On Eve of State of the Union Address, Powerful Message from Obama’s Base about Fast Track for TPP: Don’t Even Think About It
Over 550 groups signed the attached letter opposing Fast Track.
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On Eve of State of the Union Address, Powerful Message from Obama’s Base about Fast Track for TPP: Don’t Even Think About It
Over 550 groups signed the attached letter opposing Fast Track.
Climate leaks: preview of the 5th report of the IPCC
A draft of the new report of the IPCC was leaked to the press. As well as reiterating well-known threats, the document revives a theme that merits analysis: the transfer of northern emissions to the South.
Written by Gerardo Honty
Nicaragua will no longer send troops to the School of the Americas!
Letter from Lisa Sullivan,- co-leader of SOAW delegation currently in Nicaragua:
After Rio, we know. Governments have given up on the planet
The post-summit pledge was an admission of defeat against consumer capitalism. But we can still salvage the natural world.
New Book – A Call to Conscience: The Anti-Contra War Campaign
A new book documenting the history of the grassroots movement to halt American intervention in Nicaragua, including interviews with the Friendship Offices’ Rita Clark and Tom Loudon, has just been released by University of Massachusetts Press. — A Call to Conscience: The Anti-Contra War Campaign by Roger Peace.
25th Anniversary of Ben Linder – Special Presentation this Thursday
Dear friends,
It is with great pleasure that the Ecumenical Committee and Casa Ben Linder invite you all to attend this Thursday’s presentation in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the murder of Benjamin Linder, Sergio Hernandez and Pablo Rosales, by the US-backed counter-revolutionaries on April 28, 1987 in San Jose de Bocay.
Amnesty International issues ACTION ALERT for Dina Meza
Dina Meza, award winning journalist and human rights activist with COFADEH, has received a series of threats of sexual violence against her in recent weeks. Amnesty International has issued an URGENT ACTION. Her safety is at risk. Please see the attached Alert and take Action.