Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
Portland Central America Solidarity Committee
November 26, 2014 By William Loren Katz (taken from: https://zinnedproject.org/2014/11/the-politics-of-thanksgiving-day/) With family excitement building with the approach of Thanksgiving, you would never know November was Native American History Month. We would do well to recognize Native American resistance to colonialism on Thanksgiving instead of the myths about Native American dinner with Pilgrims. Thanksgiving remains the most treasured holiday in …
DELEGATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF VOICES’ VISION OF ACCOMPANIMENT. Since the late 1980s, Voices has been hosting groups coming from the US. Delegations usually run from 7-9 days and offer participants the opportunity to learn about the country’s history and its current important social movements for justice, peace and development taking place. → TYPES …
We are very pleased to share that our community will be welcoming two guests in the coming week from Colombia and Cuba. Please join in the learning and sharing! SATURDAY, APRIL 15th, 6-9pm PSU Smith Memorial Student Union 338, Vanport Room. We are pleased to welcome Carmenza Tez-Juagibioy: Solidarity: “For the Earth, For Life, …
Five Days of Opportunity! Saturday April 15th – Wednesday April 19th Read More »
When: Saturday, January 14th, 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM What: United for Immigrant Rights March & Rally Who: Causa Oregon Where: Oregon State Capitol 900 Court St. NE, Salem When: Sunday January 15 at 3 PM – 5 PM What: Oregon Sanctuary Assembly: Faith Institutions & Members Who: Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice Where: 1314 …
There’s a lot going on in the next few weeks and PCASC wants YOU! WHO: The Core Team (board) and all interested WHAT: Planning for the next few weeks of visitors and events, and what comes next WHERE: PCASC office, 2249 E Burnside WHEN: Tuesday, October 4th, 7-9pm See you there!
If you haven’t heard, we’re escalating our solidarity campaign in support of the injured Colombian GM workers of ASOTRECOL with a summer of bicycle-powered fun! That’s right, we’re visiting the GM Board of Directors in the towns that they live in, to bring this issue to the lives of the decision-makers with the power to …
Bike trip in solidarity with injured Colombian GM workers! Read More »
Please have your organization send a letter to Enrique Penalosa, Mayor of Bogota, Colombia, print, sign, scan it, and email it to us. Please tell him that you’ve heard the injured, workers of ASOTRECOL, fired by General Motors, will be removed from peacefully protesting across from the US Embassy. They are there rightfully under Article …
Tell Mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Don’t Evict Injured GM Workers! Read More »
PCASC and our Portland community were lucky to share with two visiting groups in recent weeks. Stay tuned for more events in the fall, and please contact the Core Team to get involved or join our email list! June 3rd – Moises Gomez from the University of Central America (UCA) – El Salvador Moises toured the …
Thank you to visitors from El Salvador and Cuba! Read More »
In 2013 PCASC members brought a radio transmitter to a rural community fighting to protect their land from mining companies. This is a video about the project. Today we are working on raising support for another radio project this one located in an urban center that is organizing against ZEDE’s or “Model Cities”. For more information …
For Immediate Release Monday, November 3, 2014 – 2:15pm Third Hunger Strike Begins at the Tacoma Detention Center At least 200 people stopped eating on Fri. Oct. 31st, and more people will join today Tacoma, WA – Immigrant detainees are putting their bodies on the line for the third time this year, to call attention …
Third Hunger Strike Begins at the Tacoma Detention Center Read More »