por James Jordan, Alianza por la Justicia Global Traducción por Adrian Boutureira Sansberro In English Resumen… Este artículo explica cómo los Estados Unidos están exportando su modelo de encarcelamiento en masa y control social y político hacia al menos 25 países. Este ” imperialismo penitenciario” tiene sus raíces en el Programa de Mejoramiento del Sistema Penitenciario Colombiano…
by James Jordan, Alliance for Global Justice Originally published in Counterpunch Click Here for an audio file of a presentation by James Jordan on KBOO radio from the Law and Disorder Conference at Portland State University in May, 2014. Versión en español Summary…. This article explains how the United States is exporting its model of…
by James Jordan, Alliance for Global Justice Send an Email to Colombian Authorities to Demand Justice and Safety for the People of Sucumbíos Send and Email to the White House and State Department to Demand the US End Its Support for War and Repression in Colombia [Scroll to the end of this article to read…
Operation Streamline has got to go! Below is an action from our friends with End Operation Streamline. You might recall AFGJ’s Chuck Kaufman put his life and liberty on the line blockading a bus of detainees sent to that kangaroo court last year. We need your support in putting a wrench in the cogs of…
TAKE ACTION! The Alliance for Global Justice is very concerned about the April 17, 2014 detention of 17 agricultural workers and union members from the municipality of Leiva in the Colombian department of Nariño. This is one of a series of high profile arrests and mass detentions of union and peasant leaders that have occurred…
CLICK HERE to send email to the Colombian government and US State Department on behalf of ASTRACAN and SINTRAEMCALI To: Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Presidente de la República Carrera 8 No. 7 -26 Palacio de Nariño Bogotá, Colombia Dear President Santos: We are writing on behalf of the 850,000 members of the USW in…
Just Peace Coffee Brigade CANCELED — Dolores Detainees are being released in time for coffee harvest! The Alliance for Global Justice, working with the Colombian human rights group, Lazos de Dignidad, and the Tolima Association of Peasant Workers (Astracatol), has been invited to organize a coffee picking brigade to Dolores, Tolima, a community threatened by…
Jailing of Francisco Toloza – In context By W. T. Whitney Jr. 2014 had barely begun. Already assassins had killed activist rapper Gerson Martínez, community leader Giovanny Leiton, the latter’s life partner, and unionist Ever Luis Marin Rolong. A police projectile thrown at Sintraelecol union president Óscar Arturo Orozco gravely injured his left eye. He…
Tear Down the Walls! Support the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) on International Migrants Day Join the Migrant Day ‘Tweet Storm’ Tomorrow Tomorrow, December 18, International Migrants’ Day will be celebrated around the world. Please join us in organizing activities to call for Justice and Dignity for ALL migrants in the U.S. and…
Tear Down the Walls People’s Power Assembly, Scheduled for Sunday, November 3 at 8:30-11:15 A.M. Freedom of speech, assembly, privacy and dissent are regarded as a birthright. Yet increasingly dissent is being criminalized. Spurred by Edward Snowden’s revelations, a Washington Post study has revealed that the US government has over 850,000 federal and private employees…
