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U.S. stance OKs Honduran coup

Fri, 11 Dec 2009

The Obama administration handed a significant victory to the military-backed coup government in Honduras by recognizing the results of its recent presidential elections.

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Rise in Colombia extrajudicial killings may be linked to pressures on military

Fri, 20 Nov 2009

In March 2006, Martha Giraldo returned to her father’s farm outside of Cali, Colombia, to find the property surrounded by soldiers and her father dead. Giraldo speaks about the impunity enjoyed by the government actors carrying out extrajudicial killings of Colombian civilians.

Witness for Peace Spokesperson Discusses Immigration, NAFTA

Mon, 16 Nov 2009

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.

Terrorism and Bananas

Fri, 13 Nov 2009

Witness for Peace protestors will be ready to greet investors next week as Chiquita holds its annual stockholders meeting in downtown Cincinnati.

Fair Trade Makes Good Sense for Co-op

Thu, 12 Nov 2009

The Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op welcomed a Witness for Peace visitor from Nicaragua to its Grandin Village store earlier this week, who spoke about fair trade practices when it comes to coffee and other food products.

Give Hondurans More Time for Fair Elections

Tue, 03 Nov 2009

While the coup regime may leave the presidential office, the lasting effects of this crisis will be with Honduras, and the rest of Latin America, for years to come. After such a polarizing and divisive time, the people of Honduras deserve more than a few days to decide their future.

New Podcast: Colombian Indigenous Activist Speaks on Plan Colombia

Rafael Coicue from the Association of Indigenous Councils speaks about Plan Colombia and the Colombia Free Trade Agreement on a WFP-sponsored speaker tour.

Marblehead resident takes Honduras into her heart

Wed, 14 Oct 2009

Marblehead resident and former Boston Globe columnist Linda Weltner criticizes the mainstream media’s coverage of the June 28 Honduran coup.

Fairfax Pastor Marks 3 Decades of Human Rights Advocacy

Sun, 11 Oct 2009

The Rev. Kenneth Weare ventured to Honduras Sept. 5-12 with Witness for Peace to gather testimony and look into human rights abuses inflicted by the regime that ousted democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya in a June 28 military coup.

Stand Up for Immigration Reform

Wed, 07 Oct 2009

San Caralampio is a poor Mexican farming community along the Guatemalan border where hundreds of families have been torn apart — not by war, but by economic policies such as NAFTA, which have destroyed their families' ability to live off of their farms. Unable to find work in their small farming community in southern Mexico, Candido's three sons made the agonizing decision to leave their family and began the long and harrowing journey through the hostile desert to find work in the USA.

Forced Migration

Mon, 21 Sep 2009

WFP Southeast Regional Organizer advocates immigration and trade reform based on her experience leading a delegation to Mexico.

NAFTA Is Our Real Problem

What do immigration, border security, swine flu and environmental concerns have in common? If you answer NAFTA, you would be so right. Glaringly absent from the agenda of the most recent meeting of President Barack Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was any talk about problems with this trade agreement that binds our countries so tightly together. With NAFTA commemorating its 15th year as a poster-child for the failed free trade model, our leaders should have been talking about renegotiation.

Isolated Cuba is making remarkable strides

Sat, 08 Aug 2009

After spending 10 days in Cuba last month with a Witness for Peace delegation of educators, Matthew Bosisio contributes his reflections on the country and the embargo in an opinion piece for the Augusta Chronicle.

Oxnard teachers hope to raise funds to visit Cuba

Mon, 06 Jul 2009

Francisco Romero and his sister, Alma, local teachers, will arrive in Cuba on July 19 as part of a delegation of 37 educators from across the United States being sponsored by Witness for Peace, reports the Ventura County Star.