Central America and Caribbean

Homeland Security Agents Seize 31 Computers Bound for Cuba at Texas Mexico Border

pirate — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:35:35 -0400

July 3, 2008

Pastors for Peace Caravan Threatened With Arrest for Exercising Their Right to Protest

Despite previous agreements, federal agents seized 31 computers from the
Pastors for Peace as they attempted to cross Pharr International Bridge
early this morning at the US-Mexico border.

The U.S. government has forced the issue by turning back on previous
actions and agreements" said Rev. Lucius Walker, Executive Director of
IFCO/Pastors for Peace. " They have intentionally provoked and harass us
he continued.

"We will not be intimidated. We have made every effort to be cooperative
and they have responded with aggression. These computers are the same read more »

Mexican troops and police threaten food supply in La Garrucha

rick — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:55:03 -0400

On June 4, 2008 some 200 Mexican troops and police engaged in aggressive actions against Zapatistas in the Patiwitz Canyon of the Lacandon Jungle. Specifically the heavily armed military / police convoy entered the corn and banana fields surrounding Zapatista communities. This threat to the communities' only food supplies provoked a desperate response by Mayan boys and girls, women, and men. read more »

Cuba approves free sex-change operations

pirate — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:38:56 -0400

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press June 6, 2008

HAVANA - Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday. read more »

Haitian president fails to restore order

pirate — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:21:38 -0400

By JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press April 9, 2008

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A desperate appeal from the president Wednesday failed to restore order to Haiti's shattered capital, and bands of looters sacked stores, warehouses and government offices. read more »

Food protests strike Haitian capital

pirate — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:05 -0400

By JONATHAN M. KATZ, Associated Press April 8, 2008

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.N. peacekeepers fired rubber bullets and tear gas into a crowd that gathered outside the presidential palace Tuesday during the second consecutive day of protests over soaring food prices.

Fritz Longchamp, chief of staff to President Rene Preval, said some protesters were trying to break down the palace gates before the U.N. troops moved to establish a security perimeter around the building. read more »

Gloria La Riva at Media Island

pirate — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:03:41 -0400

Start: 03/21/2008 - 18:00

End: 03/21/2008 - 22:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Start: Mar 21 2008 - 6:00pm

On March 21, Olympia gets the opportunity to see Gloria La Riva. She is the coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five and presidential candidate of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. She will speak at Media Island (816 Adams St., across from the downtown Timberland library) on the current economic and political situation in Cuba and to update the community of the struggle to Free the Cuban Five, serving unjust sentences in U.S. prisons. read more »

Support the Teachers of Puerto Rico

pirate — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:24:22 -0500

SUPPORT THE TEACHERS OF PUERTO RICO,

WHO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF US ALL! read more »

INTRODUCING THE SOLIDARITY WITHOUT BORDERS CAMPAIGN

pirate — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:06:28 -0500

Dear comrades,

We are writing to introduce the Solidarity Without Borders Campaign, a
coordinated, sustained, three-pronged campaign in solidarity with
immigrant and indigenous struggles across North and Latin America.

Anti-authoritarian groups from across the Northeast and Midwest USA have
come together to form the Solidarity Without Borders Group.

This working group came out of the recent Consulta of the Northeast
Anarchist Network (NEAN) and Midwest Action Network (MAN). The proposal
was initiated by the Boston Anti-Authoritarian Movement (BAAM) and NYC
Local Union of the North East Federation of Anarchist Communists (NEFAC),
and has been joined by anarchists from over a dozen other towns and cities. read more »

Mob Frees 29 Police in Guatemala

pirate — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:08:41 -0500

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA | Associated Press February 22, 2008

GUATEMALA CITY - An angry mob in Guatemala that took 29 policemen
hostage released the officers Friday in exchange for talks with the
government on legalizing their lands and possibly dropping charges
against a jailed farm leader, a human rights official said.

The standoff began late Thursday when a crowd surrounded the police
station in the Caribbean coastal town of Livingston, disarmed the
agents and took them in boats to their remote village of Maya Creek.

The mob of hundreds threatened to kill the officers unless
authorities agreed to release a jailed farm leader accused of leading
land seizures. read more »

¡Salud!

pirate — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:18:51 -0500

Film Screening at Media Island March 5 at 7pm

A timely examination of human values and the health issues that affect us all, ¡Salud!looks at the curious case of Cuba, a cash-strapped country with what the BBC calls ‘one of the world’s best health systems.’ From the shores of Africa to the Americas, !Salud!hits the road with some of the 28,000 Cuban health professionals serving in 68 countries, and explores the hearts and minds of international medical students in Cuba -- now numbering 30,000, including nearly 100 from the USA. read more »