November 17, 1988

30 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL 115

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
STUQENT UNION
Felicia Clark
Bridgette White
Julie O'Brian
David Hummels
Vicky Powell
Vicky Ortega

Sponsored by:

Representatives-at-Large

Authored by:

Committee in Solidarity with the People of
El Salvador
A BILL

BILL HISTORY
A civil war has raged in El Salvador since 1979 with a cost of over 60,000 civilian
lives. A repressive government supported by the United States has be m directed
by the rich and the military while the people continue to suffer. In El Salvador, 2%
of the population owned 60% of the land and 60% of the people own no land at all.
One out of every 7 5 Salvadorans has been murdered by right-wing death squads.
The government of El Salvador, which has close ties to the death squads, receives
over $2 million per day from the U.S. to wage war on its own people. Every
attempt to improve living conditions- through elections, peaceful demonstrations,
and community organizing- has been met with violent repression from the
government.
In 1980, the People of El Salvador formed the FMLN/FDR (Faridundo Marti
National Liberation Front/Democratic Revolutionary Front) to struggle for justice.
The conflict in El Salvador is about winning basic freedoms, adequate housing, jobs
and the right to organize trade unions and community groups.
This year the people of El Salvador have had yet another setback. In fraudulent
elections the political elite has shifted even futher to the right. The ARENA party
gained strength and will probably consolidate control with the death of Jose
Napoleon Duarte. This extremist party is led by Roberto D'Aubuissan, who former
U.S. Ambassador Robert White called "a pathological killer". El Salvador faces a
future of increased conflict and now more than ever, it is crucial that we have an
understanding of the social and political conditions in El Salvador.
Mercedes Salgado is a representative of the FMLN/FDR who is on tour in the
United States to infdnn the U.S. public of the crises in El Salvador and put fourth.
political solutions and proposals of the FMLN/FDR. She is from El Salvador and
has been on -several U.S. speaking tours and has lobbied congressional leaders
against U.S. military aid.

BILL SUMMARY
This bill would provide funding of $1039.00 + GAR from Central Reserve for
Mercedes Salgado to visit C U and speak; Dec. 9th, 7 -9pm.

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BE IT ENACTED by the Legislative Council of the University of Colorado Student
Union, THAT:
SECTION 1:

An amount not to exceed $1039.00 + GAR from Central
Reserve shall be allocated to fund Mercedes Salgado's
visit to CU.

SECTION 2:

A writteh report will be submitted pursuant to 24 ECB /14.

SECTION 3:

This bill shall take effect upon passage.

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BUDGET
Advertising:
Campus Press ( 1 - Yz page ad)
Colorado ·Daily (2 - Y4 page ads)
Fliers (300)

$ .78.00
Advertising Total

Honorarium
Travel Expences
TOTAL
Minus Contributions
UCSU Total Contribution
+GAR

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Drew Bolin
President Pro-Te'mpore
UCSU Legislative Council ·

195.30
16.00
389.30
$ 450.00
. 400.00
1239.30
200.00
$1039.00

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