NZAID Questioned Over Zapatista Travel Funding
Don Clarke has been director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's NZAID Global Group since the agency was established in 2002.
NZAID Global group has an annual budget of well over $300 million p.a.
I have just sent this email to NZAID.
Attention Don Clarke
Dear Mr Clarke
I note that the organisation that you were once the executive director of (1990/94) of and still work closely with, the Council for International Development recieves NZAID money.
According to the CID website
CID administers the Travel Fund at the request of NZAID to assist New Zealand NGOs to participate in significant international development conferences, meetings or workshops on development
Please note this allocation from the CID NGO Travel Fund listed in CID's 2007 Annual Report.
Latin America Solidarity Committee – Richard Jeffrey to attend the Encuentro of the Zapatista Communities with the Peoples of the World conference to be held in Chiapas Province, Mexico, 21-31 July 2007 $3,500
Could you please tell me why NZAID/taxpayers money is funding travel to Zapatista run "Encuentros"?
What does such travel contribute to New Zealand's foreign aid programme?
The Zapatistas have in the past, murdered Mexican civilians and soldiers.
Their current relations with the Mexican government are at best tense.
As Mexico is a friend and valued trading partner of New Zealand, why is NZAID funding travel to Zapatista events?
How does it serve New Zealand's interest to be giving taxpayers money to Zapatista supporters?
Is the Mexican government aware that mr Jeffrey's travel was funded by NZAID?
In case you are not aware Mr Clarke, the Wellington Zapatista Support Group is part of the Wellington Latin America Solidarity Committee, which is in turn a CID member organisation.
Your prompt reply to these questions would be much appreciated.
Trevor Loudon
NZAID Global group has an annual budget of well over $300 million p.a.
I have just sent this email to NZAID.
Attention Don Clarke
Dear Mr Clarke
I note that the organisation that you were once the executive director of (1990/94) of and still work closely with, the Council for International Development recieves NZAID money.
According to the CID website
CID administers the Travel Fund at the request of NZAID to assist New Zealand NGOs to participate in significant international development conferences, meetings or workshops on development
Please note this allocation from the CID NGO Travel Fund listed in CID's 2007 Annual Report.
Latin America Solidarity Committee – Richard Jeffrey to attend the Encuentro of the Zapatista Communities with the Peoples of the World conference to be held in Chiapas Province, Mexico, 21-31 July 2007 $3,500
Could you please tell me why NZAID/taxpayers money is funding travel to Zapatista run "Encuentros"?
What does such travel contribute to New Zealand's foreign aid programme?
The Zapatistas have in the past, murdered Mexican civilians and soldiers.
Their current relations with the Mexican government are at best tense.
As Mexico is a friend and valued trading partner of New Zealand, why is NZAID funding travel to Zapatista events?
How does it serve New Zealand's interest to be giving taxpayers money to Zapatista supporters?
Is the Mexican government aware that mr Jeffrey's travel was funded by NZAID?
In case you are not aware Mr Clarke, the Wellington Zapatista Support Group is part of the Wellington Latin America Solidarity Committee, which is in turn a CID member organisation.
Your prompt reply to these questions would be much appreciated.
Trevor Loudon
posted by Trevor Loudon at
1/30/2008 11:20:00 AM
6 Comments:
Go Trevor! The sleepy mainstream media aren't doing their job. Do it for them.
I told you before Trevor the childlover- a mask man ( a Markos resemblance) is watching you
"The Zapatistas have in the past, murdered Mexican civilians" what factual evidence do you have to support this claim?
This "Markos" idiot proves the Urewera-type supporters of the Zapatistas are just nut cases.
If he's as lousy a marksman as the Tuhoi so-call firearms enthusiasts shown in the TV news propaganda, Trevor's neighbours are far more at risk then he and his family are.
In fact the Tuhoi mob makes me think "Markos" would be more likely to shoot himself in error.
Despite that, his threat is despicable and cowardly.
To the previous poster.
You should have added "mask man" also would also have to learn to read and write properly.
I worked with Richard Jeffrey before he went to Mexico. He thought it was great you could get funding for a holiday.
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