South and Meso AmericanIndian Information Center (SAlIC)

MailingAddress:PO Box 28703Oakland, California 94604Office Address:1212 Broadway, Suite 830Oakland, California 94612Tel: (415) 834-4263Fax: (415) 834-4264

Photo of Quechua Indian girl by Dick Bancroft

About SAlle ...SAIiC's goals are to promote peace and social justice for Indian People: 1) byproviding information to the general public in North America, Europe, and to humanrights and solidarity organizations regarding the struggles for survival and self-determination of Indian peoples of South and Meso America; 2) by facilitatingexchange and promoting direct communication and understanding between Nativepeoples. SAIiC's projects and programs include: 1) publication of the Newsletter inSpanish and English, as well as other special publications; 2) Indian Visitor Program;3) human rights advocacy; 4) 500 Years of Resistance project; 5) Indian women'sproject; 6) public presentations; 7) resource library (periodicals and videos).

SAlIC Welcomes All Contributions!All of our projects and programs are financed by donations. Due to the expansion ofour office and staff, we need to expand our donor base. We are in special need ofequipment and financial contributions. Please contact us to find out how you can besthelp us. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! All contributions are tax deductible tothe extent allowed by law.

SAlIC MembershipA SAIIC membership entitles you to receive the SAIIC Newsletter, Urgent ActionBulletins, notification of special events in your area, and correspondence on the 500Years of Indian Resistance Campaign. To receive a Personal SAIIC Membership forone year, send a $15 donation to our mailing address. For an Institutional Member-ship, send a $25 donation.

Publications AvailableSAIIC has co-authored along with the Rainforest Action Network, Amazonia FilmProject, and International Rivers Network a special publication designed to giveadded force to grassroots groups in the Amazon fighting in defense of the rainforestand basic human rights for the Indigenous people there. Amazonia - Voices fromthe Rainforest, A Resource and Action Guide is available from SAIIC for $8.

The Quito Resolutions from the Conference on 500 Years of Indian Resistance arealso available from SAIIC for $5.

The SAlle Newsletter is provided free, in Spanish to Indian Organizations in South &Meso America

AcknowledgementsSAIIC thanks the following people for theircontributions: Wara Aderete, NiloCayuqueo, Peter Veilleux, Karen Crump,Karl Guevarra Erb, Guillermo Delgado,Ram6n Diaz Lazo, David Lauer, PatBrooks, Francesca Castaldi, Dardo Salas,Fernando Torres, Judy Shevelev, ArturoRamirez, Gina Pacaldo, Xihuanel Huerta,Bobsy Draper, Dick Bancroft, JamesMuneta, Isidro Galli, Carlos Maibeth,Melina Selvertson, Alfredo Quarto, NilakButler, Debra Harry, Gail Gordon, LynndaGray, Juan RebQck, Lucilene Whitesell,David Balsam, Dr Carlos Escobar,Katherine Cole, Paul Haible, Sr MaryPeter Bruce, Joshua Mailman, MayaMiller, Jeffrey Bronfman, Jon Christenson,Kit Miller, Wes Huss,Angelica Mendoza,Cristina Marquez, Francisco Mamani,Juan Radovich, Veronica Huillipan,Emilienne Ireland, Diane Nelson, YolandaRonquillo, Funding Exchange, PeaceDevelopment Fund, Tides Foundation,Vanguard Foundation, Threshold Founda-tion, Methodist Church - Latin AmericanDivision, Agricultural in Mission, Church ofChrist for the Homeland Ministries, OpenMeadow Foundation, Amerindia, andAmnesty International.Special thanks to all the people atIntertribal Friendship House for sharingtheir space with us for seven years.

"We have recentl moved our offices! Please note our new addresses above!