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No O’odham Word For Wall

November 17, 2016

TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION RELEASES VIDEO ON ITS OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED BORDER WALL “There’s No O’odham Word for Wall” Demonstrates Why a Fortified Wall Does Not Work

US Aid: What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing! (Apologies to Edwin Starr)

November 16, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, as part of its coverage of the US House-passed NICA Act, Informe Pastran published a couple of short items about US aid to Nicaragua. The NICA Act wouldn’t, if passed by the Senate and signed by the President, cut off US aid to Nicaragua. It would require the US to…

AfGJ Statement on the Election of Donald Trump as President

November 16, 2016

November 16, 2016 Para leer en español We find ourselves today in a worldwide struggle such as we have never seen before. We are not only confronting the destructive nature of neoliberalism and imperialist wars, we are in a race towards the end of the world as we know it with respect to ecological degradation.…

Declaración de AfGJ sobre la Elección de Donald Trump como Presidente de los EE.UU.

November 16, 2016

16 noviembre, 2016 To read in English Nos encontramos hoy en día en una lucha mundial como nunca antes hemos visto. No estamos únicamente enfrentando el carácter destructivo del neoliberalismo y de las guerras imperialistas, sino una carrera hacia el fin del mundo que hoy conocemos por la degradación del medio ambiente. Con Donald Trump…

NicaNotes: Guest Blog: POST-ELECTORAL CALM AFTER “FIESTA CIVICA” IN NICARAGUA

November 9, 2016

Here is another guest blog by long-time Nicaragua solidarity activist Larry Fisk recounting his experience as an unofficial election accompanier. He first monitored Nicaragua’s election in 1990 and has done so every election since. – Chuck Kaufman Larry Fisk November 8, 2016 Leon, Nicaragua Nicaraguans went back to work calmly on Monday after successful, peaceful and…

Ortega Wins Big in Presidential Contest

November 7, 2016

This article from the blog Informe Pastran, although written early in the counting, provides an excellent overview of the election. With 99.8% of the polling stations ballots counted, Ortega increased his lead to 72.5%. On Monday, a US State Department spokesperson declared the United States “deeply concerned” about what he called “flawed elections.” Since an…

Colombia’s Failed Peace Throws Prisoners’ Rights into Question

November 7, 2016

by Cody Edgerly In the wake of the failed Oct. 2 peace referendum, the Colombian population is being held hostage by uncertainty as President Juan Manuel Santos and negotiators try to find alternatives to this unforeseen situation. Read more…

NicaNotes: Guest Post: Nicaragua at Peace, in Relative Prosperity Before November 6th Landslide Re-Election of Daniel OrtegaNicaragua at Peace, in Relative Prosperity Before November 6th Landslide Re-Election of Daniel Ortega

November 2, 2016

Guest Post by Larry Fisk Having been in Nicaragua during elections in 1990, 2011 and 2012, I arrived in Managua on Friday, October 28 to be present for the current electoral process. Among the first things I noticed was that Managua seems cleaner than I have ever seen it. A campaign promoting clean living as…

AFGJ’s 2017 Delegations Calendar!

November 1, 2016

Considering Joining AFGJ on one of our Delegations in 2017! We’re going to: Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia. For more information visit our Delegations Page or email [email protected] for an application! Download the Flyer

Announcing AFGJ’s Feb 2017 Honduras & Nicaragua Delegation!

October 28, 2016

Delegation – Feb. 17-26, 2017 Sponsored by: Alliance for Global Justice, Code Pink, and Friends of the ATC* For an application, send an email to [email protected] (click on image to download flyer) This is a unique delegation to compare two neighboring countries whose shared history contains many similarities and even greater differences. The delegation will…