The “Four Amigos” Unite to Outline Devastating Impacts of Bush Budget

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Press Release
Contact: Judy Leask Guthrie
206/285-4425 x 23
The “Four Amigos” Unite to Outline Devastating Impacts of Bush Budget
(SEATTLE, WA) For the first time since the death in July 2000, of
the very highly respected and esteemed Human Rights Leader,
Bernie Whitebear, founder and first CEO of the United Indians of
All Tribes Foundation, the “Four Amigos” (• King County Council
Member Larry Gossett, • Inter*Im Executive Director Bob Santos,
• El Centro De La Raza Executive Director Roberto Maestas, and
• New Chief Executive Officer of United Indians of All Tribes
Foundation, Phil Lane, Jr.) representing the African, Asian, Latino
and Native American communities will be joining forces to raise
their collective voices in clearly illuminating the vast and looming
devastation of the Bush Budget for the most vulnerable people in
our beloved nation. As the late Vine Deloria, Jr., the greatest and
most powerful voice in the modern Native American community
stated, “Our society will be judged in the future by how it cares
for those in the dawn and the twilight of their lives”.
From this clear perspective, President Bush’s proposal to cut 141
domestic programs that will gravely affect education, health care
and the environment, among others, while dramatically increasing
military and deficit spending, along with more tax breaks for the
rich, is clearly irresponsible, deplorable and immoral. This horrific
budget action not only affects the most vulnerable members of
our nation, but it will eventually affect all members of the Human
Family, for as the Ancient Ones tell us, “The Hurt of One is the
Hurt of All and the Honor of One is the Honor of All”.
The “Four Amigos”, represent a spiritual union of the African,
Asian, Latino and Native American communities focused on
visionary, community-based action for social justice and
economic prosperity for all people. This spiritual union was
founded in the profound love and brotherhood of Gossett, Santos,
Maestas and Whitebear almost forty years ago. The combined
populations the “Four Amigos” stand for represent 80% of the
world’s population.

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Attendance at this press conference, that will reflect more than
150 years of collective experience in serving the People, is
imperative for all representatives of the press truly dedicated to
the independent investigation of the truth on behalf of all
members of the Human Family.
Please join us at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center,
Discovery Park, and 3801 West Government Way, Seattle,
Washington at 12 Noon, Friday, February 10, 2006 as the “Four
Amigos” outline, in detail, the potential social consequences of
this devastating budget and provide a new vision for the future.
Lunch will be served.
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