The Center for International Policy, which has been working with MAO since November of 2003, assisted MAO and its principal ally, COFADEH (Committee of Families of the Detained-Disappeared in Honduras), in planning the March by providing over $100,000 in financial support, as well as much-needed international solidarity and visibility. By bringing a US delegation to Honduras and executing a national and international media campaign, CIP sought to achieve the following objectives:

• To sponsor an event that would serve as an example of civic responsibility and peaceful democratic action;
• To bring together representatives of the educated elite committed to democratic change with leaders of the rural environmentalist movement;
• To gain favorable publicity, nationally and internationally, for those working in Honduras for democratic change and to strengthen rule of law; and
• To persuade the government to recognize the necessity of community involvement in forest management and protection

There were certain other objectives, expressed and implied. We wanted to shake up the ruling circles and empower Padre Tamayo and his supporters in the environmental and human rights community to shift the government’s attention to the issues of illegal logging, corruption, and environmental destruction in the country.

TRIP REPORT HOME
BACKGROUND
A PRELUDE TO THE SECOND MARCH FOR LIFE, JUNE 24-30, 2004
HIGHLIGHTS
CIP'S EVENTS
RESULTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS POST-MARCH
PROGRAM STAFF AND COLLABORATORS
CIP'S STRATEGY AND NEXT STEPS FOR THE PROGRAM