Dear friend, I knew about Chuck Kaufman years before meeting him, and I learned about the Nicaragua Network and the Alliance for Global Justice well before getting involved. Back in the 80s and 90s, I suddenly lost my job because of anti-war activities. I was a minimum-wage worker, so the blow was pretty hard. A…
By John Perry (John Perry is based in Masaya, Nicaragua, and writes for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, London Review of Books, FAIR, Covert Action Magazine and others. This article was originally published in Covert Action Magazine on Nov. 1, 2024.) Governments in Latin America have been at the forefront of opposition to Israel’s genocide…
By Tanya Núñez – Sep 30, 2024 Human rights organizations launch an international campaign to return Colombian peace negotiator Simon Trinidad back to his home country after being imprisoned in a US supermax prison for over 20 years. Let Simón Go Home! Sign the Open Letter and/or get your organization to endorse Many believe that…
Register for the Labor Solidarity, Democracy, and Empire in the Americas webinar on Sunday, September 8, 2pm Pacific Time, 3pm MT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET Happy Labor Day to all workers! The power to change the world is in our hands! Unfortunately, there are those who try to infiltrate, coopt, or impersonate workers movements to…
About the zine The Quarterly Eco-Zine is an e-zine overviewing our latest news, publications, webinars, delegations and eyewitness accounts of ecological struggles, ecosocialist movements and eco-solidarity in the Americas. In an era of climate crisis and environmental injustice, we strive to inspire hope and change. August 2024 Issue: Second Encounter of the First Ecosocialist International…
Register for the Free Simón Trinidad Webinar and Campaign Launch this August 29, 6pm Pacific Time, 8pm in Colombia and Central Time Join us next Thursday for a webinar and campaign launch to free U.S. political prisoner, Ricardo Palmera, aka Simón Trinidad! We will hear from Mark Burton and Gustavo Gallardo, US and Colombian lawyers…
This teach-in, hosted by the Nicaraguan Embassy in Washington, DC, was organized by the Black Alliance for Peace – Haiti/Americas Team. Brianna (Diaspora Pa’lante Collective) on SOUTHCOM in PuertoRico Felix Molina (Honduran journalist and human rights defender) on SOUTHCOM in Honduras Samantha Wherry (Colombian peace activist) on SOUTHCOM in Colombia Join the #ZoneOfPeace Campaign: blackallianceforpeace.com/zoneofpeace
By Tanya Nuñez, William Camacaro, and James Jordan We’re reaching out to you with urgent news regarding the political landscape in Colombia. The elected government of President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez, whose rise to power marked a historic moment in Colombian politics, is facing imminent threats from the Colombian oligarchy seeking to…
The Alliance for Global Justice and the People’s Human Rights Observatory express our profound alarm over the recent threats against Peace Worker and labor leader William Salazar and his family. Salazar is the president of SINDHEP, the union of Human Rights Defenders in Colombia’s Ombudsman’s (peoples advocate) office. He is also the president of REDSIPAZ,…
(This video, produced by Tanya Nuñez, is a conversation with a spokesperson for one of the communities most impacted by threats and assassinations in Colombia. Alirio presents important ideas for ending political violence and advancing the vision of a new Colombia.) Declaración de Solidaridad con el ETCR Dagoberto Ortiz en la vereda Monterredondo, Miranda, Cauca,…
