The Alliance for Global Justice expresses our concern for the safety of our close friend and associate, Gustavo Gallardo. Last night, August 7 2019, he was the object of an assassination attempt in Bogotá, Colombia when armed men in a pickup shot at his vehicle. Gustavo is the President of Fundación Lazos de Dignidad (FLD,…
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…
Advertencia Popular para Viajeros a Colombia Para mas información: James@AFGJ.org El gobierno colombiano ha lanzado muchas campañas para cambiar la imagen del país y presentarlo como lugar seguro y divertido para toda la familia, de hecho, un paraíso turístico. Lo cual es una falsedad, toda vez, que en Colombia existe una de las peores crisis…
en español… Note: The People’s Travel Advisory for Colombia does NOT call for a boycott of travel to Colombia, but for responsible travel to Colombia that supports the nation’s aspirations for peace, justice, and liberation from Empire. Click here to learn more… People’s Travel Advisory for Colombia: The Colombian government has launched many campaigns to change…
By Chuck Kaufman (Original source material translated by Nan McCurdy) Last week’s turbulent meeting of the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States in Medellin, Colombia, further weakened the regional body, virtually killed Secretary General Luis Almagro’s prospects for re-election, and dealt yet another devastating blow to the Nicaraguan opposition and the Trump…
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…
Register now for this important webinar with Daniel Kovalik Making War in Venezuela: the role of corporate media and economic sanctions May 28 at 8:00pm EDT / 5:00pm PDT Register here! As the US war hawks have Venezuela in their gaze, we dedicate ourselves to the work of lifting up voices of those exposing the truth despite our…
by James Patrick Jordan I recently visited the Department of La Guajira on behalf of the Alliance for Global Justice. I was with Raquel Mogollón who works with the organization Camino Común. While we were in La Guajira, we were asked to meet with members of the Fuerza de Mujeres Wayuú (FMW, Women’s Wayuú Force)…
US State Department Venezuelan Foreign Ministry From: Embassy Protection Collective Re: Exiting the Venezuelan Embassy Date: May 13, 2019 This is the 34th day of our living in the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, DC. We are prepared to stay another 34 days, or however long is needed to resolve the embassy dispute in a peaceful…
by James Patrick Jordan When corporate media is obsessing on one story, you can pretty much bet that another story is being ignored or, more likely, purposely hidden and obscured. Corporate media, ever beating the drums for whatever war, coup, or intervention the oligarchs are pushing, plays its dutiful and subservient role. The example that…
