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Peter Gabriel to raise his voice on Juarez's dead women
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by Pat Garcia | March 19, 2009 at 04:50 pm
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Another voice is raised against the unsolved brutal murders of women in Ciudad Juarez. Peter Gabriel who is loved an admired in Mexico will bring the issue to President Calderon who is bravely fighting against organized crime.
Former Presidents prohibited a film with Jennifer Lopez and Antonio Banderas concerning these frightening murders.
Musician and activist Peter Gabriel is to present Mexico's President Felipe Calderon with a petition signed by more than 1,000 people asking him to act on the hundreds of unsolved murders of women in the Mexican border city Ciudad Juarez.
Gabriel is due to perform in Mexico City on March 27, and is expected to make his appeal to Calderon then, El Pais reports.
Peter Gabriel is a prominent human-rights activist, and in 1992 founded the nonprofit group Witness, which uses video and online technologies to bring human-rights violations to light.
He's not the first celebrity to wade in on the issue of Ciudad Juarez's dead women. Jane Fonda, Sally Field and Salma Hayek are just some of the Hollywood stars who have petitioned the Mexican government to bring to justice more of those responsible for the murders.
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at 05:05 on March 20th, 2009
I applaud Peter Gabriel and all the others for trying something to help correct the problem.
at 16:46 on March 23rd, 2009
I would like to know how best to get involved .. please help
at 17:31 on May 7th, 2009
Hi Mr Peter Gabriel
My name is Maria leticia Govea I would like to thank you for all the things that you are doing for the girls in Cd, Juarez it is very nice to know that same people stil care for others. I would like to know how can I get involved in this case. I'm also from Cd Juarez and I have had very bad expiriences myself. I meat with the daughter of a person that is very involved in Cd Juarez helping the mothers of the young girls that had been kill but I can't get intouch with her. My husband and I own a nonprofit org. Right now we are helping many kids and their families in Cd Juarez. Please acept my proposal I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely
Maria Leticia Govea Spehr