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DESCRIPTION:For more information about Esperanza de Libertad visit   
 http://www.esperanzadelibertad.org/  Join us June 18 at 5:30 PM at Temple 
 Ner Shalom (85 La Plaza Court) in Cotati (hour off 101 north) for the 
 second annual benefit for Esperanza de Libertad. We will have yummy vegan 
 food for sale, a slide show presentation by United States Project 
 Coordinator Stella Sythe, a photo display, and a silent auction. Several 
 beautiful tropical animal paintings by Bolivian Project Coordinator Franci 
 Pairo will be for sale. Blackbird  Stitches will play talismanic dirt folk, 
 and Grassroots Movement Political Dance Troupe will perform. $10-$20 
 suggested donation.    Last year's benefit was a lot of fun for everyone 
 and a great  success-and all the money raised went towards buying the land. 
 This year, we hope to raise money to build volunteer housing, a quarantine 
 area, and an educational center. Once the first building is complete, we 
 can start accepting animals.    We are looking for volunteers to help at 
 the event and for donations to the silent auction. Also let us know if you 
 can cook a vegan lasagna or a vegan dessert to sell. You can also contact 
 me to host a slideshow presentation at your home, work, or organization. 
 You can sponsor an acre  of land by donating $40, and you'll receive a 
 certificate of recognition.  Call 707-481-5386 or email at 
 contact@esperanzadelibertad.org.  To learn  more about Esperanza de 
 Libertad, go to http://www.esperanzadelibertad.org.    All the money from 
 last years benefit went towards buying the land, and we now have 115 acres 
 of rainforest land in northern Bolivia, 7 1/2 miles from the town of 
 Ixiamas. About 20 acres are already cut and the rest is jungle. We would 
 like to build and work on the cut land and leave the rest as untouched as 
 possible. This land is beautiful and full of wildlife.  On our visits to 
 the land we saw a group of 15 lion monkeys, tyras (small "honeybears"), 
 anteaters, macaws, toucans and many different species of birds. Many of the 
 animals in this area are in danger of extinction. We hope to continue 
 raising money to buy and protect more of the surrounding land. I expect to 
 go back to Bolivia in July and begin building. We plan both rehabilitation 
 and release project, to rescue Bolivian animals that have not lived long in 
 captivity and work with them until they can be released back into their 
 jungle home, and a sanctuary project, to provide a place to live in their 
 natural habitat for captive animals who cannot be released back into the 
 wild.        \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/18/66653.php
SUMMARY:Benefit for Esperanza de Libertad!
LOCATION:Near Sebastopol, about 1 hour north of SF.  Temple Ner Shalom (85 La Plaza 
 Court) in Cotati, CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/05/18/66653.php
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