“We write to express our deep concern for the rights of Colombia’s Afro descendents and indigenous populations, and to affirm that the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) should not be considered as drafted. We believe that the United States and the Colombian Government should take the immediate steps to strenghthen Afro-Colombians’ territorial rights and prevent further displacement of Afro-Colombians.” Read the full letter here (PDF).
List of Members who signed letter:
- Hank Johnson (D-GA-4)
- John Conyers (D-MI-14)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)
- Bobby Rush (D-IL-1)
- Barbara Lee (D-CA-9)
- Donals Payne (D-NJ-10)
- Raul Grijalva (D-AZ-7)
- Michael Michaud (D-ME-2)
- Keith Ellison (D-MN-5)
- Maurice Hinchey (D-NY-22)
- Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL-2)
- Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX-18)
- Lynn Woolsey (D-CA-6)
- James McGovern (D-MA-3)
- Bob Filner (D-CA-51)
- Dennis Kucinish (D-OH-10)
- Maxine Waters (D-CA-35)
- Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)
- Bennie Thompson (D-MS-2)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1)
- Emanuel Cleaver (DD-MO-5)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-At large)
- Danny Davis (D-IL-7)
