Join us for an anti-colonial Thanksgiving celebration of Indigenous self-determination Learn about the Plurinational State of Bolivia’s movements for sovereignty over food, land and water; gain an understanding of the spiritual and philosophical foundations of Pachamama; and discover the traditional ecological knowledge of the country’s peoples. Meet with farmers, community leaders, government officials and others…
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Anti-War, Countries, Human Rights School, Nicaragua, Press release, Programs, Respect for Democracy, Uncategorized, United States
Press release (June 20, 2023): Alliance for Global Justice demands justice for Nicaragua and an end to the United States’ ongoing human rights abuses
Press release For immediate release: June 20, 2023 Contact: Camille Landry Alliance for Global Justice (202) 540-8336, ext. 508 [email protected] Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) demands justice for Nicaragua and an end to the United States’ ongoing human rights abuses AFGJ calls attention to the United States’ crimes against humanity This June, The International People’s…
Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Respect for Democracy, Uncategorized
Might the US Support a Coup in Colombia?
Might the US Support a Coup in Colombia? The Colombian oligarchy wants to remove Gustavo Petro from the presidency. Are US actors helping? The following article is an important update about the threats in Colombia of a coup against the administration of President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Fráncia Márquez. Petro and Márquez came to…
Colombia, Human Rights School, James Patrick Jordan, Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Tanya Nuñez, Uncategorized
Colombian Human Rights Defenders Union, SINDHEP, Expelled From The Bargaining Table
By Tanya Nuñez and James Patrick Jordan In a new act of anti-union abuse by Carlos Camargo, Colombia’s right wing Ombudsman, the Human Rights Defenders Union, SINDHEP, was recently expelled from the collective bargaining table on reasons that have no legal basis. This arbitrary and illegal act comes days after SINDHEP made a public denouncement…
Action alerts, Anti-War, Colombia, Labor
Labor and Peace in Colombia-Sindicalismo y la Paz en Colombia
Labor Unions and Peace in Colombia / El Sindicalismo y la Paz en Colombia Presentado en español con interpretación en inglés Presented in Spanish, with English interpretation Miercoles 24 de mayo de 2023. 2:00 pm hora de Colombia. Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Noon Pacific Time, 1pm Mountain, 2pm Central, and 3pm Eastern Register today! Colombia’s…
Anti-War, Drug war, Mexico, Uncategorized
Repudiation of Interventionist Initiative of the United States
A statement by the People’s Human Rights Observatory (Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos) concerning threats of US intervention in Mexico. The PHRO is an international coalition of which AFGJ is a founding member. English: From the People’s Human Rights Observatory (Observatorio de Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos), we reject the initiative pushed…
Cuba, Nicaragua, Respect for Democracy, Venezuela
Take Action: House Votes to Condemn Socialist Ideas and Leaders!
On February 2, the US House of Representatives approved, by a vote of 328 to 86, House Concurrent Resolution 9, which condemns socialist ideas and current and former leaders without distinction as to achievements and human rights records. And, in denouncing socialism in its entirety, it ignores the vast benefits that socialist policies have brought…
Countries, Human Rights School, Nicaragua, Programs, Report-backs, Respect for Democracy, Special reports, publications & broadcasts, Uncategorized, Webinars
February 15: Women in Nicaragua Delegation Report-back Webinar!
*español sigue al inglés Black Alliance for Peace, Casa Benjamin Linder and AFGJ, are excited to invite you to the Women in Nicaragua Report-back webinar! From January 7-16, 2023, 22 delegates traveled to Nicaragua to investigate the conditions and lives of Nicaraguan women. Join us to hear the findings of this effort from some of the participants, and…
Honduras, Worker-to-Worker
Honduras Alert: Solidarity with STIBYS & all Honduran Pepsi Workers!
*español abajo Solidarity with STIBYS & all Honduran Pepsi Workers! by the Honduras Solidarity Network The Honduran Bottlers Union – STIBYS – has informed the Honduras Solidarity Network that Pepsi’s bottler and distributor in Latin America is engaged in union busting. The Central America Bottling Corporation (CBC) is a company that has two PepsiCo executives…
Countries, Delegations & tours, Human Rights School, Nicaragua, Programs, Report-backs, Respect for Democracy, Special reports, publications & broadcasts
Women in Nicaragua: Power and Protagonism: Delegation Report-Back (January 2023)
Hailing from all corners of the United States and Canada, 22 delegates ranging from the ages of 10 to 80 traveled to Nicaragua from January 7-16, 2023 to investigate the conditions and the lives of Nicaraguan women on a delegation organized by the Jubilee House Community – Casa Benjamin Linder and Alliance for Global Justice.…