WOMAN, MOTHER, POLITICAL PRISONER A Colombian Reality An Evening of Solidarity The International Network for Solidarity with the Political Prisoners of Colombia and the Alliance for Global Justice invite you to a presentation of “Beyond the Walls: A visit with the women of El Buen Pastor, Patio Six.” Accompanied by live Latin American music ‘Beyond…
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Chuck Kaufman, Uncategorized, Venezuela
Chavez victory calls for US activists to increase our vigilance and organizing
by Chuck Kaufman With a victory margin of almost 10% amounting to a lead of 1.3 million votes, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was re-elected to a third term yesterday; a term that will expire in 2019. The margin of Chavez’ victory, coupled with challenger Henrique Capriles’ acknowledgment of defeat, appeared to mute claims of fraud…
Anti-War, Colombia, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
End Extraditions that Impede Peace Negotiations in Colombia-Allow Participation of Ricardo Palmera
(9/16/12) TAKE ACTION: CLICK HERE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING FOUR STEPS HE CAN TAKE TO SUPPORT PEACE IN COLOMBIA
Colombia, Uncategorized
Colombia’s Disappeared
by Dan Kovalik (From Counter Punch) The cover of Colombia’s Semana magazine depicts a photo which should warm the cockles of any decent heart: the indigenous people of Cauca carrying an armed soldier, one of many who had invaded their land, away from their town.
Colombia, Labor, Uncategorized
United Steel Workers and California Labor Federation Stand Up for Colombian Unions and Peace
by James Jordan North American unionists have taken a significant step forward in solidarity with Colombian unionists-one that raises intriguing possibilities for the development of a new kind of worker to worker internationalism.
Latin America solidarity - general or not otherwise covered, Uncategorized
Guatemalan Femicide: The Legacy of Repression and Injustice
by Cyril Mychalejko (Reprinted from Toward Freedom–please check out their “AFGJ-recommended” website at: http://www.towardfreedom.com/ ) One generally overlooked feature of Guatemalan government and military’s 36-year (1960-96) genocidal counterinsurgency campaign against the country’s Mayan population is the strategy of targeting women with violence.
Colombia, Democracy, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, Uncategorized
USAID Grants $3 Million to Solidarity Center’s Bogotá Office–Unionists Want to Know Why
by James Jordan (Alliance for Global Justice) The Solidarity Center office in Bogotá has received an unusually large two-year grant of $3 million
Democracy, Uncategorized
Book Review: Resisting the Global State: A perfectly timed perspective
“Here I sit painfully far from Greece, struggling to keep abreast of my compatriots’ tumultuous mobilization against the euro-zone’s neoliberal onslaught—and what lands on my desk? An inspiringly readable volume (215 pp) edited by Cliff DuRand and Steve Martinot: Recreating Democracy in A Globalized State (Clarity Press, 2012). Authored by the two American editors and…
Chuck Kaufman, Nicaragua, Uncategorized
Book Review: A True History of the Anti-Contra War Campaign
“The new book by Prof. Roger Peace, A Call to Conscience: The Anti-Contra War Campaign, is an important contribution to recording a true history of the era, unsullied by US government and media lies and disinformation. As such, I would recommend it as reading for the Occupy Movement for its lessons on how a decentralized…
Nasim Chatha, Political prisoners, Prison Imperialism, Uncategorized
USA’s Prison Industrial Complex Moves South of the Border
by Nasim Chatha The United States today uses an extensive and unprecedented form of imprisonment and policing as social control of its most marginalized communities. It is a unique culture of incarceration: no other country locks up their population to the same degree that we do, nor has so perfected imprisonment as a tool of…
