Colombia

Action alerts, Colombia, Labor, Trade, economics & globalization (neoliberalism)

Congress Moves Toward Passing Colombia, Panama & S. Korea Free Trade Agreements

March 14, 2011

“And I’ll also oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement if President Bush insists on sending it to Congress because the violence against unions in Colombia would make a mockery of the very labor protections that we have insisted be included in these kinds of agreements. So you can trust me when I say that whatever…

Congress is Coming Home, Tell Them We Won’t Stand for More-of-the-Same Free Trade!

February 17, 2011

The Alliance for Responsible Trade urges you to act now to stop NAFTA-like free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama! Last Friday, Representatives came home for their “in-district work week.” With rumors circulating that the South Korea Free Trade Agreement (the biggest agreement of its kind since NAFTA) will soon be brought to…

Solidarity with Prisoners of Empire in Puerto Rico and Colombia

February 8, 2011

The Alliance for Global Justice is calling on all supporters of a just peace in Colombia and Puerto Rico to take action in defense of political prisoners in both these nations. Truly, they are Prisoners of Empire, imprisoned for their opposition to US policies that advance the interests of the wealthy and powerful, but hurt…

Fifty Groups Endorse the LASC Conference on Confronting US Militarism

February 7, 2011

Education and Strategy Conference on US Militarism Washington, DC – April 8-10, 2011 Register Now! Sponsored by: Latin America Solidarity Coalition in Conjunction with School of the Americas Watch Days of Action April 4-11, 2011

Colombian Vice President in DC Lobbying Unions & Congress to Support US-Col Free Trade Agreement

January 28, 2011

Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon is in Washington DC lobbying for passage of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. As a former unionist and progressive turned neoliberal, Garzon plans to meet with opponents of the FTA, including officials from the AFL-CIO, the Teamsters and the United Auto Workers, as well as with Sen. Sherrod Brown. Garzon…

Worker to Worker Solidarity Campaign

December 14, 2010

Please go to the new page at afgj.org/workertoworker

FBI Witch Hunt Against Solidarity and Peace Activists Continues

December 6, 2010

The Alliance for Global Justice has learned that at least three more solidarity activists in the Chicago area have been contacted by the FBI and are to receive subpoenas to appear before a Grand Jury. This is a continuation of the assault on the solidarity and anti-war movements that began on September 24th. This case…

Day in Solidarity with Colombia’s Political Prisoners

October 15, 2010

October 15th is the Day of Solidarity with Colombia’s more than 7,500 Political Prisoners. In Colombia, the movement for the freedom of political prisoners is closely tied to efforts to end the civil war and begin a legitimate peace process. It is widely held that a first step toward dialogue for peace will begin with…

Colombian Political Prisoner Enters 30th Day of Hunger Strike in the Infamous Tramacua Penitentiary

September 17, 2010

Today, Felix Rodrigo Sanabria completes one month of a hunger strike amid the squalid conditions of La Tramacua. La Tramacua is the first prison built under a US designed program to restructure Colombia’s prison system and increase its capacity by 40 percent. The Alliance for Global Justice has just received an urgent alert from our…

The “New Penitentiary Culture”: US Designs for Colombian Jails

September 10, 2010

How the USAID, Federal Bureau of Prisons and the School of the Americas Have Impacted Colombia’s Prison System By James Jordan Reprinted from The Narco News Bulletin September 9, 2010 Amid much talk of human rights and improved conditions for those deprived of liberty, in March of 2000, the US ambassador and Colombia’s Minister of Justice signed…