At least 60 protestors have been killed by police and military in Peru in the aftermath of the US supported coup that has plunged the country into martial law. Many more have been injured, thousands arrested, and there are even reports of forced disappearances. The Alliance for Global Justice’ Eduardo Garcia spoke with people on…
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#FreeAlexSaab, Alex Saab, Uncategorized, Venezuela
22 talking points about the Alex Saab case
Colombia, James Patrick Jordan, Uncategorized
Peace! Peace! But in Colombia, there is no peace
By James Patrick Jordan Send an email to the White House and to your Senator to urge that the White House withdraw, and that the Senate reject, the nomination of SouthComm’s Jean Elizabeth Manes as the next ambassador to Colombia. The ambassador to Colombia should be an ambassador for peace, not an agent of US…
Colombia, Uncategorized, Webinar
Webinar: Colombia’s Total Peace Plan–the View from Ground Zero
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7pm Eastern and Colombia Time, 6pm Central, 5pm Mountain, and 4pm Pacific Register for the webinar The proposal of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro for a Total Peace Plan is an exciting development that could bring an end to political violence that has left more than 200,000 persons known dead, another 90,000…
AFGJ Saturday!, Aminta Zea, Anti-racism, Cultural solidarity & struggle, James Patrick Jordan, Leo Gimenez, Madeline McClure, Uncategorized
New Music to Move and Groove the Masses – A Review of Releases from 2022
by Aminta Zea (from Lo Eterno), Leo Gimenes, Madeline McClure, and James Patrick Jordan The world is a difficult place right now, with so many anxieties and fears and threats and pandemics and coups and wars and missed opportunities as the planet plunges head strong towards eco-disaster… The crazy thing about it is that 2022…
#FreeAlexSaab, Anti-racism, Eduardo Garcia, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, James Patrick Jordan, Natalia Burdyńska-Schuurman, Political prisoners, Solidarity with North American liberation, Uncategorized
While claiming to defend freedom around the world, the U.S. has hundreds of political prisoners – and the majority are people of color
Racism is still the driving force behind U.S. political imprisonment By James Patrick Jordan, Eduardo Garcia, Natalia Burdyńska Schuurman (Program Coordinators) Originally published on Covert Action Magazine Political imprisonment in the United States exists primarily as a tool of racist repression. It’s aimed disproportionately at people of color as well as others engaged in anti-racist…
#FreeAlexSaab, Anti-racism, Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Immigration, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Political prisoners, Prison Imperialism, Solidarity with North American liberation, Uncategorized
Political prisoners in the USA
Read “While claiming to defend freedom around the world, the U.S. has hundreds of political prisoners – and the majority are people of color,” a comprehensive analysis of political imprisonment in the United States today Introduction & methodology Below is a list of individuals currently incarcerated in the United States for actions threatening U.S. imperial…
Audio-visual, Eco-solidarity, Uncategorized
Eco-Solidarity Update Episode 3: Too Hot to Handle—War, Militarism, and Eco-Destruction
View Part One of Too Hot to Handle–War, Militarism and Eco-Destruction, a brief update on the latest news from eco-solidarity struggles View Part Two, an especially informative round table with representatives from Alianza Mujeres Viequenses, Veterans for Peace, the Nuclear Resister, and AFGJ This month’s Eco Solidarity Update is on the theme of how war…
Calls to action, Peru, Respect for Democracy, Uncategorized
Crisis in Peru: Statement of the People’s Human Rights Observatory / Crisis en Perú: Declaración del Observatorio de los Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos
Crisis in Peru-Stop the repression! No coup! TAKE ACTION Send an email to authorities of Peru and the United States to demand an end to the repression of pro-democracy demonstrators and no US interference Envíe un correo a las autoridades de Perú y EEUU para exigir un fin a la represión de manifestantes pro democracia…
Human Rights in the U.S. Reports, Human Rights School, Indigenous rights & liberation (Abya Yala, Americas), Solidarity with North American liberation, Uncategorized
Over 530 years of struggle and solidarity: Indigenous resistance in the U.S.
None of us are free until all of us are free! By Camille Landry (Program Coordinator) Any analysis that originates in the United States claiming to accurately and fairly address issues pertaining to the human rights of Indigenous people must begin with the acknowledgement that we occupy land that is the ancestral home of Indigenous…