Notes on Ike
We haven’t been able to contact Gros Morne yet since Ike came through this weekend. We hope to speak to them soon, but in the meantime we have been able to glean some information about Ike’s impacts from the web read more
Detailed Report from Pat (Post Hannah, Pre Ike)
Here is a report from Pat in Gros Morne on the status of the community and agro-forestry projects there. We haven’t yet had further contact with Pat since Ike hit this weekend. We are preparing to assist in the appeal that Pat and the local religious community pulled together. Thank you for the outpouring of support thus far. If you haven’t yet, you can donate here. read more
Tens of Thousands Flooded in Gonaives
Today tens of thousands of Haitians are trapped in the flooded city of Gonaives in a gruesome replay of what happened in Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. Unable to move because of flooding, many Haitians are trapped on building roofs without food or clean water. Relief convoys have been turned back at the approaches to the town as they reached the edge of impassible lakes of water or could not cross huge gullies washed in roads.
Message from Pat in Gros Morne
Carol, In Gros Morne we hardly got a drop from Gustav but it wouldn’t let Hanna move on after Hanna slammed us hard. It’s worse than Hurricane Jeanne here. We have people staying at the center in Grepin again and there are families at the Salvation Army down the road from the center.–much property and garden lost. Five houses in town were washed into Riviere Mancelle. We don’t have many reports because roads are out and phone don’t work in a number of places. Gonaives is dreadful because of Hanna, and Ike and Josephine are on their way.
The Hemispheric Social Alliance Bulletin August 26, 2008
Contents:1. The struggles of the indigenous communities and poor farmers of Peru lead to the repeal of Legislative Decrees 1015 and 10732. The Doha Round3. Immigration in America4. Honduras becomes a part of ALBA read more
RSVP for Bill Retirement Party
Bill’s Retirement Party happened Oct 11th. We will be posting photos from the wonderful event here shortly.
Gustav and Hannah Batter Haiti
Hurricane Gustav tore ashore at Jacmel on the southern peninsula of Haiti on August 26th. More than 12 inches of rain fell in a few hours on Haiti’s denuded hillsides. More than 75 Haitians lost their lives and over 8000 their homes in mudslides and flash floods in the hours afterwards. The sad truth is that Haiti was still recovering from tropical storm Fay which soaked the island earlier in the month, killing 23 read more
Hemispheric Social Alliance Bulletin July 30, 2008
Contents: 1. Colombian Chapter- People’s Tribunal2. The WTO DOHA round3. The New Constitution project for Ecuador is presented4. The Recall Referendum in Bolivia5. Civil Society Declaration in defense of services at the WTO 1.
Letter from Evo Morales to the WTO
On the WTO’s round of negotiations International trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. We recognize the need for all our peoples to benefit from the increased opportunities and welfare gains that the multilateral trading system generates. The majority of WTO members are developing countries. We
Colombia United Workers Federation (CUT) Letter in Support of the Strike Against Drummond
CUT supports strike by Drummond’s workers Three thousand workers of the coal mine situated in the municipalities of La Loma and Puerto de Ciénaga, located in the Colombian departments of Cesar and Magdalena respectively, began a work-stoppage at 5:50 PM on Wednesday, July 16, 2008. This is the second largest coal mine in Colombia and is