From the Open Border activist Jorge Mujica:


CONFERENCIA DE PRENSA - PRESS CONFERENCE



Thursday, October 2, 2008 - Jueves 2 de octubre, 2008

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission - Misión Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

2500 S. Harding St.

11:00 a.m.



Press contacts: Rev. José Landaverde (773) 968-4258

Marilú Vargas (773) 317-5903



What: Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission and other organizations in the Mexican community start a campaign to collect medical equipment for the victims in Morelia, Michoacán.

When the community in Morelia was celebrating the "Grito de Independencia", two grenades were thrown in downtown Morelia, killing several people and injuring dozens. Some of he survivors are in dire need of medical equipment from wheel chairs to walkers and, in some cases, orthopedic limbs.

Among others, the Centro de Vida Independiente will contribute in the campaign, gathering suitable equipment requested by the State of Michoacán.

At the same time, a new call will be made in solidarity with the State of Tabasco, affected again by the last hurricanes in the Gulf of México.