What you can do to help the Honduran people restore democracy in their country

[Peace Patriot]

I just came across an action site, for sending donations to help the cause of democracy in Honduras. Thanks to flamingdem for this link!

http://hondurassolidarity.wordpress.com/

TO DONATE FUNDS TO PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN HONDURAS, MAKE TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS TO RIGHTS ACTION AND MAIL TO:

UNITED STATES: Rights Action, Box 50887, Washington DC, 20091-0887
CANADA: Rights Action, 552-351 Queen St. E, Toronto ON, M5A-1T8
CREDIT-CARD DONATIONS: http://rightsaction.org/contributions.htm

AMERICANS AND CANADIANS SHOULD CONTACT YOUR OWN MEDIA, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, SENATORS & MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, TO DEMAND:

• unequivocal denunciation of the military coup
• no recognition of this military coup and the ‘de facto’ government of Roberto Micheletti
• unconditional return of the entire constitutional government
• concrete economic, military and diplomatic sanctions against the coup plotters and perpetrators
• respect for safety and human rights of all Hondurans
• application of international and national justice against the coup plotters, and
• reparations for the illegal actions and rights violations committed during this illegal coup

FOR MORE INFO: see series of Honduras Coup Alerts at www.rightsaction.org. Contact Grahame Russell at [e-mail] or Annie Bird at [e-mail]

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The site has an interesting, colorful story about how the people in Zelaya's home town ousted the army from occupying Zelaya's home, and are maintaining a presence at his home until he returns. See "VOICES FROM CATACAMAS, HOMETOWN OF HONDURAN PRESIDENT, MANUEL 'MEL' ZELAYA" By Jonathan Treat (in Tegucigalpa, July 22, 2009)