[imc-tech-solidarity] Current shipment

[Pablo Ortellado]

I talked to Evan yesterday about the donation we were offered for free 
shipment of a large quantity of equipment throughtout Brazil and he 
suggested that I wrote again with details. Here it is.

We'll have lunch with this potential donor Thursday and we really would 
like to know from the people involved in this project:

1) Since its virtually impossible to make a sizeable number of computers to 
cross the border from Argentina to Brazil (due to taxes, laws and physical 
distance), if it can be either done a separate shipment of computers to 
Brazil or, if shipment to Argentina could be sent in a boat stopping first 
at Santos port where container would be partially unlifted (not sure if its 
doable) and then following to Buenos Aires.

2) If either of that can be done, we need information about the estimated 
time when computers would be sent and we need information about the size of 
container (so the donor can estimate his costs) - we also need information 
of how many of the 200 computers could be sent to Brazil (Indymedia Sao 
Paulo estimates 100 would be a good number considering the size of the 
country and number of city collectives).

3) Finally, since deadline seems to be approaching we need information 
about funding sources for international shipment, so we can discuss in the 
IMC Brazil network about this in the short time is left.

Pablo
IMC Brazil