The urgent message of Return to El Salvador is going to be made available to Canadian Parliament in Ottawa on June 15.
It is up to concerned Canadians like you to get MPs out to see the film! Please use and adjust the text below and send on
to your MP - forward to your friends as well! Find your MP contact info below.

Dear MP Name Here,

I am sending this email to request your attendance at the urgent screening of independent filmmaker Jamie Moffett's documentary
Return to El Salvador. Return to El Salvador, documents the aftermath of a 12 year civil war and the interplay between the Salvadoran people and the US politics and policies that directly influence the Central American country. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film features interviews by former US ambassador to El Salvador Robert White, and has been endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

One aspect of the film outlines the disappearance of prominent mining activist Marcelo Rivera. While in El Salvador shooting principal photography, Moffett and his crew stumbled upon the disappearance of Rivera - he had been "disappeared" days prior to the filming of the documentary. Marcelo's kidnapping, torture and murder signifies a shift. No longer are people being disappeared solely for political reasons, but now social leaders who would dare to stand up for the environment. Investigating further, his crew found more and more signs in this mysterious disappearance pointing towards the Vancouver-based Pacific Rim Mining Company. Eventually, as the film goes on to tell, Rivera's body was found - not by police, who had no information, but by his friends.

Moffett will be in Ottawa the morning of June 15th from 7:30 to 9:00 am at Center Block House of Commons to present the film to Canadian Parliament at the behest of MP John McKay. Return to El Salvador was requested by McKay because he brought forth Bill C-300, a corporate accountability bill, to Canadian Parliament and is invested in our film's message.

As a concerned Canadian citizen, I am asking you as my representative to attend to learn about the role of Pacific Rim in Marcelo Rivera's death. You can confirm attendance by contacting Ms. Claire Lehan, Legislative Assistant to Hon. John McKay, at 613-992-6512 or McKayJ8@parl.gc.ca.

Thanks so much. I know you care, as I do, about actions taken in the name of Canadian-based companies in other countries. I believe sharing this film's findings with as many members of Parliament is vital to the integrity of future Canadian foreign policy decision making.

Sincerely,

Your Name Here
Canadian Members of Parliament

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