On October 4, indigenous journalists who met at the Agencia Internacional de Prensa India (AIPIN) seminar founded a technology-based organization, RED AIPIN. The organization's main goals are to defend indigenous journalists and disseminate information, as well as to become an umbrella organization for other indigenous groups or news groups. Journalists from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, and Peru are the main participants within the alliance; however, any newsgroup with a focus on indigenous peoples is welcome to join. RED AIPIN is also in the process of partnering with the First Nations Assembly of Canada, another indigenous rights advocacy organization. The group is currently searching for Web space to host their organization, and is working under Yahoo! Groups in the mean time.
For more information or to join this network, contact: aipin_seminario@yahoo.es
