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Whither Blows Change? Community Forum on Climate Justice

Mother Nature cares little whether you believe in climate change. The real issue is the fact that climate change is posed as a question in the first place, and its continued questioning comprises a tremendous ongoing victory for the titans of the oil economy. After all, when was the last time someone asked if you believed in gravity?

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D.C. Passes Bill To Restrict Secure Communities Immigration Enforcement Program

In a unanimous vote, the D.C. Council approved a bill that will limit the ability of the federal government to enforce immigration laws by restricting the circumstances in which individuals can be held in the custody of local law enforcement at the request of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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US State Department Visits El Salvador, Claims a Seat at Central American Summit

On the heels of a US-inspired breakdown at the Summit of the Americas in April, the US claimed its seat as an observer at this weekend’s summit of Central American leaders. Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs Roberta Jacobson attended the 39th meeting of summit of the Central American Integration System (SICA) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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Olga Reyes – Nonviolent Struggle Against the Drug War in Mexico – Feb 4th

Olga Reyes is a leader in the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity in Mexico, and is a survivor of Drug War related violence. Please join us as we listen to her story and learn more about the role of the US in the escalating Drug War.

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FMLN Swept from Public Security Cabinet, Replaced by Officials and Military Officers Close to the US

This cabinet change has been extremely controversial. The PNC is a civilian institution that was created by the 1992 Peace Accord negotiations that ended the Salvadoran Civil War with the intention of removing the Armed Forces from any role in public security, specifically because of the long history of human rights violations by the military.

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