Last week, MCC joined more than 400 other organizations, academics, and individuals from both the United States and Colombia in sending a letter to Congress asking representatives to vote no on the pending U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The letter highlights the ongoing human rights crisis in Colombia and the adverse effects that the FTA…
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The Obama Administration continues to push for the passage of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Colombia that would devastate small farmers and potentially increase violence against labor leaders and minorities. The agreement will soon move to Congress and will likely pass if members are not informed of the deadly consequences of the FTA. This…
Metamora Mennonite Church (Metamora, I.L.), Walnut Hill Mennonite Church (Goshen, I.N.), Manhattan Mennonite Church (New York, N.Y.), Joy Mennonite Church (Oklahoma City, O.K.) and Hebron Mennonite Church (Hagerstown, M.D.) were among the many churches that participated in the Days of Prayer and Action for Peace in Colombia this April. In addition to sending over 800…
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A group made up of 19 organizations, grassroots associations and NGOs launched a campaign to say once and for all, “It’s enough!” The text on this dramatic logo literally means: “It’s enough. Stop the death plan.” In colloquial Creole, plan lanmò, or the death plan, refers to the neoliberal policies that have been applied in Haiti primarily…
As a presidential candidate in 2008, President Obama said that he would oppose the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement unless human rights conditions in that country were improved. Three years later, Colombia still faces deeply troubling levels of violence, displacement, and poverty. Colombia has over 5 million displaced people – more than any other country in…
Sarah Birkebak writes about the U.S. trade agreement with Colombia for Third Way Cafe: Currently, the Obama Administration is seeking to pass a Free Trade Agreement with Colombia despite previous promises to hold off until the human rights situation improved. A free trade agreement would be severely detrimental for Colombia’s already vulnerable populations as the…
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