Solidarity

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This is a fresh update written by Caitlin Roberts on events in Honduras! -Rick

U.S. imperialism is alive and well, this much we know. Here in Honduras,
rifle-bearing soldiers and cops, or perhaps police dressed in military
garb, or perhaps private security guards borrowing police uniforms – it's
never easy to tell – are vigilant at grocery stores, Dunkin Donuts, and
banks, as well as rural communities. Where do these armed forces get their
funding? You guessed it, your wallet.

Of all security funds pouring into Central America from Washington, 52% go
to Honduras' highly corrupt and repressive post-coup military outfit.
Since the military coup d'etat on June 28, 2009, which was condoned and
forgotten by the U.S. government, over 400 Hondurans have been targeted

Media Island's Caitlin Roberts was part of this delegation and will be reporting about it soon!
-bruce

On June 26th, Honduras Security Forces and private paramilitaries violently evicted 150 families from the town of Rigores (Trujillo municipality, Colon Department, in the Aguan Valley). The armed men burned down homes, businesses, the school and town church, leaving the residents sleeping on the streets or in the community center.

On Wednesday the Iron Rail Infoshop was shut down by police under the pretext of permit violations and an inability to produce a business license. The Iron Rail has existed in this location for the past 8 years. The shut down included the entire building known as "The Ark" which also houses the Plan B Community Bike Project and Hasbin Wilby's recycled art supplies, as well as numerous artist's studios which sometimes are used as dwellings. the Iron Rail hosts the Crescent City Anti-Authoritarians meetings and is the hub of anarchist organizing and other alternative projects in the city.

Rachel Corrie Foundation presents Peace Works 2011: Solidarity in Action, April 8-9, featuring Alice Walker
Olympia, WA – The Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace & Justice will host its 2011 Peace Works event Friday and Saturday, April 8-9. Solidarity in Action is a weekend conference featuring acclaimed author and activist Alice Walker as keynote presenter. Walker will speak at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. on The Poet/Writer as Activist.

January 27th, 2011

Ziad Abbas, Palestinian Refugee from Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank, to Speak at South Puget Sound Community College
Rachel Corrie Foundation Joins Effort to Bring Clean Water to Children in Gaza
CONTACT:
Ziad Abbas, Middle East Children’s Alliance, 510-717-6644, ziad@mecaforpeace.org
Rochelle Gause, Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice, 360-754-3998, rochelle@rachelcorriefoundation.org

Dear friends of No More Deaths,

Please share this email and information with anyone you think might be interested.

We are finalizing our plans for the No More Deaths 2011 Spring Break program and hope that you will be able to participate.
Spring Break 2011 announcement and sign-up form (http://tinyurl.com/nmdspringbreak2011)
Your help in alleviating death and suffering in the desert is needed more now than ever. More bodies of undocumented people have been found this year than have ever before been recorded and the recent elections have put increasingly hateful legislation on the table, jeopardizing the everyday lives of many people living in the United States. The defeat of the DREAM Act and of comprehensive reform requires dramatic action.

Pastors For Peace has been the U.S. promoter and pre-screener of students for the Latin America School of Medicine in Cuba. We have also visited several of the communities mentioned in Honduras reporting on human rights. -Rick

Ciriboya
Garifuna community is located in the municipality of Iriona, Department
of Colón, about 2 hours on a dirt road from the capital city of Tocoa.
It is in this community that the first Garifuna People's Hospital of
Honduras was strategically built and was declared real and intangible
Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

Don't miss the Buffalo Field Campaign's visit to Oly.  Learn about volunteering for this effort to defend these amazing creatures. 

Traditions Fair Trade
300 5th Avenue SW

For more info:
Deane deane@efn.org

Tribute to a feminist pioneer.  A public birthday celebration for Heidi Durham, one of the first electrical tradeswomen at Seattle City Light and lifelong fighter for workers and the disabled.

Saturday, July 31 at 1pm

1903 N.E. 82nd St., Seattle, WA

Latin American Solidarity Organization is pleased to present singer and activist Karla Lara, a Honduran native who will perform with local musicians at Traditions Cafe. Lara will address through her music the violence and turmoil in Honduras after last year's coup outsted the elected government of the people, along with feminist struggle in Latin America.

Joining Lara to speak will be Honduran organizers Oliver Hernan Valladares and Carmen Daly. Valladares was attacked in his country by police last year during a protest that nearly cost him his life. Daly will speak toward the recent history of Honduras before the coup and what social advancements were stunted due to the new coup government's activity in power.

Come out to Fertile Ground Guest House (311 9th Ave, next to Oly Timberland Library) on July 31 to celebrate Works in Progress 20th year anniversary with a pizza party.

The event costs $10 (discounted at $5 for WIP subscribers, $8 for WIP Facebook friends) at a gathering that will last from 6-9 p.m. Stay posted for speaker and performance updates on our Facebook page. New WIP t-shirts and merch will be available for purchase. Announcement space will also be available to all who attend.

The free community monthly newspaper released its 20th anniversary edition this May and will have fundraising events throughout the year.

Feel free to come earlier in the day to help Fertile Ground and WIP re-paint the mandala located on the nearby intersection of 8th & Adams at 5 p.m.

Email cucaravan@igc.org or call 212-926-5757
Join us on a Cuban voyage of discovery! Spend 9 full days in Havana and a
neighboring province, and learn how a relatively poor country
. provides free healthcare for all its citizens
. has become a pioneer in organic agriculture and sustainable development
. is training thousands of young people from poor communities around the world
(including 122 from the US!) to be doctors, completely free of charge, at the
internationally acclaimed Latin American School of Medicine
. offers protection to all its people when natural or man-made disasters (hurricanes
or international economic crises) hit the island

Melanie Stetson Freeman, The
Christian Science Monitor / Getty Images
The state’s immigration battle is now putting
children in the hot seat. Dana Goldstein on the Arizona ethnic studies
ban and a new bill that could require schools to tattle on illegal
immigrant families.