Witness for Peace : Mid-Atlantic

Mid-Atlantic

Witness for Peace Mid-Atlantic, a long-standing regional chapter of WFP, strives to educate and mobilize the Mid-Atlantic grassroots on US policies that thwart justice and peace in Latin America. The region includes NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, and DC.

Regional Organizer: Vera Leone --706/405.1273, wfpma@witnessforpeace.org

Get to Know Your Rep
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Events Calendar

Click here for upcoming conferences, rallies and meetings in your area.

WFP Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee

WFPMA is now seeking additional members of our regional steering committee.

Support the Mid-Atlantic Region

With a newly-hired regional organizer and a blossoming agenda of region-wide activism, we are more than ever before coming together as communities in the Mid-Atlantic to stand for peace and justice in the Americas. Please join us! You can click here to support solidarity with Latin America.

No More Broken Hearts

About 50 large, heart-shaped sculptures popped up around Washington, DC this September with messages about Colombia. The $800,000 public relations stunt aimed to push forward the stalled Colombia free trade agreement. In response, we launched some stunts of our own.

The U.S. and Cuba: A New Game

We have never been so close to overturning the senseless ban on travel to Cuba in the ban's 50-year history. In preparation for a likely fall vote to end the ban, our friends at Latin America Working Group are launching an unprecedented Cuba advocacy blitz. Read on to join this historical push.

Pittsburgh: G-20 Vs. People's Voices

As the G-20 prepares to convene in Pittsburgh, partner groups there have been preparing an alternative summit--one that listens to the many voices not represented by the G-20, one that critiques rather than perpetuates the economic model that got us into this financial mess.

New Videos Dig Deep

In recent months, WFP has rolled out two videos (both free online) that delve into the painful realities left in the wake of two notorious U.S. policies: NAFTA and Colombia fumigations. By offering a 20-minute tangible snapshot of the policies, both Roots of Migration and Shoveling Water are great tools for educating your family/friends/community.

Defund the Fumigation Failure

US-funded fumigations in Colombia, beyond roundly failing to curtail drug production, have continued to destroy farmers' legit crops and biodiverse forests. This fall we may actually see some movement in Congress toward cutting the disastrous program.

Victory! TRADE Act launched with over 100 cosponsors

After weeks of concentrated lobbying, in late June we took a big step toward a new, justice-oriented trade model when the TRADE Act was introduced with a goal-topping 106 original cosponsors.

Faces of Witness: Alejandro Alvarez

Meet Alejandro Alvarez, a Mid-Atlantic WFPer, a student organizer on Latin America issues, a bilingual editor, and an all-around good guy.

Fall News!

Check out our painstakingly-formatted newsletter highlighting the brimming activist calendar that is this fall.

Mid-Atlantic Region Sponsored Delegations

These upcoming travel delegations are specially sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Region of Witness for Peace. Come meet some really great people from YOUR region of the country.