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VIDEO: Vigil to Close the SOA
Two videos of human rights activists from Colombia speaking from the gates of the School of the Americas at the 2009 Vigil to Close the SOA.
2009 Annual Report
2009 was a smash-hit year for movement-building. Check out our manifold accomplishments here.
Witness for Peace Spokesperson Paola Gutierrez Galindo Discusses Immigration, NAFTA
Tension surrounding Mexican immigration is growing, and many would say that the system is broken, especially Paola Gutierrez Galindo. From Oaxaca, Mexico, Galindo holds a degree in Indigenous Law and is focused on the impact of migration on identity and family in Oaxacan indigenous communities. At a presentation hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies, she explained her concern about migration as a Mexican worried about the demise of her community, a view unfamiliar to many Americans.
Coup: US Regresses, Hondurans March
The coup regime in Honduras continues to cling to power, despite massive pro-democracy mobilizations there. Meanwhile, the U.S. response remains sluggish and two-faced. In August President Obama called groups like WFP "hypocritical" for levying such critiques. It's time to set the record straight.
Guadalajara: Obama Backpedals on Change
On August 9, President Obama went to Guadalajara, Mexico to meet with his Mexican and Canadian counterparts for the fifth North American Leaders Summit. Did he stake out a change-oriented roadmap for immigration, NAFTA, or Mexico's drug war? No, no, and no.
VIDEO: Merida Initiative 101
Watch our organizer Ben Beachy break down the Merida Initiative in the context of Mexico's escalating violence. The speech was part of an Anti-Militarization Teach-In in February, organized by the Latin America Solidarity Coalition and the North American Congress on Latin America.
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