The violations against the people at Georgia’s detention center reveal the inherently abusive structure of prisons, and fuel the ongoing fight for abolition. by Maya Hernandez, National Co-Coordinator at the Alliance for Global Justice. Recently, Project South published a report to call attention to the concerning violations taking place inside Georgia’s Irwin County Detention Center…
Topic: After the DNC and RNC – We Can’t Breathe! Call to Action: After the DNC and RNC – We Can’t Breathe Keep it in the Streets – Against Racism, Evictions and War The past months of the Black Lives Matter Movement have confirmed once again the only way to challenge this racist, militarized system…
On August 6, 2020, the AFGJ sent a statement on the arrest orders for the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe Velez. In this statement, the AFGJ requested the protection of the Supreme Court members, and all Colombian social leaders, and those participating in the peace process. A week after the Supreme Court order, USA Vice-President asked…
Stop Funding Regime Change Operations Abroad! Tell Congress the US Should Stay out of Nicaragua! An orchestrated plan financed by the United States to launch a government transition in Nicaragua over the next two years was leaked in a document from the US embassy and released July 31, 2020, by Nicaraguan journalist William Grigsby on…
The Nicaragua Network/Alliance for Global Justice is happy to inform you of an important virtual solidarity school from the Friends of the ATC. Friends of the ATC invites you to: Ben Linder Solidarity School (para el anuncio en español, ver abajo) Saturdays, August 1 – October 24 9am-11am US Pacific / 10am-12pm Nicaragua / 12pm-2pm…
Sanctions Kill! Sanctions are War! End Sanctions Now! Please add your endorsement and help spread the word Sign on – click here Sanctions are imposed by the United States and its junior partners against countries that resist their agendas. They are a weapon of Economic War, resulting in chronic shortages of basic necessities, economic dislocation,…
Join us Friday, May 10th at 8:00pm EDT / 5:00pm PDT for this important webinar. Friday marks the one month anniversary of the forming of the Embassy Protections Collective. Formed in an effort to prevent an escalation of conflict between the US and Venezuela, Embassy Protections Collective members inside the embassy have vowed to stay…
Indigenous, Afro-Colombian, and rural popular movement leaders wait for President Duque to sign accords for land rights and an end to political violence. Only 200 meters away, Duque changes his mind and goes home. The Alliance for Global Justice is saddened and enraged that Colombia’s President Iván Duque, just 200 yards away, decided to abandon…
Thank you to everyone who sent emails to Colombian authorities and made calls to the embassy in support of the demands of the “minga” indigenous and rural community consultations and protests. Government negotiators reached agreements with protest leaders on Saturday night. President Iván Duque will be in Cauca on Tuesday to finalize the matter.. AfGJ supporters sent…
Take Action Now! The U.S. blockade on Cuba is a unilateral but internationally applied policy that only serves to hurt the people of Cuba. Yet, the Trump Administration is now thinking about fortifying the embargo by allowing a notorious provision to go into effect soon. Don’t wait—contact Congress TODAY! The Helms-Burton Act is a central part of the blockade on Cuba. Title III…
