People to People Blog

Slaughter of Innocents

Posted by Ted Lewis in Mexico, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 19th December, 2012 | No Comments

Millions of anguished conversations about the murder of so many small children at a Connecticut elementary school have produced new resolve to do something. This new commitment to at least talk about gun restriction is heartening. Nevertheless, those, such as myself, who have watched previous waves of horror sweep in, and then recede in the wake of other gun-murder outrages, know we need a broad and resilient coalition against gun violence.
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Mexico 2013: Hopes, Fears, and Six New-PRI Years

Posted by Ted Lewis in Mexico on 13th December, 2012 | No Comments

The Mexican Peace Caravan that crossed the United States last summer was bracketed between elections. It began in Tijuana, just six weeks after Mexico’s July presidential election, and concluded in Washington just six weeks before Obama’s re-election. Now, as 2013 is dawning, Mexicans can begin to see the outlines and true colors of their return to PRI rule.
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A Bright Candle in the Darkness

Posted by Ted Lewis in Global Exchange Community, Global Exchange News & Events, Human Rights, Mexico, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, Uncategorized on 7th November, 2012 | No Comments

In mid-August 2012 the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity – led by the mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers of Mexicans murdered and disappeared during the drug war – began its sojourn across the United States. Global Exchange Human Rights Program Director Ted Lewis reports back on what happened and what’s next.
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See What Happened on the Caravan for Peace

Posted by Carleen Pickard in Mexico on 18th September, 2012 | No Comments

Bloggers, video journalists, photographers, media reporters, and social media types joined the victims of the drug war in Mexico as they crossed the United States this summer and generated fantastic graphic, video, and picture journals of the Caravan for Peace.
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Ten Days for Peace and Human Rights

Posted by Zarah Patriana in Mexico, World News & Events on 13th September, 2012 | No Comments

After a month of visiting 25 cities across the United States to raise awareness about the War on Drugs, it has come to a close. However, the end of this cross-country trek does not signify the end, but rather the beginning a new partnerships, friendships, and a new way forward to change the policies of the this war that has hurt so many of us. Continue to join the Caravan for the next ten days as we declare it 10 Days for Peace & Human Rights from September 12-21.
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The Caravan for Peace Arrives in D.C., Speaking Truth to Power

Posted by Admin in Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico, World News & Events on 12th September, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Caravan has arrived in Washington, D.C. after a month on the road. From one coast to the next, we have listened to one another’s stories—learning how violence and fear has touched every part of Mexico—and to the stories of brave souls we met along the way. We have come to speak these truths to the power that resides within the nation’s gleaming capitol buildings.
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Caravan for Peace: 5760 miles later

Posted by Kirsten Moller in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico on 11th September, 2012 | 1 Comment

After 25 cities, 5760 miles, and 30 days the Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity is in Washington, DC for the final days of action, press conferences, and lobbying to bring a human face to the costs of the War on Drugs to our nation’s capitol.
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