Friendship Office of the Americas

The Friendship Office of the Americas is a social justice organization that fosters solidarity between the peoples of Nicaragua, Honduras and the United States and pursues polices of peace and friendship.

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URGENT: JOIN THE WEEK OF ACTION OCT 29TH- NOV 3RD AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE NEW NAFTA-STYLE “FREE” TRADE AGREEMENTS!

Peru, Colombia, Panama, & South Korea "free" trade agreements are being pushed hard by the Bush Administration.Peru is first: It’s out of committee and on the House floor. It is anticipated that it will come to a vote on November 5, 2007. The Peru FTA is bad enough on its own, but if it passes with a big margin, then it will be easier for Bush to get the remaining three FTAs passed read more

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CPATH: Leaders Trail Public on Trade/Health

Published on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 by CommonDreams.org by Ellen R. Shaffer and Joe Brenner Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health (CPATH) Elected officials are trailing voters on the critical issues of trade and health. Voters, including Republicans, increasingly oppose the current crop of trade agreements and also support raising taxes to pay for health care, according to recent polls.

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Two Haiti Events this Weekend

There are (at least) two Haiti events this weekend. In Washington D.C. on Sunday (Oct 28) is a concert, art exhibit and poetry reading called Reflexion. The event is at the University of the District of Columbia beginning at 6:00. It costs $25 In Miami on Monday, Oct. 29 is an event on debt in Haiti and Africa – sponsored by the NAACP, Jubilee USA and others. See flyers for both events belowread more

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COSTA RICA- ITS MORE THAN JUST THE NUMBERS

Just over half way through the stipulated time period before certification of the referendum on CAFTA will take place, a meticulous counting of every vote is happening in front of TV cameras, accompanied by a detailed accounting process. For the uninitiated, this provides the illusion of squeaky transparency; how could there be voter fraud here?However, the fraud was committed long before the voting even started – and so far, there is no institution or mechanism willing to name that. read more

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Haiti Flooding

As of Monday mudslides had killed 23 people near Cabaret (19 miles north of Port au Prince) – by Tuesday morning some estimates were as high as 43 for the country as a whole.

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