By John Perry John Perry is based in Masaya, Nicaragua, and writes for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, London Review of Books, FAIR and other outlets. In the photo his mother shows me, Alejandro is with a group of friends: seven Nicaraguan men and women, one with a 14-year-old daughter. There’s no apprehension in the…
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Anti-War, Haiti, James Patrick Jordan, Uncategorized
Haiti and US Proxy Wars Around the World
Send an Email to Congress to Stop the Biden “Permanent War” Funding Requests! By James Patrick Jordan (This is an adaptation from a lecture given at the Salt of the Earth Labor College in Tucson, Arizona on October 28, 2023) Send an Email to Congress to Stop the Biden “Permanent War” Funding Requests! If we’re…
Haiti, Uncategorized
Stop the Invasion of Haiti – It’s not too late!
Stop the Invasion of Haiti – It’s not too late! Follow this link to sign the petition to the US Congress against funding military forces in Haiti! (Petition is a joint effort of World Beyond War, Black Alliance for Peace, and the Alliance for Global Justice) “Open air prison, entrenched poverty with little opportunity, foreign…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Profound Advances in Education and Culture
By Nan McCurdy and Katherine Hoyt Since 2007, when the Sandinistas returned to power, until 2023, Nicaragua’s education budget has increased by a staggering 457%. Nicaragua places children and families at the center of all its educational policies. An inclusive multicultural model at all levels of education has been developed, from preschool through technical and/or…
Alba countries, Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly Newsletter
Venezuela & ALBA News 10.27.2023: Cuba and Venezuela call on UN to stop Israeli massacres; US lessens economic war on Venezuela; Sandinista Nicaragua films
Cuba and Venezuela updates on Israeli War on Palestinians TeleSur: Cuba Blames the US for Israeli Impunity in Gaza Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez stated the current situation is the result of 75 years of illegal occupation, violations of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in their own territory, and Israel’s aggressive and expansionist policies.…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
NicaNotes: Nicaragua, the UCA, and the Society of Jesus
By Marvin Ortega (A longer version of this article was published in Spanish by Cuaderno Sandinista on September 27, 2023. English translation by Jill Clark-Gollub.) Marvin Ortega is a Nicaraguan sociologist and political analyst. The propaganda machine of the Society of Jesus has trained its guns on Nicaragua by throwing mud from thousands of schools…
Action alerts, Colombia, Worker-to-Worker
Colombian Union Leader and Peace Worker in Danger!
The Alliance for Global Justice and the People’s Human Rights Observatory express our profound alarm over the recent threats against Peace Worker and labor leader William Salazar and his family. Salazar is the president of SINDHEP, the union of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia’s Ombudsman’s (peoples advocate) office. He is also the president of REDSIPAZ,…
Venezuela, Venezuela & ALBA Weekly Newsletter
Venezuela & ALBA News 10.20.2023: Venezuela Sends Aid to Palestine; ALBA Countries Condemn Israeli Genocide
Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela To Send 30 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza We are making important efforts to guarantee the constant supply of the main elements for life,” said Minister Gil. “We are speaking of oil, rice, drinking water, first aid kits, personal hygiene kits, medical-surgical materials, mattresses, power plants, water pumps, [and] gloves.” He…
NicaNotes Newsletter, Nicaragua
Nicanotes: Nicaragua – The Education Generation
By Becca Renk Becca Renk is originally from the U.S. but has lived and worked in Nicaragua since 2001 with the Jubilee House Community and its project the Center for Development in Central America. She and her husband Paul have two daughters who have studied in Nicaraguan public schools for 15 years. Thanks to a…
Campaigns, Countries, Cuba, Nicaragua, Sanctions Kill Campaign, Uncategorized, Venezuela
#AmericasWithoutSanctions October Advocacy Day & Campaign Announcement
In the face of ongoing global turmoil, we find ourselves at a critical juncture, where silence is complicity and action is imperative. We stand in solidarity with the oppressed, the voiceless, and the marginalized. We understand that the ongoing U.S.-supported violence in Palestine as well as the U.S.-imposed sanctions in the Americas are haunting echoes…