Date sent: 08 Apr 1996 05:18:00 Send reply to: Conference "zamir.chat" From: MANFRED.SCHMID@ZAMIR-ZG.comlink.apc.org Subject: INF1E.ASC To: Recipients of zamir-chat-l Slavonia - Info and Discussion ============================== New activity on e-mail starting After fair discussions two new conferences are in the establishment-procedure. Zamir/reg/slavon-I (Slavonia- Info - READ ONLY) and Zamir/reg/slavon-D (Slavonia - Discussion). These conferences are located at Zamir- Pakrac and they should be available on Zamir/ztn - network. Due to technical reasons (only? - bad telefon lines ....) till now they are not working. But as there is an urgent need to start (discussions and unanswered questions on Saturday - 6. 4. 96 in Pakracc before Janns fare-well party proofed) we will start first with the informations. They will be distributed to friends who subscribe using mailing lists. For discussions we will use (till slavon- D is on mail) according Srjdans proposal during the discussions the zamir/peace - conference as nobody is using it anymore for general peace-purposes. SUBSCRIPTION-REQUESTS AND INFOS, YOU WANT TO PUBLISH, pls send to moderator, Manfred.Schmidázamir-ZG.ztn.apc.org We will use this "transition time" as a training period for conference handling and translation-services, as you can order the informations in Croatian, English or German language. SO PLS MENTION IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION THE REQUESTED LANGUAGE! May be it will not work from the very beginning, we are trying to learn our lessons. Purpose of these conferences ============================ The overall idea is to render a special service to people and organisations interested in Slavonia and how to improve situation there. It should not be a game-yard for concerned foreigners and concerned "peaceniks" - it has to be open from the beginning to the residents and the displaced, a e-meeting place to inform about and discuss the whole variety of social and economical problems, their needs. And also the problems. As the process of social and economic reconstruction needs more than humanitarian aid, needs a solid local, Croation social and economic envirement, including relations to neighbours, Europe and the World, we will try to work out more efficient ideas to help people from this region. We will try to improve the outside assistance by using the positive results, even from projects, which failed. But not promoting project-schemes, which proofed to be unrealistic and not working, only because it is easier to arrange the funding. This is a very challenging and sensitive "job". Therefore both conferences are moderated. They should establish a training-environment for civilised discussions, responsible informations, provocative questions and positive results. Results, all of us can be proud of it, not only as a verbal contribution for reconciliation and a better future. It is also a step into direction of more democratic, human rights respecting behaviour. So, to clarify, to get proper education, to get a job, these are basic human rights. Hard copies =========== As soon as it works on e-mail, hard copies (print outs) of the info-conference and selected contributions to the discussion will be available. Also in (Info-part) the 3 languages. SO, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY, who might be interested to participate, but has no e-mail access, tell us. We will try to meet all demands within the limits of our funds for this project. (Hard copies in Croatian language will be sent also to refugees abroad to give them more informations. Hard copies in English and German will be sent to friends, organisations and a lot of institutions, who are working for refugees). You see, a lot of work, only working with your feed back and response. Real peace cannot be "hammered out", real peace means, nobody has any reason, or atleast no supporters, to think about next war. JOIN US, SUBSCRIBE, DISCUSS, ASSIST - WE NEED YOU. Time of confusion is OVER. Manfred PLS apologize poor language and bad typing - it is easter time and this message was not planned. And my computer (the keyboard) is sometimes behaving crazy. ## CrossPoint v3.02 ##