Threats Continue to Radio Victoria

 Radio Victoria AnnouncerRadio Victoria AnnouncerVolunteers at Radio Victoria in El Salvador interact with the 20 Mayo 2011    Hello Friends,

I just want you all to know that the situation in our community station Radio Victoria continues with problems, pressure, tension and a lot of worry.

 

During the last 3 days Radio Victoria workers have received another death threat on a cell phone, different forms of intimidation like luxury 4 wheel drive cars repeatedly driving around communities and asking where certain radio workers live, harassment of family members, people visiting homes of radio workers and asking for unknown people, unfounded comments like gossip, unusual noises at night outside workers´homes and strange tattooed youth wandering around close to workers´ houses.

 

All of this has our spirits plummeting and many Radio team members suffering from a delicate state of mind.

 

We are taking steps to insure the security of our Radio workers and of our building which as always implies many things: resources, transporting people, cell phone cards, changes in our infrastructure among others.

 

We feel we can no long have confidence in, or count on, authorities here and that we must take steps ourselves.

 

We are trying to get Marixela and her 3 year old daughter out of the country to Ecuador where Elvis, father and husband, is on an internship. Marixela and her daughter have directly received death threats and are under an intense emotional stress.

 

At the same time we want to guarantee the safety of all Radio members and of our building.

 

WE ARE ASKING FOR 2 FORMS OF SUPPORT:

 

  • recorded voice messages expressing support for the Radio and denouncing the death threats and the lack of response by local authorities. This will help boost our morale and also show the breadth of support we have from different organizations in different parts of the world.

 

  • economic support for the immediate needs we are facing which are shown below:

 

 

MARIXELA AND DAUGHTER’S TRIP TO ECUADOR AND EXPENSES DURING 3 MONTHS AND ELVIS’S CONTINUED STAY FOR 2 MORE MONTHS:

 

  • 2 airplane tickets....................................................................$ 2,400.00
  • airport taxes............................................................................       80.00
  • rent for 2 months (one month is already covered for Elvis)........  600.00
  • food and personal needs for (3 months-Marix, 2-Elvis).............2,500.00
  • transportation for 3 months........................................................   300.00
  • health or other emergencies......................................................   200.00

 

                                                   TOTAL................... $ 6,080.00

 

IT IS POSSIBLE THAT REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS WILL COVER MARIXELA AND HER DAUGHTER’S PLANE TICKETS AND THAT ALER (Latin American Radiofonic Education Association) WILL COVER THE COST OF RENT SO THE TOTAL SUM COULD BE:

 

$ 3,080.00

 

 

SAFETY FOR RADIO VICTORIA WORKERS’ FOR 6 MONTHS:

 

  • security cameras......................................................... $    950.00
  • personal protectors ....................................................    4,200.00
  • resources to guarantee safety....................................     2,100.00
  • transportation, telephones & legal costs.....................        800.00

 

                                                  TOTAL........... $ 8,050.00

 

 

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HOW TO MAKE DONATIONS TO RADIO VICTORIA:  

 

 

1)  SEND CHECKS DIRECTLY TO RADIO VICTORIA:

 

Mail your checks made out to Radio Victoria (or Wendy Wallas) to:

 

Wendy Wallas / ARPAS

Pasaje El Rosal # 117

Colonia Miramonte Pte.

San Salvador, El Salvador

 

 

2 )  PAYPAL WITH A CREDIT CARD:

 

1 - Go to International Partners' website:  www.internationalpartners.org     and click  

      on "Donate Funds"

2 - Look under "Step 2: Choose your method of payment" - click where it says 

     "Donate by credit card using Paypal"

3 - Where it says "Designation" use the drop down window and choose Project and 

      in the next window where it says "Name" put "Radio Victoria"

 

 

3)  FOR TAX DEDUCTIBLE CHECKS:

Mail your check made out to International Partners WITH RADIO VICTORIA ON THE SUBJECT LINE and send to :

 

International Partners 

1320 Fenwick Lane

Suite 400

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

 

AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU SEND THE CHECK OR DONATION AND THE AMOUNT SO THE RADIO CAN KEEP A RECORD, THANKS SO MUCH, 

 

SEND INFORMATION TO:   cstarr.ww@gmail.com