Witness for Peace : Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes Region of Witness for Peace encompasses Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri.

While we do not currently have a regional organizer in the Great Lakes region, Witness for Peace activists in this region join delegations and raise awareness about social justice issues in Latin America in their communities and with their policymakers.

This fall, we will host an exciting speaker from Colombia in the important battleground state of Ohio! Check back to get more details about this important tour.

If you are interested in organizing for Witness for Peace in your city or state in the Great Lakes region, click here to learn more. Please contact our office for more information.

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Events Calendar

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

Calendar of Events

Exciting speaker tours, days of action, travel delegations and more.

Support the Great Lakes Region

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Reports

VIDEO: Migrating Towards Understanding

See what a New York police officer learns about the roots of migration when he travels to Mexico in this WFP documentary.

VIDEO: Witnessing the Effects of U.S. Policy

Witness for Peace production presents an introduction to your delegation opportunities.

VIDEO: Witness the Roots of Migration

A documentary following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.

The Mérida Initiative: New Phase, Same Violence

VIDEO: Vigil to Close the SOA

Two videos of human rights activists from Colombia speaking from the gates of the School of the Americas at the 2009 Vigil to Close the SOA.

Witness for Peace Spokesperson Paola Gutierrez Galindo Discusses Immigration, NAFTA

Tension surrounding Mexican immigration is growing, and many would say that the system is broken, especially Paola Gutierrez Galindo. From Oaxaca, Mexico, Galindo holds a degree in Indigenous Law and is focused on the impact of migration on identity and family in Oaxacan indigenous communities. At a presentation hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Center for Latin American Studies, she explained her concern about migration as a Mexican worried about the demise of her community, a view unfamiliar to many Americans.

VIDEO: What About Fair Trade Coffee?

Watch Nicaraguan coffee farmer Eddy Gutierrez Zavala share his experiences on a WFP-sponsored speaker tour.

VIDEO: Merida Initiative 101

Watch our organizer Ben Beachy break down the Merida Initiative in the context of Mexico's escalating violence. The speech was part of an Anti-Militarization Teach-In in February, organized by the Latin America Solidarity Coalition and the North American Congress on Latin America.

FACT SHEET: the Merida Initiative

Forced from Home: U.S. Policy and Immigration

Download Witness for Peace's fact sheet, discussion questions and action ideas.

Desarraigo Obligado- En Español

FACT SHEET: CAFTA and Women

Download this short fact sheet on the Central American Free Trade Agreement and its impact on women.

Take Action

No Human Rights Certification for Colombia

Help reduce U.S. military funding to Colombia by up to 30% by taking action now.

End the Cuba Travel Ban

HR 4645, the bill that would reinstate U.S. Americans' right to travel to Cuba, just passed through Committee. Your help is needed to make sure it passes through the House.

Support Teachers in Honduras

Send a message to the U.S. embassy in Honduras to express your concern with the violent repression of peaceful protests in Honduras.

Tell Congress to Stop Displacing Colombians

Nearly 5 million Colombians have been displaced. Yet, our government continues to send more in military aid than in humanitarian aid to Colombia, assisting the victimizers more than the victims. Help us inundate Congress with calls and emails for policies that would alleviate, not exacerbate, Colombia's crisis.

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In the Media

PORTLAND OBSERVER: Get Sensible About Migration
July 27th, 2010

An opinion editorial by Witness for Peace Regional Organizer Colette Cosner

NJ.COM: Face to Face with another world
July 25th, 2010

A delegation of students from the College of New Jersey travels to Nicaragua to understand the effects of U.S. foreign policy on the region.

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: U.S. agencies abuse Mexican immigrants
April 18th, 2010

Under the guise of protecting the country from drug smugglers and Mexican cartels, the U.S. government uses tax dollars to abuse undocumented immigrants.