Please close the border to Illegal Migration - a call from Mexican Village Women

Since 11-04-06

From: Eva Albavera Viveros [mailto:tecalpulco@artcamp.com.mx]
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 7:11 PM
Subject: Please close the border to Illegal Migration

MEXICAN VILLAGE WOMEN:

CLOSE THE BORDERS TO ILLEGAL MIGRATION AND DEPORT OUR MEN HOME TO US

http://www.artcamp.com.mx/venga/

     click on this link to find out more

Best wishes, friends, from Mexico!

Contact:  Eva Albavera Viveros

ealbavera@yahoo.com.mx

Telefono (dial from United states)

001 52 762 62 22758

ARTCAMP SC DE RL

(Artesanas Campesinas)

Artcamp was founded by rural women, from Tecalpulco,

fifteen years ago.  The initial steps that were taken

to form Artcamp were to form a common workshop,

Handcraft production is a primary source of income for the artisans

who live in the villages surrounding the Municipality of Taxco. 

There is a very serious ongoing economic crisis in our community

in respect to the handcraft work industry .

This is no news - it has been going on for more than 10 years now,   There is not enough work for all the people Who want to work to support their families.

We are trying to create a way to raise the children of the community

and provide for them a future with hope of advancement and dignified way of life.

Artcamp is dedicated to serving the needs of all the traditional handcrafters

in our village area. That is why we would really love see our Cooperative grow, with all the artisans from our village eventually becoming members.

Our mission is:

“The creation of conditions for a rebirth of the once-flourishing native handcraft industry by generating new timely designs and commercial prototypes  producible in the village workshops.”

Please close the border to Illegal Migration and send our men back to Mexico where we need them to help us with our jewelry production.  We did not want them to go in the first place.  They said they wouldn’t be gone so long, that they were going to get money and come right back, but they have been gone for a long time and we want  to ask you to help by sending them back to their loved ones and family.