Posted by Carleen Pickard in Human Rights, Mexico, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights on 16th May, 2012 | No Comments
To close out his Spring visit to the United States, Javier Sicilia traveled to Sacramento to meet with California Governor Jerry Brown, and State Senators Leland Yee and Kevin de Leon. Javier Sicilia’s work in Mexico to bring awareness about the drug war was recognized in a State Resolution. Watch the video of Javier addressing the State Senate.
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Posted by Ted Lewis in Human Rights, Mexico, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights on 10th May, 2012 | No Comments
For the past six weeks, Javier Sicilia has been touring the U.S. to lay the ground work for an historic End the Drug War Peace Caravan this summer to be led by Mexico’s Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD). Just this morning, Javier appeared on Democracy Now! to talk about the national emergency »
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Posted by Carleen Pickard in Mexico, World News & Events on 24th April, 2012 | No Comments
Carrying the voices of victims of the drug war related violence to the United States, Poet and Activist Javier Sicilia is widening the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity’s profile and building support for a US Peace Caravan this summer.
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Posted by Ted Lewis in Featured, For Our Members, Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico, World News & Events on 16th June, 2011 | No Comments
Over a week ago Federal Police broke into the Paso del Norte Human Rights Center in Ciudad Juárez, an important host of the Caravan for Peace that was travelling 3,000 kilometers north to Juárez through cities hard hit by the drug war like Morelia, San Luis Potosi, Torreon, and Monterrey. Thankfully the Caravan arrived safely in Juárez last Thursday. Here’s how it went.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico, World News & Events on 8th June, 2011 | No Comments
Next week, John Gibler will be celebrating the release of his new book “To Die in Mexico: Dispatches from Inside the Drug War”, a collection of stories about Mexico’s drug war, at City Lights bookstore in San Francisco.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in Community Rights, Fair Trade, For Our Members, Global Exchange News & Events, World News & Events on 7th June, 2011 | No Comments
The Ninth Annual Human Rights Awards was a great success! The sold out event included inspirational speeches by three incredible honorees, witty banter by event emcees Ben & Jerry (in tuxedos!), and the participation of the entire Global Exchange staff, board, and community. All in all, a great success. But don’t take my word for it; check out the pics!
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Posted by Ted Lewis in Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico, World News & Events on 10th February, 2011 | 2 Comments
Despite the peaceful rally in Juarez last week, violent repression has not ended and your direct help is again being urgently requested in the kidnapping cases of Malena Reyes, Elías Reyes and Luisa Ornelas Soto, Elias’ wife. Send a letter to the Mexican authorities to denounce the kidnapping and demand the immediate appearance of Malena, Elias Reyes and his wife, Luisa Ornelas Soto alive.
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Posted by Ted Lewis in Featured, Global Exchange News & Events, Mexico, World News & Events on 31st January, 2011 | 2 Comments
As we pay fifty cents to walk across the bridge from El Paso Texas to Ciudad Juárez on Friday night the sunset is beautiful, but I am nervous and a little scared. We’ve driven 20 hours overnight from San Francisco to participate in a fast for peace and public commemoration of the massacre of 18 high school students planned for the weekend.
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Posted by Tex Dworkin in World News & Events on 26th January, 2011 | 1 Comment
It was a remarkable mass for a remarkable man. The news spread rapidly yesterday morning of the death of Bishop Samuel Ruiz. By 2:30 the Mexico City church had filled with an unusual group of religious leaders, peace activists and figures who have marked Mexican politics over the years. All recalled their work alongside Tatik (“father” in Tzeltal) with a bittersweet blend of loss and gratitude.
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Posted by Ted Lewis in Mexico, World News & Events on 24th January, 2011 | No Comments
This week, in a counterpoint to the unrelenting grim news coming out of Mexico and particularly from Ciudad Juárez, a new peace initiative was announced by civil society and religious organizations who are saying: No More Blood.
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