Action Center - Latin America Working Group

What Do You Think Of Our Resolutions?

by Emily Chow on January 28, 2013

With a New Year comes resolutions and it’s no different here at the Latin America Working Group office. U.S. policy towards our Latin American neighbors is, as usual, in need of a few New Year's resolutions. Will you join us in making these goals a reality? Check out the short video below to get an idea of exactly what we’ve got up our sleeve for 2013.

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Advocate for Food Justice in 2013 at EAD!

by Emily Chow on January 25, 2013

What does food justice mean to you? Have you ever wondered why, if the world produces enough food for everyone, there are close to 1 billion people left hungry? In Latin America alone, small farmers are undermined by mining and large-scale monoculture farming, not to mention harmful regional trading policies. When these small farmers and indigenous and Afro-Latino communities try to organize against these trends, they are met with violence and injustice. If you would like to help these communities in their quest for justice please consider registering for this year’s Ecumenical Advocacy Days in Washington, D.C. on April 5th-8th where we will explore what it means to have food justice for the entire world.

Register for Ecumenical Advocacy Days today to fight for justice on behalf of communities across Latin America!

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Stop Funding Abusive Military in Honduras

by Vanessa Kritzer and Lisa Haugaard on February 26, 2012

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Today We Celebrate Our Rights

by Emily Chow on December 10, 2012

Article 30 from the UN Declaration of Human rights states “No one can take away your rights.” Today, we will be celebrating International Human Rights Day and the 64th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Do you know what the 30 articles of Human Rights are? Just in case you need a refresher, watch the video below directed by Ani Boghossian, in honor of International Human Rights Day.

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Support Displaced Indigenous Families in Guatemala

by Vanessa Kritzer on January 20, 2012

We need your help to support hundreds of indigenous families in Guatemala who are facing violence, homelessness, and starvation as a result of a brutal displacement.   

Please sign our petition today to get them the food aid and protection they need!

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Speak up for the Global 99% at EAD

by Ben Leiter on March 13, 2012

I know you have a lot going on. Whether it’s that big project at work or a 20-page paper for school, making dinner or getting the car fixed (or in my case, the bike!), free time is hard to come by.

But sometimes, we just need to take a break from everyday life, and do something that inspires us, rejuvenates us, and teaches us something we didn’t know before. For activists—especially those of us who are in it for the long haul—we need to renew our energy so we can continue our important work for justice and human rights.

That’s why we’re so excited to invite you to join us in Washington, DC on March 23-26th for Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2012, where you will hear women and men from across Latin America and the United States talk about the most pressing issue of our time: Economic Justice and Our National Priorities.

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Stop the U.S-Colombia Free Trade Agreement

by Vanessa Kritzer and Lisa Haugaard on March 17, 2011

Momentum is building fast in Washington to approve the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia. Just today there were two hearings in Congress about it! But we cannot let this unfair agreement move forward.

Click here to sign our petition calling on President Obama to say no to the FTA now!

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