[kan-l] ACTION ALERT-Be Heard!

[Teresa Crawford]

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Alice Mead--
Coordinator-Kosova Action Network
Alooscnon at aol.com
207-767-7289 Portland, Maine USA

Alternative contact-

Teresa Crawford
Teresa at advocacynet.org
315-471-7790 Syracuse, New York USA

Take immediate action-released March 28, 1999

The Kosova Action Network issues this Action Alert to protest the coverage of the escalation of the Kosova crisis in the mass media this past week and provide contact names for alternative media contacts. Programming to date has been grossly one-sided. Although there is no first hand video or reports coming out of Kosova the story of the victims has to receive adequate air time.

The list following this alert is of experts in a variety of fields who in many cases have first hand knowledge of the situation in Kosova, past and present.  We are asking you to make this list available to as many media outlets as possible.  Local television, radio and newspaper outlets are constantly in search of people to talk with about current news.  

CALL THEM
WRITE THEM
EMAIL THEM
FAX THEM 

this list.  

Urge them to contact these people for comments on the crisis.  Contact them yourselves if you need help writing letters or getting information.

The focus of this crisis is what Milosevic's troops are doing on the ground.  So far the greatest part of media focus, especially in the US, has been on political angles and the swaying of public opinion in re: President Clinton. The point of view of the Serb government has been adequately covered. 

WE HAVE YET TO SEE ONE SINGLE ALBANIAN LEADER! Nor for all the talk on Serbian orthodoxy has there been one attempt to include Albanian Orthodox or Muslim points of view.  Instead, the preference has been to focus on vastly over-reporting possible fractures in the NATO alliance and Serb demonstrations in Greece. Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of people are suffering and dying. The background of the past ten years of apartheid-like brutality that the Albanians have been subjected to is missing. This information has never appeared on American TV. How can the public possibly understand what is happening now?

This is a partial list of people and resources to utilize.  All can provide an extensive background regarding Kosova, its problems and possible solutions.  These are responsible persons who care about the truth.  Feel free to add your own contacts to this list.  Please send us any suggestions.  For further information on these contacts email the Kosova Action Network, alooscnon at aol.com or teresa at advocacynet.org.

1. Fred Abrahams Human Rights Watch, 212-290-4700
2. Isuf Hajrizi, editor Illyria--718-220-2000, ihajrizi at aol.com
3. Julie Mertus, Professor of International Law and author of two books--suitcase at igc.apc.org
4. Alice Mead--author, filmaker with extensive footage of Kosovars, 207-767-7289, alooscnon at aol.com, 
5. Morton Abramowitz-Carnegie Foundation for Peace, DC 202-862-7900
6. International Crisis Group, DC--George Biddle, Albert Cevallos 202-986-9750, icg at his.org
7. Rep. Eliot Engel, NY, Albanian Issues Caucus, 202-225-2464
8. Rep. Ben Gilman, NY 202-225-3776
9. Senator Joseph Lieberman, CT, 202-224-4041 
10. former Senator Bob Dole, Chairman-International Commission on Missing Persons 
11. Senator Joseph Biden, DE, 202-224-5042
12. Miranda Vickers--author of Between Serb and Albanian
13. Isa Zymberi--Kosova Info Center, London
14. TV Tirana--videos of the war during the past year
15. Arben Xhaferi--Democratic Albanian party leader-Macedonia, arbenxh at yahoo.com
16. Rector Fadil Sulemani-Tetove Univ./Prishtine 011-389-94-248
17. Mercy Corps International, Skopje staff 011-381-38-363-474
18. Boston Physicians for Human Rights--recent report of appalling abuses
617-695-0041
19. Nina Bang-Jensen--Kosova Action Council/Coalition for International Justice  202-662-1684, nbang-jensen at abaceeli.org
20. Sonja Biserko-Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Serbia 
21. Rev. Arthur Liolin- Albanian Orthodox Church, Boston, alboschurch at juno.com
22. Iliriana Mushkoloj-Prishtine student at MIT, imushkol at mit.edu
23. Dr. Muhamed Borogovac- Bosnian Congress, azra at hdmagazine.com
24. Ambassador Robert Gelbard
25. Janusc Bugaski, jxb at csis.org
26. Balkan Peace Teams
27. Mimoza Meholli--Prishtine student--419-358-3848
28. Motret Qirazi (Albanian women's group-NYC and Pristhine) 212-362-3179
29. Paul Williams-Law Professor, Carnegie Advisor--202-939-2266
30. Marek Zelazkiewicz--marekzel at aol.com
31. War Resisters International report
32. Teresa Crawford--Syracuse University, teresa at advocacynet.org
33. Dan Perez-- University of California, Berkeley, venturous at earthlink.net
34. Lepa Mladjenovic, autonomous women's center against sexual violence, Belgrade 381-11-687-190, awcasv at eunet.yu
35. Avni Mustafaj/Illir Zherka-National Albanian American Council, NAACDC at aol.com, 202-955-1428

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