Give Zimbabwe a better future
The e-mail below from Lynton Crosby speaks for itself. The situation there is horrific and I am maing a donation to help:
Will you join me in Giving the People of Zimbabwe a Better Future? We have let them down before so please help me to put this right!
There is a Presidential election run-off on June 27th and Robert Mugabe is fighting every inch of the way to stay in office. People are literally being murdered to stop them voting. He cannot be allowed to get away with it again!
Normally I don’t personally ask people to support causes but on this occasion I am making an exception – I trust you don’t mind.
Would you be willing to promote the website www.friendsofzim.com to everyone on your email list and make a donation to help those fighting against the odds to ensure that the people Zimbabwe have the taste of democracy? I have personally checked this organisation out and I can assure you that the money raised is being spent on practical support that will make a difference.
We all have an email list and if the recipients could donate, then really decent people who just want the chance for freedom and a change for the better will have some hope of a better life.
I reckon that many of the world’s media, the UN and so many others are ignoring much what is going on there. There are 150 election observers currently in the country but there are 210 constituencies and thousands of polling places to monitor. The situation deteriorates daily as opposition supporters are threatened and attacked. Latest reports are that over 70 people are now dead, with hundreds missing, thousands injured and tens of thousands dispossessed. Mugabe’s thugs must not be allowed to get away with this.
Inflation is 1,000,000%, unemployment is over 85% and food production in what was once the “bread basket of Africa” is almost non-existent.
Please donate if you can and pass on to anyone who you think might help. This could make a world of difference to people who have the courage to fight for a better life. Please give them your support.
Regards
Lynton Crosby
PS have a look at www.mindofmugabe.com <http://www.mindofmugabe.com/>
Any donations go towards helping ensure as far an election as possible. They explain what they need the money for:
Zimbabwe voters are being intimidated, beaten and tortured in a terror campaign to suppress the vote. Your contribution will go directly to the people on the ground to ensure voters are able to get to the polls and that their vote is accurately counted. This is a massive task. There are over 7,000 polling stations which will need polling agents. Each of these polling agents will need to be provided transport, food, and security.
$150 rents a vehicle to transport polling agents and voters to the polls.
$120 buys a camera to videotape polling stations to ensure free and fair elections.
$50 buys enough air time to report results via satellite phones.
$40 buys a round-trip bus ticket for a Zimbabwe voter living in South Africa (there are at least 2 million Zimbabweans living in South Africa) to return home to vote.
$25 pays to train a polling agents
$6 buys 3 days of food for the polling agents.
The more observers there are, the harder it is for Mugabe to steal the election.