On October 13 and 14 the Solidarity Cyclers rode their bikes on a 111-mile loop outside of Washington, D.C. to raise money for programs in El Salvador and Haiti. Solidarity Cyclers 2007 are: (left to right) Isham, David, Andy, Tom, Ryan, Rosa, and BurkeTom, Andy, and Ryan rode for Haiti Reborn – raising over $4,000 in pledges so far (we’re still counting so feel free to pitch in!).This is their story….
Reports earlier today indicated that 47 people have died as a result of heavy rains and flooding, most near Cabaret though damage from the rains is reported in Gonaives as well. Some relief efforts are beginning already. 700 homes have been destroyed and another 4,000 seriously damaged. 3,000 people have been displaced by these rains and are living in temproary shelters. Many people are still living in shelters as a result of Hurrica
Floods have killed 23 people in Haiti. Below is a story from Jamaica-based Heartbeat News with links to additional stories. The rain is continuing a very dangerous situation Hardbeatnews, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Mon. Oct. 15, 2007: Some 23 people were killed in Cabaret, Haiti Friday after flooding, triggered by torrential rain, swept through the village read more
The Honorable José Miguel Insulza Secretary GeneralOrganization of American States17th Street & Constitution Ave., N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006read more
Manipulation and Pressure Tactics win the CAFTA ReferendumOctober 9, 2007By Tom Loudon, Alliance for Responsible Trade
Take Action: Tell Congress that expanding NAFTA and CAFTA to Peru is a bad idea The Bush administration has begun moving the Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA) through Congress. A final vote in the House of Representatives is expected in late October, with the Senate to follow shortly thereafter. read more
As we head out to observe the voting on the CAFTA referendum, it seems appropriate to compare the state of democracy in the U.S. with that of Costa Rica. We have only been here a short time, but we’ve received an intensive course in Costa Rican history and politics. It has become obvious from this instruction that we in the U.S.
The scandal that broke yesterday around the funding of the campaign of President Arias provides yet another insight into what is at stake in the referendum on CAFTA. (The source story in Spanish) read more
By Jessica Walker Beaumont, Alliance for Responsible TradeOctober 6, 2007 – the eve before the first ever referendum on a trade agreement As the US-Peru Free Trade Agreement goes through Congress at a rapid pace with little resistance from the very same Democrats who so adamantly took a stand against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), I am honored to be in Costa Rica to witness a vivacious grassroots movement likely to stop CAFTA’s ratification in tomorrow’s referendum. read more
