By Tanya Núñez, National Co-coordinator (this report was originally published as part of the latest episode of our Eco-Solidarity Update on YouTube) Brazilian Trade Unionist and Ecologist Chico Mendes once said, “Ecology, without class struggle, is just gardening.” As we enter an era of unprecedented ecological devastation, a rise in fascism, threat of nuclear war,…
Watch our interview with William Salazar, president of the Human Rights Monitors Union (SINDHEP), and Víctor Osorio, president of the Memoria Viva Union, a union of bodyguards whose members signed Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement. William and Víctor are members of the executive committee of REDSIPAZ, the Trade Union Network for Peace. The Colombian union leaders…
Greetings! Following is a report about recent activities of the Cali, Colombia-based Centro Pazífico aka CEDEHUPAZ (Pacific Center for Human Rights). Last September the Centro Pazífico completed its first four years of existence. Founded in the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine, it was organized despite many obstacles to serve the country’s region most affected by…
Watch the recording of the US launch of the international campaign to return Simón Trinidad (Ricardo Palmera) home to Colombia to help develop the Total Peace Plan. Webinar en español The campaign is organized by the Coordinadora Americana por la Defensa de los Derechos de los Pueblos y Victimas de Prisión Política. (AFGJ is a…
Join the Alliance for Global Justice for a delegation to Colombia from June 7 – June 17, 2024! Learn how you can apply by sending an email to Tanya@AFGJ.org The Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) is excited to announce a work delegation to Colombia from June 7th to June 17, 2024. This delegation is unique…
Issue #3: Register for Our Inauguration Class Webinar Celebrating MLK! Join us on Saturday, January 13th at 1 pm EST (12 CST, 11 MST, 10 PST) for a celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King and the opening session of the 2024 Lucy Parsons Popular Human Rights School Human Rights Defender/Observer…
