Originally posted on Upside Down World. Written by Chuck Kaufman, Monday, 25 February 2013 13:06 In June 2011 when Tanya Kerssen and I led a delegation of human rights accompaniers to the Aguan Valley of Honduras, we did not know that we would, ourselves, play a cameo role in the life and death struggle for…
Eco-solidarity
Colombia, Eco-solidarity, Labor, Political prisoners, Uncategorized
UPDATE: Colombian Unionist Maribel Oviedo Set Free Without Charges!
Maribel Oviedo (in center) leads delegates from the Alliance for Global Justice and the National Lawyers Guild to visit peasant farmers in the village of Maracaibo in Tolima, Colombia. We have received news from the Colombian human rights group, Lazos de Dignidad, that peasant union leader Maribel Oviedo has been released without charges. Maribel had…
Anti-War, Eco-solidarity, Militarism, Uncategorized
Come to Chicago in May–Protest the NATO/G8 Summits
The Alliance for Global Justice wants to encourage all supporters of peace and justice to go to Chicago in May to protest the Summits of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Group of 8 (G8)–the eight governments with the world’s largest economies.
Eco-solidarity, Honduras
War Against Peasant Farmers Heats Up in Honduras
This piece was originally published in Upside Down World. “There is a war here in the Aguán,” says Juan, surveying the distant fields of African palm from the vantage point of his recently planted field of beans and corn. A young Honduran farmer, wearing a beaten cowboy hat and a bandana bearing the name “National…
Chuck Kaufman, Eco-solidarity, Honduras, News
Return to Rigores, Honduras
By Chuck Kaufman On Jan. 9, 2012 an Alliance for Global Justice (AfGJ) delegation of US and Canadians visited the farming community of Rigores, Honduras in the fertile Aguan Valley near the country’s Caribbean Coast. It was a far different visit than was experienced by a previous AfGJ delegation just six months earlier. On that…
Action alerts, Eco-solidarity
1000 Durbans for Climate Justice!
This alert was originally sent by the Grassroots Global Justice Alliance. GGJ and IEN will be sending off a small and fierce delegation to the 17th “Conference of Polluters” climate negotiations in Durban South Africa next week. GGJ and La Via Campesina North America are calling for a Global Week of Action for Climate Justice,…
Delegations & tours, Eco-solidarity, News
Last Chance to Register: Honduras Delegation on Food Sovereignty
The new year is quickly approaching and so is the AFGJ Delegation to Honduras. We have extended the registration date for the delegation to November 30th. Act now to secure your spot on this exciting and eye-opening delegation! Delegation Date: January 6-15, 2012 Registration Deadline: November 30, 2011 Since the June 2009 military coup, large…
Action alerts, Delegations & tours, Eco-solidarity, Nicaragua
A Sustainable Agriculture Delegation to Nicaragua
March 25 – April 4, 2012 Co-sponsored by Nicaragua Center for Community Action (NICCA) & Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy Since 1989 NICCA has enthusiastically supported Programa Campesino a Campesino (PCaC), a project of Nicaragua’s National Union of Farmers and Ranchers (UNAG). PCaC is a part of the world-wide Via Campesino movement, which…
Colombia, Eco-solidarity, James Patrick Jordan, Labor, News
Interview with Eberto Diaz Montes, President of FENSUAGRO (United National Federation of Peasant Farmers and Farm Workers), Colombia
This interview was conducted with Eberto Díaz Montes by James Patrick Jordan, who also translated it. AFGJ: The National Encounter for the Land and for Peace has been a success in bringing together so many sectors of Colombian society to talk about peace and a political solution to the conflict. Do you believe that this…
Eco-solidarity, Honduras, News
Honduras Accompaniment and Food Sovereignty Delegation
Date: January 6-15, 2012 Sponsored by: Alliance for Global Justice Since the June 2009 military coup, large landowners in the fertile Aguan Valley of Northern Honduras have used the military, police, and private security guards, to terrorize villages and expand their lucrative African palm plantations.