COLOMBIA DEMANDS JUSTICE / COLOMBIA CLAMA JUSTICIA
ANNOUNCES THE
ACTIVIST DELEGATION IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE OF COLOMBIA
DECEMBER 2-7, 2002
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
Colombia is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a
social activist. Targeted by right-wing paramilitary groups who work
hand-in-hand with sectors of the Colombian army and government,
unionists, human rights defenders, and womenís rights activists are
forced to organize under threat of forced displacement, kidnapping,
torture, and death. Trade unionists in particular are under
fireóover 3,800 union members have been killed since 1986, with 116
of those murders taking place since the beginning of 2002.
Despite the intimidation these courageous activists face, their
struggles against war and neo-liberalism continue. Earlier this
year, union workers in Cali and their allies occupied the municipal
services building in a successful attempt to stop the IMF-mandated
privatization of water, electricity, and other public services. And
the Coca-Cola workers' union SINALTRAINAL has recently launched an
international campaign and a lawsuit against the American
multinational to stop its murderous policy of using paramilitaries to
intimidate and kill union members.
Join a delegation to Colombia this December to learn more about these
struggles from the people who are leading them, to see first hand the
effects of US foreign policy in Colombia, and to show solidarity for
activists in the Colombian social movements.
The delegation will:
-- meet and strategize with union leaders and human rights
activists
-- observe the effects of war and internal displacement on the
Colombian people
-- participate in the popular forum against Coca-Cola (audiencia
p?blica popular) organized by SINALTRAINAL as well as in other
forums, meetings, and nonviolent actions to promote peace with social
justice in Colombia
FOR EAST COAST, CONTACT:
The Committee for Social Justice in Colombia
917-907-0142 jks95@columbia.edu www.socialjusticecolombia.org
FOR WEST COAST, CONTACT:
Comite por una Nueva Colombia
415-821-6545 cnc_sf@yahoo.com www.nuevacolombia.org
