[fse-esf] Urgent and important: a proposal from Kiev EPA Organizers and the NOC

[anna.hellstrom.fk at transport.se]

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URGENT AND IMPORTANT: 

  

A PROPOSAL 

FROM KIEV EPA ORGANIZERS 

AND NORDIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 

  

Please, answer as soon as possible 

  

Dear friends, 

the common decision to held the next EPA in Kiev give us the possibility 
to work in a very effective way for ESF process enlargement, which is one 
of the most important goal for Malmo ESF and for all of us. 

Many Eastern European and Russian speaking activists will have for the 
first time the opportunity to join ESF. There is a lot of interest and 
enthusiasm. 

We are sure the usual Solidarity Fund will not be enough to guarantee 
their presence. And you know that most of activists from Eastern Europe 
can’t afford the expenses by their own. Though travel costs for them this 
time will be less, the actual numbers of EPA participants who will need 
support will increase. In Berlin during recent EPA existing funds were 
enough just to cover 30% of the travel costs. 

During last EPAs, we all have confirmed our commitment to support the 
enlargement process. This is the reason why we are proposing you a special 
way to build up the Solidarity Fund for Kiev assembly, hoping you will 
agree on it. 

We propose all the organizations that can to contribute with at least 200 
euro, instead of 50 that we paid at the last EPA in Berlin, hoping that 
the biggest and richest ones can give more. This amount is what you will 
pay in Kiev from your organization, that will help people from central and 
Eastern Europe to actually travel and participate at the EPA meeting. 

Of course nobody will be obliged to do it, and who cannot afford it will 
be welcome as usual. 

It will be a way for European organization to contribute to the Malmo 
process, following our common commitment. 

We have to build the budget of Solidarity Fund in advance, because we have 
to be sure we can invite Eastern and Russian speaking people to come. 

This is the reason we ask you to reply as soon as possible, indicating the 
sum you will bring with you in Kiev for the Solidarity Fund. 

We really hope you’ll understand us and you’ll help our efforts. 

  

In solidarity, 

  

Kiev EPA Organizing Committee and Nordic Organizing Committee 
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