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Between people there are no borders. ¡Que viva la solidaridad!

News and Events for Friday September 24th

1. Upcoming Events
2. Take Action
3. News and Analysis
4. How to Plug In

UPCOMING EVENTS:

   It's the Fifth Annual
   JwJ and VOZ
   Solidarity Salsa Party
   Saturday Sept. 25th
   Doors at 7:30pm
Lesson at 8:00pm
   SEIU 503 Dance Hall,
6401 SE Foster Rd.
   Purchase Tickets for $15
Online here

NOS VEMOS, OK?
(We'll be selling raffle tickets to win 2 passes to see Manu Chao on Oct. 13th.)

28 de Setiembre-

El Tour Bilingüe No Soy el Army viene a Portland, Oregon!!! Ayudenos a hacer la convocatoria.

Veteranos latinos presentan acerca de las múltiples guerras afectando a nuestras familias y a nuestros pueblos: las guerra que se lucha en el extranjero, las guerras que se lucha contra los inmigrantes & la guerra que se lucha contra los pobres al reducirles los servicios públicos.
No Soy El Army trae veteranos y jóvenes activistas Latinos para conversar con los miembros de la comunidad sobre las conexiones entre las guerras en Iraq y Afganistán y la guerra contra los inmigrantes aquí en EEUU. Este Tour esel primero en español en Oregon, que también discutirá específicamente sobre alternativas al reclutamiento militar y sobre otras oportunidades para los jóvenes latinos después de la secundaria.

   Fecha: Martes 28 de Setiembre 2010
   Lugar: VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project,1131 SE Oak, Portland, OR 97214
   Hora: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
   Organizado por:: American Friends Service Committee, VOZ Workers’ Rights Education Project, Portland Central American Solidarity Committee.

FOR DETAILS IN ENGLISH CLICK HERE

September 29th:

HANDS OFF LATIN AMERICA

HOLA DISCUSSION SERIES PRESENTS
Professor of Economics, Robin Hahnel

Topic: “Participatory Economics”
The Participatory Economics Project is a campaign to promote critical and creative thought on economic issues and vision

Wednesday September 29^th 2010
Program Begins at 7 PM
Multnomah Friends Meetinghouse
4312 SE Stark Street, Portland OR 97215

Free & Open to public / Donations Accepted
Wheelchair accessible

Sponsored by
PCASC and American Friends Service Committee

October 7th-

Emergency Teach-in on the Pending Korea Free Trade Agreement

The biggest free trade agreement since NAFTA in the middle of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression!!???

Thursday, October 7 * 7:00 pm
AFSCME Council 75 Building

6025 E. Burnside * Portland, OR

More details at pcasc.net/events-calendar

take action

President Obama recently announced plans to push the Korea Free trade Agreement immediately after the November elections. This Bush-negotiated pact is the biggest free trade agreement since NAFTA itself. If passed, it will accelerate the offshoring of Oregon jobs, expose the state's environmental laws to new forms of attack and prohibit the type of banking regulations needed to head of the next financial crisis. We also know that if Korea passes, ratification of the US-Colombia FTA will not be far behind it.

Senator Wyden chairs the Senate Trade Subcommittee, and is going to play an important role in determining whether or not the Korea deal moves forward. Please call him right now at 503-326-7525 and let him know you want him to oppose the Korea Free Trade Agreement.
Take Action Online Now:
Write to Senator Wyden and other Members of Congress now using this online action alert.

NEWS AND ANALYSIS

Steven Colbert on Immigrant Farm Workers
Steven Colbert presents a report on his experience working one day as a farm worker at a congressional hearing UFW's Take Our Jobs Campaign

Eva Golinger on US Interference in Venezuelan Elections
Venezuela: Manufacturing Fear In Exchange for Votes

Ben Dangl on Chile's Ghosts (and the Tyranny of Forgetting)

Weekly News Update on the Americas Check out the story on Chilean Activists Fasting for Mapuche Hunger Strikers
and US takes stand against impunity in Guatemala?

News as we get it at www.pcasc.net

How to plug-in to PCASC

“If you have come here to help me, then you are wasting your time…But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”- lila watson

PCASC is a democratic, volunteer led and run organization with just two half- time staff people. From stuffing envelopes to taking a lead role in organizing a protest, PCASC has a place for you. Please take a moment to fill out our volunteer survey so we can help plug you into PCASC’s work!

Check out our website for our Current Volunteer Opportunities

PCASC is launching an organizer training for youth. Check it out

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The Portland Central America Solidarity Committee educates and mobilizes community members, workers and students around struggles for human rights and social justice throughout the Americas.
We meet the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 7pm to 9pm at our office where we plan and evaluate our work to build cross-border solidarity in the Americas.