When Threats and Economic Blackmail Fail, US Sponsored Coups Follow

By Diana Bohn (Bohn is a member of the AFGJ board. The following is a based in part on the LASC workshop she attended.)

The workshop entitled “When Threats and Economic Blackmail Fail, US Sponsored Coups Follow” at the LASC Militarization Conference focused on Haiti, Honduras & Venezuela with speakers representing each of those countries, but with emphasis on US policy that is common to all three of these countries as well as its potential to lead to similar events in other countries in Latin America. Phoebe Jones of Global Women’s Strike told about the strong resistance in the countries; especially among women with whom we in the US can form alliances. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

A Visit Inside Colombia’s Most Notorious Prison, La Tramacúa

By James Jordan, Alliance for Global Justice National Co-Coordinator

I called Raquel Mogollón just minutes after she had come from a rare visit inside the pavilions of Colombia’s most notorious prison, the High Security Penitentiary of Valledupar, commonly known as La Tramacúa. Mogollón is the Chair of the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) Colombia Committee and a member of the International Network in Solidarity with the Political Prisoners (INSPP). La Tramacúa was the first prison built with US funding and designed and advised by the US Bureau of Prisons as part of the Program to Improve the Colombian Prison System. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Applications for First Session Due June 22nd

We have received a number of letters of interest from an exciting set of instructors for our new online activist school. Our instructor and course selection committee will be reviewing these materials late next week.

If you are interested in applying to teach a course for the five week session that begins September 23rd, please contact Jamie Way at info@afgj.org to request an application. Applications received after June 22 will be considered for future school sessions. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Right-wing Unleashes Campaign Against Democracy in Latin America

By Chuck Kaufman

US Latin Americanist Cold Warriors and their far-right allies in the region kicked off a propaganda campaign in May to influence Congress and US citizens against Venezuela and fellow ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas) countries. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…