Campaign of actions launched
around the U2 tour of Australia
In support of and in collaboration
with the U.S. Venezuela Solidarity Network (VSN), the Australia
Venezuela Solidarity Network has inspired a variety of individuals
and groups to protest at upcoming Bono/U2 concerts in Australia
and to raise awareness about Bono’s backing of Mercenaries
2, a videogame that simulates the invasion of Venezuela and the
overthrow of its government. This is also related to the upcoming
G20 meetings in Australia, at which Bono is expected to be a featured
celebrity guest.
The Australia Venezuela Solidarity
Network discussed the issue of “Mercenaries 2” at
their national conference on September 30, 2006. The following
actions were announced on the AVSN
web page.
Subsequent discussion has resulted
in the formation of a national
campaign.
This includes a link to the Hands
Off Venezuela story about the VSN campaign (click on “International
Campaign” within the Melbourne Indymedia story).
On November 5 2006 the AVSN issued a press release: Attention
Bono: “If you want to help the poor don't invest in companies
that promote killing them.”
If you are interested in contacting
Bono and letting your voice be heard about this, read the fact
sheet (below) with contact information. We encourage individuals
to contact Bono or his representatives directly-this will have
the most impact!
Resources you can use to contact Bono
and his associates:
Fact Sheet (pdf)
Fact Sheet (Spanish-pdf)
Original Letter to Bono (pdf)
Original Letter to Bono-Spanish
Also, our Australian friends have created a podcast
( “Latin Radical –Double Booting Bono”) that
includes a “dramatic reading” of the Pandemic Brochure
about Mercs 2, with some text from the VSN’s original letter
to Bono, sound bites from Bono, and some segments of an Ali Primera
classic “Don Samuel” (“Uncle Sam”).
If you would like more information, please contact the Venezuela
Solidarity Network at vsn@afgj.org
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