On Friday, Sept. 8th, Alwan, the Arab Center for the Arts in New York City, will host an event in support of the indigenous people of Northern Argentina. Luisa Boggiano, an Argentinean activist, will present a documentary about the conflicts… Read moreNYC: Argentine activist to speak on indigenous struggles in “Triple Border” region
On Aug. 22, the government of Chaco province in northeastern Argentina signed a broad accord with representatives of the Chaco Indigenous Institute (IdACH) on land and budget issues in an effort to end a nearly three-month-old indigenous protest. Since June… Read moreArgentina: Chaco indigenous win accord
On Aug. 22, hundreds of Chilean students clashed with police in the capital, Santiago, and in the northern city of Copiapo. In Santiago, at least 1,000 students marched toward the La Moneda presidential palace and the Education Ministry building; police… Read moreChile: student protests face repression
On Sept. 2, about 5,000 immigrant-rights supporters marched through downtown Los Angeles to City Hall as part of a series of events planned through Labor Day weekend. The march was organized by the March 25th Coalition. (CBS2.com, Los Angeles, Sept…. Read moreControversy in new round of immigrant marches; raids continue
From London Class War, July 26: HezBollocks and IsRabies: A Class War Federation statement on the War in Lebanon Class War is appalled at the carnage that is occurring in the Middle East. We are also disappointed but not surprised… Read moreUK Class War bashes “leftist” Hezbollah cheerleaders
Just in case you missed this one. From the New York Times, July 7 (links and emphasis added): Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racist hate groups, recruiting… Read moreNeo-Nazis infiltrate US military
Jennifer Pagonis, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees offered the following comments on the situation in Colombia Aug. 8 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. From the UNHCR website: To mark World Indigenous Day tomorrow, UNHCR in… Read moreColombia: UN sees crisis for indigenous peoples
Citing “lack of evidence,” on Aug. 14 a Haitian criminal tribunal in Port-au-Prince headed by Judge Fritznel Fils-Aime ordered the immediate release of Annette Auguste (“So Ann”), Georges Honore, Yvon Antoine (“Zap-Zap”) and Paul Raymond, prominent supporters of former president… Read moreHaiti: Lavalas activists freed; Constant convicted
According to the Indianist Missionary Council (CIMI), a Catholic church-based group which works in solidarity with Brazil’s indigenous communities, 15 Tupinikim and Guarani indigenous people and seven non-indigenous people have been jailed since Aug. 9 in the city of Aracruz,… Read moreBrazil: land barons set up arrests of indigenous leaders
Colombian authorities detained 14 top paramilitary leaders Aug. 16, saying they were not complying with the amnesty law. The leaders, who include two former commanders wanted in the United States on drug-trafficking charges, were taken into custody in various parts… Read moreColombia: paramilitary leaders arrested
From Xinhua, Aug. 22: Mexico’s Jews march for Middle East peace More than 1,500 people, mostly Jews, staged a peaceful protest on Monday, calling for peace in the Middle East and an end to the armed conflict between Israel and… Read moreMexican Jews march for Middle East peace
From an Aug. 22 NYC Die-In Press Release: New York Jews Stage PENN STATION “DIE-IN” Say to Israel and U.S.: The War Didn’t Work, Honor the Cease-Fire! Destroying Lebanese and Palestinian societies is a crime, not a security policy New… Read moreNYC: Jews stage Penn Station “Die-in”
