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Pacific Northwest

Mission

WFPNW supports peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by promoting change in governmental policies and corporate practices that contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America. Toward this end we undertake informational programs, advocacy campaigns, and educational delegations to raise awareness of the issues affecting the people and governments of the Western Hemisphere. We are a politically independent, grassroots organization, whose members are led by faith and conscience and a commitment to nonviolence.

The Pacific Northwest region includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.

** Witness for Peace Northwest was awarded the 2008 Spokane Peace Prize Chief Joseph Award for our peacemaking work in the Pacific Northwest! **

2010 Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia
Join Witness for Peace Northwest as we stand with our partners in Colombia for peace and justice!

Events Calendar
Click here for upcoming conferences, rallies and meetings in your area.
5 ways to Support Immigrant Rights in Your Community
Roots of Migration: Trade, Privatization, and Resistance
View photos from this special delegation!
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Calendar of Events
Exciting speaker tours, days of action, travel delegations and more.
Support the Pacific NW Region
Click here to help support the Pacific Northwest Region's many activities and programs.

Travel Delegations
Stories of Migration Delegation
Check out photos from the Migration Stories Delegation to Oaxaca!
Delegation Photo Gallery
See photo albums from NW delegates' travels in Latin America.
Previous Delegation Experiences
Hear what other travelers before you have to say about their journeys with Witness for Peace.
Pacific Northwest Sponsored Trips
These upcoming travel delegations are specially sponsored by the Pacific Northwest Region of Witness for Peace. Come meet some really great people from YOUR region of the country.

Reports
VIDEO: Migrating Towards Understanding
See what a New York police officer learns about the roots of migration when he travels to Mexico in this WFP documentary.
VIDEO: Witnessing the Effects of U.S. Policy
Witness for Peace production presents an introduction to your delegation opportunities.
VIDEO: Witness the Roots of Migration
A documentary following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.
The Mérida Initiative: New Phase, Same Violence
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.
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.
VIDEO: What About Fair Trade Coffee?
Watch Nicaraguan coffee farmer Eddy Gutierrez Zavala share his experiences on a WFP-sponsored speaker tour.
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.
FACT SHEET: the Merida Initiative
Forced from Home: U.S. Policy and Immigration
Download Witness for Peace's fact sheet, discussion questions and action ideas.
Desarraigo Obligado- En Español
FACT SHEET: CAFTA and Women
Download this short fact sheet on the Central American Free Trade Agreement and its impact on women.

Just the Facts
Contact us
Links
Find links to our coalition partners and organizational allies.
About Us
Learn more about our WFPNW board members, state coordinators and staff.

Take Action
No Human Rights Certification for Colombia
Help reduce U.S. military funding to Colombia by up to 30% by taking action now.
End the Cuba Travel Ban
HR 4645, the bill that would reinstate U.S. Americans' right to travel to Cuba, just passed through Committee. Your help is needed to make sure it passes through the House.
Support Teachers in Honduras
Send a message to the U.S. embassy in Honduras to express your concern with the violent repression of peaceful protests in Honduras.
Tell Congress to Stop Displacing Colombians
Nearly 5 million Colombians have been displaced. Yet, our government continues to send more in military aid than in humanitarian aid to Colombia, assisting the victimizers more than the victims. Help us inundate Congress with calls and emails for policies that would alleviate, not exacerbate, Colombia's crisis.
Ask Your Member of Congress to Support the Trade Act Today!
Read the Witness for Peace Northwest letter to Congressman McDermott and then write your own!
Follow WFP on Facebook
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Panama Free Trade Agreement
WFPNW Organizer and members of the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign visit Rep. Earl Blumenauer's office on the US-Panama Free Trade Agreement.
Colombia Day of Action in Portland
Coverage of the Colombia Day of Action event in Portland and the Colombian Journey speaking tour with Nidia Castellanos from Arauca, Colombia.
Shut Down the School of the Americas!
Watch Fr. Roy Bourgeois speak in Portland, OR about why we need to close down the SOA! See photos from the Oregon delegation to the November vigil.
WFP Activists Participate in Creative Local Action for Trade Justice in Oregon
Watch a short video of this ironic "welcome" party for the America Wins with Trade bus tour in Portland.
US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
Oregonians ask Rep. Darlene Hooley to oppose the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

In the Media
PORTLAND OBSERVER: Get Sensible About Migration
July 27th, 2010
An opinion editorial by Witness for Peace Regional Organizer Colette Cosner
NJ.COM: Face to Face with another world
July 25th, 2010
A delegation of students from the College of New Jersey travels to Nicaragua to understand the effects of U.S. foreign policy on the region.
Latin America Solidarity Committee focuses on population displacement, political strains, and the effect of U.S. efforts
Activists from the Latin America Solidarity Committee visit federal courthouse in Eugene to urge a new House resolution to address large-scale internal displacement as part of National Days of Action for Colombia.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: U.S. agencies abuse Mexican immigrants
April 18th, 2010
Under the guise of protecting the country from drug smugglers and Mexican cartels, the U.S. government uses tax dollars to abuse undocumented immigrants.
New Delegation, Immigration Dialogue, and Colombia Action
March Update: Our next few months include a Mexico-bound delegation, a key discussion of comprehensive immigration reform, Days of Prayer and Action for Colombia, and efforts to gain TRADE Act cosponsors.
Take Action for Trade Justice in Oregon
Tell Senator Wyden to Support the Trade Act. Read the press coverage of the February 18th action for trade justice in Portland
Courage in Colombia: An interview from Colombia's Memory Gallery
On a recent labor delegation John Walsh, a union leader from Oregon, interviewed Anggie Tamayo. Tamayo is a an activist in Cali working to bring light to the stories of those murdered and disappeared in Colombia.
Corn Not Coca: US Trade Policy in Colombia and Communities of Resistance. Click here to listen, watch, and read coverage of our Fall Speaker's Tour!
Take a deeper look at the War on Drugs, Free Trade Agreements, and the non-violent social movements organizing for sovereignty and justice in Colombia. Tour features indigenous leader and human rights coordinator Rafael Coicue
NAFTA Tour Coverage
Watch or listen to Baldemar's presentation about the effects of NAFTA on food sovereignty in Oaxaca.
Interview on Drummond Coal
WFPNW Organizer Beth Poteet speaks with KBOO about the atrocities of Drummond Coal in Colombia.
"Bordering on Insanity"
WFP past Cuba delegate Martha Gies highlights the work of Witness for Peace in an article on immigration and conquest in Mexico.

Publications
May 2010 Newsletter: Northwest Region Update
2008 Year in Review Photos
WFPNW Newsletters
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