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Headquarters:
900 Alice St., #320, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-653-3415
Fax: 510-986-1062
tigra@transnationalaction.org, www.transnationalaction.org
Regional Coordinators:
San Francisco:
Jessie Fernandez, 415-832-0386, fernandez.jessie@gmail.com
Oakland:
Alex Gutierrez, 510-653-3415
tigra@transnationalaction.org
Los Angeles:
David Silva Villalobos, 559-303-0221, dsilvavillalobos@yahoo.com.mx
Minneapolis:
Amina Dualle, 952-994-8712, aminadualle@hotmail.com
Gerardo Cajamarca, 612-623-8003, gentelatinauswa@yahoo.com
Chicago:
Carlos Arango, 312-666-5508, carango957@aol.com
North Carolina:
Anna Lee, 910-465-9215, aleebeach@yahoo.com
Boston:
Carlos Rosales, 617-522-0582, iseduc@aol.com
Providence:
Pahola Roca, 401-365-8695, cheparoca@hotmail.com
Shannah Kurland, 401-228-8996, shannah_k@hotmail.com
New York:
Jessica Violetta, 954-591-9201,
jess.tigra@gmail.com
Texas:
Che López, 210-299-2666,
chelopez@swunion.org
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What you can do:
- Fax, email, and call Christina Gold, CEO of Western Union, with this simple message:
"We support TIGRA's (Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action) demands for Western Union to be a good corporate citizen and meet with TIGRA representatives to negotiate in good faith".
Phone: 1+720-332-1000 (type "0" for operator, then ask for Christina Gold)
Email: christina.gold@westernunion.com
Fax: 1+720-332-4761
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Pull together a Western Union Boycott Committee in your area. Contact your local TIGRA coordinator to request a packet of information, detailing how to conduct these actions and information on alternative services to Western Union, Orlandi Valuta, and Vigo.
- Collect and deliver postcards to Western Union regional offices.
- September 10: National launching of the boycott is announced
- September 17: Hold a press conference and organize colorful demonstrations in your local area to announce the boycott
As you watch this video, people across the country are building Million Dollar Clubs in the following cities:
Oakland, CA
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Maywood, CA
Porterville, CA
San Fernando Valley, CA
Seattle, WA
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Minneapolis, MN
Fargo, ND
Wilmington, NC
Asheville, NC
Charlotte, NC
New Brunswick, NJ
Newark, NJ
New York, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Providence, RI
Join the Boycott and Demand Community Reinvestment!
Recently passed resolutions:
- 2005 TIGRA Resolution
- 2005 TIGRA Resolution (Español)
- 2007 Providence City Council Resolution
- 2008 Maywood City Council Resolution
- 2007 Resolution by SEDEREC, Mexico City DF
- 2007 Resolution by SEDEREC, Mexico City DF (spanish)
- DRAFT Resolution by The National Latino Congreso
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Campaign Materials:
- Banner - (English / Spanish)
- Campaign Brochure - Detailed explanation of the campaign, including information on remittances.
(English / Spanish)
- Root Causes of Migration - Pictograph detailing the history and causes of migration.
(English)
- Campaign Postcard - Over 20,000 of these postcards have been already sent to Western Union CEO Christina Gold, download them in your language and send them out today. Let us know how many you've sent.
(English / Spanish / Arabic)
- What do we want? - The Transnational Community Benefits Agreement (TCBA) that we have built to reflect the hopes and aaspirations of remitters and the families and communities they sustain everywhere.
English (1, 2) / Spanish (1, 2) / Arabic (1, 2)
