James Patrick Jordan

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More than 11,000 Colombian Prisoners in Hunger Strike-International Solidarity Needed!

August 15, 2012

by James Jordan More than 11,000 Colombian prisoners in 21 penitentiaries are in their 13th day of a hunger strike and other forms of nonviolent resistance

USAID Grants $3 Million to Solidarity Center’s Bogotá Office–Unionists Want to Know Why

June 25, 2012

by James Jordan (Alliance for Global Justice) The Solidarity Center office in Bogotá has received an unusually large two-year grant of $3 million

USAID Dona (EE.UU.)$3 Millones a la Oficina Bogotá del Centro de Solidaridad–Sindicalistas Quieren saber ¿Para que?

June 25, 2012

por James Jordan, Alianza por la Justicia Global La oficina del Centro de Solidaridad (Solidarity Center) en Bogotá ha recibido un subsidio inusualmente grande de (EE.UU.) $3 millones

Threats Intensify against Colombia’s Largest Peasant Union

May 10, 2012

by James Jordan The US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is set to go into effect on May 15, 2012, based on the approval given by President Obama regarding Colombia’s “compliance” with the Labor Action Plan. When Pres. Obama talks about improved labor rights in the war torn country, no one must be more baffled than the…

Colombia’s Marcha Patriótica Calls for International Solidarity, Not Interference

May 7, 2012

by James Jordan, National Co-Coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice The Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia turned out to be an embarrassing fiasco for Pres. Obama and the US delegation. It was mainly marked by the Secret Service prostitution scandal, denouncements of the War on Drugs at every turn, three heads of…

Concern for Liliany Obando in Midst of Worsening Threats Against Colombian Human Rights Defenders

March 21, 2012

by James Jordan The Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) has received alarming information from the Bogotá-based Lazos de Dignidad (Links of Dignity) concerning human rights defender, unionist and former political prisoner Liliany Obando.

Victory! Colombian Political Prisoner Liliany Obando to Be Freed!

February 29, 2012

by James Jordan, Alliance for Global Justice National Co-Coordinator The International Network in Solidarity with the Political Prisoners (of which The Alliance for Global Justice is a co-founder) has just received the wonderful news that labor activist, human rights defender and Colombian Political Prisoner Liliany Obando will be released on bond tomorrow

International Solidarity Address to the National Conference for the Liberty of the Political Prisoners in Bogotá, Colombia

December 27, 2011

by James Jordan, Alliance for Global Justice My name is James Jordan and I work for the Alliance for Global Justice and am a member of the Coordinating Committee of the National Network in Solidarity with the Political Prisoners (of Colombia). There is nothing we want more for the Colombian people than an end to…

False Claims Versus Hard Realities: The Pending Free Trade Agreement with Colombia

September 6, 2011

by James Jordan With a little more than a year till the 2012 elections the White House and Congressional leadership are anxious to pass pending Free Trade Agreements as soon as possible. They are hoping that their constituents won’t notice what’s going on and, if they do, that they’ll have forgotten by Election Day, 2012.

Interview with Eberto Diaz Montes, President of FENSUAGRO (United National Federation of Peasant Farmers and Farm Workers), Colombia

August 21, 2011

This interview was conducted with Eberto Díaz Montes by James Patrick Jordan, who also translated it. AFGJ: The National Encounter for the Land and for Peace has been a success in bringing together so many sectors of Colombian society to talk about peace and a political solution to the conflict. Do you believe that this…