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{Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-55721808952641278002010-02-25T21:47:00.000-08:002010-02-25T21:55:33.017-08:00War takes from us dreams, hopes, and the life of a weaverGreetings,We are saddened by the news we received yesterday, that our friend and compañero Andrés Muelas was murdered on Tuesday night as he was returning home on his motorcycle in Northern Cauca, Colombia. It is uncertain who was responsible, but it was nonetheless a senseless act representative of the senselessness of war. We share the communique below in English and the following words in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-68047280097080404652010-01-18T11:45:00.000-08:002010-01-18T11:52:44.380-08:00Haiti: Assistance and Strategic ResistanceWe share this analysis of the evolving situation in Haiti by Dr. Manuel Rozental (Translation by Dan Whitesell)...Haiti: Assistance and Strategic ResistanceFriends,I ask you to please read this text, and I sincerely thank you for taking interest in this critical issue. Through these messages I would like to share my analysis, propose a general plan and ask for your help and orientation, as well Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-14214929930881192422009-11-20T17:46:00.000-08:002009-11-20T17:49:31.985-08:00URGENT ACTION: THREE INDIGENOUS MURDERED IN CERRO TIJERAS RESERVEGreetings,Please find below (in English and Spanish) an urgent action on the continued aggression against indigenous communities in Colombia. Three leaders murdered in the past few weeks in Cerro Tijeras! It is especially important that you act now, as the Liberals and Conservatives in Canada are using every trick possible to try to push through ratification of the Canada-Colombia FTA by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-5231267259777639422009-11-05T07:14:00.000-08:002009-11-05T07:18:03.179-08:00‘Authorized’ Minga? The Challenges of Popular MovementsBy Micheál Ó Tuathail and Manuel RozentalLast fall, Colombia’s social and popular movements captured the world’s attention. Emerging initially from the indigenous territories in Northern Cauca and expanding to unite diverse sectors, the Social and Community Minga burst onto the national and international scene with a popular agenda for radical change, a “country of the peoples without owners." Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-36915595547237322972009-11-05T07:04:00.000-08:002009-11-05T07:12:14.312-08:00Tories trying to push through CCFTA: Interview with Dawn Paley Interview by Redeye Radio, Vancouver Re-published on Rabble.ca November 2, 2009Check out this 15 minute audio interview with journalist Dawn Paley on the Canada-Colombia FTA on Redeye Radio.Listen to the interview on Rabble.ca:http://www.rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/redeye/2009/11/tories-trying-push-through-canada-colombia-fta** Show Notes: A bill to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-55925254648264554282009-10-27T15:44:00.000-07:002009-10-27T16:03:29.665-07:00ORGANISATIONS OF THE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITARIAN MINGA THREATENED AGAINSantiago de Cali, 22 October 2009 The below-signed organisations reject the threats and persecution which is being levelled against diverse organisations all over Colombia, in particular organisations which are part of the Minga of Social and Communitarian Resistence. Today, October 22nd 2009, a threat arrived by fax to the offices of the trade union central CUT Valle. Signed by the ‘Black Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-10987684803772969022009-10-20T15:45:00.000-07:002009-10-20T16:07:52.693-07:00Calle 13 to the Colombian Foreign MinistryAt the recent MTV Latin America awards ceremony, 'Residente', of the Puerto Rican group Calle 13, showed up in a shirt that read "Uribe Para Bases Militares" (Uribe, Stop the Military Bases). The design of the shirt offered a double meaning: "Uribe Paramilitar" (Uribe: Paramilitary).While it's not sure which meaning was more offensive to the Colombian government, as either express equally damningUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-26401667912003964012009-10-18T06:11:00.000-07:002009-10-18T06:15:04.706-07:00The Social and Community Minga and its WordHello friends,The Pre-Congress of the Social and Community Minga was held in the Coliseo del Pueblo in Cali from October 13 - 16. The event brought together indigenous, Afro-Colombian and other social sectors from southwest Colombia to elaborate on how to carry forward the word and action of the Minga's five-point agenda, first articulated in the Indigenous and Popular Mandate of 2004 and broughtUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-63176976103085961392009-10-10T09:24:00.000-07:002009-10-10T09:36:35.241-07:00URGENT ACTION on the CCFTAHello readers,Please find below the text of the latest action alert put out by the Council of Canadians. It remains urgent that people in Canada voice their opposition to the Canada-Colombia FTA, as the agreement is moving through parliament and back to the committee phase. We have to stall this as long as possible.With the possible calling of an election, C-23 (the implementing legislation of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-60344807622170938892009-10-10T08:48:00.000-07:002009-10-10T08:51:34.867-07:00RECALCA: On the territorial minga de pensamiento, Toez, CaucaColombian Action Network in Response to ‘Free Trade’, RECALCA Webpage: www.recalca.org.co Email: recalca@etb.net.co Indigenous Territory of Toez - Caloto, 29 September, 2009 ON THE TERRITORIAL MINGA OF THOUGHT: ECONOMY-ENVIRONMENT Between the 28th and 30th of September, hundreds of indigenous peoples from the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN), Colombia, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-17562475069957000252009-10-07T16:11:00.000-07:002009-10-07T16:15:28.137-07:00Liberals vote with Conservatives against NDP amendment to Colombia FTA By Stuart Trewhttp://www.canadians.org/tradeblog/?p=428 Debate on the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, and attached environmental and labour side-agreements, is drawing to a conclusion in the House of Commons. Tonight, Liberal and Conservative MPs voted against an NDP sub-amendment to a Bloc amendment, both of which would stop the FTA from going to second reading, essentially killingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-1055363516019823552009-09-30T13:20:00.000-07:002009-09-30T14:44:06.016-07:00Where will you stand on the Canada-Colombia FTA?By Micheál Ó Tuathail, 30 September 2009I spent a good part of the other week watching the performances of Liberals and Conservatives in the Canadian House of Commons as they debated Bill C-23, implementing legislation of the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA). With a looming election, one might have expected some attempt to meaningfully distinguish the parties from one another, even onUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-41894018701954301632009-09-16T15:59:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:47:15.850-07:00Noam Chomsky: Militarizing Latin AmericaWritten by Noam ChomskyOriginally published in In These Times, September 9, 2009The United States was founded as an “infant empire,” in the words of George Washington. The conquest of the national territory was a grand imperial venture. From the earliest days, control over the hemisphere was a critical goal. Latin America has retained its primacy in U.S. global planning. If the United States Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-77630778798751783742009-07-28T20:08:00.000-07:002009-07-28T20:17:29.104-07:00ON THE U.S. MILITARY BASES IN COLOMBIASenator Jorge Robledo, Bogotá, July 11, 2009As we now know, the government is secretly planning --without consulting the Foreign Relations Advisory Commission, Congress or particularly public opinion-- to grant concessions to the United States to use five Colombian military bases, one of the worst decisions in the country's history. Two of the bases are on the Caribbean coast (Cartagena andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-47739491216085077942009-07-13T21:00:00.000-07:002009-07-13T21:02:15.909-07:00Honduras: Shame on Canada, Coup SupporterWe share this article by Ashley Holly. It excellently outlines some of the reasons why Canada remains one of the most zealous supporters of war, the destruction of the planet, and military coups d'etat, most recently in Honduras.We encourage you to read on, for everyday the myth of 'Canada the good' is exposed for what it is. Those of us living in Canada should be aware of the shame Canadian Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-71439764768012603542009-07-08T13:09:00.001-07:002009-07-08T22:51:30.886-07:00Upcoming Vancouver Events in Support of Indigenous Communications Network in Cauca, ColombiaLa Chiva (with the help of many friends) has begun a major fundraising campaign in Vancouver to support of the Tejido de Comunicación of the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, Colomba (http://www.nasaacin.org).The Tejido has asked for our help in raising funds to repair the equipment for Radio Pa-Yumat, their community radio station, which was destroyed last December by unknownUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-3422632571208217022009-06-27T13:27:00.000-07:002009-06-27T13:51:16.274-07:00Country of the Peoples without OwnersLa Chiva (and friends) are winding up for a major fundraising campaign in support of the Tejido de Comunicación of the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca (ACIN).We'll be holding two salsa events in Vancouver and film screenings in cities across western Canada to raise awareness, support and funds for the courageous indigenous communicators.The film we'll be showing at those La Chivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07869790713199693256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-69437565567100690242009-06-24T23:55:00.001-07:002009-06-24T23:58:14.803-07:00I WILL NOT BE SILENCED!Jorge Enrique RobledoSenator of the Polo Democrático Alternativo, ColombiaMingas-FTAThe Prosecutor General of Colombia , Alejandro Ordóñez, has decided to conduct a preliminary investigation against me "for alleged ties with illegal groups". The reason? His office received a request from the National Police because, according to them, my name appears in the computer of slain guerrilla leader RaulUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-49759195348946329382009-06-24T23:46:00.000-07:002009-06-24T23:53:06.295-07:00Calling for an Anti-Protectionist Strategy to Go with RhetoricBy Michelle CollinsJune 17, 2009Embassy MagazineMONTREAL—Gone was the talk of promoting human rights, providing opportunities for prosperity and, as a result, the strengthening of democracy and stability in a wartorn land. Instead, during a press conference with visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a different tack in spelling out why Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-61901591742640019652009-06-17T21:56:00.000-07:002009-06-17T22:56:37.940-07:00Life and Dignity CeremonyOn June 2, 2009, we published a note that was a call for ceremonies to stop the Canada-Colombia FTA. It was initiated by several friends of ours in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where a group of students has engaged with this struggle and the process of weaving solidarity among the peoples in minga -- a minga of the peoples without owners. While much of the efforts of civil society groups and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-77626039969379706692009-06-12T16:07:00.000-07:002009-06-13T18:49:56.407-07:00RECALCA: URIBE IS DESTROYING DEMOCRACY TO GET RE-ELECTEDBy RECALCA (Colombian Action Network in Response to Free Trade)Bogotá, June 11, 2009 We send out this alert to the international community, to governments and parliaments around the world, to unions, social movements and human rights organizations to call attention to the dangerous situation we are experiencing in Colombia. The government of Alvaro Uribe has systematically increased its attacks Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-47159204893316932362009-06-11T19:42:00.000-07:002009-06-11T19:53:21.777-07:00Massacres must not be rewarded: No FTA with PeruDear Allies, Indigenous communities in Peru have been holding peaceful protests since April 9 to condemn new laws that would allow for the rapid industrialization of the Amazon rainforest. These laws were put in place by the Peruvian government to further facilitate its proposed free trade agreements with Canada and the United States. Over 30,000 Indigenous protesters have blocked roads, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-19841998253439869692009-06-09T23:05:00.000-07:002009-06-10T10:25:54.709-07:00A victory, a red carpet, and a massacre: the struggle against the FTA agenda must continueBy La Chiva Collective and Pueblos en CaminoJune 9, 2009It’s time again for another installment of our bulletin. In this edition, we update on the stalling of the Canada-Colombia FTA; the Conservative and Liberal parties rolling out the red carpet for Colombia’s President Uribe this week in Canada; continued pressure from indigenous, civil society and labour organizations; and the horrific news Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527676078253661242.post-23601366361380754492009-06-07T10:15:00.000-07:002009-06-07T10:17:54.749-07:00Illicit profits for President Uribe’s sons: the role of Colombia’s governmentBy Jorge Enrique RobledoColombian Senator31 May 2009Tomás and Jerónimo, the twenty something sons of Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, got rich as a result of the decisions of a mayor and high-ranking officials in their father's government. It's a clear case of favoritism and illegalities committed in their favor. And they got very rich, to the tune of billions of pesos [millions of dollars]: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1