Join this historic delegation to Colombia sponsored by US Labor Against the War (USLAW) and the Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ), November 24 – December 4, 2019 Come with USLAW and AfGJ to learn about labor conditions on the third anniversary of the peace accords. We will develop and release a report on Workers and Peace…
Is responsible travel to Colombia even possible given the levels of repression that occur there daily? Our answer to that question is a resounding YES!!! In fact, the Alliance for Global Justice is partnering with US Labor Against the War (USLAW) to take a union solidarity delegation to Colombia November 24-December 4, 2019. If you’d…
by James Patrick Jordan Note: Even as I finish writing and publishing this piece, we have received two more notifications of paramilitary murders of activists in the area of Caloto, Cauca. Send an email to Colombian authorities demanding protection and an end to the threats against Gerardo Barona and Andy Murcia Under cover of night…
The Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) and United States Labor Against the War (USLAW) are pleased to announce a joint delegation to Colombia from November 24 – December 4, 2019. This delegation is timed to coincide with the third anniversary of Colombia’s peace accord that ended more than five decades of war between the government…
Campaign to End US and Canada Sanctions Against Venezuela announces new delegation: SANCTIONS vs SOVEREIGNTY Join us in Venezuela for Bolivarian Independence Day Join the Campaign to End US and Canada Sanctions Against Venezuela July 4 – 14, 2019 At this critical moment affecting Venezuela and, perhaps, the entire international community, we will travel to…
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Sandinista Triumph, and Nine Other Reasons! By Erika Takeo, Friends of the ATC National Coordinator & Avery Raimondo, Friends of the ATC Testimonies Project Coordinator The “Solidarity with Nicaragua!” delegation will be taking place from July 11th to July 21st. This delegation is organized by a group of US…
Español abajo PRESS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2019 Contacts: Teri Mattson (US) +1.415.259.9626, endvenezuelasanctions@gmail.com Alison Bodine (Canada) +1.604.518.7361, alisoncolette@gmail.com Eyewitness Venezuela – U.S./Canada Delegation to Venezuela Returns After Fact-finding Mission to Study the Impact of Sanctions From March 28-April 7, 2019 people from the U.S., Canada and Turkey were in Venezuela to observe and better…
Part One of a webinar series leading up to the July “Solidarity with Nicaragua!” delegation organized by Friends of the ATC and the Alliance for Global Justice Wednesday, April 17th 3pm PST/6pm EST: Report back by delegates on the January 2019 Food Sovereignty & Agroecology delegation to Nicaragua Here is the ebook “Live From Nicaragua…
July 11th – 21st, 2019 Explore the history and current context of Nicaragua through the eyes of the Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo (Rural Workers’ Association), a mass organization that represents the people who feed Nicaragua: farmworkers and small farmers. We will exchange with peasants and workers organized by the ATC and other groups in…
Dates: March 26 – April 2, 2019 After the fraudulent elections of 2017, in which Juan Orlando Hernández was illegally re-elected as president of Honduras, the world has seen thousands of people flee the country in massive caravans; an increase of political repression and violence. Conditions for political prisoners such as Edwin Espinal and…
