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New England  Witness for Peace, New England is a regional association whose mission is to support and carry out the work of national Witness for Peace, a politically independent, grass-roots organization committed to non-violence and led by faith and conscience. As a grass-roots movement Witness for Peace, New England seeks to raise awareness of and give testimony to violations of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean and to advocate for U.S. economic and social policies that support these basic rights. Witness for Peace, New England works with people of faith and conscience to develop skills and strategies that will transform destructive U.S. policies to ones of life, opportunity and hope. The Mystery of Cuba, Our Island Neighbor For most Americans, Cuba is a curiosity. Outside of Miami and other Cuban-American strongholds, people are intrigued by the only nation in the world prohibited to Americans. For over 48 years various administrations and a cold war, US policy has limited contact between Cubans and Americans. We are hopeful that these repressive policies are about to change. We are putting time and energy into fostering that change and creating an open exchange between neighbors What's New
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 •DELEGATION: Peaceful Ways: Stories of Sustainable Living In Oaxaca, Mexico
SUSTAINABILITY can be defined as living in peace with all Earth’s inhabitants. Its greatest challenge is social injustice. Participate in a delegation to Oaxaca, Mexico to learn how U.S. policies and corporate practices affect our neighbors to the South, and what you can do about it. You will learn firsthand about these issues from those most affected by the policies.
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 • DELEGATION Nicaragua: The Children: Casualties of The War Against the Poor
Free Trade opens up markets by eliminating taxes and tariffs on products imported and exported, thus creating one large economy in which everyone competes. Free trade encourages countries to produce for export rather than for their own needs and under this model, poor countries like Nicaragua are forced to use their “comparative advantage” to compete against large economies like Mexico and the United States. Nicaragua’s “comparative advantage” is a cheap, abundant labor force.
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 New England Region Sponsored Delegations
These upcoming travel delegations are specially sponsored by the New England Region of Witness for Peace. Come meet some really great people from YOUR region of the country.
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 We are so grateful--always--for your support.
As we enter 2009 we usher in a new administration and new opportunities to change US policy and end extreme global poverty and oppression in Latin America. For 25 years, Witness For Peace has provided a strong and well respected voice for this change. For the past quarter of a century, WFP has worked tirelessly to change our foreign policy and to bring the reality of those misguided policies to the attention of the US people. Witness for Peace, New England, as an autonomous organization relies on your donations to keep its education programs strong. Your donations make it possible for us to continue to offer unique delegations, sponsor speaker's tours and continue our critical educational outreach. We hope that your holiday season continues to be celebrated in the spirit of resistance and that your are preparing to join us in action-packed 2009!
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You can work within your community to help promote the mission of Witness for Peaces to support peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by changing US policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean. We stand with people who seek justice.
News Articles
Local woman leads health-care delegation to Cuba
by Chris Garofolo, Brattleboro Reformer Article about WFP Health Care Delegation to Cuba, led by Judy Greenburg.
Letter: Salem helped win compensation for coal mine's neighbors
by Aviva Chomsky, The Salem News January 9th, 2009 Many people in Salem, including Mayor Driscoll and the Salem City Council, as well as members of HealthLink, have lent their support to the small Colombian village of Tabaco, violently displaced in 2001 by the Cerrejon coal mine. Dominion Energy, owner of the Salem power plant, is one of the major U.S. buyers of Colombian coal.
Activists protest Drummond Co.'s employment practices, protection of union workers
by Roy L. Williams, The Birmingham News November 21st, 2008 WFP organizes a rally in Drummond Coal Co.'s hometown of Birmingham
Nicaraguan woman tells other side of immigration
by Grace Knight, South County Independent - Rhode Island November 3rd, 2008 Local press coverage from WFP New England Speaker Tour
New Beginnings: Bolivia’s Return to Indigenous Rule
by Joanne Ranney, The Times InK Local Activist Travels to Bolivia
Nov. 2007
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