Civil Society were Kept out of the FTA Negotiations
This is a series of seven documents which have been written by RECALCA in Colombia which offers a myriad of reasons why the U.S. should not sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.
There is No Right To Health Care in the FTA
This is a series of seven documents which have been written by RECALCA in Colombia which offers a myriad of reasons why the U.S. should not sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.
The "Contaminated" Environmental Chapter of the Free Trade Agreement
This is a series of seven documents which have been written by RECALCA in Colombia which offers a myriad of reasons why the U.S. should not sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.
Free Trade Agreement and Labor Rights: Labor Provisions DO NOT Guarantee Protection for Workers
This is one in a series of seven documents which have been written by RECALCA in Colombia which offers a myriad of reasons why the U.S. should not sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.
Impacts on Agriculture of the Colombia FTA
This is one in a series of seven documents which have been written by RECALCA in Colombia which offers a myriad of reasons why the U.S. should not sign a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia.
Open Letter to European leaders from Danielle Mitterand
They’re killing democracy in BoliviaJust as Europe learned in a cruelly difficult way, democracy must be lived, reinvented, and constantly defended, not only within our democratic countries but also in the rest of the world. No democracy is an island. Democracies should help each other mutually. This is why today I’m calling on our leaders and our press to declare: Yes, the young Bolivian democracy is in mortal danger read more
New Resources on Haiti's Debt
We also want to point our several publications on Haiti‘s debt that can be used for education and advocacy that came out in December.
President Preval's January 1 Speech
Preval’s January 1st Speech, in Gonaives, Haiti can be read in english at the MINUSTAH website (other source welcome!) The economy is a major theme of the speech, of course. Mid-way through the speech Preval mentions a program that is interesting for potentially meeting dual goals – reforestation and employment.
Bolivia: A New National Constitution: For a Real Community of the Future
In Bolivia we find ourselves in the midst of a historic moment.
Bolivian Constitutional Assembly Approves Text, Referendums Pending
Emily Jane BeckerAndean Information Networkhttp://www.ain-bolivia.org/