In the Periodical Literature: Reviews of Essays from the Journals Midge Quandt Latin America Goes Global “Latin America in the New Global Capitalism,” by William I. Robinson, from NACLA: Report on the Americas 45, No. 2 (Summer 2012): 3-18. In a recent article, William Robinson, a University of California professor, assesses the transition in Latin…
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Action alerts, Colombia, Español, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
Free David Ravelo, Colombian Political Prisoner
David Ravelo, Human Rights Defender and Political Prisoner Demand freedom and justice for political prisoner David Ravelo. Ravelo is a member of Colombia’s Regional Human Rights Corporation and was honored by the Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja for his defense of human rights. He was recently convicted to 18 years in prison for what is widely…
Action alerts, Uncategorized, Venezuela
EMERGENCY NATIONAL DAYS OF ACTIONS FOR VENEZUELA
A CALL FOR EMERGENCY NATIONAL DAYS OF ACTIONS FOR VENEZUELA TO SEND A MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY & FRIENDSHIP TO THE PEOPLE OF VENEZUELA AND WISHES OF GOOD HEALTH FOR PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ TELL WASHINGTON & THE VENEZUELAN OLIGARCHY: NO TO DESTABILIZATION EFFORTS IN VENEZUELA, HANDS OFF THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION Week of January 20-26, 2013 The…
Audio-visual, Border, Uncategorized
AfGJ Board Visits the US-Mexico Border
Video by Chelli Stanley
Democracy, Haiti, Uncategorized
Stop The Attacks on President Aristide and the Lavalas Movement
Urgent Action Alert From The Haiti Action Committee: It is nearly two years since the joyous return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, his wife and colleague Mildred Trouillot, and their two daughters, to their homeland of Haiti. Tens of thousands of people followed President Aristide’s car as it drove through the streets to his home,…
Anti-War, Colombia, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
INSPP Statement on the Colombian Peace Process
22nd December 2012. By the International Network in Solidarity with the Colombian Political Prisoners (INSPP) Please visit the INSPP website for downloadable copies in English and Spanish.
Colombia, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
David Ravelo and the Struggle for Colombia
By Tom Whitney Colombian political prisoner David Ravelo, jailed since September 14, 2010, learned late in November, 2012, that he had been convicted and sentenced to 18 years in jail. His case, based on spurious evidence, reflects epic military, police, and judicial repression carried out under a regime of big landowners and the urban elite.
Español, Honduras, Uncategorized
The Honduran People under a Permanent Coup d’Etat
Articulo en español abajo: By OFRANEH: The latest Coup d’Etat perpetrated in the early hours of December 12 in Honduras, when the National Congress voted to remove four Supreme Court justices, places front and center once again the dictatorship the country has experienced since June 28, 2009. The ultra-right of Honduras has been offering up…
Anti-War, Colombia, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
Could Ricardo Palmera be Released to Participate in Colombia’s Peace Negotiations?
(Oct. 24, 2012) YOUR ACTION NEEDED! An old, Bush-era tactic is impeding Colombia’s peace process. US extraditions of Colombian citizens are a violation of the nation’s sovereignty and interfere with negotiations to end it’s armed internal conflict. Of special concern is the imprisonment of Ricardo Palmera, aka Simón Trinidad, a key negotiator for the FARC…
Action alerts, Border, Chuck Kaufman, Militarism, Uncategorized
It’s Time to Question Border Patrol Use of Deadly Force
By Chuck Kaufman, National Co-Coordinator, Alliance for Global Justice On October 10, a US Border Patrol agent shot through the border fence into an urban neighborhood in the Mexican city of Nogales and shot to death a 16 year-old Mexican citizen.