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Southeast The Southeast Region of Witness for Peace encompasses Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana. It is one of the most active and longest-lived regional chapters of WFP. Please also visit our free-standing Witness for Peace Southeast website for more detailed information on past and present activities. For 25 years, Witness for Peace has worked in conjunction with CITCA, the Carolina Interfaith Taskforce on Central America. Gail Phares, Witness for Peace cofounder, also founded CITCA. Read Gail's Call for New US Latin American Policies, reprinted from the Dec. 28, 2008 Raleigh News & Observer.
Please send email to Gail Phares, SE Regional Director for more information. Further contact info:
By Phone (919) 856-9468 By Fax (919) 856-9468 Please visit us weekdays 9AM to noon at our office. [Call first to make certain we're in.] The office is located on the third floor of Fairmont United Methodist Church, 2501 Clark Ave. (corner of Clark and Horne, in Raleigh, 2 blocks north of Hillsborough St. near the NCSU campus) Enter through the door from Horne St.  Sign up for Email Alerts from the Southeast Region
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Press Releases
US Policy toward Venezuela
November 21st, 2007 Critique of US policies toward Venezuela by Gail Phares
Travel Delegations
Delegation to Colombia
August 6th, 2009 Join Gail Phares and others for an eye-opening trip to Colombia, January 2010
Delegation to Colombia January 2010
July 6th, 2009 WITNESS FOR PEACE DELEGATION TO COLOMBIA
JAN. 12TH - JAN. 22TH, 2010
Southeast Region Sponsored Trips
August 9th, 2008 These upcoming travel delegations are specially sponsored by the Southeast Region of Witness for Peace. Come meet some great people from YOUR region of the country.
Reports
2009 Pilgrimage for Justice & Peace
Route and activity information for the 2009 W4P Pilgrimage from Ashville to Raleigh, NC. Also a profile of Gail Phares's Witness for Peace Activities, written by Peter A. Giniesse
Report of 2008 WFP Delegation to Nicaragua
June 25th, 2008 25th anniversary delegation report by Gail Phares, WFP SE
2007 Teen Delegation to Nicaragua
August 1st, 2007 Report by Gail Phares, WFP SE, on the 2007 delegation of teens to Nicaragua.
Colombian Women's Movement - a Struggle for Life and Survival
November 17th, 2004 Delegation report for 2004 by Gail Phares
100 Person Delegations to Nicaragua, Cuba, Colombia & Mexico
End Economic & Military Violence
July 1st, 2003 Report by Gail Phares on 2003 WFP delegations.
Previous Delegation Experiences
We welcome submissions. Please send them to Gail Phares. We love to hear what other travelers before you have to say about their journeys with Witness for Peace.
Take Action
Be a Voice for Peace in Colombia 2009
February 6th, 2009
Organize and/or join the National Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, April 19-20, 2009-
Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace 2009
February 6th, 2009 Join the annual pilgrimage from Charlotte to Raleigh, NC, Apr. 5-10, 2009
Close the School of the Americas, November 2008
October 20th, 2008 Historical background and agenda for Nov. 2008 actions
Honduran Labor Leaders Face Death Threats
Write to the Honduran government,including President of the Republic, Manuel Zelaya Rosales and the Secretary of Security, Jorge Rodas Gamero, to guarantee the lives of the peasant leaders, including that of the compañero Rafael Alegría.
News Articles
Forced Migration
by Gail Phares, The News & Observer September 21st, 2009 WFP Southeast Regional Organizer advocates immigration and trade reform based on her experience leading a delegation to Mexico.
 Exclusive Video: Witness the Roots of Migration
Watch an exlusive WFP video following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.
People from around the country study coal mining in Appalachia
WYMT May 29th, 2009 People from across the country stop in eastern Kentucky to see how coal ming affects the local economy and environment. The group Witness for Peace got a first hand look from local miners and saw the beauty of some reclaimed mine lands and learned about other environmental effects of coal mining.
Pike resident joins delegation going to Colombian coalfields
Williamson Daily News May 25th, 2009 Pike County resident Vanessa Hall will be part of a U.S. delegation visiting the coalfields of Colombia, South America in the coming week, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) reported.
Check Witness for Peace-Southeast website for news & updates.
Please check the Witness for Peace Southeast website in addition to this site. We generally post information on one site or the other, but not both.
Protests at jail lead to arrests
by Keren Rivas, The Burlington Times News April 8th, 2009 WFP activists and others protested unjust immigration policies in North Carolina as part of the 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.
Both sides of immigration issue to be represented Wednesday in Graham
by Robert Boyer, The Burlington Times News April 6th, 2009 WFP Southeast is scheduled to march through Graham and Burlington on Wednesday advocate for immigrants’ and
workers’ rights, and for a fair trade policy as part of the 23rd annual “Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.”
Border Crossings
by Jordan Green, Yes Weekly March 18th, 2009 This WFP delegate traveled on a delegation of North Carolina leaders to Oaxaca, Mexico to examine the root causes of immigration to their state. This article provides a vivid, in-depth description of what they saw and heard on their trip.
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