Join the Conference on US Militarism! Please read the details below, and consider joining us. Register online now! Conference: Building a Movement to Confront US Militarism and the Militarization of Relations with Latin America Sponsored by: The Latin America Solidarity Coalition When: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:00-7:30pm
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Democracy, News, Nicaragua
Foreign Influence in Elections is Wrong: Ours or Theirs
Abolish the NED and Return USAID to development: Call your elected officials and candidates! Challenge your leaders to support democracy! The political class – at least the Democrat part of it – is all aghast at the possibility that contributions by foreign corporations are tainting our electoral system. The Alliance for Global Justice Respect for…
Global Justice Monitor, News
September/October Global Justice Monitor Now Available
We have just released our September/October edition of the Global Justice Monitor. It includes the following articles: Along the Border Honduras Delegation Accompanies Resistance Human Rights and US Militarism Statement on FBI Raids Neostructuralism: A Makeover for Neoliberalism in Latin America News from Nicaragua Read the latest edition here.
Colombia, News, Political prisoners, Prison Imperialism
Colombian Political Prisoner Enters 30th Day of Hunger Strike in the Infamous Tramacua Penitentiary
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…
Drug war, Militarism, News
Map of US Military Presence in Latin America
Main Sources: DoD Base Structure Report (Fiscal Year 2009 Baseline) International Conference Notebook 2 “Presencia Militar dos Estados Unidos en America Latina y el Caribe”
Global Justice Monitor, News
July/August Global Justice Monitor Now Available
We have just released our July/August edition of the Global Justice Monitor. It includes the following articles: US Military Surge in Costa Rica Six Months After the Quake Organizers’ Conference Building a Movement Against US Militarism Day of Action Against US Militarism News from Nicaragua To read the latest edition, please click here.
Honduras, News
Join the Central American Independence Day Delegation to Honduras
Join Alliance for Global Justice Co-Coordinator Chuck Kaufman and be part of the ongoing accompaniment and solidarity presence in Honduras. September 15 (Central American Independence Day) is the day that the Honduran Resistance will present the results of the Consulta calling for a Constitutional Assembly. Delegates will meet with members of the Platform for Human…
Colombia, Delegations & tours, Honduras, News, Venezuela
Delegations to Honduras, Colombia and Venezuela
Human Rights Delegation to Honduras: Join Rights Action! June 26-July 4, 2010 Cost: $750 (airfare not included) For more information: Annie Bird, [email protected], 1-202-680-3002, & Karen Spring, [email protected]
Global Justice Monitor, News
March/April Global Justice Monitor Now Available
We have just released our March/April edition of the Global Justice Monitor. It includes the following articles: Same Plan (Puebla Panama), New Name Colombia: Occupation of Police Station Ends Paramilitary U The Center of Nicaragua Venezuelan Ambassador Responds to US Report News from Nicaragua Click here to read the complete document now.
Colombia, Delegations & tours, News
Join the AFGJ Delegation to Colombia!
Eyewitness Investigation–Is the US Funding a War on Colombian Farmers? August 1 through 11, 2010 This will be a working delegation, producing a comprehensive report on conditions faced by Colombian farmers and how these are affected by US policies. We will collect testimonies and investigate how rural, indigenous and Afro-Colombian lands are being cleared for…