November 27,2007
Dear Friends,
As we all know, the Court of Appeals issued a 60-day Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the implementation of the ban aerial spraying ordinance in Davao City. Thus, after only a two-month respite, the communities have to endure the toxic shower once more!
The City Legal Office (counsel for City Government) and Saligan Mindanao (counsel for respondent-intervenors) will file a motion to lift the TRO.
MAAS member communities and support groups met yesterday and came up with the following activities to protest the issuance of the TRO, call for its lifting and to uphold the constitutionality of the ordinance.
We appeal for your support to these activities as MAAS continues to struggle on this fight despite limited resources.
Activities:
1. Fax or letter brigade to Branch 22 Judges
Write & send your statements/letters of support/drawings/poem to the Court of Appeals 22nd Division Judges. We want to barrage the CA with fax messages or letters from affected communities, individuals, support groups calling for the lifting of the TRO and upholding the validity of the ordinance. Please refer to the sample letters below! Do feel free to change the letters as you wish.
We are targeting at least 100 fax messages and at least 300 letters per week, reaching the CA.
Your fax messages may be sent to:
Court of Appeals – Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro City
Telefax # : (08822) 72-82-32, as corrected
Attention: 22nd Division
Judge Mario V. Lopez
Judge Romulo V. Borja
Judge Elihu Ybañez
Letters may also be sent through mail to:
Court of Appeals – Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro City
2. Creative Protest : Wish ko Lang sa Pasko, Wala nang Ulang Makahilo
MAAS and its support group will hold a Christmas caroling at the Court of Appeals office on December 12, 2007 to appeal for the lifting of the TRO as a Christmas gift from the CA.
The aerial spraying communities, instead of being down hearted by the TRO decision is all the more firm and committed to see this through, for they have experienced what it’s like to be free from the toxic shower!
We look forward to your participation on the campaign activities!
Warm regards to all,
Lia (09189170902) and Mavic (09209549137) of IDIS
