Friendship Office of the Americas – Page 106 – A social justice organization that fosters solidarity between the peoples of Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States and pursues polices of peace and friendship.

By adminMay 14, 2007Uncategorized

Sign On Letter to Support Debt Cancellation for Haiti

If you would like to sign on to the following letter, please e-mail Tom Ricker at tomr[at]quixote [dot] orgDear member of Congress:We are writing today to encourage you to support House Resolution 241. House Resolution 241 would direct the United States Executive Directors at the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to immediately cancel Haiti’s debts to those institutions. read more

By adminMay 14, 2007Uncategorized

ICE Deportations on the rise

From Orlando Sentinel article "Deportation divides family" ""Agents are going to homes and workplaces, apprehending illegal immigrants. They are holding them at detention centers, sometimes transferring them out of state, and in many cases flying them back to their countries of origin. read more

By adminMay 14, 2007Uncategorized

Defending Labor Rights in Haiti

Ben Terrall, freelance journalist from the bay area, recently published an article on labor rights and new trade legislation (HOPE Act) for Haiti Analysis. You can read this on the Haiti Analysis website.

By adminMay 14, 2007Uncategorized

Bolivia takes action against ICSID

Dear Friends: As you already know Bolivia decided to withdraw from the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in a initiative taken during the Celebration of the First Year of ALBA-TCP the 29th April. The decision was taken toghether with Venezuela and Nicaragua read more

By adminMay 11, 2007Uncategorized

More on Boat Ramming

From the Miami Heraldhttp://www.miamiherald.com/582/story/103207.htmlPrint This ArticlePosted on Fri, May. 11, 2007Haitian survivor: `They just left us out there’BY STEVENSON JACOBSSurvivors of a capsizing that killed at least 61 Haitian migrants said a Turks and Caicos patrol boat rammed them, towed them into deeper water and abandoned their overturned vessel read more

By adminMay 10, 2007Uncategorized

Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

I was just in Chicago last month for the Latin America Solidarity Conference. One of the main topics of discussion was immigrant rights. It seems appropriate then to remind people here of the incredible contributions that the people of Haiti have made in the United States – as we advocate for justice for Haitian refugees today.

By adminMay 10, 2007Uncategorized

Migrants say boat was rammed

The AP has a story about the recent capsizing or a boat carrying refugees from Haiti – it happened on Thursday and at least 60 people died. Survivors say that the Turks and Caicos Navel vessel rammed their boat twice before it capsized. read more

By adminMay 9, 2007Uncategorized

Transcript: Bush and Preval comments yesterday

Joint Remarks by Presidents Bush, Preval of Haiti(U.S. supports U.N. mission in Haiti, fight against drug trafficking) (780)(begin transcript)THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryMay 8, 2007REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSHAND PRESIDENT PREVAL OF HAITIIN PHOTO OPPORTUNITYOval Office4:45 P.M. EDT

By adminMay 8, 2007Uncategorized

Onion News Gets Props

Since we posted the Onion News Network’s parody of a news report on Haiti two weeks ago, I thought it appropriate to share this article with you about ONN – it references the Haiti report.’Onion News’ runs rings around faux-newscast competitionBy SAM McMANISSacramento BeeSilly me. I thought cable TV news was beyond mocking. After all, once you’ve watched Nancy Grace in action, parody and satire don’t seem to stand a chance read more

By adminMay 4, 2007Program

Alliance for Responsible Trade

ART is a national network of labor, family-farm, religious, women’s, environmental, development and research organizations that promotes equitable and sustainable trade and development. ART is the representative coalition to the Hemispheric Social Alliance (HSA), a hemispheric wide organization of coalitions which are challenging the dominant models of power.