The Struggles to Uproot Violence, Militarism and Injustice in Latin American and the Caribbean

The Struggles to Uproot Violence, Militarism and Injustice

in Latin American and the Caribbean

Saturday, November 2, 2019, 1 – 4 pm

Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church

112 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Jaime Herrera, 973-277-2098        Bob Witanek, 908-881-5275

Constituents of various Latin American and Caribbean nations will be coming together to head up a panel discussion on November 2, 1 - 4 pm at the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church to discuss “The Struggles to Uproot Violence, Militarism and Injustice in Latin American and the Caribbean.”

This panel discussion event will feature perceptions of advocates of the the struggles of Ecuador, Colombia, Honduras, Haiti, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Mexico, Bolivia, Brazil and possibly other nations,  Speakers will provide a brief overview of the struggles of these nations, the peoples demands, the obstacles, root causes, including the role of the United States and multinational corporations in the plight of these nations.  Latin America and the Caribbean is experiencing a reinvigoration of the popular movements to challenge exploitation by foreign nations and businesses/.

According to organizers, the purpose of the educational event is to build  “mutual support and possibly new connections and alliances among sectors that have common interests and common goals.”

Speakers will include:  Lulu Garcia of A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, Rep of Comite Roque Dalton, FMLN (El Salvador), Aleandro Jaramillo of COSECHA (on topic of US war on migrant diaspora),  advocates of struggle from Ecuador, Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, Bolivia, Mexico and potentially others.  Co-sponsoring organizations include #NJAntiWarAgenda, NJ Hands Off Venezuela,  Colombia Solidarity,  Comite Roque Dalton FMLN, A Call to Action on Puerto Rico, NJ Peace Council.

According to the flier for the event:

“Latin America and the Caribbean is experiencing a reinvigoration of the popular movements to challenge exploitation by foreign nations and businesses.  This educational event will build  mutual support and possibly new connections and alliances among sectors that have common interests and common goals.”

According to Bob Witanek of NJ Anti War Agenda, one of the event’s organizers, “The United States is pushing Latin American and Caribbean nations toward allowing the land natural resources of their nations to be developed for the benefit of multinational corporations and in doing so, trampling the rights of the Indigenous and ignoring the  needs of the extremely impoverished masses of people.  The US is also promoting militarism and repression leading to violence and resurgence of death squad enforcement of US designs.  Meanwhile US is pushing Latin nations toward a major war with Venezuela and other nations that could engulf the entire continent of South America and the Caribbean.”

The following are links to the latest fliers and the Facebook event announcement:

English: https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMcJXDVjP2gxzPxAl3KhD_HKr1HOs9Ea_0KATFn
Spanish: https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOYBuHvmIVZ1w1IPlfKKSvDXYGLICNboInqj1ol
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/458596665003971/

For more information, please call 908-881-5275 (for English) or 973-277-2098 (for Spanish).