose focus is educating the public about the impacts of the military buildup that will increase the population 47% in a period of 4 years, in addition, to causing the removal of 71 acres of coral reefs (some of the coral species are endemic to Guam), and jeopardize our water resource, which may result in irreversible damage.

On February 17, 2010, the environmental damage was deemed by the US EPA to be "of sufficient magnitude that EPA believes that the action should not proceed as proposed and improved analyses are necessary to ensure the information in the EIS is adequate to fully inform decision-makers." Please read more at: http://www.epa.gov/region9/nepa/letters/Guam-CNMI-Military-Reloc-DEIS.pdf

We Are Guahan was created in November 2009, upon the release of a 11,000 page draft environmental statement (DEIS), in which the public was required to read and submit comments within 90 days. We Are Guahan was instrumental in educating the public about what the DEIS contained. As a result, over 5,000 comments were submitted by the Februrary 17, 2010 deadline. We are now expecting the final EIS to be released in the July 2010. We need your support to continue our outreach on Guam and abroad at the the 2nd US Social Forum in Detroit.

I am selling $30 raffle tickets for a trip for 2 to either Rota or Saipan. The value is about $500 with a 1/100 chance of winning. Drawing will be held this Friday (Guam time). I have 18 more tickets to sell, if you are interested. If you are abroad, unsure about whether to make the trip and want to support our organization, please consider donating the trip to a local family member.

Please forward to your friends and family and feel free to contact me with any questions.


Si Yu'os Ma'ase,

Sabina

Donations

March 1, 2008

Buenas yan Hafa Adai,

This May in San Diego, Famoksaiyan, with the sponsorship of Chamorro Hands in Education Links Unity (CHELU) Inc., will convene Guma’Famoksaiyan, the first of its kind, skills-building weekend that will empower passionate individuals concerned about the future of Guam. The event will consist of interactive workshops, enriching presentations and lively discussions on issues like health and diet, the impending military buildup, environmental concerns and the decline of the Chamorro language.

We ask for your support to make Guma’Famoksaiyan a reality. In precolonial times, knowledge, skills, family and village histories were passed down to the younger generations through different guma’ or houses. This inter-generational sharing was gradually depleted due to years of colonization by outside forces. Through the Guamanian activist network of Famoksaiyan, we hope to restore Chamorro cultural heritage and empowerment for our generation and many more to come.

Since its first conference in 2006, Famoksaiyan has provided many networking opportunities for students, teachers, scholars, artists, activists, and many wishing to reconnect to the Chamorro culture.

We hope that Guma’Famoksaiyan will be an important opportunity for many women and men, young and old, to learn the Chamorro language and gain skills that will empower their activism and struggle for social justice and equality.

Please help us foster a nurturing environment so that we may strategize and work creatively to reverse the tide of destructive change on our island.

To make a donation contact Josette Quinata at chamorro_guahan@hotmail.com or you can donate through Pay Pal by clicking here.


Si Yu’us Ma’ase,