Witness for Peace New England

04/03/2022

12/16/2021

09/11/2021

| TRIUNFÓ LA DIGNIDAD.

Hoy en los juzgados de Yoro la digna resistencia de hombres y mujeres indígenas de la Tribu San Francisco de Locomapa ha triunfado sobre la corrupción, sobre la injerencia y sobre la violencia que ejerce la estructura corrupta que representa la tribu, la injerencia del empresario y la violencia que se ejerce sobre la población tolupana a diferentes niveles.

Casi tres años tuvieron que esperar 9 indígenas tolupanes para obtener un sobreseimiento por un delito que nunca cometieron, hoy ha triunfado la Dignidad de nuestra gente que en su humildad y en su sencillez nunca claudicó ante la estigmatización y los intentos de compra de conciencia para negociar su responsabilidad.

Hoy la Dignidad tiene rostro y es el rostro representado por el pueblo Tolupán de la Tribu San Francisco de Locomapa.

08/25/2021

In February 2021, President Joe Biden called for the development of a “root causes strategy” to address the problem of migration from Central America. Vice President Kamala Harris has done

08/09/2021

Uniting across borders is key to succeeding in the struggle against neoliberalism. Frontline communities from el Bajo Aguan, Honduras, and the Solidarity Collective Delegation to Honduras stand in solidarity with the Colombian people.

TAKE ACTION! Urge Your Representative to Sign the Dear Colleague Letter to Secretary Blinken on Colombian Protesters! https://www.lawg.org/7326-2/

The letter calls on the U.S. government to freeze police assistance to Colombia until police brutality stops, victims receive justice, and a thorough police reform is carried out; it also urge the Colombian government to prioritize the rights of Afro-Colombian and indigenous peoples in Colombia and fully implement the ethnic chapter of the peace accords. https://www.lawg.org/7326-2/

06/16/2021

Let's Reconnect! As we come upon the 40th anniversary of Witness for Peace, we are looking to reconnect with former workers to get a sense of where the extensive knowledge, experience, and expertise from our organization has ended up over the years. We’re hoping you will take 5-10 minutes to let us know what you’re up to now:

We are excited about our work, and we want to ensure the legacy of our important organization. We hope that by growing and maintaining our network we will be able to do that for 40 more years. Please fill out the survey and share via email and social media with any other former Witness for Peace employees you may know!!!

https://actionnetwork.org/forms/short-survey-for-former-witness-for-peace-employees?clear_id=true

06/10/2021

Emergency Colombia Response Fund
-- https://tinyurl.com/55zsxzky --
As the National Strike in Colombia continues, state violence continues to intensify laying bare the ravages of US imperial economic and military policy. During the International Verification Mission activists on the ground highlighted the need for ongoing internal accompaniment.

100% of your donation today will go towards accompaniers' expenses (food, lodging, ground transportation, and basic documentation equipment) so our teams can respond to emergency requests.

We have had a team on the ground in Colombia for over 20 years, and we are uniquely poised to respond to these urgent appeals for solidarity-- but the challenges of the last year have left our budget with very limited emergency funding.

05/12/2021

Cuba is a Caribbean island, home to 11 million people, with vast social, economic, cultural and environmental services. Throughout the pandemic, the Cuban people have been global leaders in an integrated and life-saving health response on all levels: the grassroots, state, regional, international, p...

05/05/2021

Don't miss it - Tonight at 7pm ET, Todd Miller will be with us discussing his critically acclaimed book, Empire of Borders.

For the last two weeks, the Solidarity Collective has been hosting a reading group on journalist, and former Witness for Peace Mexico team member, Todd Miller’s book Empire of Borders. Empire of Borders takes the reader from the U.S. Mexico Border to Palestine to the Caribbean to show how the definition of the U.S. border has expanded far beyond the traditional idea of what a border is. The book connects current immigration policy with the militarization of policing practices and U.S. foreign policy, making it a must-read for those of us fighting to change that policy!

Register here for the event: https://tinyurl.com/xc2hyvpd

04/15/2021